Claiming all the government's much touted schemes have fallen flat while unemployment has increased in the country and the rural job scheme grounded, Pilot said that Panchayati Raj system's working has been crippled.
It is first time that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is also president of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) -- a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ally, has questioned the demonetisation move of the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.
In the letter to the EC, Shiv Sena MLA Amit Ghoda alleged that "distribution of cash to the voters to bribe them to vote for BJP candidate" was going on.
Mayawati said she will continue to lead the Bahujan Samaj Party for the next 20 to 22 years, bluntly telling party leaders that nobody needed to dream of becoming the party president.
The meeting was attended by former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara, state party in-charge K C Venugopal, and senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and D K Shivakumar.
PM Modi said people have put a seal of approval on the NDA’s performance while Amit Shah asserted that its return to power in 2019 is not a challenge but a certainty. Congress leaders hit back claiming that an atmosphere of fear and hatred has been created under the BJP-led rule.
He also played down the BJP's loss to the alliance in two bypolls of Gorakhpur and Phulpur, saying they cannot be compared with the general election when people will vote to decide if Narendra Modi will be their Prime Minister again or somebody else.
Responding to questions on portfolio allocation and demand for a farm loan waiver, he said, "I will try not to take up an issue as a prestige issue and try to solve a problem..Otherwise I will see. I will not stick to this post, leaving my self esteem."
Addressing a massive gathering in Cuttack, Modi said, “Today, the country has moved from ‘kala dhan’ (black money) to ‘jan dhan’ (people’s wealth). We are moving from anarchy towards governance.”
Playing down the challenge from a united opposition, he said people are standing by Modi like a rock and the prime minister's politics of performance will prevail over those promoting politics of dynasty, casteism and appeasement.
Speaking on the recent show of unity by the opposition parties, Gadkari said the parties should credit BJP for bringing them together.
BSP chief Mayawati alleged that there was anarchy in all walks of life, which proved that the BJP's rule meant “jungle raj”.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi gave the Modi government ‘A+’ for ‘slogan creation’ and ‘self-promotion’, failing it on four other parameters.
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray released the audio clip while addressing a rally in Palghar and demanded that the Election Commission act against Chief Minster Devendra Fadnavis.
Exactly a year before general elections, Sonia Gandhi’s bonhomie with Mayawati signals the BSP chief’s emergence out of political hibernation to become a reckoning force in 2019.
In a Facebook post on the fourth anniversary of the Narendra Modi government, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said aspirational India will reject the "anarchist" formation of "disparate political parties".
Bhaichung, who spoke to PTI from Sikkim, said his focus would be to strengthen his Hamro Sikkim Party to oust the state's longest-serving Chief Minister Pawan Chamling and his SDP.
Addressing a campaign rally at Dahanu for Shriniwas Wanaga, Sena candidate for the May 28 Palghar Lok Sabhaseat by-election, Thackeray said his party put up with the BJP for the sake of Hindutva for 25 years.
The Narendra Modi government can boast of introducing transformative measures, but these have been overshadowed by the failure to substantively improve public delivery systems and, therefore, good governance.
According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique, Prof. Ganeshi Lal will take over as the new governor of Odisha, a post which had fallen vacant in March this year after veteran Naga leader S C Jamir completed his tenure.
The BJP chief said it did not want to give up its alliance with old-time ally Shiv Sena in Maharashtra but insisted that the BJP would have no option if the Sena wanted to part ways with it.
The BSP had installed a board on May 21 at the government bungalow, terming it 'Shri Kanshi Ram Ji Yadgar Vishram Sthal' after Mayawati was served notice to vacate it as per a Supreme Court order.The motion expressing confidence in the Kumaraswamy government was adopted by voice vote in the presence of JD(S)-Congress coalition MLAs and other lawmakers supporting the government.
The rumours come after SP president Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati, RLD chief Ajit Singh and former Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi shared the stage and projected a united front at Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy’s swearing-in on Wednesday in Bengaluru.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs have staged a walkout from Karnataka Assembly in the middle of Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy’s speech during the vote of confidence. The floor test is being overseen by Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar, who was unanimously elected after the BJP withdrew the nomination of Suresh Kumar.
In an editorial in its mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, the Shiv Sena alleged that the BJP was damaging the image of Maharashtra.
