Category: POLITICS

New Delhi: More than 140 MPs from the INDIA bloc marched from Parliament towards the Election Commission of India to protest against the commission and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. Police stopped the march at several points with barricades, prompting senior opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, to stage a sit-in on the road. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and NCP-SP MP Supriya Sule were among those leading the march. As police blocked their path, some MPs climbed over the barricades. Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra…

New Delhi: More than 300 MPs from opposition parties staged a massive march from Parliament to Nirvachan Sadan on Tuesday, demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the SIR process. Ahead of the planned march, Delhi Police tightened security at Vijay Chowk and around the Election Commission’s headquarters, installing multiple layers of barricades. The march, which began at the Makar Gate of Parliament House under the banner of the INDIA alliance, headed towards Nirvachan Sadan. After security forces stopped them, opposition MPs staged…

Kolkata: Renowned Bengali film actress Koel Mallick joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday, just a day after the party announced her as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-election. Koel Mallick, daughter of veteran Bengali actor Ranjit Mallick, previously served as a Rajya Sabha MP on a Trinamool Congress (TMC) ticket. However, she resigned from her post some time ago. At a press conference held at the BJP headquarters, she said it was a great honor for her to have the opportunity to serve the people as…

Bhopal/Ujjain: Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh will embark on a long padayatra from Ujjain to Ayodhya on October 20. He has named the 1,000-kilometre journey the “Satya Sanatan Swabhiman Padayatra.” The primary objective of the padayatra is to raise a strong voice against those who allegedly use religion as a tool for political gain and those who profit financially in the name of religion. Asked about undertaking such a long padayatra at the age of 80, Digvijay Singh said that although he is 80…

New Delhi: The controversy surrounding the functioning of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission continues unabated. Protests by the Congress and other opposition parties are becoming increasingly intense. Meanwhile, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has clarified the party’s position, putting forward three key demands and making it clear that the party will not back down on these issues. According to the Congress President, the party’s first and foremost demand is the immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The second demand is to completely scrap the…

Ujjain: Political activity has intensified ahead of the proposed visit of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to Madhya Pradesh. As part of his ongoing outreach efforts, Gandhi is expected to visit the historic city of Ujjain, where he will participate in several important programmes aimed at strengthening the Congress organization. According to the proposed schedule, Rahul Gandhi will attend a special training camp for Congress block- and mandal-level presidents during his visit to Ujjain. He is also expected to conduct a detailed…

Thiruvananthapuram: In a major setback to the BJP, former DGP R Sreelekha has resigned from her post as councillor. Sreelekha was elected as a BJP councillor from the Sasthamangalam ward. Her resignation comes as a significant blow to the BJP, which came to power in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation with a majority of just one seat. Reports suggest that Sreelekha was deeply dissatisfied over not being given the mayor’s post. It is learnt that she submitted her resignation letter to Mayor V V Rajesh on September 30, and the resignation was…

Maharashtra: Maharashtra Congress President Harsh Vardhan Sapkal launched a scathing attack on the BJP government in Mumbai on Saturday. He said that anger among young people against the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in Maharashtra is steadily growing. He alleged that the government is filing false cases against young people in an attempt to suppress their voices, but asserted that they would not be intimidated. Sapkal said the growing anger among the youth was clearly visible during the protest held at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Friday. According to…

Chhapra: A large public meeting was held at HS City Garden in Hemnagar, Chhapra, on Saturday to mark the nomination of Jan Suraaj candidate Afaq Ahmed for the Saran Teachers’ Constituency. Jan Suraaj leader and MLA Prashant Kishor attended the event as a special guest. He appealed to voters to support Afaq Ahmed in large numbers and outlined the party’s priorities on several pressing issues, including teachers’ pay scales. Addressing the gathering, Prashant Kishor said that during the previous Teachers’ Constituency election, he had neither a political party nor a…