The Congress party saw high drama on Sunday as legislators close to the Ashok Gehlot camp tendered resignation to the Assembly Speaker C P Joshi amid reports of Congress central leadership leaning towards Sachin Pilot as the next chief minister of the state. According to reports, more than 90 party legislators in Rajasthan were miffed … Read more
The Congress‘ central election authority on Thursday issued a notification for the AICC president polls, setting the ball rolling for electing the successor to the longest-serving party chief Sonia Gandhi. In the notification issued, Chairman of the Central Election Authority Madhusudan Mistry, under the power vested in him by provision of Article XVIII of the … Read more
The elections for the post of Congress party president will be held on October 17, according to ANI. The counting of votes will be held on October 19. The decision was taken by the Congress Working Committee which met under the leadership of President Sonia Gandhi. The filing of nominations for Congress president’s election will … Read more
The Congress on Thursday criticised the Modi-led BJP government for “misusing” central agencies against opposition leaders. The grand old party, which held massive protests against the Enforcement Directorate‘s questioning of Sonia Gandhi, alleging that the ruling dispensation was treating the opposition as its enemies. Gandhi appeared before the ED here for questioning in the National … Read more
The BJP is indulging in horse-trading in Maharashtra as it did in Madhya Pradesh and in Rajasthan, Congress leader and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Saturday alleged. He said the ongoing political development in Maharashtra is a bad sign for democracy. His statement came as the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra battles to survive a … Read more
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday expressed happiness over a news report which stated that almost 90 per cent of the state’s population has health insurance. “It is a matter of great happiness that almost 90% of the population of Rajasthan has health insurance. On an average, 4 out of every 10 people in … Read more
Attacking Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over recent incidents of violence in the state, BJP national president J P Nadda on Tuesday compared him with Roman Emperor Nero, saying that he was celebrating his birthday when Jodhpur was burning. He targeted the state government over the issues of law and order, atrocities on Dalit and … Read more
Amid heavy police presence all across the district, 97 people have been arrested so far in connection with incidents related to Jodhpur violence, informed police official on Tuesday. “Curfew is being strictly enforced in the district. Higher-level officers have been deployed here. Every small incident occurring in the district is being monitored. A total of … Read more
Curfew was imposed in 10 police stations of Jodhpur city on Tuesday after communal tension broke out. Udai Mandir, Nagori Gate, Khanda Phalsa, Pratap Nagar, Dev Nagar, Soor Sagar and Sardarpura are among the police stations limits where the curfew has been imposed until May 4 midnight, according to the police control room. Meanwhile, Chief … Read more
Dividing the country on religious and caste lines is part of the BJP‘s agenda and the people need to understand it, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Sunday. He said the violence in state’s Karauli last month was an experiment of the BJP, and this was followed in seven other states on Ram Navami, … Read more