Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary C.T. Ravi courted controversy on Thursday by saying, "let the Congress open hukka bars in the name of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru."The BJP leader made the statement .
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Poll-day Ruckus At Nandigram As Suvendu Adhikari s Convoy Attacked, Mamata Visits Booths
Violence has yet again overshadowed the election process in West Bengal as BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s convoy came under attack in Nandigram on Thursday.
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As the second phase of polling got underway in West Bengal, violence has yet again overshadowed the election process as BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s convoy came under attack in Nandigram on Thursday afternoon. Miscreants hurled stones at Adhikari’s vehicle at is passed from the Satengabari area, but the BJP leader managed to escape unhurt. A media vehicle following Adhikari s car reportedly sustained damage.
Yawar Hussain
Gupkar Declaration Signatories addressing a joint press conference after meeting at National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah’s residence on Thursday, October 15, 2020. KL Image by Bilal Bahadur
The exit of the People’s Conference has seemingly left the PAGD adrift. The five-party alliance including big players like National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party have not met for nearly two months now.
Seemingly, the PAGD is disinterested in the elections to the chairpersons and vice-chairpersons which they have lost in six out of 13 where they had the mandate when results were declared on December 22 last year. The alliance also hasn’t appointed a new official spokesperson since Sajad Gani Lone left.
Mehbooba accuses BJP of blackmailing DDC members
Mehbooba accuses BJP of blackmailing DDC members
Fayaz Bukhari
SRINAGAR, Dec 29: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, today accused the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) of resorting to coercive measures and intimidating recently elected District Development Council members.
Addressing the party workers and DDC election winners at PDP headquarters in Srinagar, she said that the BJP thought that the political parties in Kashmir will not participate in elections and after results, it is resorting to coercive measures.
“Who won more seats and who won less in the PAGD; I have got nothing to do with that, because at times, for a bigger cause, one has to give sacrifices. We feel we are doing well at the ground level as a party. They had thought that we will not participate in DDC elections, but we decided to fight it together, and, since the day the results are out, they are frustrated and