Politics

He alleged that the Congress has become "directionless" and in its bid to remain relevant, it was trying to spread rumours and spark violence.

Last week, the Bengal chief minister said as long as she is alive, she would not let the CAA be implemented in the state.

With the Assembly election drawing near, the AAP has been hitting out at the BJP, claiming that the saffron party has no chief ministerial face.

In the wake of the Speaker's ruling, the government appointed a former IAS officer of the territorial government TM Balakrishnan as the SEC whose post was vacant for some years.

He also said the Congress and its allies take out rallies and stage demonstrations against the efforts to prevent atrocities on religious lines and save women from sexual assaults.

The elections for the rural local bodies were held in two phases in 27 districts, barring the nine newly carved ones in line with the apex court's order.

Kejriwal wished Delhiites on the new year and said 'we cannot afford any brake on this pace' at which Delhi is developing now.

Kishor, who has been a vocal critic of the BJP’s decision on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the NRC, had recently suggested that the JDU should get a larger share in seat distribution for the polls.

The purpose of the meeting is to emphasise the party's outreach programme and hold a feedback session on the alliance working on the ground, sources said.

Mamata Banerjee said BJP is trying to take away the citizenship of legal citizens of the country and she would not allow updation of National Population Register, which has already been stayed by her government.

The political strategist also blamed the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for not amending the citizenship law when it had an opportunity.

Expressing concern over the deaths of the kids, BJP expressed displeasure at poor infrastructure, lack of maintenance and insufficient nursing and medical staff at the hospital.

For decades, 24 Akbar Road, has contributed little in terms of generating new ideas into party's programmatic agenda. These 'non-accountable' leaders often lacked ideological clarity of which the Congress was so proud.

The sub-committee report stated that a company owned by family members of TDP chief and former Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu was involved in the purchase of land in July 2014.

In a setback to the year-old Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), Ram Kumar Gautam had resigned from the post of vice-president, saying he was 'upset with the functioning of the party'.

In Prime Minister Narendra Modi's biggest challenge since taking office in 2014, hundreds of thousands have protested against the law offering citizenship to immigrants from non-Muslim minorities who have fled Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.