political disputes

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...

New Delhi, March 6 AAP on Friday said that the transfer of outgoing Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena to Ladakh marks the end of a tenure defined by "non-constitutional" interventions.Delhi AAP president Saurabh Bharadwaj said that the BJP has removed the LG from Delhi after he spent his entire...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 6 CPI(M) district secretary E N Suresh Babu said on Friday that he was considering legal action against expelled party leader P K Sasi for accusing him of involvement in liquor smuggling.Former MLA Sasi had alleged on Thursday that a key accused in a liquor smuggling...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 – In a setback for Kerala's ruling CPI-M, veteran leader G. Sudhakaran has refused to yield to reconciliation efforts by the party leadership, rejecting a request from state Secretary M.V. Govindan to renew his party membership.Despite the outreach, Sudhakaran...

Bengaluru, March 3 – Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dismissed on Tuesday allegations by Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka and Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy that phones were being tapped to monitor Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar, calling the charges...

Mumbai, March 2 The ruling BJP on Monday criticized Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut over his comments on the ongoing conflict in West Asia, advising him to focus on preventing a split in votes within the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) during the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.The last date...

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 electoral rolls, alleging a "nexus" between the poll panel and the BJP to disenfranchise genuine voters and help the saffron party in the...

Kolkata, February 28 – Political reactions intensified in West Bengal on Saturday over the ongoing issue of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and recent political developments, with leaders from the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the principal opposition BJP exchanging sharp remarks...

Bengaluru, February 28 – The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the Congress-led government on Saturday of continuing with the old reservation system and failing to implement internal reservation, alleging that Dalits have been cheated and the youth have been treated...

United Nations/Geneva, February 26 India has criticized Pakistan at the UN, stating that the country lives in a "fantasy world" and finds it unbelievable that Jammu and Kashmir's development budget is more than double the recent bailout package that Islamabad sought from the IMF.Anupama Singh...

Jaipur, February 25 Alleging delays in land allocation to social organizations for the construction of hostels and community facilities, the Congress staged a walkout from the Rajasthan Assembly during the Zero Hour on Wednesday.The issue was raised by Congress MLA Motiram Koli.He pointed...

Thrissur (Kerala), February 23 The Congress in Kerala on Monday criticized Union Minister Suresh Gopi over the updated voter list published in the state according to the SIR, indicating that he had voted from two different locations.The Congress alleged that the sole BJP MP from the state has...