Leader of Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Samajwadi Party leader Mata Prasad Pandey on Tuesday criticised the state government over its handling of the vandalism of a 300-year-old mausoleum in Fatehpur district, allegedly by members of Hindu organisations, including
Kakkar also expressed disappointment over the Congress party's silence on alleged electoral irregularities in Delhi, despite raising similar concerns in Karnataka and Maharashtra.
Chaos ensued in the House soon after it met at 4.30 pm after earlier adjournments. Opposition MPs raised slogans and protested over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and "threw pieces of paper" at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagdambika Pal, who was
Other than Kharge, the meeting was attended by senior party leaders, including Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Sachin Pilot, KC Venugopal, Kumari Selja and others.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravinder Raina on Tuesday welcomed the raids by the Special Investigation Agency (SIA) on eight locations in Srinagar in the Sarla Bhat abduction and murder case, stating that her soul will now rest in peace after 35 years.
The elections for the post of CCI secretary are scheduled to be held on Tuesday, with former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Sanjeev Kumar Baliyan and Rajiv Pratap Rudy in the fray.
Baliyan, contesting alongside BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy, recalled that the club was established to encourage discussions above party politics. He further noted that the results of the elections do not matter and the Constitution Club's purpose will be fulfilled now.
Telugu Desam Party leader Ram Gopal Reddy was also placed under house arrest amid the Pulivendula polls. The TDP MLC questioned the police on the grounds for his arrest, stating that he has no objection to being placed under house arrest. He clarified that he had not made any objections and
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar by the Election Commission, accusing the ruling party of resorting to "conspiracy" to influence elections.
Congress MP KC Venugopal on Tuesday raised concerns over alleged discrepancies in the voters' list, particularly in Kerala's Thrissur constituency, where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured its lone seat in the state.
Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav on Tuesday stressed the need to raise voices against election rigging now, saying the government and Election Commission must take the matter seriously if the country is to be governed democratically and people's opinions are to matter.
Actor Kay Kay Menon has firmly denied having any role in the Congress party's "Vote Chori" campaign after a purported video appeared to show him endorsing their drive, but the actor stated it was done "without his knowledge" or "approval".