India Political Highlights: Congress has no vision for people of Rajasthan, says Modi

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Will fight to ensure MP gets tribal CM, says Bhim Army chief at Bhopal rally

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Sunday held a rally in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, where Assembly polls are likely at the end of the year, and asked people to ensure the state gets a tribal chief minister. At the well-attended rally of his political outfit Azad Samaj Party at the BHEL Dussehra Maidan, he said MP has the highest number of tribals in India but was yet to have a CM from these communities. Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress, Azad said these parties appointed tribal governors and presidents, who have nothing much to do but not CMs.

Congress has no vision for people of Rajasthan, says Modi

Anyone can make mistakes but this shows Congress has no vision for the people of the state. The question is not which one (budget) was read but it (old budget) was kept inside a box & not implemented, saysPM Modi on Rajasthan CM Gehlot reading old budget in State Assembly.

PM Modi's $5 trillion economy target a joke, says KCR; BJP hits back

Dubbing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious goal of India achieving $5 trillion economy as a "joke" and "silly", Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday said the target should have been much bigger.

Replying to the debate on the Appropriation Bill in the State Assembly, Rao, also known as KCR, hit out at Modi saying that the whole country expected that the Prime Minister would speak something on the Adani issue in the Parliament but people were disappointed.

The Chief Minister, referring to an article in an international magazine, said there was "License Raj" during the Congress rule while it was "Silence Raj" in the present government.

Rahul gets LS Secretariat notice over ‘breach of privilege’

Top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has received a notice from Lok Sabha Secretariat seeking his response to a privilege notice by a BJP MP over his speech in Parliament during which he targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Adani Group issue.

Tejashwi Yadav advocates for caste-based survey in Jharkhand

Senior RJD leader and Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said that he has urged the Jharkhand government to conduct a caste-based survey in the state, like it was being done in Bihar, as the exercise will help determine the "actual status of people".

Yadav, who is in Jharkhand since Saturday to strengthen RJD's base in the state, was addressing party workers at a Milan Samaroh programme in Ranchi.

Expunction Row: BJP establishing authoritarian dominance in Parliament, says Congress

The Congress on Sunday termed expunction of part of speech of party leader Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha, party chief and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and suspension of Congress member Rajani Patil "autocratic" and "dictatorial" moves by the rulingBJP.

Addressing a press conference, senior Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said: "Expunction is not justified by any reading of the relevant Rules, like Rule 380 qua the Lok Sabha and similar Rules in the Rajya Sabha dealing with expunction. None of the tests therein are even applicable, much less met.

"This government's and the ruling party's approach show that this is the most curb, control and command freak sarkar in the history of this nation."

Mumbai civic polls: BJP will register record win, says party leader Bawankule

The Bharatiya Janata Party's Maharashtra unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Sunday said his party would register a record win in the Mumbai civic polls, which are due since early last year. Addressing the executive committee of theBJP's Mumbai unit, he said his party was confident of a "record win in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation due to the leadership of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and (Mumbai chief and MLA) Ashish Shelar".

Amit Shah along with Tripura CM holds roadshow in Agartala

Kerala CM slams Amit Shah, says Kerala is a safe place to live in

Lashing out against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that Kerala is a safe place to reside for people of all castes, creed and religions.

He was responding to a speech of Amit Shah at Puthur in Mangalore on Saturday in which the Union Minister had warned the people that if theBJPdidnot return back to power, the state would be like Kerala.

Vijayan, while speaking at a public function in Kottayam, said that the Union Home Minister had said that he does not want to speak further on Kerala and asked the Union minister what was there to speak.

BJP govt in UP has failed to come up with new projects in six years: Akhilesh Yadav

Amid the Global Investors Summit in Lucknow, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav hit out at theBJPgovernment in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, alleging it has failed to come up with any new project in its six-year rule.

In a statement, he alleged that theBJPdispensation is showcasing projects implemented by the erstwhile Samajwadi Party government during the summit.

Mamata Banerjee is pushing Bengal backwards, says Nadda

Congress is not ready to understand our vision; it is stopping the nation's development with politics. Mamata Banerjee doesn’t understand our vision, she is pushing Bengal backwards: BJP National President, JP Nadda

TMC workers are misusing government schemes, says Nadda

The TMC workers are misusing government schemes, and stealing grains from PM Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana. Mamata Ji’s TMC is Terror, Money Laundering & Commission of Corruption party: BJP National President JP Nadda

Our government has given constitutional status to the OBC Commission so that the OBC class gets constitutional protection: PM Modi in Dausa, Rajasthan

We have given priority to underprivileged: PM Narendra Modi at BJP rally in Rajasthan's Dausa

Voting for ‘triple trouble’ of Cong, CPI(M), Tipra Motha means bringing back ‘jungle raj’ in Tripura, says Shah

Centre is continuously making huge investments in infrastructure, says Modi

For the last 9 yrs, the Union governmentis continuously making huge investments in infrastructure. The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor are going to become two strong pillars of progress for Rajasthan and the country, saysPM Modi in Dausa, Rajasthan.

