प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने मेरठ में अपनी जनसभा में सपा-रालोद-बसपा गठबंधन पर हमला बोला है और तीनों के नाम का पहला अक्षर लेकर कहा कि ये 'सराब' है और जनता को इससे बचना च

नरेंद्र मोदी ने SP-BSP-RLD गठबंधन को 'सराब' कहा

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने मेरठ में अपनी जनसभा में सपा-रालोद-बसपा गठबंधन पर हमला बोला है और तीनों के नाम का पहला अक्षर लेकर कहा कि ये 'सराब' है और जनता को इससे बचना चाहिए. ये राजनीति के विमर्श को बेहद नीचे के स्तर पर ले जाना हुआ. क्या राजनेता ऐसे हमलों से बच नहीं सकते क्योंकि ऐसा हर हमला एक जवाबी हमले को जन्म देता है. 

The Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bahujan Samaj Party announced an alliance on Saturday for the next year's Punjab Assembly election. Announcing the tie-up at a press co

The Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bahujan Samaj Party announced an alliance on Saturday for the next year's Punjab Assembly election.
Announcing the tie-up at a press conference, Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal described it as a &ldquo;new day in politics of Punjab&rdquo;.
"Today, is a historic day...a big turn in Punjab's politics,&rdquo; he said in the presence of BSP General Secretary Satish Chandra Mishra.
The Mayawati-led BSP will fight 20 of the 117 Assembly seats in Punjab, while the rest will be contested by the Akali Dal, he said.
The Akali Dal earlier had a tie-up with the BJP and the Badal-led party walked out of the NDA over the farm laws issue last year.
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15 BJP l eaders in Lakshadweep have quit the party in protest against the sedition case on filmmaker Aisha Sulthana. NDTV has reported that the leaders have written to

15 BJP l eaders in Lakshadweep have quit the party in protest against the sedition case on filmmaker Aisha Sulthana. NDTV has reported that the leaders have written to the BJP Lakshadweep president C Abdul Khader, saying they are quitting the party to mark their protest against the case.
The sedition case was filed against Sulthana on a complaint by Khader who alleged that on a TV show, she said that the BJP used biological weapon to spread Covid in Lakshadweep.
Backing Sulthana, the BJP leaders have said that the case is "false and unjustified".
The letter has been signed by BJP state secretary Abdul Hameed Mullipuzha among others, report said. Lakshadweep has seen massive protests from residents and political parties against administrator Pragul Patel's several decisions.

Congress leader and former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot reached Delhi on Friday and will stay in the national capital over the weekend. However, h

Congress leader and former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot reached Delhi on Friday and will stay in the national capital over the weekend. However, he said he does not plan to meet former party chief Rahul Gandhi and sister Priyanka Gandhi during his visit.
Pilot's latest visit to Delhi comes in the backdrop of former Congress leader Jitin Prasada switching sides to the BJP.
Also, the statement comes on the same day when senior BJP leader Rita Bahuguna claimed that she had spoken to him about joining the saffron party. Pilot had however dismissed such claims saying &lsquo;she might have spoken to Sachin Tendulkar&rsquo;

Mukul Roy, who left Mamata Banerjee’s TMC in 2017 to join the BJP returned to his former party on Friday with son Shubhranshu, ending weeks of speculation. Roy,

Mukul Roy, who left Mamata Banerjee&rsquo;s TMC in 2017 to join the BJP returned to his former party on Friday with son Shubhranshu, ending weeks of speculation.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee&nbsp;welcomed him back and said&nbsp;he was never a traitor like the others.
Roy, the former second-in-command of the TMC who joined the saffron party in November 2017, distanced himself from the BJP in the past few days
He triggered the speculation of going back to the TMC after Mamata Banerjee&rsquo;s nephew Abhishek Banerjee visited his ailing wife at a Kolkata hospital. The former Railway Minister also skipped a meeting in Kolkata this week called by Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh. He had missed another meeting of BJP legislators called by Ghosh on May 7. Roy's absence in the BJP's feedback and review meet had also fuelled speculation of an imminent rift between him and Suvendu Adhikari.

