India Politics Highlights: Somnath Bharti moves Delhi HC challenging election of BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj in LS pollsThis blog is now closed. These were the highlights on Saturday, July 20. Union Minister Amit Shah, who was in Jharkhand's Ranchi to address an extended state working committee meeting of state BJP, criticised Congress and Rahul Gandhi, labeling them as arrogant. Jharkhand will head to crucial Assembly polls later this year. BJP is seeking to regain the tribal votes. In Uttar Pradesh, the things are going tough for the ruling-BJP after setback in Lok Sabha polls. Now BJP's allies have joined the chorus against UP Police directives requiring eateries in Muzaffarnagar falling along the route of the upcoming Kanwar Yatra to display the names of their owners. Meanwhile, AAP has kickstarted its Assembly election campaign in Haryana with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita announcing “Kejriwal ki guarantee” at a town hall meeting in Panchkula.
(L to R) File pictures of AAP leader Somnath Bharti; Daughter of late BJP leader Sushma Swaraj, Bansuri Swaraj.
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Request to Jagan Mohan Reddy would be to introspect and see the kind of attacks he had done when he was CM, says AP BJP President Daggubati Purandeswari
Andra Pradesh BJP President Daggubati Purandeswari.
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Goal of BJP is to bring smile to the face of most oppressed, suffering, deprived, and troubled person in society, says President of BJP Minority Morcha, Jamal Siddiqui
National President of BJP Minority Morcha, Jamal Siddiqui.
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Samajwadi Party leaders seek bigger pie in seat-sharing for Maharashtra polls
Upbeat after the Lok Sabha performance in Uttar Pradesh, leaders of the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Friday said they expect that the I.N.D.I.A. allies will give them the respect they deserve in the seat-sharing for the Maharashtra assembly elections.
Telangana launches first phase of farm loan waiver scheme by crediting Rs 6,098 crores into accounts of over 11 lakh farmers
Uttar Pradesh government is destroying the constitution of India by issuing such orders, says CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat
CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat.
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BJP has returned to communal politics. They (BJP) have forgotten that the people of the nation have rejected communal politics, says Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on 'nameplates' on food shops on Kanwar route
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi.
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Delhi Raj Niwas has written to Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar regarding Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's health status
Law and order collapsed under Lalu Prasad Yadav's government in Bihar. He should first give an account of the injustice done to the people of Bihar for 15 years, says Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary
Law and order situation in Bihar is normal. Bihar government is taking strict action against the offenders, says Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi
Government will take action against the wrongdoer, says Haryana Minister Subhash Sudha on Congress MLA Surender Panwar's ED arrest
Haryana Minister Subhash Sudha.
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Confident that we will win the elections in Jharkhand, says Assam CM, BJP Jharkhand in-charge Himanta Biswa Sarma
It's been 5 years since she passed away. It seems as if her voice still reverberates in our ears, says Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sheila Dikshit's death anniversary
Congress leader Pawan Khera.
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Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel visits Sardar Sarovar (Narmada) Project, in Ahmedabad
MoU signed for establishment of waste to-torrefied charcoal plant in Gurugram and Faridabad by NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited, in presence of Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini and Union Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar
Politics happening on Kanwar Yatra not going to take India towards becoming Viksit Bharat, says Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal.
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What is unconstitutional in this? Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians all have to install nameplates, says BJP MP Nishikant Dubey
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey.
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This step by the UP government was earlier a demand made by Shiv Sena (UBT), says BJP MP Raosaheb Patil Danve
BJP MP Raosaheb Patil Danve.
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Conspiracy being hatched to keep Dalits unemployed, says Saurabh Bharadwaj on Kanwar Yatra
AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj.
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BJP leader N R Ramesh files complaint against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and others in the MUDA scam issue demanding enquiry
Congress always spreads confusion among the public by negatively presenting everything, says Chhattisgarh Deputy CM Arun Sao
Chhattisgarh Deputy CM Arun Sao.
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They (Haryana government) want to suppress the voice of Opposition by misusing the investigation agencies, says Congress MP Deepender Hooda on Surender Panwar's arrest
Congress MP Deepender Hooda.
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Matter of great happiness for Haryana that an agreement has been signed between Gurugram and Faridabad Municipal Corporation and NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited, says Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini.
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BJP will only be in power for 2-3 months and are now accepting their failures, says Congress MP Deepender Hooda on 10% quota for Agniveers
Congress MP Deepender Hooda.
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The opposition should also take Kanwars and go (to Haridwar) and worship Lord Shiva so that the distortion which has come in his intellect may be cured, says UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya
UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya.
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They (BJP) are violating the Constitution. They want to finish the rights of Muslims, Dalits, says PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti
PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti.
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The opposition is misleading people... Such a notification was issued in Akhilesh Yadav's government and a notification has been issued in the BJP government as well, says West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar
I.N.DI.A. bloc workers protest in Patna, against the law and order situation in the state
This government has become a pauper government. So there is no money. That's why they are generating the money, says Karnataka Assembly LoP R Ashoka
Does LG think that any person will deliberately make himself sick like this? This is a conspiracy of the Bharatiya Janata Party, says AAP leader Atishi
Rahul Gandhi shows arrogance, is unable to accept defeat, says Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is in Jharkhand's Ranchi to address an extended state working committee meeting of state BJP, said that despite losing Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi shows arrogance and is unable to accept defeat.
He also accused the JMM-led govt in Jharkhand as the "most corrupt in country" which is involved in "land, liquor, mining scams worth crores of rupees"
BJP got more seats than Congress's combined numbers in 2014, 2019, 2024: Amit Shah
Launching a scathing attack on Congress at party meeting in Ranch, Union Minister Amit Shah said BJP got more seats in this LS election than Congress's combined numbers in 2014, 2019, 2024.
AAP launches 5 'Kejriwal ki guarantee' ahead of Haryana polls
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife, Sunita Kejriwal, unveiled "Kejriwal's guarantees" for Haryana on Saturday ahead of assembly election in the state.
'Kejriwal's guarantees' for Haryana include free electricity, free medical treatment, free education, Rs 1,000 for every woman
We do not treat politics as business: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
Speaking in Haryana, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said, "We do not treat politics as business. It is not just a profession but a passion for us...If they (the opposition) were good, we wouldn't have to form a party...They challenged us...The people of Haryana gave time and chance to every party, but none were good enough..."
Pune court extends police custody of IAS Puja Khedkar's mother for 2 days
Somnath Bharti moves Delhi HC challenging election of BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj in LS polls
AAP leader Somnath Bharti on Saturday filed a plea in Delhi High Court challenging election of BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj in LS polls 2024 on grounds of alleged corrupt practices.
Watch | Union Home Minister Amit Shah leaves from Ranchi