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20May By source belowNo Comments

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Maharashtra: Chhagan Bhujbal likely to be re-inducted as minister today

Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal is all set to be re-inducted as a minister in Mahayuti government at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai on Tuesday. While Bhujbal was unavailable for comment, one of his close associates confirmed the development. According to sources, Bhujbal will take oath at 10 am. Preparations for the swearing-in ceremony began on Monday night, with approximately 50 guests expected to attend. The induction of Bhujbal in the cabinet follows the resignation of NCP leader Dhananjay Munde in March, during the budget session. Munde resigned after he got embroiled in a controversy related to his close associate Walmik Karad, who was accused of killing Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh. Story continues below this ad Bhujbal is likely to get the Fo...

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13May By source belowNo Comments

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A rally with a deeper intent

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin leads a rally in Chennai on May 10, 2025 to express solidarity with the Indian armed forces. | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan Last week, when India’s defence forces launched Operation Sindoor targeting terror networks in Pakistan, M.K. Stalin was among the first Chief Ministers to commend the military action. He made it clear that Tamil Nadu stood resolute with the Indian Army in its fight against terrorism.Two days later, Mr. Stalin announced plans to lead a solidarity rally in Chennai. “This is a time to unite and show our support for the Indian Army, which is courageously confronting Pakistan’s repeated violations and acts of terrorism,” he declared. Even Chief Ministers belonging to...

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12May By source belowNo Comments

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BJP rushes to blunt Congress’s ‘US interference’ & Indira barbs with Tiranga Yatra on ‘Modi’s revenge’

New Delhi: As the Opposition has already launched a narrative war over Operation Sindoor, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced a 10-day country-wide Tiranga Yatra beginning Tuesday to highlight the achievements of the armed forces and the Modi government. The Congress had already brought out Jai Hind Yatras in Delhi, Bengaluru, Patna, Imphal and Jaipur across the country. From senior leaders like Vinod Tawde and Tarun Chugh to top ministers in various roles for the programme, the BJP brass will be looking to reach out to the citizens during the Tiranga Yatra. The yatra comes in the backdrop of the Opposition raising question marks on America’s interference to broker a ceasefire with Pakistan, and, thereby, compromising India’s position on Kashmir. Show Full Article ...

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11May By source belowNo Comments

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Indira’s 1971 triumph in spotlight as BJP-Congress spar over US ‘mediation’ in India-Pakistan ceasefire

New Delhi: The Congress Sunday demanded a special session of Parliament to discuss what it called “attempts to internationalise” India’s dispute with Pakistan, citing the involvement of the United States in the ceasefire announced Saturday between the two neighbours. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sought to downplay Washington’s role in brokering the ceasefire, saying the two countries had reached an “agreement”. It also took on the Congress for drawing a contrast between the current conflict and the 1971 war under Indira Gandhi, claiming that she “mishandled” the decisive victory won by the Indian armed forces. Addressing a press conference, Congress general secretary Sachin Pilot said the Centre should come clean on whether it has accepted the “mediation” by the United States ...

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5May By source belowNo Comments

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‘Enemies of West Bengal’: On 1st visit to riot-hit Murshidabad, CM Mamata blames BJP for stoking communal tensions

Making her first visit to Murshidabad since communal violence erupted in the region, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday mounted a scathing attack on the BJP-led central government, accusing it of engineering unrest through divisive politics and “pre-planned” provocation. The violence in Murshidabad followed the passage of the amended Waqf Bill in April, which mandates the inclusion of non-Muslim members on Waqf boards and requires Muslim donors to certify their religious affiliation for the previous five years. The Bill sparked heated exchanges in Parliament, with opposition parties warning that it could erode minority rights. The CM, who has been criticised for her delayed visit to riot-scarred town, accused that the BJP of actively obstructing her from meeting victims’ ...

