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State Congress sacks rebellious party members

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Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru: The state Congress today sacked three party members for contesting against the party’s official nominees in the elections to the Legislative Council.

Announcing the party decision today, KPCC president G. Parameshwara said in a press conference at Krishna, in the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah that he had sacked K. Jayaprakash Hegde, Dayanand Reddy, and K. Harikrishna Bantwal.

He said the suspended members cannot be back in Congress for at least six years.

On the question of following Delhi’s proposed model of odd-even car formula to control pollution, CM Siddaramaiah said the government is still thinking about it.

Ruckus in Rajya Sabha over National Herald case

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rajya Sabha

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday witnessed a ruckus for the second successive day over the National Herald case as Congress members stalled the proceedings, forcing two brief adjournments during zero hour.

Soon after the house assembled for the day, Congress members stormed the chairman’s podium raising the issue of summons to party president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case.

The Congress members shouted slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Members of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) also protested against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on the Polavaram project, a multi-purpose dam in Andhra Pradesh whose reservoir spreads into parts of Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

Amid the din, Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien adjourned the house till 11.30 a.m.

When the house reassembled, Congress and BJD members trooped near the podium.

Meanwhile, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said: “The Congress party is stalling the development of the county. Whistleblowers protection bill and the ST/SC (prevention of atrocities) amendment bill are listed in today’s business.”

He said that government is ready to discuss any issue.

“If the Congress party feels any kind of discrimination, we are ready to discuss. They are protesting inside and outside parliament,” he said.

Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said: “We want discussions against Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh governments.”

As the ruckus continued, Kurien adjourned the house till 12 noon.

(IANS)

Siddaramaiah govt likely to ban telecast of astrology shows

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Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah led Congress government in Karnataka is all set to ban astrology-based shows being telecast on regional Kannada TV channels, as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah believes that too much of superstition is being spread by the astrologers.

 

“Every TV channel wants to air astrology-based shows in Karnataka. In my home too, the scenario is no different. It is time we banned such shows,” Siddaramaiah said in Bengaluru on Monday. The chief minister was speaking at a programme organised to felicitate a senior leader of the Dalits.

This is not for the first time that the Congress government has proposed imposition of a ban on astrology based shows in Karnataka.

Though not an atheist, Siddaramaiah has been a critic of superstitious practices, including astrology. In Karnataka, all the leading TV channels have astrology based shows, which are aired at prime time. The shows enjoy high TRPs.

(Agencies)

Congress finalises list of 21 candidates for MLC polls

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Congress

Bengaluru: As the Legislative Council elections are around the corner, the Congress has decided to field candidates in 21 out of the 25 seats that will be going to polls. A meet in this regard was held between Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, KPCC president Dr G Parameshwara and AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh in New Delhi.

According to sources, the Congress has decided not to announce the names of their candidates until the last for filing nominations i.e. December 9. However, it is said that the name of former chief minister Dharam Singh’s son Vijay Singh has been included in the list. Vijay is likely to contest from Bidar.

The elections are scheduled to be held on December 27.

(Agencies)

Mulayam PM, Rahul his deputy: Akhilesh’s formula for alliance with Congress

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Akhilesh-Yadav

New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today suggested that an alliance with Congress is possible in an arrangement where Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav is the Prime Minister and Rahul Gandhi his Deputy.

 

Akhilesh made the comments in the course of a conversation at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit here in the presence of the Congress vice president. However, Rahul refused to comment when asked to respond.

 

The UP Chief Minister was replying to a question on whether he was ready to extend his “good” personal relationship with Gandhi to a political level with the Congress.

“You are asking me because I am a Samajwadi (socialist) and you also say that I get rebuked by my father (Mulayam). I also want that Netaji’s dreams are fulfilled and that I work for him. He becomes the Prime Minister and he (pointing at Rahul) Deputy Prime Minister. I am in agreement with this and will make an alliance now,” if it is found acceptable, Akhilesh said, smiling.

He, however, sidestepped a question on whether an alliance with its rival BSP, like the one in Bihar where JD(U) and RJD came together, is possible in UP for the 2017 Assembly polls.

“Her (Mayawati) choice is that stone made elephant statues come up. So how is that possible? I have already told you my formula,” was Akhilesh’s response, referring to his conditions for a possible alliance with Congress.

Earlier, he categorically said, “there is no talk of any coalition at this point. It’s better if we don’t talk of it now.”

The 42-year-old chief minister of India’s most populous state asserted that any relationship with the BJP or any of its associate organisations was not possible “because of the kind of divisions they produce and the language they use.”

(Agencies)

Gujarat local polls: Congress leads in rural areas; BJP ahead in urban

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Gujarat-polls

Ahmedabad: In what could be a setback to the ruling BJP in crucial civic polls in Gujarat, the Congress is leading in district and taluka panchayats even as the saffron party is ahead in corporations and municipalities, as initial counting trends start pouring in from across the state.

The BJP had held almost all the local bodies earlier in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The civic elections have also assumed significance for the ruling party in the backdrop of Patel quota agitation and being the first major political battle for Chief Minister Anandiben Patel.

The Congress has surged ahead in nine district panchayats of the state, while the BJP is leading in four out of the total 31 district panchayats that went to polls.

In the last election, the Congress had only won the Tapi district panchayat.

The BJP, however, is ahead in all the six municipal corporations that went to polls, including Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Vadodara. All the municipal corporations were earlier held by BJP.

