Himanta takes on Kejriwal: Himanta Sarma, taking a swipe at Kejriwal, also pointed out that Delhi CM has expressed his desire to visit Assam only now, not when the state going through crises such as floods.
Arvind Kejriwal s fresh tweet came in response to the remarks made by Sarma in which he had shared some of the differences between Delhi and Assam, mocking Kejriwal.
Our Correspondent Kohima, Aug. 12 (EMN): Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Friday rubbished the claims of a ploy to conduct the upcoming state assembly elections early and merge the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the polls, terming it as a “cooked up” story. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign launch event at Kisama in Kohima, the CM said the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) government is not demanding for an early election and that it prefers to conduct the polls as scheduled. This came a day after the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) president, K Therie, claimed at a press conference that the state government is planning to conduct the state assembly election in December, about three months ahead of the normal schedule, and a possible merger of NDPP and BJP after that. Rubbishing the claim, Rio said, ‘Some people are crazy! That is questioning the leadership. I am the le
The Vice Presidential election has unravelled the Opposition unity once again as Trinamool Congress on Thursday made a surprise announcement not to vote for joint candidate Margaret Alva by abstaining from the voting after accusing its partners of not consulting them, a charge rubbished by its allies.
In light of Prime Minister Modi's supposed 'reach out' to Pasmanda Muslims, the BJP leader says that the Muslim community should 'engage with the party rather than see it as opposed to their interests.'