Nearly 35,000 farmers in Odisha are still awaiting procurement of around 1.5 lakh metric tonnes of rabi paddy, the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) alleged on Tuesday, accusing the BJP government of failing to honour its election promises to farmers and demanding that the procurement period be extended by at least 15 days.
Festivities prevailed at the ruling BJP state headquarters and the Chief Minister's official residence (CMR) here on Tuesday as the saffron party celebrated, in a big way, the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for the 32-year-old Yamuna Water Sharing Accord with Haryana.
UP Congress chief Ajay Rai alleged that police detained him and other party leaders before a planned visit to the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, while the BJP dismissed the charge as political drama.
Thousands of people from different sections of society on Monday gathered at the Talkatora Stadium to pay respects to the Delhi BJP’s Naresh Chaudhary who passed away on June 19. He was 62.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is the parent organisation of both the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the BJP, its political wing.
In an attack on the AAP and the BJP, Delhi Congress President Devender Yadav alleged that both parties are creating false narratives, lies on schemes and indulging in blame games, accusing each other to divert people’s attention from their failures to influence voters ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in the national capital.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday slammed the BJP after the saffron party accused the grand old party of politicising the death of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, saying that those in the ruling dispensation singing praises of Dr Singh, have criticised him.
The Aam Aadmi Party Women’s Wing staged a protest for the second consecutive day on Sunday outside the residence of BJP leader Parvesh Verma, accusing him of distributing cash to women in the New Delhi constituency in exchange for votes.
BJP leader and former West Delhi MP Parvesh Verma on Sunday claimed that the saffron party has come across complaints of women losing money from bank accounts after they shared their details and OTP with AAP volunteers for the "monthly financial assistance scheme".
Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Sunday accused AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal of spreading falsehoods and rumours about an alleged investigation against Chief Minister Atishi in the Transport Department of Delhi.
