political finance

Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu), April 11 AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday criticized the DMK government over the flow of funds to the state, and remarked that it was possible for the state to receive funds if it intentionally confronted the central government.Addressing a joint election...

Chandigarh, April 7 Leaders of opposition parties in Punjab targeted the AAP government on Tuesday over the state's debt, accusing it of further burdening the state's finances by taking an additional loan of Rs 1,500 crore.Expressing concern over the "rising debt", they claimed that the fresh...

Kolkata, April 7 TMC candidate from Habra and former West Bengal minister Jyotipriya Mallick has declared assets worth over Rs 1.97 crore in his election affidavit, along with an annual income exceeding Rs 38 lakh, according to official records.Popularly known as 'Balu', Mallick, who was...

Chandigarh, April 7 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia raised concerns on Tuesday about what he described as a growing debt crisis in Punjab, alleging that the Aam Aadmi Party government has further burdened the state’s finances by taking an additional...

Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu), April 6: Details of PMK candidate Sowmiya Anbumani, who is contesting from the Dharmapuri Assembly constituency, have been made public following the filing of her nomination papers on the last day of submissions for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.According...

The Election Commission has stated that seizures related to cash, liquor, drugs, and other inducements have exceeded 650 crore rupees in the lead-up to the upcoming state assembly elections and by-elections across multiple states. These seizures include cash, liquor, narcotics, precious metals...

Pune, April 5 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushma Andhare claimed that 71 lakh women have been disqualified from Maharashtra's flagship Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana, under which beneficiaries receive Rs 1,500 per month.Addressing a press conference on Saturday, Andhare said that Women and Child...

Kolkata, April 5 BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul, who is seeking re-election from the Asansol Dakshin assembly seat in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district, has declared that the value of her movable assets has more than doubled to Rs 2.56 crore in the last five years.According to the poll...

Kolkata, April 3 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in the state, its division through the rearrangement of Assembly constituencies will be inevitable."The BJP is planning to divide West Bengal by rearranging...

Bhopal, Apr 2 The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has plunged the state into heavy debt, which has benefited politicians, officials, and intermediaries, while the ultimate burden will fall on citizens, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) claimed on Thursday.In a press statement, MP CPI (M)...

Bengaluru, April 2 The Karnataka BJP has criticised the state government's decision to end tax exemptions for battery-powered four-wheelers such as cars and omni buses, claiming that this will make electric vehicles more expensive.State BJP President B Y Vijayendra accused the Congress...

Kolkata, Apr 1 Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that newly appointed officials by the Election Commission were tasked with rejecting nominations of her party candidates and urged them to be cautious while filing their nominations.Addressing a poll rally at Nanoor...

Chennai, March 30 DMK President M K Stalin filed his nomination papers from the Kolathur constituency for the April 23 elections to the Tamil Nadu assembly, declaring movable and immovable assets worth over Rs 6.26 crore.According to the affidavit notarized on March 30, the 72-year-old leader...

Madurai (Tamil Nadu), March 30 Senior AIADMK leader Sellur K Raju on Monday dismissed the DMK's promise of a Rs 8,000 coupon as an attempt to match the AIADMK's Rs 10,000 election offer.The AIADMK has promised a one-time grant of Rs 10,000 to every family to help manage the tax burden and...

Payyannur, March 30 – In a development that has added fresh intensity to the election battle in Payyannur, former CPI(M) leader, V. Kunjikrishnan, now an independent backed by the UDF led by the Congress, publicly released what he claims is documentary evidence of fund misappropriation linked to...

Kolkata, March 27 – The Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government has put West Bengal "in a debt trap" by distributing handouts and funding festivals to win over voters, instead of creating jobs, alleged CPI(M)'s lone MP from the state, Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya.In an interview with

Kochi, March 24 The LDF on Tuesday alleged that Congress leader V D Satheesan submitted a false affidavit regarding his assets and income, along with his nomination papers, on Monday.A representative of CPI leader E T Taison Master, who is contesting against Satheesan from the Paravoor...

Hyderabad, March 24 Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said on Tuesday that due to "reckless borrowing" between 2014 and 2023, the BRS government burdened the state with massive debt.Responding to the debate on the budget in the Legislative Assembly, Vikramarka also said...

Shimla, March 24 It is acceptable to withhold a larger portion of MLAs' salaries rather than cutting the MLA Area Development Fund, said BJP MLA Randhir Sharma while participating in the budget discussion on Tuesday.The current government has incurred more debt in three years than all previous...

Kolkata, March 24 Trinamool Congress All-India General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee alleged on Tuesday that the BJP is attempting to intimidate Trinamool Congress booth-level agents (BLAs) by calling them and offering money.He claimed that the Election Commission has leaked the list of...