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5May By source belowNo Comments

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BJP says Congress demoralising Indian armed forces after Ajay Rai calls for using Rafale jets ‘parked with nimbu-mirch’

BJP Accuses Congress on Rafale: Accusing it of demoralising the Indian armed forces, the BJP on Monday took on the Congress after its Uttar Pradesh chief, Ajay Rai, exhibited a toy aeroplane with lemons and chillies, supposed to exemplify Rafale fighter jets kept in hangars, and questioned when India would take the next step against Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack.On Sunday, Rai accused the BJP-led Centre of merely “talking big” and questioned when the Rafale jets, which were “sitting adorned with nimbu and mirch (to ward off the evil eye according to Hindu rituals)” would be pressed into service. “You brought the Rafale, which is parked with nimbu-mirch…I have not put the nimbu and mirch on them, the Central government did so, the Raksha Mantri has adorned them with nimbu mi...

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28Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Restoration of damaged temples in riot-hit Murshidabad to begin on Akshaya Tritiya: Suvendu

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said the reconstruction and restoration of damaged temples in riot-hit Murshidabad district in West Bengal would commence on Akshaya Tritiya. Adhikari, the leader of the opposition in the assembly, said all rituals would be performed during the “purification” of such temples. Akshaya Tritiya falls on April 30 this year. “At present, these temples bear the marks of heinous, condemnable, and barbaric assaults by jihadis,” he claimed, adding that a “total of nine temples were attacked and damaged”. As pledged earlier, on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, i.e. on 30th April, 2025 we will start the rebuilding and restoration process of the vandalised Hindu Temples of the Murshidabad district, which came under the heinous, reprehensible and disgra...

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26Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Suvendu Adhikari in violence hit Murshidabad, victims’ family accepts relief money from him

The family of Haragobindo Das, 77, who was killed along with his 40-year-old son Chandan Das, during April 11 violence in the Samserganj area of Murshidabad district of West Bengal, on Saturday accepted Rs 20 lakh monetary help from BJP. The Das family has, however, refused to accept Rs 10 lakh compensation announced by the TMC government in the state. BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition in Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday visited the violence-hit areas of Murshidabad district where protests against the Centre’s Waqf law turned violent on April 11, leading to the death of three persons, including the father-son duo of Haragobindo and Chandan Das. Story continues below this ad Adhikari’s visit to the violence-hit areas comes after getting a nod from the Calcutta High Co...

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25Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Delhi HC pulls up Delhi govt for delaying release of finances for judicial officers’ quarters

The Delhi High Court on Thursday pulled up the Delhi government for delaying the release of finances for providing judicial officers with residential accommodation, and recorded that it expects the “government officials to realise the need for decent living conditions and view the same with some sensitivity”. The bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela expressed its displeasure at the government’s “procrastination” in releasing the funds despite budgetary approval. The court was dealing with petitions highlighting the shortfall in residential flats for members of Delhi’s district judiciary. As of November 2024, against the total sanctioned strength of 897 judicial officers, the number of residential flats available at various places was 348, with a deficit of ove...

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24Apr By source belowNo Comments

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TMC and BJP leaders stand with families of Pahalgam attack victims, as the bodies arrive at Kolkata airport

On Wednesday night, when the bodies of Bitan Adhikari and Sameer Guha who died in the Pahalgam attack arrived at the airport, state Minister Aroop Biswas, Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, BJP MP Abhijit Gangopadhyay, MLA Agnimitra Paul and many others were present to stand beside the families of the deceased. After the body of Bitan Adhikari reached the Kolkata International Airport, the wife of Bitan Adhikari, Sohini, said to Suvendu Adhikari: “I came here only to get courage from you. He (Bitan) always praised you. He always supported the BJP.” Suvendu Adhikari then said, taking Bitan’s child on his lap: “Leave the politics matter. Israel ruined Gaza, India will also ruin Pakistan. They killed only Hindus. We will not spare them. We are children of (Prim...

