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05

Nov

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05

Nov

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Mamata vows to protect voters as SIR begins in Bengal

As the Election Commission-directed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll kicked off across West Bengal on Tuesday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addressed a public meeting in Jorasanko after leading a massive procession in central Kolkata, promising to protect the voting rights of Bengal residents and launching a blistering attack on the BJP and the Election Commission.   Following the EC’s instructions, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and Booth Level Agents (BLAs) began door-to-door verification and enumeration work from Tuesday morning as part of the SIR exercise. BLOs are issuing and collecting forms and carrying out additional checks to update and correct the voter…

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04

Nov

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Cong, AAP spar over compensation for Gujarat farmers

A political slugfest has erupted between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, the Opposition Congress, and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Gujarat over the quantum of compensation due to be paid to farmers who have suffered crop damage due to recent unseasonal rains.   While the AAP demanded that all affected farmers be paid a compensation of ₹50,000 per hectare without holding any assessment survey, the Congress dismissed this amount as paltry and sought a much higher payout— ₹50,000 per bigha (one hectare is approximately six bighas in Gujarat).   These compensation demands are being made at a time when…

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04

Nov

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Dynastic politics ‘grave threat’ to Indian democracy: Shashi Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said dynastic politics across the political spectrum pose a “grave threat” to Indian democracy and asserted that it is high time India traded “dynasty for meritocracy”. He said that when political power is determined by lineage rather than ability, commitment, or grassroots engagement, the quality of governance suffers. In an article for international media organisation Project Syndicate, the Thiruvananthapuram MP pointed out that while the Nehru-Gandhi family is associated with the Congress, dynastic succession prevails across the political spectrum. Meanwhile, BJP latched on to Tharoor’s remarks, calling it a “very insightful piece” on how Indian…

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03

Nov

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“NDA ki pehchan Vikas se hai aur RJD, Cong ki pehchan Vinash hain”: PM Modi in Saharsa

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed a massive crowd in Saharsa, calling on the women and youth of Bihar to remain vigilant against the "Jungle Raj" forces of RJD and Congress, while assuring a strong NDA government focused on progress and empowerment. Reiterating his development pitch, he said, "NDA ki pehchan vikas se hai aur RJD aur Congress ki pehchan vinash hain."   https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1985266602473062872   Addressing the rally ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, PM Modi said, "I would also like to tell every sister and daughter of Bihar to be vigilant. These Jungle Raj people want to stop…

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02

Nov

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Vehicle checks delay newspaper deliveries in Punjab; Oppn slams govt

Sunday morning, in some parts of Punjab, newspaper deliveries were delayed after post Punjab Police conducted vehicle checks, particularly commercial transports, during the intervening night of Saturday-Sunday. Police explained that they were checking vehicles transporting various goods because they had received an intelligence input and were acting on it. However, the opposition parties took a dig at the ruling AAP government, slamming it for checking the newspaper delivery vehicles and termed it as an “attack on the media”.   “Raids on newspaper delivery vans across Punjab are a chilling attack on press freedom,” Leader of Opposition and Congress veteran Partap…

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02

Nov

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Confident of victory in Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav announces swearing-in date of the opposition coalition

INDIA bloc’s chief ministerial candidate of Bihar, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, on Sunday announced the swearing-in date of the new government in the state, saying he has no doubt that the opposition coalition would win. “On November 14, the results of the Bihar assembly polls will be declared, and on November 18, swearing-in will take place”, the RJD leader told reporters. Tejashwi’s remark came as a reaction to the arrest of Anant Singh, former Mokama MLA, who has been fielded by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) as a candidate in the upcoming polls. Singh was arrested on Sunday for the…

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01

Nov

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Amit Shah at Samastipur rally

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday attacked the grand alliance of parties that is contesting in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, calling it a ‘Mahathugbandhan’ (alliance of thieves) instead of a ‘Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance), accusing the group of parties of busy fighting amongst themselves.  Comparing the five parties in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to the five ‘Pandavas’, Shah said, “All 5 parties in the NDA are like 5 ‘pandavas’ and have entered the election arena together. Before us is ‘Mahathugbandhan’ which has such chaos and infighting that instead of contesting against us, they are contesting among themselves.”  …

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01

Nov

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Patna Sahib constituency has two new politicians in close contest

For the Bihar Assembly Elections that are just days away, the Patna Sahib constituency will see an electoral fight between two new candidates. While the BJP is fielding 45-year-old Ratnesh Kumar (also known as Ratnesh Khushwaha), Congress is looking to 34-year-old, Shashant Shekhar, to win the Patna Sahib constituency, which has been a BJP stronghold since 2010. With just six days left for voting, the Patna Sahib constituency is gearing up for a highly contested assembly election with the two new candidates in the electoral fray, although BJP’s Nand Kishore Yadav, the current Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, has…

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31

Oct

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Northeast needs unity, says Pradyot, citing Bangladesh threat

A renewed push for political unity in the Northeast gathered momentum on Friday as Tipra Motha Party founder Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma signalled that regional forces are edging towards a common platform, with a formal announcement expected within days. The initiative, he suggested, could reshape long-fragmented political alignments across the region.   Speaking through a series of social media posts, Pradyot confirmed that talks were underway with multiple regional parties. He argued that the Northeast would command national attention only if local leadership shed internal rivalries. “The Centre will take us seriously when we stop fighting against each other and…

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