In view of the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched a new campaign to woo women—JD(U)’s core vote bank—in the polls.
Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said that they are very confident of winning the Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections as the INDIA bloc fought the poll together, and the atmosphere is in their favour.
During a meeting of its National Executive here, the party vowed to continue its fight for special status and an economic package for Bihar.
Talking to the reporters in Delhi, where Tejashwi arrived on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan to meet his father and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejashwi told, "It's a natural alliance, not a deal.
When his act was objected to by the fellow passengers, Mandal entered into a verbal duel with them.
Yesterday as well, Kishor spoke out against his party for supporting the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in the Lok Sabha, saying that he is 'disappointed' with his party’s decision as the CAB, discriminates against people 'on the basis of religion.'
The Lok Sabha passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees coming from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan after facing religious persecution there, a little past midnight on Monday after a heated debate that lasted over seven hours.
The former chief minister and working president of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), accused the BJP of raising emotive issues such as nationalism to divert attention from their 'misrule'
Bihar has seen a rise in crime in recent days including and the gang-rape of a woman.
There have been instances in the past when Giriraj Singh has been reprimanded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah for his over the top remarks
