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14

Jan

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Aga Ruhullah criticises profiling of mosques and madrassas

National Conference Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Syed Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, on Tuesday, slammed the central government as authorities in Jammu and Kashmir began profiling mosques and Madrassas.    Ruhullah sharply criticised the move, saying, “The agenda of the Right-wing RSS is to control other religions, especially one sect that does not subscribe to their ideology in the country. The constitution of this country allows each individual to practise their religion freely; this kind of surveillance, restrictions, and control is an attack on the constitution itself.”    “When several intelligence agencies, including CID, IB, Army, Police and Paramilitary, are already working…

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14

Jan

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BJP alleges corruption, administrative collapse under Sukhu govt

Former State BJP President and Lok Sabha MP from Shimla, Suresh Kashyap, along with state BJP Vice President and Lok Sabha MP from Kangra, Dr Rajeev Bhardwaj, launched a scathing attack on the Congress government over rampant corruption, administrative collapse and growing lawlessness in Himachal Pradesh.   In a joint statement, the BJP leaders said the state was witnessing one of the worst phases of misgovernance in its history. Kashyap and Bhardwaj said that corruption and administrative disorder had reached alarming levels under the Congress regime, where neither public funds were safe nor constitutional discipline was being upheld.   They…

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13

Jan

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Nitin Nabin will file his nomination on January 19 and is likely to be elected as President on January 20.

Nitin Nabin, who was elected as the party's working president in December, will file his nomination on January 19 and is likely to be elected as President on January 20. According to the party  sources, all Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states, all state BJP presidents, national office bearers, and senior BJP leaders have been asked to be present in Delhi.   BJP's Chief Election Officer K. Lakshman will announce the name of the national president, Nitin Nabin. Three sets of nominations will be filed for the national president's post. One set will have the signatures of more than 20 elected…

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13

Jan

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Sena, BJP workers clash over bribery claims

Shiv Sena accused Mahayuti ally, the BJP, of using cash to woo voters ahead of the January 15 Kalyan Dombivli civic polls, Maharashtra. Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party has refuted the charges.   A heated confrontation broke out between workers of the two ruling allies, prompting police intervention. Sena candidate Nitin Patil and independent nominee Ravi Patil on Sunday alleged that BJP workers supporting candidate Arya Natekar distributed money along with campaign leaflets at a building in Tukaramnagar, under the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) limits in Maharashtra's Thane district.   In ward no. 29 of KDMC, the Shiv Sena…

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12

Jan

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‘Try stopping me’: Annamalai challenges Raj Thackeray

Bharatiya Janata Party leader K Annamalai has thrown down the gauntlet to Raj Thackeray, declaring that no amount of physical threats or "political bullying" will stop him from visiting Mumbai. Speaking on Monday, the former IPS officer brushed off warnings of violence following a heated MNS-UBT joint rally where the Thackeray cousins reportedly took aim at him.   "Who are Aditya Thackeray and Raj Thackeray to threaten me?" Annamalai asked, leaning into his background as a farmer's son to signal he wasn't easily rattled. He specifically addressed social media posts and media reports suggesting he would be physically harmed —…

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11

Jan

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Hooda leads protest against MGNREGA changes

Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda led a large protest in Rohtak on Sunday against the government's changes to MGNREGA. Hooda, who is the Leader of the Opposition, said that “his party is committed to fighting against the dilution of the scheme.” Several other senior leaders of the party were part of the protest.   Further protesting the changes made, Hooda said that the government of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has attacked the rights of Dalits, backward classes, the poor, villagers, and panchayats.   He then reaffirmed Congress’s stand with the MNREGA workers, adding that the party is running…

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11

Jan

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Mehbooba slams NSA Doval’s avenge remarks as ‘dog whistle’

Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday criticised National Security Advisor Ajit Doval for calling for revenge over centuries-old historical events.   She described Doval’s remarks as a “dog whistle” and accused him of promoting a “communal ideology of hate”.     In a post on X, the former chief minister wrote, “It is unfortunate that the NSA, whose duty is to protect the nation, has chosen to join the communal ideology of hate.”     At the opening ceremony of the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue in Delhi on Saturday, Doval said India must strengthen itself “not…

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10

Jan

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Congress launches 45-day nationwide MGNREGA protest

The Congress on Saturday launched its 45-day nationwide campaign, MGNREGA Bachao Sangram, protesting the repeal of the UPA-era rural employment law and its replacement with the VB-G RAM G Act. Press conferences were held across district headquarters to mark the beginning of the agitation, which will continue until February 25.   The party has demanded the withdrawal of the VB-G RAM G Act and the restoration of MGNREGA as a rights-based law in its original form, including the right to work and the authority of panchayats.   “Today, the Indian National Congress is launching the MGNREGA Bachao Sangram with a…

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10

Jan

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Speaker Vijender Gupta on Friday suspended four AAP MLAs for the remaining period of the ongoing Winter Session of the Delhi Assembly

As ruckus continued in the House, Speaker Vijender Gupta on Friday suspended four AAP MLAs for the remaining period of the ongoing Winter Session of the Delhi Assembly for “disrupting” House proceedings.   In a statement, Gupta said “due to the continuous disruption of the proceedings of the House and violation of its decorum”, Opposition members (AAP) Som Dutt, Jarnail Singh, Sanjeev Jha and Kuldeep Kumar are suspended from the House for the rest of the Winter Session.Jha, Singh and Kumar were earlier suspended from the Winter Session for three days for  'causing interruptions' in the proceedings.   In a…

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09

Jan

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BJP general secretary ruled out any move to divide Jammu and Kashmir on regional lines and said it is not in the party’s agenda or ideology.

A day after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah lambasted BJP for ‘separate’ Jammu slogan that was heard after a long time, BJP general secretary (organisation) for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Ashok Koul has said the party is committed to ensuring quality education for students in the Union Territory and ruled out any move to divide Jammu and Kashmir on regional lines. He said separating Jammu was never in the party's agenda or part of ideology.    On reports and political speculation about separating Jammu from Kashmir or linking Jammu with other states, Koul said such views did not reflect the…

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