Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Malviya on Sunday attacked the Telangana government for including French economist Thomas Piketty in an expert group to analyse the state's caste survey and asked if there were no qualified Indian experts capable of handling the task.
While Congress leader Jairam Ramesh condemned the arrest as an "abuse of police powers," CM Himanta Sarma defended the arrest, saying that it was related to a caste-based insult directed at a Dalit woman.
Speaking to reporters at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee's office, Shivakumar said, "The reservation of contracts for minorities is only up to Rs 2 crores. In the past, similar arrangements were done for SC/STs. This is for all minorities and not just for Muslims."
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP and Spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya hit out at the Trinamool Congress over clash in Birbhum during Holi celebrations and held the police and state government responsible for the violence.
Reddy added that the Congress government in Karnataka believes in "serving people" without regard to their religion, language, or caste. She said that the BJP was "jealous" of the good works being carried out by the state government.
He also claimed that Reddy might join the BJP in future after BJP legislator Raja Singh alleged that Reddy was secretly meeting with senior BJP leaders, sparking speculation about a potential defection.
"It is quite a strange thing. Will the Karnataka Government try to clarify whether the other communities in their state, who also need social and economic upliftment, will be given reservations in the same manner? Focusing only on one community and neglecting the rest of the public, the K
Unidentified assailants shot at former Congress MLA Bumber Thakur at his residence in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur, police said on Friday. Two other people, including his bodyguard, were reportedly injured in the attack.
"It was done only to protect law and order. Nobody is above the law, and it will always take its own course. When somebody takes law and order into his hands, the law will definitely take action. That time which Amit Shah ji mentioned, it was a volatile situation in Assam. There was anarchy
Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday expressed his concerns over the recent sarpanch murder in Beed, Maharashtra, stating that the district was once known for its peaceful atmosphere.
Speaking to ANI on Karnataka Dy CM's plan, Mayor Bhargava said, "This is a good thing. The Congress government in Karnataka has got some wisdom that they want to learn something from cities across the country. Indore is the cleanest city in India. Indore is the city that fulfills the drea