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No BJP CM In Jharkhand Ever Faced Corruption Charges: Rajnath Singh
The Congress ruins those with whom it shakes hands – like the RJD in Bihar and the JKNC in J-K, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday. Taking a swipe at Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, he said no BJP CM in the state has ever faced corruption charges or gone to jail. Singh further said the BJP was confident of winning two-thirds of the 43 seats that went to polls in Jharkhand in first phase of the assembly elections. “3% more polling in 43 seats indicates that a stable NDA government will be formed in the state,” he added. PTI
12:59 IST
BJP-RSS Trying To Destroy Ambedkar Ji’s Constitution: Rahul Gandhi In Jharkhand
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the BJP at a rally in poll-bound Jharkhand, saying the saffron party was trying to “destroy” the Constitution. He said India is facing a battle of ideologies. “We are protecting the Constitution, the BJP is trying to dump it in the trash,” he said. “We are facing a battle of ideology. The people of the Congress and the INDIA bloc are working to save the Constitution. Whereas the BJP-RSS are trying to destroy Ambedkar ji’s Constitution.”
12:56 IST
Top Priority ‘Padhai, Kamai, Dawai’ For Tribals: PM Modi
PM Narendra Modi said the central government’s top priority for tribals is “padhai, kamai and dawai”. “We created separate ministry for tribal welfare, increased its budget from Rs 25,000 crore to Rs 1.25 lakh crore,” he said ahead of the Jharkhand assembly elections on November 20.
12:54 IST
Previous Govts Did Nothing For Tribals: PM Modi
PM Narendra Modi on Friday said India’s tribal community had been neglected by previous governments, and it was the BJP that gave the country its first tribal President in Droupadi Murmu. “Previous governments never worked for betterment of tribal people. Decades after independence, efforts were made to erase this invaluable contribution of tribal history. There was selfish politics behind this too. Politics is that only one party should be given credit for India’s independence. But if only one party, only one family brought independence, then why did Birsa Munda’s Ulgulan Movement happen? What was the Santhal revolution? What was the Kol revolution?” he asked, adding that many tribal leaders played a crucial role in the freedom struggle.
12:52 IST
PM Modi In Bihar For Tribal Icon Birsa Munda’s Birth Anniversary
PM Narendra Modi unveiled development projects worth Rs 6,640 crore from Bihar’s Jamui on tribal icon Birsa Munda’s birth anniversary on Friday. “Today is a very holy day… I congratulate all the countrymen on these festivals. If only one party and family got us independence then why did Birsa Munda carry out an ‘andolan’?”
12:13 IST
Top Leadership Of The Party Will Decide: Nitin Gadkari On CM Face For Mahayuti Govt
On the CM face for Mahayuti Govt, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari says, “This election is being held under the leadership of Eknath Shinde, Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis – all three – and the party high command and the representatives elected after the election will choose their leader… the top leadership of the party will decide.”
12:11 IST
Assembly Elections 2024 LIVE: Bollywood Hopes For Reforms For Daily Wagers, Reduction In Taxes in Maharashtra
As Maharashtra gears up for the state assembly elections on November 20, the Hindi film industry in Mumbai hopes the new government will bring critical reforms for daily wage workers and policies to reduce financial burdens on the sector.
In five days, the state will witness an electoral battle between the ruling Mahayuti, comprising BJP, Shiv Sena and the NCP, and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi led by the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP).
Actor Suresh Oberoi emphasised the importance of voting, referring to it as a “national festival”, reported PTI.
12:07 IST
Assembly Elections 2024 LIVE: I Have No Interest In These Talks, Says Ajit Pawar On Being ‘Kingmaker’ In Polls
On being asked if he will be ‘kingmaker’ or spoiler’ during Maharashtra Assembly elections, NCP leader & Dy CM Ajit Pawar says, “… I have no interest in these talks of being a ‘kingmaker’ or ‘spoiler’. We are taking to the public the govt schemes we have introduced. Our only aim is to form the Mahayuti government again…”
12:05 IST
Assembly Elections 2024 LIVE: Congress-JMM Is Busy Giving Cylinders, Land, Jobs To Infiltrators, Says Sarma
Assam Chief Minister and BJP co-in-charge for Jharkhand Assembly elections Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “We have been saying for a long time that Congress-JMM is busy giving cylinders, land, jobs to infiltrators… These people want to give more rights to infiltrators than the citizens. What did they not give them? They gave them Aadhar card, land, post of Mukhiya, now they are going to give them cylinders and jobs too. The people will teach them a lesson.”