Speaking to reporters before Kumaraswamy took the floor test to prove his majority in the assembly, Yeddyurappa said the JD(S) leader had promised to waive farm loans worth Rs 53,000 crore, including those borrowed from nationalised banks.
Vijai Sardesai, president of the Goa Forward Party (GFP), a constituent of the BJP-led Goa government, had yesterday said that the BJP will land in "trouble" if the mining activities in the state don't resume immediately.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad have been the best bowling unit in this season of the IPL and the team along with their fans will want their strongest department to turn up trumps on the big day when they take on the Chennai Super Kings in the summit clash in Mumbai at the Wankhede Stadium.
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) stand-in director Andy Flower says participation in the Indian Premier League hinders many "growth opportunities" for the country's players in first-class cricket.
The Chennai Super Kings will be playing their seventh final in the nine seasons they have taken part in the IPL when they take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday evening. Post the auction, given the number of senior players on the CSK roster, critics were worried about whether they had taken the right decision in their comeback season.
During the IPL auctions in January this year, when Sunrisers Hyderabad bought leg-spinner Rashid Khan (through RTM) for a whopping 9 Cr, that just showed the team management had unwavering faith in his abilities. The 19-year-old too did not disappoint and kept on churning out performances that made the difference in this year's IPL.
On the eve of the high-voltage final of the IPL, Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni revealed the team was disappointed to not play in Chennai, but were happy they could play once at least on their home ground.
Nerves will play a big role as two title-hungry outfits, Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad look to outdo each other and regain the coveted IPL crown when they square off in what promises to be a humdinger of a summit contest here on Sunday.
Nerves will play a big role as two title-hungry outfits, Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad look to outdo each other and regain the coveted IPL crown when they square off in what promises to be a humdinger of a summit contest here on Sunday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad lost to Chennai Super Kings in the IPL Qualifier 1 just a few days back but their head coach Tom Moody said that his side would not think of the past match but focus on their brand of cricket in Sunday’s summit clash.
Belying their age, his old but sprightly go-getters have so far done an admirable job for Chennai Super Kings, but skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that the age-group was "definitely a concern" for the team that is on the cusp of winning its third IPL title.
In wake of allegations of pitch-fixing involving the curator of the Galle pitch, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Saturday said it will give its "fullest cooperation" to any investigation into match-fixing.
Jos Buttler and Dominic Bess fought a determined rearguard action as England avoided an innings defeat by Pakistan in the first Test at Lord's on Saturday.
Australia is striving to be the most professional and honest team in world cricket, coach Justin Langer said Saturday as the squad prepares for its first international tour following a damaging ball-tampering scandal.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are banking on Afghan sensation Rashid Khan to fire one more time against the Chennai Super Kings in Sunday's Indian Premier League final.
A Test match between India and Sri Lanka last year might have been played on a pitch doctored at the behest match-fixers, a sting operation has claimed, prompting the ICC to launch an investigation into the matter on Saturday.
Pakistan patiently advanced to 350 for eight against a toothless England attack to take control of the first test on the second day at Lord's on Friday.
The duo of Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid traumatised the Sri Lankan bowling attack by putting together a 2nd-wicket partnership of 318 runs to help India score a massive 373/6 in their 50 overs in a group match.
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik blamed Nitish Rana's 'silly' runout for their defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the second IPL qualifier here. Chasing 175 to win, KKR got off to an explosive start with an opening stand of 40 from 20 balls and after Sunil Narine's fiery innings, Chris Lynn anchored the ship with Rana who was promoted to No 3
Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli has sent a heartfelt message to South African batting superstar AB De Villiers, who recently called time on his illustrious international career.The International Cricket Council has launched an investigation into corruption allegations in the sport made in a documentary to be aired by news organisation Al Jazeera on Sunday.
Experienced Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batsman Yusuf Pathan said Rashid Khan's belligerent batting against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Qualifier 2 was not a surprise
Dean Jones, in his day one of the biggest-hitting batsmen in cricket, has called for fresh innovation in Twenty20 by creating a new eight-run shot if the ball goes more than 85 metres.
As soon as the news of Virat Kohli’s neck injury broke out, the entire nation seems to be sweating over it. Due to the injury, Kohli will not be able to take part in the a brief county stint with Surrey, before the tour to England begins. But Harbhajan Singh feels that this could be a ‘blessing in disguise’ for the Indian skipper. In a chat with Times of India, Singh said that Kohli’s injury is not serious
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