Friday, January 4th, 2019
Modi targets Congress over 1984 riots and farm loan waivers at Punjab rally
Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress of protecting its leaders linked to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and even rewarding them with chief ministerships, in a veiled reference to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath. Speaking at a joint rally of the BJP and its ally the Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab, he also attacked the Congress over farm loan waivers, saying it had not kept its promises to farmers. The 1984 riots It was Modi’s first open attack on Kamal Nath since the BJP’s defeat in the Madhya PradeshRead More
Kamal Nath government to set up panel to track Congress manifesto promises
The Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh was preparing to set up a committee to monitor how the promises in the Congress manifesto, called the Vachan Patra, are carried out. The manifesto had promised farm loan waivers, jobs for the unemployed and a range of measures for government employees, students, women and others. Promises already acted on According to party sources, the new government’s first decision after taking office was a loan waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh. The manifesto had also promised one weekly day off for policeRead More