As the voting is in progress in Uttarakhand, the BJP on Monday hit back at Congress for indulging in communal politics by appealing for votes in the name of a mosque, and said that the people of five states will give answers to those who think .
The fresh controversy erupted after the Uttarakhand Congress tweeted using a picture of Piran Kaliyar mosque on Sunday evening. The Uttarakhand Congress also tweeted, "Congress is coming to Piran Kaliyar".
The BJP's minority front on Sunday offered a 'chadar' in Piran Kaliyar Sharif praying for the long life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the recent "lapses" in his security in Punjab. Piran Kaliyar Sharif is the dargah of 13th-century Sufi saint of Chishti Order, Alauddin Ali Ahmed Sabir Kalyari. Pradesh BJP spokesman Shadab Shams, who went to the shrine to offer the
While the Modi government seeks to retain power at the Centre on the development plank, the Congress hopes to turn the tide with its sustained efforts to forge a grand alliance against the former. Track all the latest news and updates about the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2019 here.
Roorkee: A 60-year-old Bangladesh national was held from Piran Kaliyar near Roorkee for allegedly forging documents to live in India. According to the police, the man had been living in different parts of the country for the last 30 years. A fake Aadhaar Card was recovered from his possession. After being produced at a local court, he was sent to judicial custody. In the last three years, police have arrested over ten nationals of Bangladesh from Piran Kaliyar.
The accused was identified as Sarwer Hussain, a resident of Uttar Bagal village under Sarankhola police station of Bagerhat district in Bangladesh. Police have booked him under section 3 of the Passport Act, section 14 of Foreigners Act, and sections 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery of document) and 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) of the Indian Penal Code.