POLITICS
Sidhu resigns as Punjab Congress chief
Days after facing humiliating defeat in Punjab from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday resigned from the post. In a one-line resignation to party President Sonia Gandhi, Sidhu wrote, "I hereby resign as President (PPCC)."
UP political parties gear up for council polls
Even before the din over the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections subsides, political parties are gearing up for the legislative council elections. Nominations for the legislative council elections to be held across 36 seats began on Tuesday. The voting will be held on April 9 and the counting of votes will take place on April 12. At present, the Samajwadi Party has a majority in the legislative council.
Hijab order is discriminatory: AIMPLB
All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) general secretary Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani has expressed 'regret and disappointment' on the Karnataka High Court order upholding the ban on hijab in educational institutions. The cleric told reporters that the board will be holding an online meeting soon to discuss the way forward on the issue apart from tabling the matter in an offline meeting to be held at the end of March.
Congress' G-23 took defensive stance at CWC meet
The group of dissenters within the Congress, also known as G-23, took a defensive stance during the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Sunday, as their representatives raised only 'technical points' and did not press for a change in the leadership as they had demanded in 2020.
Kapil Sibal doesn't know ABC of Congress: Ashok Gehlot
Reacting storngly to Congress leader Kapil Sibal's criticism of the Gandhi family following the recent poll debacle suffered by the party, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Tuesday that Sibal is 'not rooted in Congress culture', and he 'doesn't know ABC of the Congress'.
Farooq Abdullah calls for independent judicial probe into Kashmiri Pandit exodus
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah, said on Tuesday that the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits should be investigated. Speaking to IANS, Abdullah said: "Appoint an independent judicial inquiry commission to look into the events. That will show who was responsible." He also urged the Union government to take urgent steps for the resettlement of Kashmiri Pandits.
Gehlot govt in a fix over making 'The Kashmir Files' tax-free
Senior Rajasthan Congress MLA Bhanwarlal Sharma has raised a demand that the film should be made tax free. He said he would write to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot demanding that the film be made tax free in the state as it shows how the Pandits have been subjected to atrocities in Kashmir. BJP leader Rajendra Rathod argued that many Kashmiri Pandits who have fled the Valley after being victims of violence now reside in Rajasthan.
BJP got increased support from all castes in UP polls
The alliance has 117 such MLAs whereas the SP alliance has only 11. The BSP, Congress and Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) have one MLA each from upper caste category. All SC/ST MLAs have won only in the reserved constituencies, within which, the BJP alliance has the highest number (65) followed by the SP alliance (20) and Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) (1).
Online gambling: Karnataka CM expresses helplessness
The Karnataka government has expressed its helplessness over reining in online gambling in the state. The High Court had recently given directions striking down guidelines framed by the government criminalising online gaming and betting.
DMK slams ally Congress for election debacle in five states
The DMK has lashed out at the Congress for the debacle in the recent elections to the five states. In its editorial on Monday, the party mouthpiece 'Murasoli' said that the lethargic attitude of the Congress to unite other opposition parties in its fold was the reason for the drubbing in the polls. The editorial also said that opposition unity was the need of the hour to oust the BJP from the centre.
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