August, 2018
2019 Lok Sabha Elections: Political Parties Gearing Up To Play The Key Role
2019 Lok Sabha Elections: Political Parties Gearing Up, Even before the weary political foot soldiers could heave a sigh of relief after the recent assembly election, the generals are set to draw them into the battlefield again. Leaders of all the three major political parties in the state are set to blow the conch this fortnight to get their cadres battle ready for the 2019 Lok Sabha election.BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa is set to hit the road with his yatra of northern Karnataka from Bidar on August 9.Read More
Deve Gowda Says Why Not, Mamata Banerjee as Oppn Candidate Against Modi?
Pitching for a “formidable front” against the BJP, former prime minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda has said he is not averse to projecting TMC chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the Opposition’s prime ministerial face for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The remark by Gowda, 85, comes against the backdrop of reports that the Congress and other opposition parties favour leaving the issue of a prime ministerial candidate for the post-election phase as they feel that opposition unity could be hurt if the subjectRead More
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Alleges Modi Government, Says Killing Independent Media
Days after two eminent journalists of a TV channel quit their jobs, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday alleged the Modi government was behind their resignation and that the Centre was killing independent media in the country. In a tweet, Kejriwal said: “Free media is life-line of democracy. But Modi government is hell-bent to kill independent media. The resignation of two eminent TV journalists from ABP News in two days is another proof. Media should rise now, otherwise it will be too late.”Within two days, ABP’s editorial head MilindRead More
17 Opposition Parties To Ask Poll Panel To Use Ballot Papers For 2019 Elections
A bouquet of opposition parties have managed to unite on the crucial issue of using ballot papers instead of Electronic Voting Machines to conduct the Lok Sabha elections next year and have decided to approach the apex polling body to make a formal request. According to Indiavotekar reports, as many as 17 parties will approach the Election Commission. Those on board include the Congress, Samajwadi Party, BSP, NCP, RJD, AAP, YSR, DMK, JDS, TDP, Kerala Congress Mani, Left parties CPI and CPM and Trinamool Congress.The parties have, however, not yetRead More
अमित शाह ने कहा- वह कोलकाता आएंगे प. बंगाल सरकार चाहे तो उन्हें गिरफ्तार कर सकती है
एनआरसी पर जारी विवाद के बीच अमित शाह ने कहा कि वह निश्चित तौर पर कोलकाता आएंगे प. बंगाल की सरकार चाहे तो उन्हें गिरफ्तार कर सकती है कोलकाता। असम में नेशनल रजिस्टर आफ सिटिजन्स (एनआरसी) पर जारी राजनीतिक विवाद के बीच भारतीय जनता पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष अमित शाह ने कहा कि वह निश्चित तौर पर कोलकाता आएंगे और पश्चिम बंगाल की सरकार चाहे तो उन्हें गिरफ्तार कर सकती है। गौर हो कि ममता बनर्जी एनआरसी का सबसे ज्यादा विरोध कर रही हैं। इसी बीच अमित शाह ने कोलकाताRead More