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.
The opposition Congress on Monday staged a massive ‘Vidhan Sabha Gherao’ at Bhopal against the BJP state government over the issues of crimes against women, fertilizer crisis, unemployment, price rise and atrocities against SC/ST in the state.
Sachdeva stated that Kejriwal should have taken action against his aide, Bibhav Kumar, who is allegedly involved in misconduct with Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal accused the Centre of failing to ensure the safety of women in Delhi and maintain law and order.
The Opposition Congress on Monday walked out from the Madhya Pradesh Assembly on the first day of the winter session in protest against non-availability of fertilizers to farmers of the state, hampering their sowing of crops.
The PMML kicked up a political row by urging Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to return the letters removed from the museum in 2008 at the instance of her mother and Congress Legislative Party (CLP) leader Sonia Gandhi.
