The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Punjab and the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) have strongly condemned the reported attempt to demolish a portion of the nearly 125-year-old Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha in Pakistan's Farooqabad, urging immediate intervention to safeguard Sikh religious heritage.
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.
On the 19th day of Nyay Yatra, Delhi Congress President Devender Yadav alleged that the slum dwellers continued to suffer under the AAP and BJP governments as no substantial change has come to their lives in the last decade in the national capital.
BJP Kerala president K Surendran on Monday took the responsibility for the party’s humiliating defeat in Palakkad. He said only the party's central leadership can decide on his resignation.
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Monday claimed that the addition of 80,000 new old-age pensioners in Delhi is a result of BJP’s efforts and political pressure.
The swearing-in ceremony of the BJP-dominated Mahayuti government is most likely to take place in Mumbai by Wednesday, November 27 or even earlier, it is learnt.
Meanwhile, the ruling NDA coalition, buoyed by their recent victory in all four seats during the Assembly bye-elections, is enthusiastic about defending their position.
