political allegations

Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 – The frequent use of the term “class traitor” by the CPI(M) in Kerala is now attracting sharp scrutiny, as a series of recent defections expose what critics describe as a deeply inconsistent political stance.In the past few weeks, the phrase has been repeatedly...

Guwahati, March 18 – Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress President and senior leader Mira Borthakur launched a sharp attack on former party colleague Pradyut Bordoloi on Wednesday, following his resignation from the Congress, alleging that his decision to leave the party was driven by "selfish...

Chennai, March 18 Former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, who recently joined the DMK, attacked AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and senior leader R B Udhayakumar, alleging that the duo was responsible for the opposition party's poor performance in the 2024 general elections...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 – The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) strongly criticised its legislators on Tuesday for voting against the directives of party president and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik in the recently concluded Rajya Sabha biennial election, stating that the day of the...

Hyderabad, March 17 Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Tuesday expressed his disapproval of comments made by BRS Working President K T Rama Rao regarding his decision in the disqualification petitions against MLAs from the opposition party.Rama Rao, who spoke in the...

Kolkata, March 17 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the Election Commission, alleging that it was acting on behalf of the BJP and warned that both the poll panel and the saffron party would be responsible if any incident occurs during the election period.Addressing...

Agartala, March 17 The Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president, Asish Kumar Saha, alleged on Tuesday that the BJP government has been pushing the northeastern state towards a "mountain of debt.""The state government's budget, presented in the Tripura Assembly on Monday, was the...

Guwahati, March 17 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would "extend due respect" to Congress leader Pradyut Bordoloi if he chooses to join the party, amid growing political activity ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.Speaking...

New Delhi, March 17 The Congress accused the BJP of "vote theft" in the Rajya Sabha elections in Haryana, asserting that strict action would be taken against MLAs who indulged in cross-voting.This assertion came after Sanjay Bhatia and Karamvir Singh Boudh of the BJP were elected to the Rajya...

New Delhi, March 17 Opposition parties on Tuesday alleged "horse-trading" in the Bihar Rajya Sabha elections, where all five seats were won by the BJP-led NDA, and demanded a review of the anti-defection law.The BJP and its alliance partners rejected the allegations and said the opposition...

Chennai, March 17 – Tamil superstar Rajinikanth refuted allegations made by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Aadhav Arjuna on Tuesday, who had claimed that the actor stayed away from politics due to pressure from the DMK.Calling the remarks "false," Rajinikanth asserted that time would...

Patna, March 16 – Leaders of the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) on Monday accused the BJP-led NDA of using money and administrative resources to influence the outcome of the Rajya Sabha elections in Bihar, following the alliance's defeat.Tejashwi Yadav, the national working president of the...

Chennai, March 16 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a strong attack on the ruling DMK government in Tamil Nadu on Monday, alleging a serious decline in law and order in the State following an incident in which a group of allegedly intoxicated men entered a government hospital.BJP...

New Delhi, March 16 The Election Commission's decision to transfer West Bengal's chief secretary and DGP shortly after announcing the dates for the Assembly elections triggered a political uproar on Monday.While the opposition parties accused the poll panel of acting at the behest of the BJP...

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal accused the Election Commission of bias on Monday, alleging that the schedule for the Assembly elections was strategically engineered to undermine the Congress party by restricting its campaign window and limiting the...

Guwahati, March 15 – Fresh internal tensions have emerged within the Assam Congress, with senior party leader and Nagaon MP Pradyut Bordoloi reportedly writing to the party high command, alleging a connection between a party MLA and a person accused of attacking his convoy during the 2024 Lok...

Kolkata, March 15 Members of the BJP staged a demonstration in Baranagar, on the northern outskirts of Kolkata, on Sunday to protest the arrests related to the clashes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in the city.Around 200 BJP workers staged a demonstration in front of the...

Guwahati, March 15 – Raijor Dal President and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi alleged on Sunday that the Election Commission's decision to hold the upcoming Assam Assembly elections in a single phase was taken under pressure from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership and demanded that the poll...

Kolkata, March 15 The Trinamool Congress on Sunday alleged that the Election Commission, in its announcement of a two-phase election for West Bengal, was giving undue importance to the decision, claiming that the poll body had set the number of phases based on the "requirements of its political...

Thrissur, March 15 – Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala stated on Sunday that the opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front is fully prepared to face the upcoming Kerala Legislative Assembly elections, expressing confidence that a change in government in Kerala is inevitable.The...