Bengal political circles are abuzz with the speculation of BJP vice president Mukul Roy switching back to the Trinamool Congress. Media reports quoting sources said tha

Bengal political circles are abuzz with the speculation of BJP vice president Mukul Roy switching back to the Trinamool Congress. Media reports quoting sources said that the high profile ghar wapasi is set to happen soon. 
Roy who had joined the BJP in 2017 triggered the speculation of going back to the TMC after Mamata Banerjee&rsquo;s nephew Abhishek Banerjee visited his ailing wife at a Kolkata hospital.
The very next day PM Modi called Roy, a move viewed by many as BJP&rsquo;s desperation to salvage the party&rsquo;s state unit. 
The former Railway Minister also skipped a meeting in Kolkata this week called by Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh. He had missed another meeting of BJP legislators called by Ghosh on May 7. Roy's absence in the BJP's feedback and review meet has also fuelled speculation of an imminent rift between him and Suvendu Adhikari.
Roy is not alone. Dipendu Biswas, Sonali Guha, Sarla Murmu, Amol Acharya , Prabir Ghosal are among the others who have expressed their "unhappiness" with the BJP. Many turncoats have apologised to Mamata Banerjee for leaving the party.
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Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Friday took a swipe at BJP leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi who had claimed Pilot may join BJP soon. Sachin Pilot, who had last year rebelled

Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Friday took a swipe at BJP leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi who had claimed Pilot may join BJP soon. Sachin Pilot, who had last year rebelled against Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and had almost joined the BJP, hit back at Joshi saying that she must have spoke to Sachin Tendulkar, and not Sachin Pilot. The former Rajasthan deputy CM further said that Joshi, who herself is a former Congress leader, doesn't have courage to talk to him. Pilot has been trending in twitter since Jitin Prasada switched to the BJP on Thursday.

The Congress on Friday held demonstration in front of petrol pumps to protest against the zooming fuel prices. The protests came after the fuel prices crossed the ₹100-

The Congress on Friday held demonstration in front of petrol pumps to protest against the zooming fuel prices. The protests came after the fuel prices crossed the ₹100-mark in several states. The opposition party instructed all the state units and frontal organisation to hold protest and demand a rollback of the hike. In Delhi and sevral other states, senior Congress leaders took to streets to demand a rollback in fuel price hike, which have been on an upward swing swing since May 3. Over 60% of the price of fuel is due to taxes imposed on petrol and diesel by central and state govts. s

Amid reports of dissent and rift in the UP government, CM Yogi Adityanath met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. Yogi is on a 2-day visit fire-fighting visit to De

Amid reports of dissent and rift in the UP government, CM Yogi Adityanath met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. Yogi is on a 2-day visit fire-fighting visit to Delhi after party's review meetings over the last few days threw up negative feedback on his government ahead of the next year's elections. Yogi on Thursday met Home Minister Amit Shah for over hour-and-a-half.
Adityanath's visit to the national capital comes amid speculation of a ministerial reshuffle in the state.
BJP MLC A K Sharma, a former IAS officer who is seen as a trusted hand of Modi, is also in Delhi meeting party leaders and allies.
Though there is no official word on whether there will be a Cabinet expansion in Uttar Pradesh, PTI, quoting sources, reported that Jitin Prasada, who comes from a noted Brahmin family of the state with political heft, and Sharma may be accommodated in such an eventuality.
BJP review meets pointed to at Yogi Adityanath's inability to take everyone along, and a growing disenchantment among different caste groups.

Raising the population bogey again, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday urged the minority community to adopt a "decent family planning policy" for pop

Raising the population bogey again, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday urged the minority community to adopt a "decent family planning policy" for population control to reduce poverty.
All stakeholders in the community must come forward and support the government in helping reduce poverty in the community which is primarily due to an unabated increase in population, the chief minister said.
Sarma said that his government will work towards educating the women of the community so that the problem can be tackled effectively.

Kapil Sibal in an interview to news agency PTI slammed Jitin Prasada for crossing over to the BJP and said it represented politics of personal gains. Sibal said he may

Kapil Sibal in an interview to news agency PTI slammed Jitin Prasada for crossing over to the BJP and said it represented politics of personal gains.
Sibal said he may think of leaving the Congress if his party thinks of him as "dead wood" or of no utility but would never join the BJP.
He further asserted that such a switch could only happen "over his dead body".
Sibal is a prominent member of the Congress' group of 23 leaders who wrote to party chief Sonia Gandhi seeking organisational overhaul last year.

