Tamil Nadu Police have registered cases against senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leaders A Raja and P K Sekar Babu over alleged derogatory remarks made against Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and state minister C T R Nirmal Kumar during a party protest on September 12. A separate case has also been registered against DMK...
Activist and education reform campaigner Sonam Wangchuk has explained why he eventually softened his demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan during the student-led agitation over examination-related concerns. Wangchuk said his decision was influenced by the changing circumstances surrounding the protest, particularly concerns about possible violence, legal action against students and protesters,...
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 political confrontation between the government and the Opposition intensified on Tuesday as Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge rejected allegations that the Opposition was repeatedly changing its demands to prevent Parliament from functioning. Kharge said the Opposition’s position had remained unchanged since the beginning of the ongoing dispute...
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday criticised the cancellation of the proposed ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme in Prayagraj, questioning the decision of the administration to withdraw permission for the event. She said she was unable to understand what concerns or fears led authorities to stop a programme that was aimed at engaging with students. Reacting...
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday came out in support of students and young activists who alleged harassment and violence during protests at Jantar Mantar, strongly criticising Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the police action. Gandhi said that questioning the education system or demanding reforms cannot be considered a crime and accused...
A fresh political row has emerged after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal claimed that his Instagram account had been restricted for users in India. The senior opposition leader alleged that the action was not accidental and accused Meta, the parent company of Instagram, of yielding to political pressure. The allegation has sparked...
A fresh political controversy has erupted after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lodged a police complaint against senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari over remarks allegedly made during a public interaction concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the revered Hindu figure Sita. The complaint has intensified the ongoing political confrontation between the...
The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), led by Abhijeet Dipke, has reiterated its demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response to the ongoing controversy over alleged examination paper leaks. The organisation’s latest reaction came after Prime Minister Modi addressed concerns surrounding the integrity of competitive examinations and...
The ongoing protest led by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has entered a new phase, with the organisation adding a fourth demand to its list of demands and calling for legal protection for those who participated in the July 20 demonstration at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka announced the latest demand as the...