NEW DELHI, Aug 2: The Central Government’s official language policy is of persuasion, incentive and goodwill, Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday in response to a question on the promotion of Hindi. Congress MP from Tamil Nadu A Chellakumar asked whether the Government has “evaluated the impact of promoting Hindi at the expense of English” in southern states and if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons thereof. “No Sir. The Official Language Policy […]
Accusing the BJP of indulging in polarisation in the run up to the Uttar Pradesh polls, RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary on Sunday said the BJP is driving a "one gear-car" that is headed backwards, and asserted that the anti-Muslim rhetoric will not work as people are fed up of such politics. The 43-year-old Chaudhary, whose party has tied up with the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi
The reference was to Shah's remark during his speech on Friday that no 'bahubali', as politicians with a criminal history or strongmen are often called, can be found even if you look for them with binoculars.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday took a swipe at Union Home Minister Amit Shah for sharing a dais with his junior colleague Ajay Mishra, under a cloud over the recent violence in Lakhimpur Kheri in which eight people were killed. In a post on Twitter, Yadav also tagged a photograph of the two ministers during a programme of Uttar Pradesh's ruling BJP here on
Organisational elections, forthcoming assembly polls and current political situation, including Lakhimpur Kheri incident, will be on top of the agenda as the top Congress brass gathers here on Saturday for a meeting of the party's working committee.