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GJM 'suicidal' bandh for 'political benefit': WB minis
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 12 (ANI): West Bengal Power Minister Sovandeb Chatterjee on Monday dubbed the indefinite strike called by Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) as 'suicidal', saying that latter was spoiling the life of Darjeeling people for 'political gain.'
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Rahul Gandhi well-known for exploiting human tragedies for political gains
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is known to be involved in exploiting human tragedies for his political gains.
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My name being used for 'political gains': Rajinikanth
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 15 (ANI): Claiming it to be a 'political accident', iconic Tamil actor Rajinikanth who held a 'darbar' with his fans after a massive gap of eight years, admitted today that he committed a mistake by supporting a political alliance 21 year
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Palaniswami says vested interest making issue out of Jayalalithaa's d
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb. 24 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Friday said there is no mystery behind former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa's death, adding that vested interests were making an issue out of it for political gain.
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Akhilesh govt. playing with aspirations of youth for political gains: PM M
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Badaun (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb. 11 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack at the Samajwadi Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Uttar Pradesh government is playing with aspirations of youth of the state for political gains.
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Economic growth cannot be ignored due to elections: BJP on Budget presenta
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai, (Maharashtra), [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): Swatting away the opposition's charges of rushing the Budget for political gains, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has stated that the economic growth of the nation cannot be put on hold just because certain states are conducting elections.
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Manipur Govt. not clearing economic blockade for political gains, alleges
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec. 26 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Ram Madhav on Monday alleged that the Congress Government in Manipur was not clearing the economic blockade in the state for political benefits, adding that Manipur Chief Minister Ibobi Singh should have
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PM Modi 'blackmails' people by busting into tears, says Mayawati
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 26 (ANI): Alleging that the demonetisation decision was taken by the Centre for political gains, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday said it has brought nothing but economic emergency, as people are suffering due to it.
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SC not to restrain govt from using surgical strikes for political gains
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to restrain the government from using the issue of surgical strikes and other actions of armed forces for political gains.
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Surgical strikes: Pity to see parties using soldiers' blood to win po
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct. 20 (ANI): Reprimanding political parties for using surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army across the Line of Control for political gains, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said the "act amounts to mockin
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Lord Rama would be unhappy at being used for political gain: JD(U)
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 19 (ANI): After the Centre announced the construction of a Ramayana Museum in Ayodhya in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Janata Dal (United) leader Pawan Varma on Wednesday said although Lord Rama is worshipped by Hindus worldwide, "the Lord would be most unhappy today
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BJP using Ram temple issue before polls for cheap political gains: Congres
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 19 (ANI): With BJP Rajya Sabha MP Vinay Katiyar saying that the proposed Ramayana Museum is a "lollipop" to please people who want the Ram Mandir (temple) to be constructed in Ayodhya, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Wednesday said he partially agre
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