Friday, April 12th, 2019
Yogi Adityanath accuses Congress of siding with anti-nationals at Surguja rally
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accused the Congress of standing with anti-national forces and alleged that its Lok Sabha manifesto encouraged terrorism and Naxalism. He was speaking at an election rally in Ambikapur, in the Surguja Lok Sabha constituency of Chhattisgarh. Charges against the Congress “Congress ka hath deshdrohiyo ke sath,” Adityanath said, accusing the party of being hand in glove with anti-nationals. He alleged that the Congress government in Chhattisgarh was not serious about tackling Naxalism, citing the recent killing of Bheema Mandavi, a BJP MLA, in anRead More
Congress to contest Delhi Lok Sabha seats alone after AAP talks fail
The Congress announced on Friday that it would contest the Lok Sabha election in Delhi on its own, while saying it was still willing to ally with the Aam Aadmi Party if the arrangement was limited to the national capital. What the Congress said PC Chacko, the Congress in-charge for Delhi, said the party was going it alone because the AAP had taken an unreasonable position. He said the party remained ready for an alliance if the AAP agreed to one confined to Delhi, adding that the two parties neededRead More
Tamil Nadu won’t be ruled from Nagpur, Stalin will be CM, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi, addressing a public rally in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, on Friday, accused the Narendra Modi-led BJP government of practising the politics of hate against the people of the state and promised a “surgical strike” on poverty if his party came to power. Promises and attacks Gandhi said the people of Tamil Nadu could not be won over without love. Recalling Modi’s promise of Rs 15 lakh in every bank account, he said he had known that was not possible and had wanted real figures on how muchRead More
Modi asks voters to choose between ‘honest chowkidar’ and ‘corrupt naamdar’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday targeted Congress president Rahul Gandhi, asking voters to choose between an ‘Imandar Chowkidar’ (honest watchman) and a ‘bhrashtachari naamdar’ (corrupt dynast). He was addressing an election rally in support of the BJP’s candidates for the Ahmednagar and Shirdi Lok Sabha seats. Attack on the Congress Modi claimed that the world had recognised India as a major power over the past five years. He asked the crowd whether they remembered the decade of what he called a remote-controlled government, saying scams and delays in decision-makingRead More