India Political Updates: Govts in states where BJP not in power being troubled through guvs, says Hemant Soren
India Political Updates: Govts in states where BJP not in power being troubled through guvs, says Hemant Soren
updated: Jan 30 2023, 21:36 ist
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21:36
MCD proposes House session on Feb 10 to elect mayor
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has proposed February 10 to convene a session of the House to elect a mayor, sources said on Monday, even as the Kejriwal government suggested three dates in the first week of the next month. The newly elected councillors could not elect a mayor in the first two proceedings of the House, as it was adjourned on both the occasion due to ruckus.
20:54
BJP slams Delhi CM Kejriwal for requesting Centre to give 1,300 MGD water to city, calls his 'promise' of round-the-clock water to city residents a 'bluff'
20:54
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav alleges BJP against Dalits and backward classes, afraid of conducting caste census
20:53
Govts in states where BJP not in power being troubled through governors, says Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren
19:24
JDU leader Upendra Kushwaha alleges his convoy was attacked near Nayka Tola turn in Jagdishpur of Bhojpur district
Bihar | JDU leader Upendra Kushwaha alleges his convoy was attacked near Nayka Tola turn in Jagdishpur of Bhojpur district. pic.twitter.com/XuerNHx34M
ECI withholds bye-election for Parliamentary constituency in Lakshadweep
Election Commission of India withholds bye-election for a Parliamentary constituency in Lakshadweep after Kerala High Court passed an order on 25th January, 2023 suspending the conviction and sentence imposed on former Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal PP. https://t.co/soSFEHGAinpic.twitter.com/MWMbk0d6xf
Day after death of Odisha's health minister Naba Kishore Das, CM Naveen Patnaik allocates his portfolio to cabinet member Niranjan Pujari
17:03
Respect Visva-Bharati, but condemn attempts to saffronise hallowed institution: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
17:04
BJP should stop insulting Amartya Sen, says Mamata after handing him over land documents amid allegations of illegal occupation by Visva-Bharati
17:04
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets Nobel laureate Amartya Sen in Birbhum, says allegations of land grabbing against him baseless
16:30
JD(U) announces first candidate for Nagaland election
TheJD(U) hasannounceditsfirstcandidatefor the Februray 27NagalandAssemblyelection. Kitoho S Rotokha, the state party general secretary, will contest from Ghaspani-II seat in Chumoukedemia district. Speaking on the occasion on Sunday,JD(U) president Rajiv Ranjan Singh said that the party will force the Centre to implement the Naga political solution if it is given "enough support" in the poll. Singh said the party will contest the stateelectionas it believes in fulfilling the people's aspirations.JD(U) never betrays the people but implements every commitment, he said on Sunday and appealed to the people ofNagalandto trust the party as it is the only one that can usher in the solution to the Naga political issue.
16:25
Yatra began in Kerala, where Congress leaders joined the march, who had street beef parties, then Pastor George Punia marched, who said they were desecrating India's soil: BJP
16:21
Rahul was 'confused' during entire Yatra: BJP
"In Tamil Nadu, Rahul Gandhi met SP Uday Kumar, who has even given a statement on Tamil separatism. Then he gives an interview to Kamal Haasan in Tamil Nadu, where Rahul Gandhi says- Nation with a confused vision," says Sudhanshu Trivedi
16:19
BJP's Sudhanshu Trivedi takes on Cong; says Bharat Jodo Yatra is unsuccessful
In the all-party meeting called by the government today ahead of the Budget session of Parliament, RJD raised the Adani issue and TMC raised the issue of the ban on the BBC documentary on PM Modi.
13:57
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture today will take up the issue of unruly behaviour by passengers on flights and what airlines need to do in this regard.
Several officials from the Civil Aviation ministry will be present before the Committee.
13:53
We can defeat extremist ideologies if we stand together with love. Not only in the country but from the hearts of these people too, says Rahul Gandhi. In the bazaar of hatred, we have come to open a shop of love, Rahul says in his concluding remarks
13:50
I was aprised of my grandmother's death, my father's death via an ill-fated phone call. The goal of this Yatra is to ensure that nobody ever receives such calls again: Rahul
13:50
"...Four children came to me. They were beggars and had no clothes on...I hugged them...They were cold and shivering. Maybe they didn't have food. I thought that if they're not wearing jackets or sweaters, I too shouldn't wear that," Rahul at rally
13:39
I thought I'll walk for 4 days, let them turn my white t-shirt red. The people of J&K did not give me a hand-grenade, but welcomed me with love: Rahul Gandhi
Was advised, probably to scare me, to not walk afoot in Kashmir. I thought if walk in my home, what could happen? I thought I'll walk for 4 days, let them turn my white t-shirt red. The people of J&K did not give me a hand-grenade, but welcomed me with love. Gandhi ji taught me, if you have to live, live without fear, Rahul tells Yatra finale.
