Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Saturday gave a call to the youth to actively engage in politics, warning against leaving critical decisions in the hands of “the worst kind of people” due to educated and well-meaning individuals shunning public life.
The move of the chief whip came a day after Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel announced his retirement from active politics and Congress leader Surendra Pal Singh Bittu joined Arvind Kejriwal’s party.
With the voting for Uttar Pradesh by-elections barely 10 days away, the battle between the Samajwadi Party and the BJP intensified through poster war and social media posts attacking each other.
A 12-hour bandh called by a coordination committee of eight trade unions demanding a 20 per cent bonus for tea workers was observed across Darjeeling and partially in Kalimpong, today.
Blaming Akhilesh Yadav for the killing, the family of the deceased said with this the wish of the SP president, who has been complaining about the encounter killing of a Yadav, has been fulfilled.
In a post on social media on Thursday, Mayawati urged the BJP government and the Samajwadi Party to refrain from engaging in bulldozer politics, asserting that the matter should be left to the court, where people hope to receive justice.
He said, "Candidates from every district were represented among those appointed, with no distinctions made on the basis of caste or region. Talent and reservation rules were strictly followed in the selection process, instilling confidence in the integrity of the system."
Shinde (82), who began his life as a ward boy to make ends meet, went on to become the chief minister of Maharashtra, Union home minister, AICC general secretary, Andhra Pradesh Governor and even UPA’s vice-presidential candidate.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday asked the people to react to JD-S, BJP's 'jealous conspiracy' against the Congress government.
This move boosted Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma's grip on power, giving the NPP an absolute majority of 31 seats in the 60-member Assembly.
