The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified its attack on the Punjab government following the death of Gulzar Singh, a resident of Sangrur district, demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema over allegations surrounding the circumstances that preceded the man’s death. The BJP has alleged that Singh was...
The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer has rejected allegations by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) that BJP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha’s name was added to the Delhi electoral rolls by bypassing established procedures. The controversy erupted after Chadha’s name appeared in the electoral roll of the Rajinder Nagar Assembly constituency during the ongoing Special Intensive...
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has urged Rajya Sabha Leader of the House Jagat Prakash Nadda to ensure immediate action over an alleged “purification” ritual conducted at Ramlila Maidan in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, after a public meeting addressed by him on August 8. In a letter dated September 2, Kharge reminded Nadda of his assurance in Parliament...
A political controversy has erupted in Punjab after Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha alleged that his name was removed from the state’s draft electoral roll and marked as “shifted” during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists. Chadha has accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government of political vendetta, arguing that his voter...
A group of masked and helmeted men allegedly broke into and ransacked Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee’s office on Camac Street in central Kolkata in the early hours of Thursday, September 3, triggering a fresh political confrontation in West Bengal. According to allegations made by Abhishek Banerjee, the attackers entered the party office at around...
The Congress intensified its political campaign against the FIR registered against party leader Rahul Gandhi, with party workers and leaders staging protests in several states. The demonstrations were organised to oppose the criminal case and highlight what the party described as an attempt to target the Leader of Opposition politically. The controversy centres on remarks...
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has come under the spotlight following allegations that two of its prominent leaders were assaulted in separate incidents in Jaipur, with founder Abhijeet Dipke making a light-hearted remark that chief spokesperson Saurav Das could be “next” to face an attack. Dipke made the comment while speaking in an interview alongside...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra is placing renewed emphasis on maintaining unity within the ruling Mahayuti alliance as political competition in the state intensifies. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has begun efforts to strengthen coordination among the BJP, Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), with the alliance seeking to prevent internal disagreements from...
Union minister Nitin Gadkari’s recent comments about giving greater responsibility to the younger generation triggered speculation about his political future, but his office has clarified that the remarks were not related to politics or any possible decision to step away from public life. Gadkari made the comments at an event in Nagpur on Sunday while...
A fresh political confrontation over government education has emerged between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal challenging the BJP to conduct a direct comparison of government schools in Gujarat and Punjab. Kejriwal has proposed that 1,000 government schools from each state be selected and...