Those who have not faced, seen violence will not understand. Amit Shah, Modi ji have not seen violence. Nobody from the BJP will be able to walk like this in J&K. Not because the state's people will not let them, but because they are afraid, Rahul Gandhi says amid cheers.
13:37
This case (sex CD row) should be handed over to CBI. DK Shivakumar has made CDs of 120 people including Cong leaders: BJP MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi
That MLA (Cong MLA Lakshmi Hebbalkar) is the reason why my relationship with DK Shivakumar got damaged. Through this woman, he damaged my image: BJP MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi
13:34
I learned a lot. One day, I was in a lot of pain. I thought I've to walk for 6-7 hrs more & it'll be difficult. But a young girl came running to me & said that she has written something for me. She hugged me & ran away. I started reading it: Rahul Gandhi,
She wrote, "I can see your knee is hurting because when you put pressure on that leg, it shows on your face. I can't walk with you but I'm walking beside you from my heart because I know you're walking for me & my future. Right at that moment,my pain vanished," Rahul Gandhi (2/2) pic.twitter.com/VT7foOUZ3r
Coming to Kashmir truly felt like homecoming. For me the structural, physical called home, doesn't exist. It's a thought, a way of being. What you called Kashmiriyat, I call that home: Rahul Gandhi
13:30
Many women told me that they were raped, molested. They didn't want me to inform the police. This is the reality of India: Rahul Gandhi
13:21
To tell the truth, for many years, I've been running 8-10 kms every day and I thought walking from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, won't be so hard. But this Yatra proved my ego wrong. My arrogance disappeared: Rahul addresses finale rally
I was injured once while playing football when I was kid. I had forgotten about it until now
— Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (@INCTamilNadu) January 30, 2023
13:19
Standing here, I can say that the politics going on in the country is something which can't benefit the nation. A politics that divides & breaks, affects the nation. So, in a way, this was a spiritual yatra: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
13:17
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge greets party MP Rahul Gandhi at the concluding event of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Srinagar
My brother walked for 4-5 months from Kanyakumari. Wherever they went, people came out for them. Why? Because there still remains a passion in this country-for the county, for this land, for its diversity that resides in hearts of all Indians: Priyanka
I feel proud when I stand here, that Cong completed a yatra which the country has been watching, partaking in: Priyanka Gandhi addresses rally to mark end of Bharat Jodo Yatra
12:58
DMK MP Tiruchi Siva and BSP MP Shyam Singh Yadav also attend the concluding event of Congress party's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Srinagar, J&K.
DMK MP Tiruchi Siva and BSP MP Shyam Singh Yadav also attend the concluding event of Congress party's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Srinagar, J&K. pic.twitter.com/4E3OxrT3TB
As Bharat Jodo Yatra nears end, leaders in J&K address rally amid snowfall
12:50
Life in Kashmir was disrupted on the final day of the 'Chilla-i-Kalan', the harshest winter period in the region, on Monday as fresh snowfall snapped the Valley's connections with the rest of the country, affecting surface and air traffic, officials said.
Moderate to heavy snowfall was recorded in the plains of Kashmir, while the higher reaches experienced heavy to very heavy falls, they said.
12:46
Leaders of DMK, NC, PDP, CPI, RSP and IUML join Kharge, Rahul and Priyanka at rally to mark culmination of Bharat Jodo Yatra
12:45
Completely atrocious that the so-called leader of a party will hoist the National Flag but do so in total violation of Flag Code by putting his own cutout that overwhelmed the Flag: Union Min Rajeev Chandrasekhar
I'd be very embarrassed if I were to do things like this. But I guess, it's in DNA of dynastic party that even when you are hoisting National Flag, you want to overwhelm that flag & violate the Flag Code by putting your own cutout behind the flag: Union Min Rajeev Chandrasekhar pic.twitter.com/k6y1sxuudj
I hope what the Godse ideology snatched from J&K, from this nation will be restored. Bapu said he can see a ray of hope in J&K. Today, nation can see a ray of hope in Rahul Gandhi: Mehbooba Mufti
Rahul, you said you've come to Kashmir your home. It's your home. I hope what the Godse ideology snatched from J&K, from this nation will be restored. Gandhi ji said he can see a ray of hope in J&K. Today, nation can see a ray of hope in Rahul Gandhi: Mehbooba Mufti, in Srinagar pic.twitter.com/OpYIIqQGcg
The Yatra has proven that there are people who like BJP & there are people who want a new Govt except BJP: Omar Abdullah
It has been a very successful yatra. Nation needed this. It has proven that there are people who like BJP & there are people who want a new Govt except BJP, who want harmony&want to live in peace&love with each other -something which the BJP can't give: Omar Abdullah, in Srinagar pic.twitter.com/hrRULCofII
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and party's general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra share a light moment in Srinagar after hoisting of the Tricolour at the party office.
