Congress has hinted that the party will raise the matter related to the Pegasus row in Parliament on Monday. The party has launched an attack on the BJP and claimed that the Centre had "deceived" the House on the issue. The attack was revived following The New York Times report that mentioned the Indian government's buying of Israeli spyware Pegasus in 2017. The Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said in a press conference that Congress had raised the matter in Parliament earlier and the party will raise it again. "Parliament was deceived by the Modi government. It is clear that the Supreme Court was also duped by the Modi government. It is also clear that the people of India were lied to by the Modi government and its ministers," said Kharge. Accord...
Read MoreTag: BJP
Smriti Irani Touches Mulayam’s Feet; Is BJP Allying With SP In UP Elections?
The budget session of Parliament has started today. During this, the movement of many leaders was seen in the complex. One picture that has come in front is that of Union minister Smriti Irani and Samajwadi Party founder and patron Mulayam Singh Yadav, which is making headlines. Smriti Irani and Mulayam Singh Yadav were going back and forth while leaving the entrance of Parliament, during which, Smriti's eyes fell on Mulayam Singh Yadav. On seeing Mulayam, Smriti took blessings by touching her feet, but at that time Mulayam was finding it difficult to climb the ladder and on seeing this, Smriti tried to support him. However, later the security personnel also reached there and caught Mulayam Singh. Apart from this, another picture also surfaced. In this, she once looked toward R...
Read MoreWhen Riots Were Taking Place, They Were Celebrating: PM Modi Targets SP On UP Elections 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi counted the achievements and plans of the Yogi government in the first virtual election rally. Along with this, fiercely attacked the Opposition. PM Modi addressed the people of 21 assembly constituencies of Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Baghpat and Gautam Budh Nagar virtually and sought support for the party candidates. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath, BJP state president Swatantra Dev Singh, deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya attended the rally from the virtual studio set up at the BJP state headquarters. A large number of BJP supporters were present in all the districts including Noida to listen to the PM. PM Modi said that no one can forget what was discussed about UP. Five years ago, only the 'dabangs' and the rioters used to run the l...
Read MoreCongress Election Campaign: Priyanka Is Giving Hint, There Is A Boy At Home, Who Cannot Fight, Says Smriti Irani
Priyanka Gandhi herself is handling the command of the Uttar Pradesh elections. This time, she is going among the public regarding the issue of women empowerment in the elections. The slogan given by Congress in the elections this time is, 'ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon' (I am a woman, and I can win). Not only the slogan, but Priyanka Gandhi has also spoken about fielding more women candidates in the Assembly elections this time. Through her slogan, she is trying to establish a direct dialogue with women this election. When a media person asked Union minister Smriti Irani, who arrived in Agra for a campaign, said, "By this, she (Priyanka) wants to indicate that the boy at home cannot fight." People also gave their reactions to this statement. Responding to Smriti Irani's statem...
Read MorePunjab Election: With Bare Representation Of Women, Political Parties Focused On Disparate ‘Change’ In State
'Breaking the glass ceiling' has been one of the war cries across political parties during elections to attract more women voters. Every leader, representing any party, will be seen remarking in favour of increased women participation in politics. However, looking at the most revered candidates' lists for the Punjab Assembly election, a dearth is seen in the number of women candidates. Despite a high-profile campaign launched by the Congress in Uttar Pradesh surrounding women, the echo does not seem to reach Punjab. In UP, Congress promised to dedicate 40% of its tickets to women. Whereas, only 11 out of 109 seats are given to them in Punjab. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) alliance announced 117 candidates and only 5 of them are women. The Aam Aadmi ...
Read MoreCongress Plans To Demand Pegasus Talk In Monsoon Session, Gathers Opposition Parties
The disclosure of The New York Times on Pegasus has brought a hoax once again in the state. The Congress has said that not only Rahul Gandhi, but former PM, former CM Vasundhara Raje and Union minister Smriti Irani's OSD was also spied on. Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi has accused Narendra Modi government of 'treason'. Rahul Gandhi said that the Modi government had bought Pegasus to spy on the primary institutions, politicians and the public of our democracy. With this spyware, the government, Opposition, Army, the judiciary, every sector has been targeted. At the same time, Congress spokesman Randeep Surjewala, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Khadge also targeted the BJP government in the Rajya Sabha. According to the report, in 2017, the purchase of Pegasus spyware and ...
