MVA seat deal: Uddhav Thackeray has the last laugh; Congress says ‘took a step back, did not surrender’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday had the last laugh as the opposition’s Maha Vikas Aghadi finally announced its seat sharing deal for 48 Lok Sabha seats of Maharashtra after several weeks of hectic negotiations. The weeks preceding the final announcement saw moments of muscle flexing and one-upmanship between the allies.As…

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‘Ham Ram ke pujari hain, vo Ram ke vyapari hain … ‘: Jairam Ramesh’s dig at BJP | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday defended the party’s decision to “respectfully decline” the invitation to the consecration ceremony of Ram temple. Jairam added that Pran Pratishtha of Ram lalla in Ayodhya was a “political” event for “a political person”.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had led the rituals at the Pran Pratishtha at the…

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‘This kind of politics is not democracy but dictatorship’: Robert Vadra on targeting of opposition leaders | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Robert Vadra, husband of Congress general secretary, on Monday hit out at the BJP-led Centre for targeting opposition leaders and destabilising their governments in the states.“Wherever we have our governments, they try to destablise them. People are watching this and they know why this is happening. People do not appreciate that elected governments…

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PM Modi calls Uddhav’s bloc ‘nakli Shiv Sena’, praises CM Shinde for taking forward Bal Thackeray’s idea | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called Uddhav Thackeray‘s party — Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) — a ‘nakli’ (fake) Shiv Sena. During his rally in Maharashtra‘s Chandrapur, PM Modi said ‘naki Shiv Sena’ and Congress invited those to the state for a rally who demeaned Sanatam Dharma by comparing it to diseases…

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Sacked Cong leader Nirupam alleges Sanjay Raut kingpin of Khichdi scam; Shiv Sena (UBT) hit backs | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Sacked Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Monday alleged that Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut was the kingpin of “Khichdi scam” in which money meant to feed poor migrants during the peak of Covid-19 pandemic was looted. Nirupam claimed that Raut took bribes through his family members and business partners from the accused…

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Congress fed biryani to terrorists while poor starved: Yogi in Rajasthan | India News – Times of India

LUCKNOW: UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Sunday fired a broadside at Congress, accusing it of soft-pedaling terrorism, divisive politics, corruption, misgovernance, and working against Hindu sentiments.“During the Congress government, biryani was served to terrorists, while the poor kept starving. But BJP govt ensured that 80 crore people are covered under PDS and receive ration for…

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INDI alliance not able to decide its leader, says PM Modi in Bihar | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lambasted the Congress, asserting that the progress achieved in the last ten years surpassed what had been accomplished in the 60 years following independence.Speaking at a public rally in Nawada, Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised that the Central government is undertaking bold initiatives for the nation.Prime…

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