11:39
Kharge hoists national flag at Congress office in Srinagar
11:38
Let us fight fascists to save democracy: V D Satheesan
The day Mahatma was gunned down, the fateful moment when India was wounded forever. The same forces who tried to shatter our nation are still strong. Let us fight fascists to save democracy.#MahatmaGandhi#freedomfighters
China in our land, Centre's approach dangerous: Rahul Gandhi
Gandhi said that the approach that the government was following "by completely denying" that the Chinese have "taken our land" is extremely dangerous as it would give them the confidence to do even "more aggressive things".
"The Prime Minister of India is the only person in the country who is under the impression that the Chinese have not taken any land from India. I recently met some ex-army people, even a delegation from Ladakh which clearly said that 2000 square kilometres of our Indian territory have been taken over by Chinese," Gandhi said.
Das stood up to BJD wave before joining Patnaik, managed Covid pandemic for Odisha
Naba Kishore Das, 60, who succumbed to bullet injuries at Apollo hospital on Sunday, was among the few Congress leaders who could withstand the Naveen Patnaik wave for nearly two decades, winning electoral battles against BJD candidates, before smoking the peace pipe and joining Patnaik in 2019.
Das, a law graduate, was in politics from his college days and was elected as the Students’ Union president at Gangadhar Meher College at Sambalpur, one of the oldest colleges in western Odisha.
He later became vice-president of Odisha NSUI and Odisha Youth Congress before becoming a member of OPCC. His rise was steady – AICC member and one of the working presidents of the OPCC - over the last two decades.
Opposition parties may have differences but united against BJP-RSS ideology: Rahul Gandhi
Opposition parties may have differences but they will stand united and fight the ideology of the RSS and the BJP, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said here on Sunday, a day before his Bharat Jodo Yatra culminates with a rally where several Opposition parties have been invited.
Asked if the Opposition unity was in a disarray in the country, he said it is not correct to say that the Opposition is fragmented.
Modi Govt's China strategy can be summed up as DDLJ -- Deny, Distract, Lie and Justify: Jairam Ramesh
#ModiGovt's China strategy can be summed up as DDLJ -- Deny, Distract, Lie and Justify, says @Jairam_Ramesh in a statement. (DDLJ actually refers to Shahrukh Khan-starrer Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge) @DeccanHerald
Maharashtra: Members of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti carried out a protest march against 'Love Jihad', in Dadar, Mumbai yesterday. Members of a few other Hindu organisations also participated in the march.
#WATCH | Maharashtra: Members of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti carried out a protest march against 'Love Jihad', in Dadar, Mumbai yesterday. Members of a few other Hindu organisations also participated in the march. pic.twitter.com/foJJh7n4KH
All-party meeting ahead of Parliament's Budget Session to be held today
09:06
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik pays last respects to the state Health Minister Naba Das
09:04
PM Modi pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi
I bow to Bapu on his Punya Tithi and recall his profound thoughts. I also pay homage to all those who have been martyred in the service of our nation. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten and will keep strengthening our resolve to work for a developed India.
MCD proposes House session on Feb 10 to elect mayor
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has proposed February 10 to convene a session of the House to elect a mayor, sources said on Monday, even as the Kejriwal government suggested three dates in the first week of the next month.
The newly elected councillors could not elect a mayor in the first two proceedings of the House, as it was adjourned on both the occasion due to ruckus.
