Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) will contest the Jalgaon Municipal Corporation elections in alliance on 38 and 37 seats, respectively, NCP-SP leader Santosh Choudhary said.
BJP Spokesperson CR Kesavan on Monday took a dig at Congress after All India Professionals' Congress (AIPC) chairman Praveen Chakravarty flagged rising debt under the DMK-led coalition government in Tamil Nadu, which the Congress itself is a part of.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore's comparison of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) with Al-Qaeda has triggered sharp reactions, with RSS leader Indresh Kumar saying that it reflects the intellectual and mental bankruptcy of the Congress leadership.
BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday reacted to the arrest of Golam Nabi Azad, son of Janata Unnayan Party (JUP) Chairman Humayun Kabir, saying the police acted illegally.
The Ajit Pawar-led NCP on Sunday announced its first list of 37 candidates for the January 15 elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Meanwhile, the BJP welcomed Singh's remarks, asserting that the RSS has consistently fostered a sense of social equality. The party added that while critics may continue to oppose the organisation for now, they too would eventually come to appreciate its work.
Nizami expressed shock that the Congress party, which claims to be sympathetic towards Muslim community and Kashmiri people, have not taken any action on the matter.
"The INDIA alliance cannot be broken as the opposition imagines. This alliance is not formed merely for seat-sharing or capturing power, but out of concern for the nation and its people," Perunthagai said while addressing the media at Tiruchirappalli Airport.
RSS leader Indresh Kumar, responding to Congress MP Manickam Tagore's remarks on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), said on Sunday that the organisation is marking its centenary year by undertaking initiatives aimed at social harmony and nation-building, while alleging that repeated p