Hours after TMC MP Nusrat Jahan released a statement on her separation with husband Nikhil Jain saying her marriage was not valid in India, BJP leader Amit Malviya

Hours after TMC MP Nusrat Jahan released a statement on her separation with husband&nbsp;Nikhil Jain saying her marriage was not valid in India, BJP leader Amit Malviya on Thursday questioned if she lied about her marital status on the floor of the Parliament.
Malviya pointed out in a tweet that she is an elected representative and said on record in the Parliament that she is married to Nikhil Jain.
Nusrat Jahan had tied the knot with Nikhil Jain at a destination wedding ceremony in Turkey in 2019. She claimed in her statement that since it was an interfaith marriage, it required validation under the Special Marriage Act in India, which did not happen.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is scheduled to arrive in Delhi for a crucial meeting with PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday. Adityanath will

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday met Union home minister Amit Shah at his residence in Delhi. During his visit to the national capital, Adityanath is also expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi&nbsp;and&nbsp;BJP national president JP Nadda&nbsp;on Friday.
The meeting is significant in the backdrop of dissent rumours in UP ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in 2022.
This is Adityanath's first face-time with&nbsp;BJP top brass since turmoil started last month, with a section criticising the government's handling of Covid and the impact it may have on the party in the polls
The criticism has become a concern for the BJP high command and led to intense speculations about a rejig of the party organisation and the induction of a few new faces in the state council of ministers.

The BJP has emerged as the top beneficiary of corporate and individual donations for the seven year in a row. According to its contribution report submitted to the Ele

The BJP has emerged as the top beneficiary of corporate and individual donations for the seven year in a row.
According to its contribution report submitted to the Election Commission, the BJP received roughly ₹750 crore in donations from companies and individuals in 2019-20.
This is at least five times more than what the Congress party received. The grand old party got ₹139 crore in donations. Among the regional parties, the NCP got ₹59 crore, TMC ₹8 crore. CPM got ₹19.6 crore, and the CPI ₹1.9 crore in the same period.
The BJP&rsquo;s income from electoral bonds is not known yet as it&rsquo;s yet to submit its annual audit report.

Soon after his Congress colleague Jitin Prasada quit the party to join the BJP, Milind Deora on Wednesday said the Congress must reclaim its position as India's big ten

Soon after his Congress colleague Jitin Prasada quit the party to join the BJP, Milind Deora on Wednesday said the Congress must reclaim its position as India's big tent party and asserted that it still has a strong bench which, if empowered and optimally utilised, can deliver.
A former chief of the Mumbai Congress, Deora, however, wished that several of his friends, peers and valued colleagues hadn't left the party.
Congress leader Prasada joined the BJP on Wednesday, in a shot in the arm for the saffron party as it prepares for assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh scheduled for early next year.
He joined the BJP in the presence of Union minister Piyush Goyal and its chief spokesperson Anil Baluni.

After Mamata Banerjee led TMC’s sweeping victory in 2021 West Bengal assembly polls, several turncoats now want to return to the party. The Trinamool claims

After Mamata Banerjee led TMC&rsquo;s sweeping victory in 2021 West Bengal assembly polls,&nbsp; several turncoats now want to return to the party. The Trinamool claims 35 BJP MLAs are eager to return and are in touch with the leadership.
The recently held elections saw a fierce battle between the TMC and BJP and the latter had managed to get several leader to switch sides just before the polls. However tides have now changed. Several TMC turncoats are lining up for a 'gharwapsi', rattling the BJP.
The BJP national vice-president Mukul Roy, once a close aide of Mamata Banerjee, may return to the TMC. The buzz has grown louder after he skipped a party meet in Kolkata called by state chief Dilip Ghosh and since Abhishek Banerjee visited his wife in the hospital.
Dipendu Biswas, Sonali Guha, Sarla Murmu, &nbsp;Amol Acharya , Prabir Ghosal are among the others have expressed their "unhappiness" with the BJP.
The BJP has launched efforts to salvage its Bengal unit. Amid the "reverse migration", the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari has met with Home Minister Amit Shah and party president JP Nadda in Delhi.