BJP slams Delhi CM Kejriwal for requesting Centre to give 1,300 MGD water to city, calls his 'promise' of round-the-clock water to city residents a 'bluff'
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav alleges BJP against Dalits and backward classes, afraid of conducting caste census
Govts in states where BJP not in power being troubled through governors, says Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren
JDU leader Upendra Kushwaha alleges his convoy was attacked near Nayka Tola turn in Jagdishpur of Bhojpur district
BSP leader joins National Conference
ECI withholds bye-election for Parliamentary constituency in Lakshadweep
Day after death of Odisha's health minister Naba Kishore Das, CM Naveen Patnaik allocates his portfolio to cabinet member Niranjan Pujari
Respect Visva-Bharati, but condemn attempts to saffronise hallowed institution: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
BJP should stop insulting Amartya Sen, says Mamata after handing him over land documents amid allegations of illegal occupation by Visva-Bharati
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets Nobel laureate Amartya Sen in Birbhum, says allegations of land grabbing against him baseless
JD(U) announces first candidate for Nagaland election
TheJD(U) hasannounceditsfirstcandidatefor the Februray 27NagalandAssemblyelection. Kitoho S Rotokha, the state party general secretary, will contest from Ghaspani-II seat in Chumoukedemia district. Speaking on the occasion on Sunday,JD(U) president Rajiv Ranjan Singh said that the party will force the Centre to implement the Naga political solution if it is given "enough support" in the poll. Singh said the party will contest the stateelectionas it believes in fulfilling the people's aspirations.JD(U) never betrays the people but implements every commitment, he said on Sunday and appealed to the people ofNagalandto trust the party as it is the only one that can usher in the solution to the Naga political issue.
Yatra began in Kerala, where Congress leaders joined the march, who had street beef parties, then Pastor George Punia marched, who said they were desecrating India's soil: BJP
Rahul was 'confused' during entire Yatra: BJP
"In Tamil Nadu, Rahul Gandhi met SP Uday Kumar, who has even given a statement on Tamil separatism. Then he gives an interview to Kamal Haasan in Tamil Nadu, where Rahul Gandhi says- Nation with a confused vision," says Sudhanshu Trivedi
BJP's Sudhanshu Trivedi takes on Cong; says Bharat Jodo Yatra is unsuccessful
Bharat Jodo Yatra is politically motivated: BJP
Sharad Pawar meets with LS speaker Om Birla
In the all-party meeting called by the government today ahead of the Budget session of Parliament, RJD raised the Adani issue and TMC raised the issue of the ban on the BBC documentary on PM Modi.
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture today will take up the issue of unruly behaviour by passengers on flights and what airlines need to do in this regard.
Several officials from the Civil Aviation ministry will be present before the Committee.
We can defeat extremist ideologies if we stand together with love. Not only in the country but from the hearts of these people too, says Rahul Gandhi. In the bazaar of hatred, we have come to open a shop of love, Rahul says in his concluding remarks
I was aprised of my grandmother's death, my father's death via an ill-fated phone call. The goal of this Yatra is to ensure that nobody ever receives such calls again: Rahul
"...Four children came to me. They were beggars and had no clothes on...I hugged them...They were cold and shivering. Maybe they didn't have food. I thought that if they're not wearing jackets or sweaters, I too shouldn't wear that," Rahul at rally
I thought I'll walk for 4 days, let them turn my white t-shirt red. The people of J&K did not give me a hand-grenade, but welcomed me with love: Rahul Gandhi
Was advised, probably to scare me, to not walk afoot in Kashmir. I thought if walk in my home, what could happen? I thought I'll walk for 4 days, let them turn my white t-shirt red. The people of J&K did not give me a hand-grenade, but welcomed me with love. Gandhi ji taught me, if you have to live, live without fear, Rahul tells Yatra finale.
Those who have not faced, seen violence will not understand. Amit Shah, Modi ji have not seen violence. Nobody from the BJP will be able to walk like this in J&K. Not because the state's people will not let them, but because they are afraid, Rahul Gandhi says amid cheers.
This case (sex CD row) should be handed over to CBI. DK Shivakumar has made CDs of 120 people including Cong leaders: BJP MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi
That MLA (Cong MLA Lakshmi Hebbalkar) is the reason why my relationship with DK Shivakumar got damaged. Through this woman, he damaged my image: BJP MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi
I learned a lot. One day, I was in a lot of pain. I thought I've to walk for 6-7 hrs more & it'll be difficult. But a young girl came running to me & said that she has written something for me. She hugged me & ran away. I started reading it: Rahul Gandhi,
Coming to Kashmir truly felt like homecoming. For me the structural, physical called home, doesn't exist. It's a thought, a way of being. What you called Kashmiriyat, I call that home: Rahul Gandhi
Many women told me that they were raped, molested. They didn't want me to inform the police. This is the reality of India: Rahul Gandhi
To tell the truth, for many years, I've been running 8-10 kms every day and I thought walking from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, won't be so hard. But this Yatra proved my ego wrong. My arrogance disappeared: Rahul addresses finale rally
I was injured once while playing football when I was kid. I had forgotten about it until now
Rahul Gandhi addresses Bharat Jodo Yatra finale
Standing here, I can say that the politics going on in the country is something which can't benefit the nation. A politics that divides & breaks, affects the nation. So, in a way, this was a spiritual yatra: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge greets party MP Rahul Gandhi at the concluding event of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Srinagar
My brother walked for 4-5 months from Kanyakumari. Wherever they went, people came out for them. Why? Because there still remains a passion in this country-for the county, for this land, for its diversity that resides in hearts of all Indians: Priyanka
I feel proud when I stand here, that Cong completed a yatra which the country has been watching, partaking in: Priyanka Gandhi addresses rally to mark end of Bharat Jodo Yatra
DMK MP Tiruchi Siva and BSP MP Shyam Singh Yadav also attend the concluding event of Congress party's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Srinagar, J&K.