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24Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Cherry-picking from history

While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) keeps questioning Muslim loyalty by cherry-picking episodes from history, Samajwadi Party MP Ramjilal Suman took a leaf out of the BJP playbook when he questioned the patriotism of Rana Sanga. He held the 16th century Rajput ruler of Mewar responsible for inviting the Mughal empire’s founder, Babur, to India to end Lodhi rule.When violence, allegedly orchestrated by the Karni Sena — a self-styled group that espouses the cause of Kshatriyas — erupted outside Mr. Suman’s residence in Agra, the SP leadership stressed his Dalit identity, while condemning the attack. Assailing the Yogi Adityanath government, party president Akhilesh Yadav described the violence as an attempt to frighten the PDA, an acronym for Pichhdas (backwards), Dalits, and Alpsankhyaks...

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22Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Despite Nadda’s directive, BJP leaders rally behind Nishikant Dubey, question SC’s ‘overreach’

New Delhi: A day after BJP president J.P. Nadda rejected party MP Nishikant Dubey’s criticism of the Supreme Court, more BJP leaders launched fresh attacks on the judiciary—accusing it of silence on issues like West Bengal violence, cash recoveries from a judge’s residence, and judicial ‘overreach’—despite Nadda’s call to refrain from targeting the apex court. Several BJP leaders have rallied behind Dubey, also attacking the Congress for its past confrontations with the judiciary and arguing that the party has no moral right to be part of the current debate. Bengal BJP General Secretary Agnimitra Paul said, “Nishikant Dubey has said the right thing. How can the CJI overrule the President of India? The President appoints CJI, policymakers make rules. If the country is run by the CJI and the...

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21Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Rahul calls EC ‘compromised’ at an event in US, BJP hits back over repeated ‘anti-India’ remarks abroad

New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, called the Election Commission of India “compromised” at an event in the US Sunday, reiterating his allegations of irregularities in last year’s Maharashtra Assembly elections, in which the BJP secured a landslide victory. Rahul, who is on a three-day visit to the US, made the remarks at an event in Boston, drawing criticism from the ruling BJP, which accused the senior Congress MP of undermining Constitutional bodies by making “anti-India” statements on foreign soil. While a full recording of Rahul’s interaction at the event was not immediately available, a clip aired on television channels showed him commenting on the electoral process, where he could be heard alleging that there was “something very wrong with the system...

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21Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Bengal: Congress and ISF extend support to CPIM’s Brigade Parade rally

The mega rally of CPI(M)’s frontal organisations at the Brigade Parade Grounds, in Kolkata on Sunday won the support of the Congress, and Indian Secular Front (ISF) parties. Emphasising on the Left’s secular credentials, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury stated that the party “doesn’t do communal politics.” “The Left is a secular force in India. In such a situation, may their brigade rally (Brigade 2025) be successful,” he said, adding, “We may have many differences with them in terms of politics and ideology. I fought against the Left. I still have the bullet scars on my chest. I served jail fighting with them. But I must also say, they don’t do politics with religion. I want this rally to be successful because they don’t do communal politics.” Story continues below this ad ...

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20Apr By source belowNo Comments

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‘Muslim commissioner’: Hours after rap from Nadda, Nishikant targets ex-CEC for criticism of waqf law

New Delhi: Within hours of getting a rap from BJP president J.P. Nadda, who declared that the party rejects his statements on the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of India, party MP Nishikant Dubey launched a scathing attack on former chief election commissioner (CEC) S.Y. Quraishi, branding him a “Muslim commissioner, not an election commissioner” over his criticism of the Waqf (Amendment) Act. A four-time Lok Sabha MP, Dubey was responding to an X post by Quraishi in which he said the new law was “undoubtedly a blatantly sinister/evil plan of the government to grab Muslim lands”.  “You were not an election commissioner, you were a Muslim commissioner. The maximum number of Bangladeshi infiltrators were made voters in Jharkhand’s Santhalpargana during your tenure,” the BJP leader alleged. ...

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20Apr By source belowNo Comments

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‘No more leakage of water or corruption’: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta flags off GPS-enabled water tankers

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta flagged off 1,111 GPS-enabled water tankers on Sunday, marking 60 days of the BJP government.Taking a dig at the AAP over the alleged water tanker mafia, she said, “From now on, there will be no leakage of water and no leakage of corruption.” Water minister Parvesh Sahib Singh, Kapil Mishra, Ravinder Indraj Singh, MP Manoj Tiwari, Praveen Khandelwal and others attended the event at the Nirankari ground in Burari. Story continues below this ad “We have done in just ten weeks from forming the government what the AAP-da (disaster) government could not do in the last ten years. Today, we complete 60 days and as promised, GPS-enabled water tankers have been launched to provide better water services to the people of Delhi this summer. I also want...

