Prime Minister NarendraModi's visit toShahdoldistrict of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday has been put off in view of heavy rain warning, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Monday. However, the PM's visit to Bhopal, where he will physically and virtually flag off five Vande Bharat trains, and separately address a booth-level function of BJP workers, will take place as scheduled on Tuesday. (PTI)
"Showing black flags to the Governor will hurt the state's image. CM Mamata Banerjee wants a 'sleeping governor'. The Governor isn't afraid of Mamata Banerjee & her party," says West Bengal BJP spokesperson Rahul Sinha.
Kerala Congress President K Sudhakaran and party leader VD Satheesan meet Rahul Gandhi in Delhi. "The Congress party doesn’t fear the politics of intimidation and vendetta," Rahul Gandhi tweeted.
K Sudhakaran is on anticipatory bail n an alleged fraud case related to fake antique dealer Monson Mavunkal.
What moral right does BS Yediyurappa haveto comment on our implementation of guarantees in Karnataka? So far as the Congress party is concerned, we took a decision to implement all promises. It (BJP protest) is only a political gimmick," says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Yediyurappa-led BJP protests during Assembly session, demanding Congress govt to implement poll guarantees. (PTI)
Nirmala Sitharaman's late realization of the real Barack Obama is surprising because he is the same man our PM Narendra Modi ji calls a 'good friend'. According to her, how can people trust a man's words on religious tolerance when, as president, he bombed 6 Muslim countries?If what Mrs.Sitharaman is insinuating holds true then PM Modi ji must listen to her and stay away from not just Mr Obama but also review his friendships across the world because you never know when some suggestions expressed by 'good friends' can make them appear as 'foes': NCP leader Clyde Crasto
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Telangana Congress leaders' meeting underway at the AICC office. Former MP Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and former Telangana minister Jupally Krishna Rao are expected to join Congress.(ANI)
BJP wants to sell the country. Their double engines will soon vanish. They will lose their first engine in the Panchayat Elections of the state and the second engine in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections...We are trying to do a "Maha Jota" (larger alliance) against BJP and it will be done soon: CM Mamata Banerjee in Cooch Behar. (ANI)
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge has said that any kind of vigilantism will not be tolerated. We will abide by the law. If BJP has a problem abiding by the law, then they will face the consequences.
Congress leader Kamal Nath hit out at the BJP in Madhya Pradesh saying that it was good that PM Modi is visiting the state. Nath added that the PM willhimself assess how Madhya Pradesh has become the most corrupt state of the country
"This was a very historic visit. It is a very proud moment when India was discussed in the White House. The US sees India as an equal partner. Several foreign policies focusing on India were signed during the visit. India and US are coming together as a big force. PM Modi's visit is considered a milestone globally. India has now become a force to reckon with," he says.
"Mamata Banerjee is a committed party person. The party felt that Mamata Banerjee should address some meetings of the panchayat elections, so she started campaigning for the party. It is nothing to do with BJP's strength in West Bengal," says TMC MP Saugata Roy
"This is true that Delhi has become the crime capital of India. The law and order is under centre and they must insure it. Steps need to be taken to improve it by the Centre," says Congress leader Pramod Tiwari
"I would request LG (Vinay Saxena) to do his work if he gets time from taking credit of the works done by Arvind Kejriwal. If he can't stop robberies and murders in the national capital, he better resigns," says Delhi minister Atishi on the incident of robbery inside Pragati Maidan tunnel.
"They (government) had promised to provide electricity at affordable rates to the common man, but seem to have now given up. The government claims this is a regular process, but I don't accept it," says Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on reports of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) increasing power tariffs in the national capital.
BJP national president JP Nadda reaches Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram; welcomed by party workers He will address a public meeting here today on the completion of 9 years of the Modi government. (ANI)
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