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Patharkandi (Assam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress during a public rally in Patharkandi, asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not allow Assam to become an "infiltrator-dominated region" and calling on voters to elect a BJP government in the upcoming Assembly elections. "I declare this from here today, and Rahul Baba, listen to this loud and clear, we will not allow Assam to become an infiltrator-dominated ...Read More >
Guwahati: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday attacked the BJP and Union Home Minister Amit Shah of repeatedly raising the issue of infiltration in Assam without taking meaningful action against illegal entrants despite being in power for more than a decade. Addressing an election rally at Borkhola in Cachar district, Kharge alleged that the BJP has used the infiltration issue for political gain while failing to deport illegal migrants in significant numbers. "When Amit Shah comes ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Apr 7 (PTI) Congress on Tuesday accused the Union government of precipitating a "full-blown livelihood crisis" in Karnataka by mismanaging LPG and fuel supply, severely impacting auto drivers, small businesses and gig workers. In a joint statement, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his deputy D K Shivakumar and Congress General Secretary, in charge of Karnataka, Randeep Singh Surjewala alleged that over five lakh auto drivers and lakhs of small hotel owners, vendors and delivery ...Read More >
Alappuzha (Keralam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Congress MP and General Secretary (Organisation), KC Venugopal, on Tuesday questioned Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, alleging a "deal" with the BJP's central leadership. In an open letter, Venugopal asked Vijayan to respond to the allegations and disclose the "agenda" behind his meetings with several top BJP leaders and Union Ministers. In the run-up to the polling for Keralam Assembly elections, the Congress-led UDF has, on several occasio ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana), April 7 (ANI): In a scathing attack on the Revanth Reddy-led administration, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) condemned the detention of senior party leaders, describing the government's tactics as "cowardly" and a direct assault on democratic values. The outcry follows the police crackdown on BRS Deputy Floor Leaders T Harish Rao and Sabitha Indra Reddy, along with former MLAs Mahesh Reddy, Narender Reddy, and Methuku Anand. The leaders we ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana), April 7 (ANI): In a scathing attack on the Revanth Reddy-led administration, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) condemned the detention of senior party leaders, describing the government's tactics as "cowardly" and a direct assault on democratic values. The outcry follows the police crackdown on BRS Deputy Floor Leaders T Harish Rao and Sabitha Indra Reddy, along with former MLAs Mahesh Reddy, Narender Reddy, and Methuku Anand. The leaders we ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The war of words between the Telangana and Kerala leadership has escalated, with Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy inviting his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan for a direct meeting in Thiruvananthapuram on April 7. Revanth Reddy, who is scheduled to leave for Kerala on Monday night, proposed a face-to-face discussion backed by "concrete statistics" to address the claims and counterclaims being made on social media. The invitation came through a detailed six-page letter in response ...Read More >
Congress leader K C Venugopal criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accusing the UDF of spreading misinformation on FCRA amendments, calling the remarks "problematic" and "humiliating" to a community. Congress leader K C Venugopal has expressed disappointment over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement accusing the UDF of "spreading lies" about the FCRA amendments for "political gain". Venugopal, the MP from Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency, said that the PM's statement made in Kerala ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Congress MP and General Secretary (Organisation), KC Venugopal, on Tuesday slammed the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Keralam, alleging that a farmer died by suicide in the Vaikom office of the Communist Party of India (CPI). Addressing a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram, Venugopal asked Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to respond to the incident. Slamming the LDF, he claimed that the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) will come ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: BRS MLA and former minister T Harish Rao on Monday alleged a conspiracy to divert 200 acres of land -- earmarked for the proposed Koheda fruit market -- to private players. Speaking to the media after visiting the market site on the outskirts of Hyderabad, he claimed that while the previous BRS government had sanctioned funds for the project, the current Congress administration was attempting to sell the land. He said the BRS government had planned a world-class fruit market on 200 ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 7 (ANI): BJP spokesperson NV Subhash on Tuesday slammed Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, saying she was shedding "crocodile tears" for people of Keralam living in the Gulf region amid the West Asia conflict. Speaking to ANI, NV Subhash called Priyanka Gandhi's speech in Keralam an attempt to garner votes in the 2026 Keralam Assembly election. He also lauded the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's diplomacy for bringing back several Indians stuck ...Read More >
The opposition had submitted notices against the CEC. Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Monday rejected separate notices from the opposition to move a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from his post. The opposition had submitted notices to the Lok Sabha speaker and the Rajya Sabha chairman against the CEC, alleging "partisan and discriminatory conduct in office", "deliberate obstruction of investigation of electoral fraud" and "mas ...Read More >
The Election Commission is expected to review the complaint In a fresh political development in Assam, a Congress delegation led by former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday filed a complaint before the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Guwahati against Assam Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Jalukbari constituency, Himanta Biswa Sarma. The delegation included Congress candidate from Jalukbari Smt. Bidisha Neog and Guwahati City District Congress President Swapan Das. The ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Congress on Monday approached the Election Commission, seeking cancellation of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's candidature. The congress alleged that he failed to disclose his wife's purported offshore assets in his election affidavit. The complaint was filed with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar by Congress candidate Bidisha Neog, who is contesting against Sarma from the Jalukbari constituency. The party has also demanded a probe into the alleged "suppression ...Read More >
Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday slammed the Congress's attitude towards alliance partners in Maharashtra, saying it should keep them together if it wants to return to power at the Centre. An editorial in the party's mouthpiece, Saamana, called the Congress's stance of maintaining distance from the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partners on certain issues narrow-minded. It took exception to Maharashtra Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal expressing reservations about the Nationalist Congress Party - Sh ...Read More >
The Arunachal Pradesh government has described the case against it as "sponsored litigation" New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed CBI to register a preliminary enquiry within two weeks into award of contracts in Arunachal Pradesh to firms allegedly linked to Chief Minister Pema Khandu's relatives. The preliminary enquiry will cover execution for public works, contracts and work orders between January 2015-December 2025. The top court has asked the state to fully cooperate with the ...Read More >
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra ignited Kerala's political landscape by accusing the ruling LDF of a clandestine alliance with the BJP, raising concerns about minority rights and governmental accountability in the upcoming Assembly elections. Photograph: @priyankagandhi/XKey PointsPriyanka Gandhi Vadra alleges a secret deal between Kerala's LDF and the BJP for the Assembly elections.Vadra accuses both the LDF government and the BJP-led Centre of suppressing dissent and targeting minorities.She claims Pri ...Read More >
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan on Monday rejected separate notices moved by the Opposition seeking removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The notices, submitted on March 12, 2026, were signed by 130 Lok Sabha MPs and 63 Rajya Sabha members, alleging partisan conduct, obstruction of electoral fraud investigations and disenfranchisement. In separate orders, both presiding officers declined to admit the motions under Article 324(5) ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress MP KC Venugopal has questioned the central government's "short-cut method" in pushing the FCRA (Amendment) Bill. The Congress leader has written a strongly-worded letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, amid a heated political slugfest over the FCRA amendments. The opposition has accused the Centre of trying to restrict foreign funding to NGOs and minority institutions under the garb of regulatory compliance. ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Congress filed a complaint with the Election Commission on Monday, demanding the cancellation of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's candidature, contending that he did not mention his wife's alleged offshore assets in the poll affidavit. The move by the opposition party came a day after it posed three questions to the Assam CM -- whether his wife or family owns property in Dubai, has companies in Wyoming in the USA, or has placed their assets in shell companies. Sarma has denied ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla have rejected the impeachment motion notice submitted by opposition members seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. The notice of motion for impeachment of Gyanesh Kumar was signed by 130 Lok Sabha members and 63 members of the Rajya Sabha. Also Read | Breach of Discipline During PM Modi Rally: Kerala Police Begins Probe Into Officials' 'Fight' During Prime Min ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla have rejected the impeachment motion notice submitted by opposition members seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. The notice of motion for impeachment of Gyanesh Kumar was signed by 130 Lok Sabha members and 63 members of the Rajya Sabha. The notice of motion in Lok Sabha - filed on March 12, 2026, under Article 324(5) of the Constitution of India, read with ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday rejected the impeachment motion notice submitted by opposition members seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. The motion, filed on March 12, 2026, under Article 324(5) of the Constitution of India, read with Article 124(4), Section 11(2) of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, and the Judges (Inquir ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday reacted strongly after the Rajya Sabha Chairman rejected the Opposition's notice of motion seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, saying the decision was not unexpected given past precedents. "We know what happened to the last Chairman of the Rajya Sabha who accepted a petition moved by Opposition MPs," Ramesh posted on X while sharing the Rajya Sabha bulletin that announced the rejecti ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) With notices moved by the opposition to move a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar rejected, the Congress on Monday said "we know what happened to the last Chairman of the Rajya Sabha who accepted a petition moved by Opposition MPs". Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Monday rejected separate notices moved by the Opposition to move a motion to remove CEC Kumar from his post. The Opposition had moved se ...Read More >
Guwahati: Electioneering gathered momentum in Assam's Golakganj Assembly constituency on Monday as state BJP president and MP Dilip Saikia addressed a public rally in support of party candidate Ashwani Roy Sarkar. Saikia reached Golakganj Stadium earlier in the day and led a motorcycle procession of party workers to the rally venue at Laximari High School playground. The roadshow and subsequent public meeting witnessed a significant turnout, with BJP leaders projecting it as a strong show of s ...Read More >
Itanagar, Apr 6 (PTI) The Arunachal Pradesh unit of the Congress on Monday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Pema Khandu following the Supreme Court's direction to a CBI probe into the alleged allotment of public works contracts to firms linked to family members. In a statement, state Congress president Bosiram Siram said the directive vindicated long-standing concerns raised by the party regarding alleged corruption, nepotism and misuse of authority under the BJP-led government in the ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 6 (PTI) Public campaigning for the April 9 Kerala Assembly polls will end on Tuesday. Congress, the BJP, and the ruling LDF have intensified attacks on each other, while the LDF released a progress report claiming it has fulfilled 97 per cent of its 2021 promises. A total of 2.71 crore voters, including 1.32 crore men, 1.39 crore women and 273 transgender persons, along with over 2.42 lakh overseas voters, are eligible to cast their ballots, according to the figures prov ...Read More >
Kannur/ Malappuram (Kerala), Apr 6 (PTI) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday alleged that the CPI(M)-led LDF has struck a "secret deal" with the BJP to protect its leadership and remain in power, accusing both the state and the Centre of "compromising" and suppressing dissent. Addressing various corner meetings in these northern districts as part of the campaign for the April 9 Assembly polls, the Wayanad MP claimed that the alleged understanding was aimed at shielding leaders from ...Read More >
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he has urged Congress to give full support to the proposed amendment to the Women's Reservation Bill, which would be taken up during the special sitting of the Parliament later this month and said the opposition party should not do politics over the issue. Addressing a rally here, PM Modi said that there would be discussion during the special sitting of Parliament on April 16, 17 and 18 so that provision is ma ...Read More >
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