political agitation

Mumbai, April 8 The opposition Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) said on Wednesday that its workers in Maharashtra will take to the streets to highlight issues of public interest and seek their urgent resolution by the BJP-led government.Maharashtra NCP (NCP) president Shashikant Shinde said...

New Delhi, April 8 Members of the Gujarati community held a protest outside the Congress office here on Wednesday, alleging that the party's national president, Mallikarjun Kharge, had insulted them during a recent election campaign in Kerala.Kharge had courted controversy during a rally in...

Chandigarh, April 4 The Punjab BJP staged a protest in Amritsar on Saturday against the AAP government over the recent suicide of an official of a warehousing corporation, demanding justice for his family.The entire state leadership, including Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar, national...

Hoshiarpur (Punjab), April 3 The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) held a protest outside the DSP office in Garhshankar on Friday against the alleged desecration of a statue of B.R. Ambedkar in Noorpur Jattan village.BSP's Punjab unit president Avtar Singh Karimpuri said the party would intensify its...

Patna, March 25 – Tejashwi Yadav, the leader of the opposition in the Bihar Assembly, visited Gaighat in Muzaffarpur on Wednesday to meet the family of Jagatveer Rai, an elderly man who was killed during a police raid.After expressing condolences, he launched a sharp attack on the Nitish Kumar...

Bhubaneswar, March 20 The proceedings of the Odisha Assembly were disrupted for the fourth consecutive day on Friday, following frequent adjournments as the opposition BJD and Congress demanded the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the fire incident in a hospital that left 12...

Chandigarh, March 16 Members of the Aam Aadmi Party arrived at the Punjab assembly on Monday wearing yellow robes printed with slogans criticizing the central government over the LPG shortage.Before entering the Vidhan Sabha on the last day of the budget session, the AAP MLAs gathered outside...

Chandigarh, March 12 The Haryana Congress staged a protest in Ambala on Thursday against the recent increase in LPG prices, stating that the Centre was placing the burden of inflation on ordinary people in the name of global crises.Led by Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee president Rao...

Kolkata, March 5 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will return to one of her most familiar political arenas – the streets – on Friday, beginning a protest at Kolkata's Metro Channel against what the TMC alleges are "arbitrary deletions" in the state's revised electoral rolls following...

Bengaluru, March 4 – BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra has warned that the government must fill vacant positions by implementing internal reservation and create employment opportunities for the youth, otherwise the BJP will be compelled to launch an intense agitation.Speaking to the...

Kolkata, March 2 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission over deletions in the post-SIR rolls, alleging a "nexus" between the poll panel and the BJP to disenfranchise genuine voters, and help the saffron party in the upcoming...

New Delhi, February 27 – The West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) will hold a protest in the city on Friday as part of its ongoing agitation against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections.The party has demanded the publication of a...

Bhubaneswar, February 24 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday described the opposition BJD and Congress's agitation for farmers as "political drama" and "crocodile tears".The chief minister made this remark while replying to the 2026-27 debate on the state budget in the...

Dharwad (Karnataka), February 24 – Thousands of students, members of the All Karnataka State Student Association (AKSSA), and unemployed youth staged a massive protest in Dharwad on Tuesday, demanding that the Karnataka government immediately fill vacant positions in various state departments...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 23 The ruling LDF and the opposition UDF engaged in a heated exchange in the Kerala Assembly over the Sabarimala gold theft case and the arrest of Tantri Kandararu Rajeevaru, as the House reconvened after a brief break on Monday.As soon as the question hour began...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 22 The Mahila Congress has announced a five-phase agitation against alleged price increases and anti-women policies of the Kerala government.As part of the first phase of the protest, a 24-hour-long hunger strike will be held in front of the state Secretariat here...

Kochi, February 21 Senior Congress leader V D Satheesan on Saturday rejected allegations that he had instructed Youth Congress workers to stage a "wreath protest" at the residence of Health Minister Veena George over a surgical lapse incident, saying such actions were not the practice of the...

Lucknow, February 17 – The Budget Session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly is underway amidst noisy scenes and repeated disruptions by the opposition INDIA bloc allies – the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) – who are pressing separate demands.Although both parties are allies at the national...