Politics

The Congress leader said he would not move from outside the hotel as he wanted to meet his 'friends' who would eventually return to the coalition fold.

Priyanka Gandhi's reaction came after security men accompanying BJP MP and scheduled castes commission chairman Ram Shankar Katheria on Saturday opened fire in the air and allegedly thrashed employees at a toll post.

Addressing the media on Sunday, Gowda alleged that the 14 Congress-JD(S) MLAs who had resigned the day before were supporters of Siddaramaiah.

Denying the allegations, BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa said that his party had nothing to do with the developments in other rival parties.

CM Devendra Fadnavis has ordered a SIT probe into the issue, headed by an under-secretary level officer, even as the Opposition lashed out at Sawant.

The complaints received on the helpline will be directed to the various departments for speedy resolution of the issue. The stipulated time for resolving any complaint is one week.

Under Mulayam Singh Yadav, the Samajwadi Party government had first tried to implement the order in 2006. Mayawati followed by making the same effort during her regime from 2007-2012. However, the idea was vetoed by the Centre.

The demand for SC status to the 17 castes: Kashyap, Rajbhar, Dhivar, Bind, Kumar, Kahar, Kewat, Nishad, Bhar, Mallah, Prajapati, Dhivar, Batham, Turha, Godia, Manjul and Madhua, has been pending for a long time.

Apart from the upcoming bypolls, the key issues in the meeting are likey to be issuing of SC certificates to the 17 MBCs, and the expansion of BSP's state presence before the 2022 assembly elections.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia Monday said that the procedure to name a road or square after Ankit will be taken up immediately.

MLA Anand Singh refused to disclose the reasons that led to his resignation and said that he will meet governor Vajubhai Vala and narrate the developments after the meeting.

According to the circular, no person will be allowed to enter the Sachivalaya (state assembly) and other buildings that house government offices with gifts of any kind.

State Vice President Pankaj Basotra, along with state general secretary Sahil Sharma, former national coordinator youth Congress Chetan Wanchoo and district youth congress president Vishu Sharma, announced resignation from the party at a press conference...

Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala tagged some of the reports to claim that the government had stopped advertisements to newspapers for 'exposing the Rafale scam', and for being critical of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and for reporting on allege...

Police have initiated an investigation and detained a villager in connection with the incident that happened at Bagua village under the jurisdiction of Jamboni police station on Saturday night.

Kamal Nath's remarks come in the backdrop of reports that Congress president Rahul Gandhiwas disappointed that none of the party leaders at top posts took responsibility for the poll rout.