Read MorePegasus Row: Union Minister VK Singh Calls New York Times ‘Supari Media’ Over A Recent Report
Union Minister General VK Singh called 'The New York Times' the 'Supari Media' on Saturday. He said this about a report that has claimed that the Government of India had bought Pegasus spyware under a deal with Israel in 2017. According to this report in the US daily, Israeli spyware Pegasus and a missile system were at the center of about two billion dollars deal in 2017 for refined weapons and intelligence devices between India and Israel. 'Knowledgeable' Cannot Trust 'Supari Media' Responding to this report, Union minister General VK Singh wrote on Twitter, "Can you trust NYT? They are known 'Supari Media'." In order to spy others including journalists, human rights activists and leaders in many countries last year, some governments had allegedly revealed the use of Peg...
Read MoreSupreme Court Committee Begins Investigating Pegasus case
The Supreme Court committee is monitoring the case related to Pegasus software and it is awaiting the report now. A government source gave this information on Saturday. Sources said that the investigation committee constituted under the supervision of the Supreme Court's retired judge RV Ravindra has also published a newspaper advertisement on January 2. The advertisement appealed to submit the phones of people who claim that their phone detected the Pegasus virus. Now, the Supreme court is waiting for the committee report. According to a report in The New York Times, Israeli spyware Pegasus and a missile system were the centre point of the advent of an approximately $2 billion deal between India and Israel in 2017. After the report was published, the Opposition Congress par...
Read MoreBJP Among Richest National Political Parties In 2019-2020, SP Richest Regional Party: ADR Report
The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report reveals that the richest political party in India for the year 2019-2020 is BJP. What is more interesting is that the second position is taken by the BSP, followed by Congress. The worth of the BJP as per the ADR report is Rs 4,847.78 crore. The value of BSP is estimated at Rs 698.33 crore, followed by Congress at Rs 588.16 crore. The assets calculated by ADR include the seven national parties and 44 regional parties all over the country. The Seven National parties include the BJP, the BSP, the Congress, the Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM), the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) as per their worth. ADR Report Details The report by ADR...
Read MoreUP Assembly Elections: RLD Chief Declines BJP’s Offer, Asks Inviting 700 Farmers Instead Of Him
RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary, in between all the speculations, has declined the invitation of the BJP. He said that he is not going to cheat his farmers and people who have put trust in him. He also said rather than inviting him, the party should invite the 700 farmers, who lost their families. The offer came in under the new strategy by the BJP to woo the Jat voters, especially in the western UP. There is no denying that on the ground, BJP is facing a huge backlash from the farmers. These farmers were an integral part of the farmer's protest against three agricultural laws, that were repealed after one year of facing opposition. RLD Chief Role In Western UP Jayant Chaudhary has a huge base of Jat followers owing to his legacy. Due to his popularity in western UP, Akhilesh Ya...
Read MoreUP Elections 2022: CM Adityanath Invokes Jinnah To Attack Opposition, Ignores Defence Minister’s Advice
Political parties show their liveliness just as when elections are around the corner. It is a common aspect of Indian politics. Likewise, taking jibes at each other has become subliminally acceptable. Just like other political parties, one of the favourite comebacks of the BJP is "Jinnah." The chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath recently took to Twitter and wrote, “They (Opposition) are worshipers of ‘Jinnah’, we are worshipers of ‘Sardar Patel’. Pakistan is dear to them, we sacrifice our lives on Maa Bharati.” This came following the Union defence minister Rajnath Singh's take on invoking Muhammad Ali Jinnah's name during elections. “I do not know why Pakistan’s founder Jinnah’s name is often invoked during elections. For those who want to politicise this… in U...
Read MoreOnly those with money and muscle power are successful in politics, the luck of the leaders connected with the land also shines. Today, we are going to tell you about ten such leaders, whose pockets were empty, but reached the Assembly after winning the 2017 elections. Many of these MLAs did not have a house, while some did not have a car. However, leaders make crores of assets after becoming councillors. These ten MLAs are still setting an example for others. Of these 5 poorest MLAs of Uttar Pradesh, 4 are from the Bharatiya Janata Party and one from the Congress. BJP Has Highest Number Of Crorepati MLAs Of the 304 BJP MLAs, 235 are crorepatis. 42 out of 49 MLAs of the Samajwadi Party and 15 out of 16 of BSP are crorepatis. Similarly, five out of seven MLAs of Congress and seven...
Read More
