Mallikarjun Kharge
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India Politics LIVE | As 'absent' MP Yusuf Pathan draws flak from Oppn, TMC's Murshidabad unit urges him to visit violence-hit district
Amid criticism by the opposition over the absence of Baharampur MP Yusuf Pathan from violence-hit Murshidabad in West Bengal, the TMC local leaders on Friday said they are in touch with him over the phone and have urged him to visit the district soon.
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India Politics LIVE | Congress party has lost its existence in country: Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra
On the statement of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra said, "The Congress party has lost its existence in the country. The whole world knows the power of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP. There is no development in the Bidar district. When the BJP was in power, we gave a thousand crores in grants to Bidar. Let's discuss how many crores the Congress government has given after coming to power..."
India Politics LIVE | Bengal Guv heads towards Malda, to visit Murshidabad also
Despite Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee requesting him to postpone his visit to the violence-hit Murshidabad district, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Friday left for Malda, where he will be meeting the victims of the riot who fled there.
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India Politics LIVE | Opposition to Hindi and promotion of English is surprising. If someone opposes Marathi, then it will not be tolerated: Devendra Fadnavis
Mahrashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis says, "A very well-planned effort was made to incite riots in Nashik. After the court's decision, the people there themselves asked to remove the encroachment. They themselves started removing it. The people seen in the Nashik riots deliberately created all the scenes, and therefore, strict action is being taken against them." On Hindi being included as a third language in Maharashtra's schools, he says, "Marathi language is compulsory in Maharashtra; everyone should learn it. Along with this, if you want to learn other languages, then you can learn them. Opposition to Hindi and promotion of English is surprising. If someone opposes Marathi, then it will not be tolerated."
India Politics LIVE | Terror groups which are sheltered by this Mamata Banerjee's govt: BJP MLA on Murshidabad violence
India Politics LIVE | Being a Hindu is a crime in Kolkata, and looking like a Hindu is a crime in Karnataka: BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla
"... This incident has brought Congress' and Karnataka government's mentality to the fore... This is being done in every area of the INDI Alliance... From Kolkata to Karnataka, Hindus are either being killed or they are being cancelled. Being a Hindu is a crime in Kolkata, and looking like a Hindu is a crime in Karnataka. This incident is an introduction to the mentality of Congress and the INDI Alliance..."
India Politics LIVE | Will take it up with the Government of India and the State Government for appropriate action: CV Ananda Bose on Murshidabad violence
India Politics LIVE | Former Congress MLA Sangram Thopte resigns, likely to join BJP
Former Congress MLA Sangram Thopte has resigned from the party amid speculation that he will join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra.
Thopte, who had represented the Bhor constituency in Pune district three times, was defeated by NCP candidate Shankar Mandekar in the 2024 assembly polls.
Thopte, whose family is rooted in Congress' tradition, is the son of party veteran Anantrao Thopte, who had represented Bhor six times.
"I have submitted my resignation to state Congress president Harshvardhan Sapkal and Maharashtra in-charge Ramesh Chennithala," Thopte told PTI over the phone on Saturday.
He resigned on Friday and removed the Congress logo from his cover image on his social media handles.
India Politics LIVE | Mayawati says Centre-state disputes over delimitation, NEP affects national interest
India Politics LIVE | The Nehru-Gandhi family and the Congress party will have to give clear answers: Senior Advocate in Supreme Court & BJP leader Nalin Kohli on National Herald case
On National Herald case, Senior Advocate in Supreme Court & BJP leader Nalin Kohli says, "...Serious questions are being raised in the investigation. The Nehru-Gandhi family and the Congress party will have to give clear answers. If they feel their answers are correct, they should answer legally. Why is it being politicised? By politicising it, they are raising questions on them because they are worried that serious questions have been raised against them in the investigation."