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19Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Day after his wedding to party colleague, former BJP MP Dilip Ghosh celebrates birthday during morning walk

BJP leader and former MP Dilip Ghosh, who married party worker Rinku Majumder on Friday, had a low-key birthday celebration at Eco Park in New Town on Saturday. As usual, Ghosh arrived at the park early in the morning for a walk as party workers waited to wish him. He interacted with the public as well as media persons and had a cup of tea. ‘Payesh’ was arranged by party workers and Ghosh cut his birthday cake with them. “Many leaders celebrate their birthday by hiring a stadium or hotel. I celebrate it under the open sky at 6 am and that is why Dilip Ghosh is Dilip Ghosh,” he said. Story continues below this ad Early on Friday morning, his BJP colleagues and rivals in the Trinamool Congress (TMC) began to share birthday wishes. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sent a letter...

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17Apr By source belowNo Comments

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BJP cites ‘citizen-driven’ campaign in West Bengal to attack TMC

The BJP on Thursday cited a digital campaign against the Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal as a spontaneous expression of people’s anger. “The people of West Bengal are finally raising their voices against the unimaginable atrocities, lawlessness, and rampant crimes under Mamata Banerjee’s rule,” BJP’s co-incharge for the state Amit Malviya said. He was referring to what BJP leaders described as a citizen-driven campaign through a website http://www.soibenaaarbangla.com (Bengal will no longer tolerate it) against the alleged corruption and lawlessness in the state. Story continues below this ad The campaign urges people not to vote for the ruling Trinamool Congress to save Bengal, asking them to rise above fear and patronage and seeking their support with music...

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14Apr By source belowNo Comments

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BJP and TMC allege ‘outsiders’ instigated violence at Murshidabad

West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari claimed that at least 100 crore Hindu-owned properties had been damaged during religious clashes that turned violent in Murshidabad. He suggested that Bangladeshi outfit ‘Ansarulla Bangla Jamat’ was behind the violence, while TMC leader Kunal Ghosh said, “Those who instigated the violence, local people did not recognise them. They came from outside. Who are they? Where did they come from? Who helped them? We think there is a bigger conspiracy. We are demanding a detailed investigation.” “We have already made a list of six hundred persons who instigated the violence and submitted it to the administration,” Adhikari said in front of the legislative Assembly on Monday. Story continues below this ad He also alleg...

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13Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Maharashtra: Shinde meets Shah, calls it ‘routine visit to discuss development of state’

Amid speculations of unease within the ruling Mahayuti, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Sunday morning held a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, which he termed as a “routine visit to discuss development of the state”. Speaking to reporters after Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Sanjay and Sanjana Ghadi joined the Sena led by him, Shinde said, “Amit Shah is a leader of the NDA and Mahayuti. My meeting with him was about informing him of various developmental projects going on in the state and in Mumbai. You (media) give rise to various theories and speculations which have no value.” According to sources, the Shinde Sena is said to be unhappy over a number of things, including not getting guardian ministership of Raigad district. The issue remains unr...

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13Apr By source belowNo Comments

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BJP MP urges Centre to declare 4 Bengal districts as ‘Disturbed Areas’ under AFSPA

BJP’s Purulia MP Jyotirmay Singh Mahato has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah urging the Centre to declare select bordering districts of West Bengal as “disturbed areas” under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), alleging repeated attacks on the Hindu community. In his letter dated April 13, Mahato alleged that districts such as Murshidabad, Malda, Nadia and South 24 Parganas have witnessed violence against Hindus, with the state administration turning a “blind eye” due to what he called the ruling Trinamool Congress’ “appeasement” politics. He claimed that over 86 Hindu homes and shops were looted or destroyed in Murshidabad district recently and that civilians, including a man named Hargobindo Das and his son, were murdered. In Jhaubona village, he said, betel leaf plant...