The ruling party is also doing reasonably well in the 56 municipalities.

However, in the 230 taluka panchayats, the Congress is doing well at the initial stage, State Election Commission officials said.

In the prestigious Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation polls, the BJP is ahead in more than 50 seats, while the Congress is leading in 15 seats out of total of 192 seats.

However, in a major upset, the Congress is leading its way to win the Rajkot district panchayat, where it is ahead in 22 seats out of total 40, while BJP is ahead in one seat. In the last elections, the BJP had won 26 seats there and the Congress 14 seats.

The voting for six municipal corporations was held on November 26, while that for 31 district panchayats, 230 taluka panchayats and 56 municipalities was held on November 29.

Though the voting for the six municipal corporations was as low as 45 per cent, for other semi-urban and rural bodies it was over 60 per cent.

For the BJP and Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, the polls are being seen as a challenge as they were held after the Patel quota stir and in absence of Narendra Modi.

The Congress is hoping to make a comeback in the state, riding on the Patel quota agitation.

The Patel leaders, who had launched a stir for inclusion under OBC category for reservation, had during the poll campaign told their community members to vote against the BJP, and in favour of the Congress.

(PTI)

JD(S) rules out alliance in Council elections

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Kumaraswamy

Mysuru: JD(S) president H D Kumaraswamy ruled out an alliance with any party whatsoever in the upcoming Council elections.

H D Kumaraswamy at a press meet held in Mysuru said that both the national parties have cheated the state, especially the farmer community. “Following this, we have decided to field our own candidates from all 25 seats. Few party people who should discuss few matters within the party are doing it in public and those work against the party will face action”, he asserted.

With regard to the list of the candidates he informed that it will be finalised within the next two days. He also said that internal conflict in the party will be discussed with party supremo HD Devegowda.

“Both the national parties have attempted to close Lokayukta organisation as they closed KPSC organisation. They have wasted 10 days of winter session for their political gain”, he alleged.

JD(S) supremo H D Devegowda too, turned on his previously made statement and ruled out an alliance with Congress in the upcoming council elections. Earlier on Thursday, he had asserted alliance with the Congress.

(Agencies)

Rahul Gandhi dares government to jail him

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Rahul-Gandhi

New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday dared the government to jail him if he had done any wrong, saying the RSS and BJP had been throwing muck at his family for years.

Addressing a convention of the Indian Youth Congress here to mark the 98th birth anniversary of slain former prime minister Indira Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi said the RSS and the BJP had been targeting his family including his slain grandmother and father.

Rahul Gandhi said different allegations had been levelled at him but there was no truth in them.

“I want to say one thing, Modiji, you have got agencies. Get investigations done. If you get anything in six months, put me in jail. The muck that you are throwing at me, at my family…. Send me to jail if I have done any wrong,” he said.

The Congress leader said he was not afraid of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

“I will fight for the farmers, for the labourers,” he said, adding that he would continue to expose the government’s failures.

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy alleged on Monday that Rahul Gandhi had declared himself a British citizen in the registration papers of a private company in London.

(IANS)

Nation remembers Indira Gandhi on her 98th birth anniversary

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Indira Gandhi was cremated at 'Shakti Sthal' after she was assassinated by two of her Sikh bodyguards on October 31, 1984.

Indira Gandhi was cremated at ‘Shakti Sthal’ after she was assassinated by two of her Sikh bodyguards on October 31, 1984.

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and top leaders of the Congress today paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 98th birth anniversary.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi, party Vice President Rahul Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were among the Congress leaders, who paid floral tributes to the leader at her memorial ‘Shakti Sthal’ on the banks of river Yamuna.

Indira Gandhi was cremated at ‘Shakti Sthal’ after she was assassinated by two of her Sikh bodyguards on October 31, 1984.

Other Congress leaders to pay floral tributes to Indira Gandhi, included MS Bitta, Ashok Gehlot and Motilal Vora, among others.

While no one from the NDA government was present at ‘Shakti Sthal’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to pay homage to Indira Gandhi.

“Tributes to Indira ji on her birth anniversary,” he tweeted.

A recorded speech by Indira Gandhi was played on the occasion, following which tri-colour balloons were released by the leaders.

Devotional music was played during the programme and an all-religion prayer was also organised.

Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917 in the politically influential Nehru family.

The first female Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi served as PM from 1966 to 1977 and then again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.

She is also the second-longest-serving Prime Minister of India.

(PTI)

Modi is embarrassing India: Congress

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Anand Sharma

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is embarrassing India by repeatedly saying in foreign capitals that the country enjoyed no credibility till he came to power, the Congress said on Friday.

“We completely reject his claim that he has restored India’s credibility,” Congress leader Anand Sharma told a news conference here, on the second day of Modi’s visit to Britain.

He said Modi’s claim implied that India had no credibility earlier and the world did not respect India before Modi took power in May 2014.

“By repeating this thing over and over again in capitals that he visits, he is embarrassing the country.

“India had respect, India had credibility and India was one of the most favoured destinations for FDI because of government policies” even earlier, Sharma said.

The Congress leader alleged that there was an atmosphere of fear in India today, and the whole blame for this lay on the prime minister.

“The PM presides over a government which is arbitrary in functioning. The PM is authoritarian when it comes to the conduct of the affairs of the state.

“It is his government which has sullied India’s image as a favoured destination because of forces which have been unleashed and which have been given protection and endorsement by Modi,” Sharma said.

(Agencies)

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