Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday affirmed the BJP-led government's zero-tolerance policy on terrorism, stating that no one will be spared and terrorism will be eradicated from every part of the country.
The Assam Chief Minister also stated that a prominent road has been named in his honour, and a statue commemorating his legacy was unveiled here in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, BJP leader Bansuri Swaraj and others.
"BJP says 'ghar me ghus ke maarenge'. If you (central government) are taking action this time (against Pakistan), 'toh ghar mein ghus kar baith jana'. It is the resolution of the Indian Parliament that PoK is ours. All opposition parties are telling the government that terrorism should be
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Aparajita Sarangi on Thursday termed the 2011 caste census a "haphazard survey" and said that the central government has decided to conduct a caste census, keeping in view the people's needs.
Speaking to ANI, Singh said, "In 2010, Manmohan Singh stated that he would take forward the caste census, but it never happened. Former Congress leaders, including Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Rajiv Gandhi, were all opposed to it."
Addressing a press conference, Yadav said, "The government has just taken a decision. We are happy that a step has been taken towards establishing social justice. The decision of caste census is a 100% victory of 90% PDA people. Due to the combined pressure from all of us, the BJP governm
Speaking to the media, Tejashwi highlighted that RJD Chief Lalu Yadav had said that even if the RSS people had to be made to do the caste census by holding their ears, it would be done.
Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli on Thursday accused Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo of politicising the drinking water issue and instigating Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to deny more water to Haryana to avenge AAP's defeat in the Delhi elections.
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Thursday described the Centre's decision to include caste-based census with national census as a "victory" for the persistent efforts of party leader Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.
On Wednesday, the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, decided to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census.
Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari visited the site of a tragic fire incident at Rituraj Hotel in the Mechua area of Kolkata on Thursday, where 14 lives were lost and several others were injured.
Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh on Thursday rejected allegations made by Delhi Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh regarding water supply from Punjab to Delhi, calling the claims "an absolute white lie."