12:03 IST
‘They Should Be Ashamed’: Fadnavis On Kanhaiya Kumar’s ‘Deputy CM’s Wife Makes Reels On Instagram’ Statement
On Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar’s ‘Deputy CM’s wife makes reels on Instagram’ statement, Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis says “…’Sharam aani chahiye, chullu bhar paani mein doob marna chahiye’…I am not surprised by this. My wife and I have suffered for the last 5 years. They could not find anything against me, they deployed all the agencies against me. They investigated everything from my hair to my blood but did not find anything against me. When they did not find anything, they started personal attacks on me. Their troll army makes allegations against my wife but I told my wife that we are in politics and we have to keep patience…”
12:01 IST
Assembly Elections 2024 LIVE: BJP Using Money Garnered from Paper Leaks to Fund Jharkhand Poll Campaign, Alleges Soren
Taking a dig at the central investigative agencies, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday claimed that they were busy probing incidents like “chicken theft” while cases like the examination paper leaks in UP remain untouched at the behest of the BJP.
Soren alleged that the BJP was behind the paper leaks in the states it ruled, and the money it garnered from there was being used to fund its poll campaigns.
“The pomp and show that you are seeing from BJP in Jharkhand elections is all due to the money from paper leaks… ED, CBI, NIA which have started investigating even chicken theft cases these days did not probe paper leaks because it is the BJP that leaks these and with that money, it buys MLAs and MPs post elections,” Soren alleged in a post on X.
11:58 IST
Assembly Elections 2024 LIVE: ‘MVA Has Started Licking Soles Of Muslim Ulemas’, Says Fadnavis
When asked about the Ulema Board letter issue, Maharashtra Deputy CM and Nagpur South West seat candidate Devendra Fadnavis said, “Maha Vikas Aghadi has started licking the soles of Muslim Ulemas. Just now the Ulema Council declared its support to them, they had put forth 17 demands and MVA has given a formal letter that we accept those 17 demands.”
11:57 IST
How Big A Factor Are Marathas In Maharashtra Elections?
The Maratha reservation issue championed by activist Manoj Jarange Patil has been resonating in Maharashtra ahead of this month’s assembly elections.
News18 has analysed poll data to gauge how big a factor the issue could be in the November 20 polls.
11:55 IST
Assembly Elections 2024 LIVE: PM Modi Attacks Uddhav For ‘Handing Over Remote Control’ To Congress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday targeted the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, which is a part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi, for handing over its remote control to the Congress which insulted Balasaheb Thackeray.
“Mumbai is a city of Hinduhruday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray’s ideology. That is why I challenged them to get the Congress to praise Balasaheb Thackeray. To date these people have not been able to get the Congress and the prince of Congress to praise Balasaheb,” PM Modi said in his address at the election rally organised for BJP and MahaYuti candidates at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park.
“When you make Congress people praise Balasaheb Thackeray, you will get good sleep and you do not have to go to hospital. You will get the blessings of Balasaheb Thackeray. However, they have not been able to do it. This is the reality of the Aghadi,” said the Prime Minister while criticising Uddhav Thackeray without directly naming him.
He added that the Uddhav Thackeray-led party has joined hands with those (Congress) who insulted Veer Savarkar.
11:54 IST
Assembly Elections 2024 LIVE: INDIA Bloc is Always Determined to Protect Culture, Rights of People of Jharkhand, Says Rahul Gandhi
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi greeted people of Jharkhand on the state’s foundation day on Friday and said the INDIA bloc is always determined to protect their culture and rights.
“Hearty greetings to all the people of Jharkhand on the foundation day of Jharkhand, which has abundant natural, cultural and mineral wealth,” Gandhi said in his post in Hindi on X.
INDIA bloc is always determined to protect the culture and rights of the people of Jharkhand, the former Congress chief said.
11:53 IST
Assembly Elections 2024 LIVE: Door Definitely Closed For Uddhav Thackeray, Says Maha Deputy CM Fadnavis
On being asked “Has the door (in Mahayuti) been closed for Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray?”, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, “…It has definitely been closed and there will be no need for it… The 2019 election has taught me that anything can happen in politics… Now there will be no need… People will give a decisive majority to Mahayuti this time.”
