Amid concerns expressed by various opposition parties over the voter turnout data, the leaders of the INDIA bloc met the top brass of the Election Commission on Friday. The meeting comes over the voter turnout data released by the EC in the first two phases, as well as over the alleged violations of the model code of conduct by the… Continue reading "INDIA bloc leaders meet EC over voter turnout data"
The opposition ‘INDIA’ bloc will hold a mega rally on March 31, Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Gopal Rai announced on Sunday. The rally announcement comes amid the mega opposition vs Narendra Modi government faceoff over Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the excise policy case. “The way Delhi CM Arvind… Continue reading "‘INDIA’ bloc to hold protest rally on March 31 against Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took a swipe at Opposition parties over their protests and alleged disruption of Parliament proceedings, saying “some people are not inclined to do constructive work”, according to a person aware of the details. Speaking at a closed-door meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Parliamentary Party, the Prime Minister also accused the opposition members… Continue reading "PM slams Oppn for giving political spin to security breach"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the opposition as “directionless” and cited the “Indian Mujahideen” and “Popular Front of India” as he derided the opposition alliance for its new name, INDIA. “I have never seen such a directionless opposition,” BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad quoted the Prime Minister as saying at the weekly meeting of the BJP parliamentary party. PM Modi… Continue reading "Modi slams opposition alliance as directionless"
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee left for Kolkata at the end of her four-day visit to the national capital, calling her visit — during which she met a host of political leaders and called for opposition unity — “successful”. Banerjee said that she now intends to come to Delhi once every two months and meet more Opposition leaders. During her visit… Continue reading "West Bengal CM returns to Kolkata after four-day visit to Delhi"