Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government over its proposed Land Pooling Policy, alleging that the initiative was anti-farmer and aimed at taking control of agricultural land under the guise of development.
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.
She said instead of paying attention to public issues, these parties are busy in 'negative politics' with their false propaganda and promises before the elections.
Murmu announced his allegiance to the saffron party on Sunday in the presence of Union Minister and BJP's Jharkhand election in-charge, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, party’s acting state president Dr Ravindra Rai and Godda MP Nishikant Dubey.
Ahead of the forthcoming Delhi assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party leader and two time councilor B B Tyagi on Monday switched over to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in presence of former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia here today.
“Mandal Murmu's joining the BJP signifies that the party has received the blessings of Sidhu Kanhu and Phulo Jhano,” stated Assam CM and BJP's Jharkhand co-incharge Himanta Biswa Sarma.
As the campaigning for the Assembly elections gather momentum from today, the traditional rivals BJP and Congress, which are locked in a direct fight in 74 of 288 constituencies, are expected to tighten the booth level management.