As Bharat Jodo Yatra nears end, leaders in J&K address rally amid snowfall
Life in Kashmir was disrupted on the final day of the 'Chilla-i-Kalan', the harshest winter period in the region, on Monday as fresh snowfall snapped the Valley's connections with the rest of the country, affecting surface and air traffic, officials said.
Moderate to heavy snowfall was recorded in the plains of Kashmir, while the higher reaches experienced heavy to very heavy falls, they said.
Leaders of DMK, NC, PDP, CPI, RSP and IUML join Kharge, Rahul and Priyanka at rally to mark culmination of Bharat Jodo Yatra
Completely atrocious that the so-called leader of a party will hoist the National Flag but do so in total violation of Flag Code by putting his own cutout that overwhelmed the Flag: Union Min Rajeev Chandrasekhar
I hope what the Godse ideology snatched from J&K, from this nation will be restored. Bapu said he can see a ray of hope in J&K. Today, nation can see a ray of hope in Rahul Gandhi: Mehbooba Mufti
The Yatra has proven that there are people who like BJP & there are people who want a new Govt except BJP: Omar Abdullah
All party-meeting, a day ahead of the commencement of the Budget Session of Parliament, under way in Delhi.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and party's general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra share a light moment in Srinagar after hoisting of the Tricolour at the party office.
Kharge hoists national flag at Congress office in Srinagar
Let us fight fascists to save democracy: V D Satheesan
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, party president Mallikarjun Kharge and other party leaders unfurl the National flag in Srinagar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, others pays tribute at Raj Ghat in Delhi
China in our land, Centre's approach dangerous: Rahul Gandhi
Gandhi said that the approach that the government was following "by completely denying" that the Chinese have "taken our land" is extremely dangerous as it would give them the confidence to do even "more aggressive things".
"The Prime Minister of India is the only person in the country who is under the impression that the Chinese have not taken any land from India. I recently met some ex-army people, even a delegation from Ladakh which clearly said that 2000 square kilometres of our Indian territory have been taken over by Chinese," Gandhi said.
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Das stood up to BJD wave before joining Patnaik, managed Covid pandemic for Odisha
Naba Kishore Das, 60, who succumbed to bullet injuries at Apollo hospital on Sunday, was among the few Congress leaders who could withstand the Naveen Patnaik wave for nearly two decades, winning electoral battles against BJD candidates, before smoking the peace pipe and joining Patnaik in 2019.
Das, a law graduate, was in politics from his college days and was elected as the Students’ Union president at Gangadhar Meher College at Sambalpur, one of the oldest colleges in western Odisha.
He later became vice-president of Odisha NSUI and Odisha Youth Congress before becoming a member of OPCC. His rise was steady – AICC member and one of the working presidents of the OPCC - over the last two decades.
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Opposition parties may have differences but united against BJP-RSS ideology: Rahul Gandhi
Opposition parties may have differences but they will stand united and fight the ideology of the RSS and the BJP, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said here on Sunday, a day before his Bharat Jodo Yatra culminates with a rally where several Opposition parties have been invited.
Asked if the Opposition unity was in a disarray in the country, he said it is not correct to say that the Opposition is fragmented.
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Modi Govt's China strategy can be summed up as DDLJ -- Deny, Distract, Lie and Justify: Jairam Ramesh
Maharashtra: Members of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti carried out a protest march against 'Love Jihad', in Dadar, Mumbai yesterday. Members of a few other Hindu organisations also participated in the march.
All-party meeting ahead of Parliament's Budget Session to be held today
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik pays last respects to the state Health Minister Naba Das
PM Modi pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi