Thursday, September 5th, 2019
BJP MLA From Meerut Seeks NRC in Uttar Pradesh in Letter to Amit Shah
Satya Prakash Agarwal, a BJP MLA from Meerut, has written to Home Minister Amit Shah asking for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to be implemented in Uttar Pradesh. In the letter, he alleged that more than one lakh illegal migrants are living in the state, causing what he described as a “social imbalance”. The MLA’s claims Agarwal wrote that the situation in Meerut was deeply troubling and alleged that infiltrators were dominating the area and were involved in criminal and communal activity. He further claimed there were at leastRead More
NCP State Vice President and Several Others Join BJP in Jammu
Dozens of political and social activists, among them a senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, joined the BJP in Jammu on Wednesday, according to a party official. Who joined According to a party spokesman, those joining included Krishan Kumar Dingra, the NCP’s state vice president, along with Rattan Chand, chairman of its Scheduled Caste and Backward Class cell, Ved Raj Bharti, the joint state secretary, and Dewan Chand, the state cashier. They were inducted at the BJP headquarters with senior leaders such as Ashok Kaul, the party’s state general secretaryRead More
Dantewada Bypoll: Baghel and Raman Singh Accompany Candidates as Nominations Filed
The Congress and BJP candidates for the Dantewada by-election filed their nomination papers on Wednesday. BJP nominee Ojaswi Mandavi arrived at the collectorate with former Chief Minister Raman Singh after a rally held with much fanfare. Congress candidate Devti Karma was accompanied by senior party figures including Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, in a comparatively low-key event. Two candidates, two losses Both women are widows of senior leaders of their parties who were killed in separate Maoist attacks. Ojaswi’s husband, Bhima Mandavi, was the MLA for Dantewada and was killed byRead More
Shiv Sena and BJP Hold First Round of Seat-Sharing Talks for Maharashtra Polls
Leaders of the Shiv Sena and the BJP held their first round of seat-sharing talks in Mumbai on Wednesday ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections, concentrating mainly on seats that might be given to their smaller allies. What was discussed A BJP leader said no decision had yet been taken on how many of the 288 seats in the house each party would contest. He said it was the first day of work on a seat-sharing formula, and that while some seats were discussed, the number to be shared withRead More
Karnataka Minister Drops Doorstep Liquor Plan After Yediyurappa’s Rebuke
Karnataka Excise Minister H Nagesh has backed away from a proposal to deliver liquor to people’s homes after Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa reportedly objected, apparently worried that talk of alcohol during the floods could spark a fresh controversy. The Chief Minister’s rebuke According to sources, Yediyurappa phoned Nagesh on Thursday morning and demanded an explanation, telling him he should not have floated the idea or spoken to the press, and that he should “keep your ideas with yourself” because the state was dealing with floods. The Chief Minister also reportedlyRead More