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  • BJP to play ‘social justice’ card for Gujarat elections 

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    AHMEDABAD: Buoyed via the good fortune in Meeting elections in 4 states previous this 12 months, BJP is gearing as much as retain Gujarat, which matches to polls against the top of this 12 months. The plan is to spotlight schemes and achievements of the federal government.

    Gujarat is prone to see a triangular battler this time. Rather then BJP and Congress, AAP could also be within the fray. Historically, elections within the state had been fought within the identify of faith and caste. This time, BJP has modified its plan and determined to spotlight the developmental paintings carried out via the federal government. As a part of the plan, the birthday celebration will follow “Samajik Nyay Pakhdeva” (Social Justice Fortnight) from April 7-20.

    Top Minister Narendra Modi is prone to discuss with Gujarat for 2 days later this month and deal with public rallies in Saurashtra and north Gujarat. He’s additionally prone to discuss with the tribal-dominated district of Dahod. Union House Minister Amit Shah may also discuss with Gujarat on April 10 and 11. Then, Union Well being Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will lay the root stone of the World Centre for Conventional Drugs in Kutch on April 13.

    BJP spokesperson Rutvij Patel mentioned, “On April 7, promotion of Ayushyaman Bharat Yojana began. Promotion of PM Awas Yojana began nowadays (April 8). An identical programmes on Nal Se Jal Yojana will get started on April 9.  After that, the unfastened Covid vaccination scheme promotion might be introduced on April 12.”

    A lot of these programmes might be attended via birthday celebration MLAs, MPs and Cengtral ministers. Through speaking about some great benefits of those schemes, BJP desires to protray a people-friendly symbol, which it thinks, labored in its favour in Uttar Pradesh. It must be observed to what extent this ploy works in Gujarat.
     

  • Uttarakhand: Muslim circle of relatives will get overwhelmed up for supporting BJP

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    Dehradun: After a Muslim circle of relatives in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand was once allegedly overwhelmed up, known as ‘Kaafir’ through their neighbours previous this month for supporting the Bhartiya Janta Birthday celebration, the police registered a case within the topic on Thursday. 

    The circle of relatives alleged that each one 4 contributors together with two young people have been overwhelmed up on April 5 through six other people for becoming a member of and supporting the BJP. A male member of the circle of relatives is an area birthday party functionary.

    Satish Kapri, incharge of the native police chowki stated, “The case has been registered in opposition to 5 other people through identify whilst one continues to be unidentified within the topic. Additional motion is being taken and seek operation to catch the accused is happening.”

    The assault in opposition to the circle of relatives which is living in Rudrapur town of america Nagar district left 4 injured, together with a teenage woman. 

    Anees Mian Guddu, a resident of ward no.20 Bhoorbangla is the member of the BJP and labored for the birthday party within the just lately concluded state meeting elections of Uttarakhand. 

    Mian and his circle of relatives alleged that the accused had threatened them not to paintings for the saffron birthday party. 
     
    Mian and his spouse Parveen Jahan have been attacked through locals whilst they have been of their normal retailer store within the locality.

    After the couple went out for clinical remedy leaving their two children- a son and a daughter at house, the accused barged into their space and beat the youngsters up too, alleged Jahan. 

    Ultimate month, a Muslim guy was once allegedly overwhelmed to loss of life through his neighbours in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district for collaborating within the BJP’s election marketing campaign and celebrating its victory.

    Babar Ali (25) was once allegedly overwhelmed up on March 20 in Kathargarhi and died throughout remedy in Lucknow on March 25.

    Ali was once allegedly focused through his neighbours for it seems that collaborating within the BJP’s campaigning and celebrating its victory within the meeting polls.

  • Former Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Radha Mohan Das Agarwal returns as physician

    Via PTI

    GORAKHPUR: Former BJP MLA from Gorakhpur Radha Mohan Das Agarwal has returned to his previous career of a health care provider.

    Agarwal, who had represented Gorakhpur City since 2002, needed to vacate his constituency for Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath within the not too long ago concluded Uttar Pradesh Meeting elections.

    A skilled pediatrician, Agarwal took to social media to announce that he’ll go back to his career and can see sufferers from 9 am to two pm day by day within the Daudpur space.

    He mentioned he used to be now not acting his function as a health care provider for somewhat a while because of his engagements and duties as an MLA.

