Congress Chandrakant Srivastava defended his party s promises and said society has to change with times.
Vadodara:
Controversy erupted in Gujarat s Vadodara after Congress in its manifesto for the upcoming civic body polls promised dating destination with coffee shops to the youth.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lodged a strong protest saying that Congress has never associated itself with Indian values and the party s promise of dating destinations will promote Love Jihad .
Speaking to ANI, Vadodara BJP president Vijay Shah said, The Congress has never accepted Indian traditions as its own. Dating is a western concept. Western society needs to date because most people don t live with families. They date to share their emotions. In India, especially in Gujarat, where most people live in joint families, there are many people in the family to share their emotions with. There is no requirement for dating here.
Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurates a workshop of the forest department in Bhopal on Wednesday
BHOPAL: Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Wednesday, said that increasing forest cover in Madhya Pradesh is good news for the whole world. In this era of climate change, it is necessary to protect not only humans, but also all living beings. He congratulated the forest department for this achievement.
He further said that there was a need to increase innovation in the forest sector. Van Vihar in Bhopal is a natural gift and should be developed as a model so that people even from Singapore should come here for night safari. Chouhan was addressing the inaugural session of the one-day workshop of the chief conservator of forests and forest officers at the Academy of Administration.
Ten BJP leaders had come in close contact with Rupani during his election rally in Nizampura on Sunday
Vadodara: Despite chief minister Vijay Rupani testing positive for Covid-19 on Monday, the BJP leaders, who had come in contact with him, will not be isolating themselves and it will be business as usual for them.
Rupani had collapsed on the stage during an election rally for the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) polls held in Nizampura area of the city on Sunday night. His Covid-19 test turned out to be positive on Tuesday morning.
According to central health ministry guidelines, any person who has come in contact with a corona positive patient should isolate himself/herself as a precaution. However, city unit BJP chief Dr Vijay Shah, a healthcare professional himself, said these guidelines are not in force any more.
Vadodara: While almost all leaders who were on the dais with chief minister Vijay Rupani may consider themselves lucky as they were wearing masks, it .