NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday released the party’s manifesto for the Haryana assembly elections.While speaking on the manifesto, Kharge said the party will conduct a caste survey to ascertain where every community stands in the welfare schemes. He said it would help in identifying the participation of castes in education and jobs.Kharge…
NEW DELHI: Former WFI President and BJP leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has claimed that the wrestlers’ protests at Jantar Mantar in 2023 were politically motivated. Speaking to reporters, Brij Bhushan accused the Hooda family of putting the honour of women at stake for their own gain. Singh also drew a parallel to the Mahabharata,…
NEW DELHI: A day after meeting Rahul Gandhi, wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joined Congress on Friday, lashing out at BJP for “ditching them” during their struggle for honour. Late at night, Phogat was announced as the Congress candidate from Julana assembly constituency. The party also issued a statement announcing the appointment of Punia…
NEW DELHI: Talks between Congress and AAP over an alliance in Haryana have hit a deadlock on the number and nature of constituencies to be ceded to Arvind Kejriwal’s outfit, with insiders dubbing prospects of a tie-up as unlikely.Sources in AAP, which always looked keener for the unexpected partnership and had remained hopeful of swinging…
NEW DELHI: Amid reports of Congress-AAP tie up for Haryana elections, grand old party leader Deepak Babaria said on Wednesday that the alliance will only happen if there’s a “win-win” situation for both the parties. He said that the agreement would be finalised within two-three days, else the party would give up on the alliance…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia on Tuesday amid speculations that the wrestlers might be nominated as party’s candidates in the upcoming Haryana assembly elections.The Congress party shared a photo of the meeting on its official social media account. The Congress…
The Election Commission on Saturday revised the polling day for Haryana from October 1 to October 5, and accordingly counting day for J&K and Haryana assembly elections from October 4 to October 8.The decision has been taken to honour both the voting rights and the traditions of the Bishnoi community, which has upheld a centuries-old…
CHANDIGARH: Former Haryana deputy CM Dushyant Chautala‘s Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) announced Tuesday an alliance with the Chandrashekhar Azad-led Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) for the Oct 1 assembly polls. Under the deal, JJP will contest in 70 of Haryana’s 90 assembly seats and Aazad Samaj Party (ASP) in 20.The move comes months after Dushyant…