Farmer leaders led by Rakesh Tikait and Yudhvir Singh of the Bharatiya Kisan Union met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday to elicit her support for

Farmer leaders led by Rakesh Tikait and Yudhvir Singh of the Bharatiya Kisan Union met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday to elicit her support for the ongoing farmers' stir. Banerjee's support for the agitation which has drawn on the farmer community in rural north India, is being viewed as a potential booster which has been flagging in recent weeks.
Singh, the general secretary of the BKU, said&nbsp; they sought support of the CM for the move to give farmers a fair MSP for their crops. He said they asked&nbsp;Banerjee to come up with MSP for fruits, vegetables and milk products in West Bengal as "this will serve as a model" elsewhere.
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Bolstering the BJP ahead of the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh in 2022, Congress leader and former Union Minister Jitin Prasada joined the BJP on Wednesday.

Bolstering the BJP ahead of the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh in 2022, Congress leader and former Union Minister Jitin Prasada joined the BJP on Wednesday.&nbsp;
The former Lok Sabha MP from Dhaurahra in Uttar Pradesh was one of the Congress's top leaders in India's most politically crucial state.&nbsp;47 year old Prasada will be the second high-profile former Rahul Gandhi aide to defect to the BJP since Jyotiraditya Scindia left last year.
Jitin Prasada was among the G-23 leaders, the Congress&rsquo;s rebel group, that demanded an overhauling of the Congress after the 2019 Lok Sabha election results.
He had written to party chief Sonia Gandhi last year calling for sweeping reforms, collective decision-making and was rooting for strengthening the Congress&rsquo;s organisation in Uttar Pradesh by reclaiming Brahmin vote bank, which once was the stronghold of the party.
Prasada was tasked with the Congress' campaign in Bengal, during which he was vocal abou the Congress' alliance with the Indian Secular Front, led by a cleric.

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath has rubbished as media speculation the talk of change of leadership in the state. In an interview to The Times of India, the CM said t

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath has rubbished as media speculation the talk of change of leadership in the state. In an interview to The Times of India, the CM said that a few people are interpreting the visits of senior BJP and RSS leaders to the state in a different way and giving a new political spin, which is unfounded. 
&ldquo;It was the media&rsquo;s professional compulsion to sensationalise and exaggerate in order to get catchy headlines and grab eyeballs,&rdquo; he said.
When asked about the assembly elections next year, Yogi said the BJP will win again with 2/3rds majority. 
To a question on Congress's UP in charge Priyanka Gandhi writing letters to him to draw his attention to various issues, he said: &ldquo;They are just doing formalities to be in the limelight".

Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, who has been promoted as general secretary, took a sharp at the BJP Monday over its use of the "dynasty" tag in attacks on him.

Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, who has been promoted as general secretary, took a sharp at the BJP Monday over its use of the "dynasty" tag in attacks on him. 
He mocked the BJP for being "rattled" by his appointment and not practicing what they preached. He said they hadn't passed a law on "dynastic politics" because they were "importing dynastic turncoats".
"You ran a campaign on 'dynasty'. People gave you an answer. I want to tell the BJP... sometimes a dynasty is better than being nasty," Banerjee said, referring to a campaign littered with crass comments and sexist swipes.
He also slammed the saffron party for its use of "agencies and muscle power" in campaigning for the April-May election that they lost.

In Lakshadweep, several people on Monday held an underwater protest and staged a 12-hour fast demanding administrator Praful Patel’s recall for his ‘anti-pe

In Lakshadweep, several people on Monday held an underwater protest and staged a 12-hour fast demanding administrator Praful Patel&rsquo;s recall for his &lsquo;anti-people&rsquo; measures and seeking withdrawal of draft legislation on development.
The protestors, both under sea water and outside of their homes, held placards with slogans like &ldquo;Revoke &nbsp;Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation and Justice for Lakshadweep.
The people who took to protest came under the banner of save Lakshadweep forum and posted pictures on social media.

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Rahul aide Jitin Prasada dumps Congress, joins BJP ahead of UP polls 2022

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