    “I’m now an ex-MLA and It’s not that i am required to check out drainage methods and roads day by day. I’m going to now give time to my follow as a health care provider,” Agarwal informed PTI.

    “I used to be now not ready to dedicate time to sufferers however now I’m going to give my time to them and devote the remainder time to social paintings.”

    Agarwal has been successful the Gorakhpur city seat since 2002.

    He joined the BJP in 2007.

    In 2022, the BJP fielded Adityanath from the seat which he received.

    Agarwal had welcomed the birthday celebration’s determination and confirmed complete fortify within the election marketing campaign of Adityanath.

  • Vikrant fund assortment: BJP chief Kirit Somaiya, son Neil summoned by way of police on Saturday

    Through PTI

    MUMBAI: BJP chief Kirit Somaiya and his son Neil Somaiya had been summoned on Saturday to enroll in the probe in a case lodged in reference to number of budget to show plane provider Vikrant right into a museum, a police reputable mentioned.

    The daddy-son duo has been requested to stay provide prior to the investigating officer in Trombay police station, he mentioned.

    “Police had long past to factor summons to them at their house in Mulund East, however it was once locked,” he added.

  • Polling for 36 UP Legislative Council seats Saturday, BJP eyes majority in each Properties

    Through PTI

    LUCKNOW: Following a convincing victory within the Uttar Pradesh Meeting, the BJP has set its eye on turning into the single-largest birthday party within the state Legislative Council as smartly by means of successful a majority of the 36 Higher Area seats going to polls on Saturday.

    Those seats are unfold throughout 35 native government’ constituencies.

    The biennial ballot used to be previous deliberate on two dates however now it’s going to be carried out in combination on April 9.

    Counting will happen on April 12.

    It is a chance for the saffron birthday party to experience a majority in each the Properties of the Uttar Pradesh Legislature.

    90-five applicants are within the fray.

    Vote casting will happen from 8 am to 4 pm at 739 polling centres with 1,20,657 electorate anticipated to workout their franchise, the manager electoral officer of Uttar Pradesh stated.

    The electorate on this biennial election are village pradhans, individuals and chairman of block building councils, individuals and chairman of Zila panchayat, and corporators in city spaces.

    MLAs and MPs also are electorate on this ballot.

    Adityanath, an MLA from Gorakhpur City, will solid his vote in Gorakhpur on Saturday on the polling sales space within the municipal company, legitimate resources stated.

    9 MLCs from 8 native government’ constituencies had been elected unopposed.

    Those seats are Budaun, Hardoi, Kheri, Mirzapur-Sonbhadra, Banda-Hamirpur, Aligarh, Bulandshahr and Mathura-Etah-Mainpuri.

    Two MLCs had been elected unopposed from Mathura-Etah-Mainpuri native government’ constituency, whilst from the remainder of the constituencies, one MLC every used to be elected unopposed.

    Within the 100-member Legislative Council, the BJP has 34 MLCs, the Samajwadi Birthday celebration 17 and the Bahujan Samaj Birthday celebration 4.

    The Congress, Apna Dal (Sonelal) and NISHAD birthday party have one member every within the Area.

    The Academics’ team has two MLCs, whilst the impartial team (‘Nirdal Samooh’) and Independents have one MLC every.

    As many as 37 seats are vacant at the moment.

    Addressing BJP staff per week in the past, Leader Minister Adityanath stated it used to be essential for the birthday party to win the 36 seats to advance his executive’s expansion time table with none hurdle.

    “Of those 36 seats, the BJP has gained 9 unopposed. If the birthday party wins the entire 36 seats, you’ll be able to suppose that it’s going to have a two-third majority within the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council and haven’t any drawback in taking ahead the advance schemes expeditiously.”

    The Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Birthday celebration have now not fielded any candidate within the legislative council polls, making it a directly battle between the BJP and the Samajwadi Birthday celebration, the important opposition within the state Meeting.

    Some impartial applicants also are within the fray.

    Of the 36 BJP applicants, 5 are former Samajwadi Birthday celebration leaders who joined the saffron camp at the eve of the February-March state polls.

    They’re Shailendra Pratap Singh from Sultanpur native authority constituency, C P Chand from the Gorakhpur-Maharajganj native government, Ravishankar Singh ‘Pappu’, the grandson of former high minister Chandrasekhar, from Ballia native government, Rama Niranjan from Jhansi-Jalaun-Lalitpur native government and Narendra Bhati from Bulandshahr native government.