PM Modi inaugurates the Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and lays foundation stone road projects worth more than Rs. 18,100 crores in Dausa, Rajasthan.

PM Modi launches projects in Rajasthan

Connectivity projects in Rajasthan will greatly benefit citizens by reducing travel time, says Modi

Delighted to be in Dausa, Rajasthan where key connectivity projects are being launched. These will greatly benefit citizens by reducing travel time.

BJP has divided Hindus & Muslims. Appeasement is when a community gets more than it deserves but Muslims did not even get their fair share. Appointing Justice Nazeer as Governor is reducing faith of people in judiciary, says Congress's Rashid Alvi.

Water cannon used against AAP workers protesting over Adani issue in Chandigarh

The Chandigarh Police on Sunday used water cannon to prevent AAP workers from moving towards theBJPoffice here as part of their protest against the Centre over the Adani issue.

Aam Aadmi Party workers, gathered from various parts of Punjab, wanted to "gherao" the office of the PunjabBJPin Sector 37 here to register their protest against the party-led central government.

Barricades were put up and a heavy deployment of police was made to prevent the protesters from heading towards the PunjabBJPoffice.

'Jungleraj' of CM Mamata Banerjee going to end: Nadda in Bardhaman

Only the BJP under the leadership of this country's PM Modi can do good to the state of Tripura: Amit Shah

Not only in Tripura, we have taken it upon ourselves to develop all of northeast. Modi ji is keen on making northeast prosper: Amit Shah

If want to protect yourself from the 'triple trouble' vote BJP's double engine

'If you want development in state, make BJP win,' says Amit Shah in Tripura

Amit Shah Addressing the ‘Vijay Sankalp Rally’ in Chandipur assembly constituency in Tripura

In Hath se Hath Jodo event, we will go to every house to spread message of Bharat Jodo yatra: KC Venugopal

PM Narendra Modi attends the event marking the 200th birth anniversary of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati

Delhi LG V K Saxena approves Feb 16 as date for convening of MCD House for mayor poll

Changing the Governor isn't a favour to Maharashtra, many Governors have been changed: Sanjay Raut

Whenever the party has given me any responsibility I have fulfilled those with hardwork: BJP leader Gulab Chand Kataria on being appointed as Assam governor

Lt General Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik appointed as Governor of Arunachal, Lakshman Prasad Acharya as Governor of Sikkim, CP Radhakrishnan as Governor of Jharkhand, Gulab Chand Kataria as Governor of Assam while Shiv Pratap Shukla as Governor of Himachal

Ramesh Bais appointed as the new Governor of Maharashtra; President of India has accepted the resignation of Bhagat Singh Koshyari as Governor of Maharashtra

President of India accepts resignation of Bhagat Singh Koshyari as Governor of Maharashtra

RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN

PRESS COMMUNIQUE

The President of India has accepted the resignations of Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari as Governor of Maharashtra and Shri Radha Krishnan Mathur as Lt. Governor of Ladakh.

2. The President of India is pleased to make the following appointments:-

(i) Lt. General Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik, PVSM, UYSM, YSM (Retired) as Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
(ii) Shri Lakshman Prasad Acharya as Governor of Sikkim
(iii) Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan as Governor of Jharkhand
(iv) Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla as Governor of Himachal Pradesh
(v) Shri Gulab Chand Kataria as Governor of Assam
(vi) Shri Justice (Retd.) S. Abdul Nazeer as Governor of Andhra Pradesh
(vii) Shri Biswa Bhusan Harichandan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh appointed as Governor of Chhattisgarh
(viii) Sushri Anusuiya Uikye, Governor of Chhattisgarh appointed as Governor of Manipur
(ix) Shri La. Ganesan, Governor of Manipur appointed as Governor of Nagaland
(x) Shri Phagu Chauhan, Governor of Bihar appointed as Governor of Meghalaya
(xi) Shri Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Governor of Himachal Pradesh appointed as Governor of Bihar
(xii) Shri Ramesh Bais, Governor of Jharkhand appointed as Governor of Maharashtra
(xiii) Brig. (Dr.) Shri B.D. Mishra (Retd.), Governor of Arunachal Pradesh appointed as Lt. Governor of Ladakh

3. The above appointments will take effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.
For immediate release.

(Ajay Kumar Singh)
Press Secretary to the President
12.02.2023

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NPP, UDP, TMC are puppets of BJP in poll-bound Meghalaya: Jairam Ramesh

SeniorCongressleader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday accused the Conrad K Sangma-led NPP, the UDP and the TMC of being “puppets” of the BJP in poll-bound Meghalaya.

Claiming that the Meghalaya poll will be a "watershed election" for theCongress, Ramesh said 47 of its 60 candidates are "below the age of 45 and this has never happened before in any state".

Such a decision helped bring youth to the fore, he said.

TMC MP Abhishek attacks Centre, BSF over 'killing' of youth, BJP hits back

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday assuredBJP's state president Sukanta Majumdar that there will be a "zero tolerance policy" towards corruption and nobody will be allowed to take the law into their hands in the state.

During a one-on-one meeting at the Raj Bhavan, the governor also assured Majumdar that the upcoming panchayat elections in the state will be "free and fair".