political disputes

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 As Kerala prepares for single-phase elections to 140 assembly constituencies on April 9, political parties are preparing to engage voters with a wide range of issues that have shaped the state's political discourse in recent years.The ruling CPI(M)-led LDF is...

New Delhi, March 13 Opposition MPs have submitted notices in both Houses of Parliament seeking a motion to remove Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, sources said on Friday.As many as 130 Lok Sabha MPs and 63 Rajya Sabha MPs have signed the notice, a source said.The signatories...

Chandigarh, March 12 Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Sunil Jakhar said on Thursday in the State Assembly that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Opposition Congress "are creating drama through mutual coordination to divert people's attention from real issues affecting the...

New Delhi, March 12 In a "public letter exchange," Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar declared that he was parting ways with party colleague Shashi Tharoor, while the latter responded by criticizing Aiyar's "unwarranted" remarks.It began with Aiyar writing a public letter to Tharoor, which was...

Shimla, March 11 Himachal Pradesh Minister Jagat Singh Negi accused former Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla of "unfairly" treating the tribal community living in the state's border areas by denying them approval in cases related to Nautor land.Addressing the media here, Negi said he met Shukla...

Guwahati, March 11 – Assam Urban Affairs Minister Pijush Hazarika accused the Congress party on Wednesday of spreading misinformation about infrastructure development in the state, alleging that false claims were circulated suggesting that a newly built highway in Assam was “AI-generated”.In a...

Kolkata, March 11 The CPI(M) wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday, stating that it does not endorse the commission's assertion that "most political parties appreciated" the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of electoral rolls in West Bengal.CPI(M) state...

New Delhi, March 11 – The conduct of the West Bengal government during the visit of President Droupadi Murmu was raised in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, with lawmakers asserting that such disrespect cannot be tolerated. A BJP MP emphasised that the office of the President represents the pride of...

New Delhi, March 11 – BJP MP Nishikant Dubey launched a sharp attack on the Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday for aligning with the Congress in the INDIA Bloc, sharing what he described as a 1969 parliamentary document that allegedly referred to a conspiracy to assassinate Shiv Sena founder Bal...

Kolkata, March 10 Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said that the Supreme Court's intervention in the SIR exercise was a "victory for democracy and the people of Bengal", while launching a sharp attack on the Election Commission and the BJP over the alleged deletion...

Kolkata, March 10 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee welcomed the Supreme Court order to set up Appellate Tribunals to hear voters' appeals on Tuesday, saying that a door closed by the Election Commission has now been opened.She described the order as a new ray of hope for people...

Kolkata, March 10 – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT Cell Chief and the party's central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, criticised the Mamata Banerjee government on Tuesday for not participating in the Central government-led Aspirational Blocks Programme through the NITI Aayog.In a post...

Shimla, March 9 Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur on Monday alleged that internal turmoil within the Congress indicated a "crisis of trust" in the Himachal Pradesh government, despite the party enjoying a clear majority in the Assembly.Speaking to the media here, Thakur said several...

Bengaluru, March 9 – Karnataka Minister for the Public Works Department, Satish Jarkiholi, said on Monday that no one can ban the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).He further stated that the Congress-led government in Karnataka has never stated that it would ban the RSS.He made the statement...

Kolkata, March 9 – The ongoing political battle over the voter identification and registration (SIR) process in West Bengal spilled over into consultations with the Election Commission (EC) on Monday, as political parties met with the election panel separately. The Trinamool Congress (TMC)...

Shimla, March 9 BJP leader Rajinder Rana has accused the Congress of selling its only Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh, days after the ruling party nominated an unlikely candidate – Kangra District Congress Committee president Anurag Sharma.While party leaders, including former Union...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 9 – A simmering internal conflict within the Communist Party of India (CPI) has erupted into the open in Kerala’s Thrissur district, with a sitting MLA alleging that the party leadership is attempting to replace him with another candidate due to financial considerations...

Kolkata, March 8 BJP MP Khagen Murmu demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday, stating that she had insulted President Droupadi Murmu.The President had expressed her displeasure over the change of venue of her programme near Siliguri on Saturday, and...

Kochi, March 6 CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby said on Friday that there were no problems between the party and its veteran leader G Sudhakaran, and that the latter's unhappiness was a "misunderstanding" on the part of the media.Speaking to reporters here, Baby said that Sudhakaran had...

New Delhi, March 6 – Shortly after facing questions from the Delhi Assembly’s Privileges Committee, former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal attempted to give the ‘Faansi Ghar’ (hanging chamber) issue a political twist on Friday, accusing the BJP of disrespecting freedom fighters.Kejriwal’s...