Manjinder Singh Sirsa
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EC sources have claimed that the parties, which met the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, displayed “lack of seriousness” as most of the leaders who attended were not authorised by their party heads.
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A meeting of the foreign ministers of the Quad ended with a joint statement condemning the carnage “in the strongest terms” but kept mum on the links of the terrorists with Pakistan and even refrained from identifying the scene of the attack as within the territory of India.
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Notwithstanding Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s assertion that he would complete the full five-year term, Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka on Wednesday indicated that there will be a change of guard in the state in October or November.
On electoral revision before Bihar Assembly elections, BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai said, "Both Congress and I.N.D.I.A. are frustrated because of their continuous failures. They also see a big failure in the Bihar elections. Congress has double standards. In Maharashtra, they complained there was no verification of votes. Having taken that complaint seriously, the election commission is now verifying the voters. In Bihar, many illegal immigrants got registered as voters in the last year. Congress and the I.N.D.I.A. fear that if all those votes are removed, their defeat is certain. They are already finding reasons for their defeat, which is ultimately going to happen."
National Herald Money laundering case: Congress leader Supriya Shrinate says, "Section 25 company means not-for-profit company... Under this, the Director or any shareholder of such company cannot receive any profit or dividend.
'This case is being stretched since 11-12 years to destroy people's reputation. Firstly, it is a not-for-profit company, secondly, acquisition did not take place - Young India only became the shareholder of AJL"
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa writes to the Commission for Air Quality Management to place on hold the enforcement of Direction No. 89, which mandates the denial of fuel to End-of-Life (EOL) vehicles in Delhi
"We urge the Commission to put the implementation of Direction No. 89 on hold with immediate effect till the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system is seamlessly integrated across the entire NCR.
We are confident that the ongoing multi-pronged efforts of the Delhi Government will achieve substantial improvements in air quality," reads the letter
The ruling National Conference on Thursday slammed the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha over various issues, including the delay in appointing an Advocate General and approving the business rules submitted by the Jammu and Kashmir government.
Chief spokesperson of the National Conference, Tanvir Sadiq, said while he appreciated Sinha's clarification that Raj Bhavan was only concerned with law and order, several questions remained unanswered.
"First, if the Raj Bhavan is only 'concerned with law & order,' why the persistent obsession with appointing the Director of Information?" Sadiq said in a statement issued here.
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Pune Rape Case: Maharashtra Minister Pankaja Munde says, "This is an extremely serious and disgusting issue. The culprit must be jailed and given the strictest punishment."