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300 Congress, CPI-M, BJP workers join TMC

The exodus from Opposition parties to Trinamool Congress is continuing with around 300 workers from the CPI-M, Congress and BJP joining the ruling party on Thursday. They joined the TMC in the presence of Trinamool Congress state president Subrata Bakshi, who handed them the party flag. The secretary of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee, …

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September 8, 2016

Special session of Delhi Assembly on Friday

The one-day special session of Delhi Assembly starting on Friday is likely to be stormy as AAP legislators will target the Centre and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung over numbers of issues while the Opposition will seek to corner the Kejriwal government over objectionable CD involving its former minister Sandeep Kumar. Opposition will also target the …

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September 8, 2016

Patidars force Amit Shah to backtrack at rally

Hundreds of Patidars on Thursday kicked up a ruckus here at a public meeting meant to showcase the BJP’s support of the Patel community, compelling BJP President Amit Shah to cut short his speech. Police used lathis and tear gas to quell violence. Despite large deployment of police and paramilitary forces, Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti …

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September 8, 2016

BJP activists protest against Kejriwal

The BJP Mahila Morcha on Thursday staged a demonstration here at the New Delhi railway station against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal when he was about to leave for Punjab. The members of the Mahila Morcha of the Bharatiya Janata Party and other party activists presented Kejriwal ‘bangles and roses’ for, as the demonstrators said, …

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September 8, 2016

BJP demands Azam Khan’s resignation

BJP on Wednesday demanded the arrest and resignation of Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan and for dubbing Bhim Rao Ambedkar as someone who grabs land. "Such comments are highly objectionable. There is no place for people like Azam Khan in the society. A criminal case should be registered against him and he should be arrested," …

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September 7, 2016

‘Congress won’t let BJP reduce India to Hindu Pakistan’

Former Union minister Shashi Tharoor has alleged that BJP is trying to "hijack" Indian history for political purposes and said Congress will not let it reduce the country to a "Hindu Pakistan". "We will not let them run away with the history or hijack it for their political purposes. We are not going to let …

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September 5, 2016

Not AAP, Congress main rival in Punjab: BJP

The "misdeeds" of the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi have "exposed its real character" and it is not a force in Punjab politics anymore, BJP vice-president Prabhat Jha has said, adding that the Congress is the main rival of the state’s Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP alliance. Jha, who is the BJP’s Punjab in-charge, also claimed that …

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September 5, 2016

BJP leader Arif Baig passes away

Former union minister and senior BJP leader Arif Baig died here on Monday after suffering a heart attack, his family said. He was 81 and is survived by two sons and five daughters. Baig, who was suffering from blood sugar, died at his home due to sudden heart failure around 9 AM, his younger son …

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September 5, 2016

Kejriwal should apologise for insult to Mahatma by AAP leader: BJP

The BJP on Saturday sought an apology from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for AAP leader Ashutosh dragging Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and other legendary politicians into the controversy relating to a sex CD of former Delhi minister Sandeep Kumar. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra, referring to a blog post by Ashutosh defending Kumar as …

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September 3, 2016

BJP to fight UP elections on development plank

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the BJP will fight the forthcoming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh and other states on the issues of development, and its focus will be jobs, peace, unity and social justice. In an interview to CNN-News 18 news channel, Modi hoped that voters in Uttar Pradesh will vote on the …

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September 2, 2016

Harassment of Velingkar suicidal move by BJP, RSS: Shiv Sena

The Shiv Sena in Goa on Friday called the "harassment" of RSS leader Subhash Velingkar by the Sangh and the local BJP as "suicidal", and also backed the Velingkar-led regional language agitation. "This harassment of Velingkar is a suicidal move by the BJP and RSS. They will come to regret this. The Shiv Sena stands …

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September 2, 2016

CD row: BJP demands CM’S resignation

The BJP on Thursday demanded Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation on moral grounds after an objectionable CD purportedly showing his minister Sandeep Kumar in compromising position with two women.  Delhi BJP president, Satish Upadhyay, hit out at the chief minister saying that he has no moral right to continue in office when many of his …

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September 2, 2016

Expel MLA Sandeep Kumar from Delhi Assembly: BJP

Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on Thursday protested outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal&’s residence here in the national capital demadning the expulsion of MLA sandeep Kumar from the Delhi assembly after he appeared in an alleged sex tape. Holding party flags and raising slogans against Kejriwal and Kumar, the protesters led by Delhi …

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September 1, 2016

RSS workers vow to ‘defeat’ BJP in Goa polls

Upset with the removal of Subhash Velingkar as Goa Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief, over 300 Sangh workers have annouced that they will quit the organisation and vowed to "defeat" Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Assembly polls next year if he is not reinstated. RSS on Wednesday removed Velingkar who had crossed swords with …

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September 1, 2016

BJP blames BJD for two-day Talcher blockade

The local unit of the BJP accused the state government of engineering imposition of a economic blockade at Talcher during visit of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.  Addressing a media conference here on Wednesday, BJP secretary Kalindi Samal described the two day economic blockade as a “drama orchestrated by the state government to sabotage the visit …

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September 1, 2016

BJP upset for delaying GST ratification

The BJP is miffed over the Mamata Banerjee government’s decision not to take up ratification of the GST (Goods and Services Tax) Constitution Amendment Bill in the special session of the West Bengal Assembly, a senior party leader said here on Tuesday. "Delaying things is a habit with the Trinamool Congress government. They have not included …

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August 30, 2016

Rahul taking out mahayatra to help SP: BJP

Taking a swipe at Rahul Gandhi over his proposed ‘mahayatra’ in Uttar Pradesh, BJP on Monday claimed the exercise is aimed at helping Samajwadi Party as he wanted to return the favour after its leaders worked to ensure his win from Amethi in the Lok Sabha polls. The saffron party said Congress has no relevance …

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August 29, 2016