Congress

Had Scindia remained in Cong he would have become CM, but now a BJP ‘backbencher’: Rahul

10:09 pm March 8, 2021

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday told youth wing leaders that had Jyotiraditya Scindia remained in the party he would have certainly become chief minister but was now a ”backbencher” in the BJP, according to sources. He said he had told Scindia so, but ”he chose a different path” by joining the BJP, where he can never be the […]

No cow shelters opened between 2003-18, says MP’s BJP govt

8:31 pm March 8, 2021

Bhopal: The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh on Monday said it had not opened any ‘gaushala’ (cow shelter) during its unbroken rule in the state between 2003 and 2018. The information was given in the Assembly by Animal Husbandry Minister Prem Singh Patel in response to a question by Congress MLA Brajendra Singh Rathore. ”No new cow […]

BJP, RSS & some Mahasabha elements are ‘merchants of hatred’, says Digvijaya

11:41 pm March 7, 2021

Bhopalindore: Veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday accused the BJP, RSS and ”some elements” of Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha of being ”merchants of hatred”. The BJP, however, hit back saying that the party and the Sangh Parivar does not need any certificate from Singh. It said that several statements made by the Congress leader showed that he supported ”extremists”. ”Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rashtriya […]

Denied poll ticket, Assam BJP minister joins Congress

8:46 pm March 7, 2021

Guwahati: Unhappy with the denial of party ticket for the assembly election in Assam, BJP minister Sum Ronghang on Sunday joined the opposition Congress which is likely to field him from the Diphu constituency held by him. The hill areas development and mines and minerals minister joined the Congress in presence of AICC general secretary […]

TMC MLA opts out of Bengal assembly polls

2:39 pm March 5, 2021

Kolkata: Amid exodus of a number of public representatives and workers, another Trinamool Congress MLA Samir Chakraborty said on Friday that he would not like to contest the West Bengal assembly elections. The TMC leadership said that they will talk to Chakraborty on the issue. “I have informed party supremo (Mamata Banerjee) that I don’t […]