    The Samajwadi Birthday celebration has declared its applicants for 34 seats, leaving the Meerut-Ghaziabad and Bulandshahr constituencies for its best friend the Rashtriya Lok Dal.

    Distinguished amongst those that had been fielded are Dr Kafeel Khan from Deoria, Mashkoor Ahmad from Rampur-Bareilly, sitting MLCs Sunil Kumar Sajan, Rajesh Kumar and Udayveer Singh from Lucknow-Unnao, Barabanki, and Mathura-Etah-Mainpuri seats respectively.

    Adityanath has currently give up the Legislative Council seat after you have elected as an MLA from Gorakhpur City seat.

    With the dying of Chief of the Opposition within the Council Ahmad Hasan on February 19 after a protracted sickness, the Samajwadi Birthday celebration has named Sanjay Lathar to the submit.

    Within the recently-concluded Meeting elections, the BJP has gained 255 seats, whilst its allies Apna Dal (Sonelal) and NISHAD birthday party have gained 12 and 6 seats respectively.

    The Samajwadi Birthday celebration has gained 111 seats whilst its best friend the Rashtriya Lok Dal has gained 8.

    SBSP, some other best friend of the Samajwadi Birthday celebration, has gained six seats.

    The Congress has gained two seats, whilst the BSP has gained one seat.

  • Shiv Sena employees protest in opposition to Somaiya over ED motion on Sanjay Raut

    Via PTI

    NASHIK: Shiv Sena employees on Thursday staged a protest in opposition to BJP chief Kirit Somaiya in Nashik town within the wake of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) motion in opposition to Sena MP Sanjay Raut.

    All through the protest, the Sena employees additionally sought rationalization from Somaiya over an allegation in opposition to him of misappropriating finances amassed to avoid wasting decommissioned plane service INS Vikrant from being scrapped.

    On Tuesday, the ED had hooked up property value greater than Rs 11.15 crore of Raut’s spouse and two of his buddies in a money-laundering investigation connected to positive land offers.

    On Wednesday night time, the police registered an FIR in opposition to Somaiya and his son Neil for alleged misappropriation of finances.

    Sena employees, led by means of Nashik district unit leader Vijay Karanjkar, staged a protest at Shalimar Chowk in opposition to Somaiya for levelling “false” fees in opposition to Raut and the following motion by means of the ED, the birthday celebration leaders mentioned.

    Additionally they burnt an effigy of Somaiya and shouted slogans in opposition to him.

    “The central businesses are gunning for Sena leaders as in step with the orders of the BJP. Kirit Somaiya, who blames others, has himself gathered crores of rupees as finances had been amassed below the pretext to avoid wasting INS Vikrant. What took place to that cash? Somaiya must be charged for sedition,” Sena chief Sudhakar Badgujar mentioned.

    Maharashtra Cupboard Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Thursday claimed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) does now not behavior raids with out the consent of BJP leaders and mentioned the regulation from which the central company attracts its energy was once “monstrous”.

    Chatting with journalists in Akola within the Vidarbha area, the NCP chief mentioned whoever speaks in opposition to the BJP, the ED is unleashed on him.

    Bhujbal mentioned, “The ED is not going to assault any individual except advised to take action by means of BJP leaders. If any person joins the BJP, the ED is not going to take motion in opposition to him, however in case you talk in opposition to the birthday celebration, the ED will come onerous on you.”

    It is rather tricky for an accused to get bail in ED instances, maximum of which can be filed below the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA), the minister mentioned.

    “The ED is a monstrous regulation (an obvious connection with PMLA). All people wish to come in combination and repeal the ED regulation,” he mentioned.

    The ED is remitted with the duty of implementing the provisions of 2 particular fiscal regulations – International Change Control Act (FEMA) and PMLA.

    “At this time, the BJP is in energy on the Centre so on every occasion it desires, it makes use of the ED (in opposition to combatants). Although any person has now not dedicated any crime, he’s subjected to harassment,” Bhujbal mentioned.

    Individuals are affected by emerging costs of very important commodities, however the ED is getting used to divert consideration from such necessary problems, the NCP chief mentioned.

