NEW DELHI: A BJP leader from Himachal Pradesh, Rakesh Dogra, on Thursday lodged a complaint seeking the registration of an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of defaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi and jeopardising the country’s sovereignty, unity, and integrity. Dogra, who heads the BJP Scheduled Caste Morcha in the state, submitted the…
NEW DELHI: Former BJP MP and party in-charge for Assam, Harish Dwivedi, made a controversial claim on Thursday, alleging that a specific community was waging a ‘jihad’ by producing more children to gain control of the country’s political system and impose their religious beliefs. He said that the government was taking serious measures to address…
NEW DELHI: As the Union Cabinet accepted the proposal for ‘one nation, one election’ on Wednesday, BJP and its NDA partners welcomed the move, with home minister Amit Shah calling it a giant stride towards a landmark electoral reform.“Under the leadership of PM Modi, Bharat has been witnessing transformative reforms. Today, in this direction, Bharat…
JAMMU: BJP on Wednesday suspended three rebels, who are contesting against the party’s official candidates in the ongoing in J&K assembly polls, for indiscipline and anti-party activities.The action against Pawan Khajuria, Balwan Singh and Narinder Singh Bhau was taken by BJP’s J&K working president Sat Paul Sharma on the recommendations of the party’s disciplinary committee…
NEW DELHI: The first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections concluded on Wednesday with a voter turnout of 58.85 per cent across the Kashmir Valley and Jammu regions. Kishtwar recorded the highest turnout at 77 per cent, while Pulwama saw the lowest at just over 46 per cent. This marks the first assembly…
NEW DELHI: Wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday said that the ‘hand’ symbol of Congress would deliver a slap to the BJP government on October 5, the polling day for Haryana assembly elections.Using the Congress party‘s symbol as a metaphor, Phogat said, “You know my party symbol; don’t press the wrong one. This time Congress’ symbol…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that the recent statement of Rahul Gandhi about the Sikh community during his US visit showed a “Jinnah like” mindset – “Either I get what I want or I will destroy it.”“Rahul Gandhi wants to foment a divisive narrative and the nation to bleed,” said…
SRINAGAR: “Azadi (freedom)” and greater autonomy, stirring slogans of Kashmir Valley in earlier elections, have given way to calls for restoration of special status under Article 370 and statehood ahead of J&K’s Sept 18-Oct 1 assembly polls.In a sign of the change, National Conference (NC) president and ex-CM Farooq Abdullah vowed Monday to fight for…
JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Attempts are being made to revive the tumult of the 90s in J&K, but the Narendra Modi government will bury terrorism so deep that it never rears its head again, home minister Amit Shah said Monday at a campaign rally in Kishtwar district of Jammu division.He urged voters to hand the National Conference-Congress combine…
NEW DELHI: In a first reaction to party leader and Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu‘s “number one terrorist” remark against Rahul Gandhi, BJP leader MA Naqvi distanced the party from the statement on Monday and said the comments were against the party’s culture and in “bad taste”.“This is neither the BJP’s culture nor that of…