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11Apr By source belowNo Comments

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BJP tutors its leaders to take ‘facts’ about new Waqf law to people’s doorstep via townhalls, meetings

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to run a nationwide awareness campaign on the new Waqf law. A workshop was organised by the party at its headquarters in New Delhi Thursday. Addressing the workshop, party president J.P. Nadda said that the BJP will run a ‘Waqf Sudhar Janjagran Abhiyan’ across the country at state, block and mandal levels from 20 April to 5 May. The workshop was organised in view of the Opposition’s protest against the new Waqf Act, so that party leaders can spread “correct and factual information” regarding the law via various forums and door-to-door programmes. Show Full Article The party has also constituted a four-member central panel to oversee the programmes aimed at making the Muslim community aware of the benefits of t...

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10Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Yamuna cleaning: CM inspects drains, river stretch at Wazirabad barrage

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday inspected several large drains and the Yamuna river stretch at Wazirabad barrage, directing officers to work on the riverfront project. LG VK Saxena, Water minister Parvesh Verma and several officials from the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and irrigation and flood control department accompanied the chief minister. During her visit, the chief minister inspected the ongoing works of cleaning the river and directed officials to work on the Yamuna riverfront project. Story continues below this ad This project would involve creation of walking tracks and recreational areas along the river length. Cleaning the Yamuna river is a major poll promise of the BJP. Gupta also visited the supplementary drain at Wazirabad, Barapullah drain, Sunheri Pu...

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9Apr By source belowNo Comments

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‘They say they’re Hindus, but…’: Rahul rips into BJP at AICC meet, taunts Modi & his ’56-inch chest’

Ahmedabad: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi signalled Wednesday, from the platform of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in Ahmedabad, that the party is aligning its social justice agenda with the idea of pluralism—an apparent outreach to regain Hindu votes that it has lost over the past decade to a rising BJP. “We also call ourselves Hindus, but this is not our religion. Our religion is one that respects all and loves every person irrespective of caste, creed, religion and gender,” he said, referring to the act of a Rajasthan BJP leader sprinkling Ganga water to purify a temple visited by the state’s Leader of Opposition Tika Ram Jully, a Dalit. “Our Rajasthan legislative party leader, Tika Ram Jully, visited a temple. And the BJP leaders washed the temple following his visit. And they call ...

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6Apr By source belowNo Comments

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‘Rs 30 crore spent in 8 years to maintain Kejriwal’s bungalow’: AAP, BJP spar over RTI reply

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sparred over AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence when he was chief minister — 6, Flag Staff Road in Civil Lines — yet again on Saturday following information on its maintenance that emerged in an RTI query. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, in a press conference, claimed that an RTI query, filed by a citizen from Maharashtra seeking details on the maintenance expenses for the general wear and tear, sewage, electricity, and structural work at 6, Flag Staff Road, revealed it was done at a cost of almost Rs 30 crore between 2015 and 2022. Hitting back, the AAP reiterated that it was “a government house, not his private property” and if the BJP wanted to “politicise homes, let PM Narendra Modi open up his Rajmaha”. ...

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5Apr By source belowNo Comments

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After Waqf land, govt aims to grab Hindu temple land: Aaditya Thackeray

Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday said after Waqf land, the BJP-led government now aims to grab land of Hindu temples for its “builder friends”. “Why talk about Waqf alone, see what is happening in Ayodhya. Lodha and Adani are taking lands there. Same is happening in Prayagraj. It might happen in Pandharpur. They (BJP) are already eyeing Church land. They will target land of Buddhists as well,” he said, addressing a press conference in Mumbai. Aaditya said even Hindus should join the protest against the Waqf Bill. “Tell me one thing that is benefiting Hindus out of it (the Act). Instead our lands will now come in danger. I think even Hindus should join the protests,” he said. Aaditya also slammed the government saying it has failed to deliver on the promises it made in the...

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