Tuesday, August 27th, 2019
Portfolio Allocation Stirs Discontent in Karnataka BJP Among Seniors, Disqualified MLAs
Signs of discontent surfaced in the Karnataka BJP within hours of cabinet portfolios being allocated, with Chikmagalur MLA and Vokkaliga leader CT Ravi posting a string of tweets late on Monday that hinted at unhappiness in the party. Seniors overlooked The BS Yediyurappa government has given three of the 17 newly inducted ministers the post of deputy chief minister, and the choices have upset some senior leaders. KS Eshwarappa and R Ashok, both deputy chief ministers in earlier BJP governments, missed out this time. Eshwarappa gets Rural Development and PanchayatiRead More
Govt Panel Says Ajit Jogi Is Not a Tribal, Putting His Marwahi Seat at Risk
A high-powered committee set up on the direction of the high court to examine the caste status of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi has concluded in Raipur that he is not a tribal. The committee’s findings The panel has also cancelled Jogi’s caste certificates and asked the Deputy Superintendent of Police to take possession of them. It acted under the Chhattisgarh SC, ST and OBC (Regulation of Certification of Social Status) Act 2013. Jogi, who leads the Janata Congress Chhattisgarh, left the Congress before the last assembly election andRead More
Rahul Gandhi Calls RBI’s Record Transfer to Govt a ‘Stolen Band-Aid on a Gunshot Wound’
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the government on Tuesday over the record transfer of funds from the Reserve Bank of India, saying both the Prime Minister and finance minister had no idea how to fix an economic crisis of their own making and accusing them of “stealing” from the central bank. The trigger The RBI had allowed the government to draw Rs 1.76 lakh crore out of its reserves to give the economy a fresh push. What Rahul Gandhi said “PM and FM are clueless about how to solve theirRead More
Mayawati Calls BSP Meeting on UP Bypolls and Bhim Army’s Ravidas Temple Protest
Bahujan Samaj Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati has called an important party meeting in Lucknow on August 28. According to senior sources, the agenda will be the coming by-elections for 12 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh and the Bhim Army’s agitation over the demolition of the Ravidas Temple in Delhi. The Bhim Army protest The Bhim Army’s protest against the demolition in Delhi’s Tughlakabad area drew strong support from the Dalit community, with people from neighbouring states travelling to Delhi to join it. Its chief, ChandrashekharRead More
Yechury Says Govt Has Taken 99% of RBI Profits Since 2014 After Record Transfer
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury attacked the Centre on Tuesday over the record transfer of funds from the Reserve Bank of India, claiming that 99 per cent of the central bank’s profits since 2014 had been “appropriated” by the government. The RBI decision His comments came a day after the RBI approved handing over a record Rs 1.76 lakh crore in dividend and surplus reserves to the government. The move was seen as improving the BJP-led government’s ability to boost the slowing economy without widening the fiscal deficit, and itRead More