    Speaking about state politics, Bhujbal claimed the opposition BJP was once in a rush to dislodge the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi govt.

  • Those that flayed Samajwadi Birthday celebration’s pink cap themselves wore one, Akhilesh Yadav’s jibe at BJP leaders

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    KANNAUJ: Former Uttar Pradesh leader minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday took a dig at BJP leaders for dressed in caps at an tournament, recalling how they used to previous remark at the headgear worn by way of his celebration participants.

    Top Minister Narendra Modi and BJP leaders had been noticed dressed in saffron caps on the celebration’s basis day programme on Wednesday.

    The pink cap worn by way of participants of the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Birthday celebration had come below serious grievance throughout the not too long ago held Meeting polls, with PM Narendra Modi equating it with “pink alert”.

    In a swipe on the Samajwadi Birthday celebration, Modi had alleged that the ones dressed in pink caps “need energy to dedicate scams, fill their coffers, bask in unlawful grabbing (of assets) and to offer whole freedom to the mafia”.

    “Those that used to mention all types of issues about pink caps of the Samajwadi Birthday celebration are nowadays sitting with caps on,” Yadav instructed journalists right here after footage emerged with BJP leaders and PM Modi dressed in caps at their celebration’s forty second basis day.

  • AAP viable choice to BJP, Congress in Himachal Pradesh: Delhi Well being Minister Satyendar Jain

    Through PTI

    MANDI: AAP chief Satyendar Jain on Tuesday projected his birthday celebration a viable choice to the ruling BJP and Opposition Congress in Himachal Pradesh, only a day forward of a roadshow by way of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab leader minister Bhagwant Mann right here.

    Mandi is the house district of Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur and the Aam Aadmi Birthday party (AAP) during the roadshow is taking a look to venture itself as a big contended for the state Meeting polls, that are scheduled to be held later this yr.

    AAP is a more sensible choice for Himachal Pradesh as each the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress have looted the hill state, alleged Delhi Well being Minister and AAP chief Satyendar Jain.

    Chatting with the media right here, Jain claimed that the principle contest in Himachal Pradesh within the coming Meeting elections shall be between the BJP and AAP.

    The Congress has misplaced its floor and AAP has enough revel in of defeating it, he mentioned it seems that regarding the lately held Punjab Meeting polls, wherein Jain’s birthday celebration stormed to energy.

    Jain mentioned his birthday celebration’s club pressure has been a success within the hill state as 3 lakh other folks joined AAP within the closing fortnight.

  • Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Loot Yojana: Rahul’s dig at Modi govt over gas worth hike

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday attacked the Centre over emerging gas costs, with former birthday party leader Rahul Gandhi calling it the “Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Loot Yojana”.

    Taking to Twitter, Gandhi shared a graphic evaluating the present value of complete tank of gas for motorcycle, automotive, tractor and truck to that during 2014.

    “Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan LOOT Yojana,” he tweeted along side the graphic.

    Congress’ leader spokesperson Randeep Surjewala mentioned that each morning below the Modi govt brings the unhappiness of inflation fairly than enthusiasm.

    “Nowadays within the new installment of Gas LooT, Petrol and diesel have been higher by way of ?0.40/L within the morning,” he mentioned in a tweet in Hindi.

    CNG has additionally become costlier by way of Rs 2.50/Kg and petrol/diesel worth hike in two weeks is Rs 8.40 according to litre, Surjewala mentioned.

    “Vote for BJP method ‘mandate for inflation’?” the Congress chief tweeted.

    Petrol and diesel costs have been on Monday hiked by way of 40 paise a litre every, taking the entire build up in charges within the ultimate two weeks to Rs 8.40 according to litre.

    Petrol in Delhi will now value Rs 103.81 according to litre as in opposition to Rs 103.41 prior to now, whilst diesel charges have long gone up from Rs 94.67 according to litre to Rs 95.07, in accordance to a cost notification of state gas shops.

    Charges had been higher around the nation and range from state to state, relying upon the occurrence of native taxation.

    That is the twelfth build up in costs for the reason that finishing of a four-and-half-month lengthy hiatus in charge revision on March 22.

    In all, petrol costs have long gone up by way of Rs 8.40 according to litre.

  • Goa CM keeps House and Finance, Panaji MLA Monserrate will get Earnings, Khaunte new tourism minister

    Via PTI

    PANAJI: In his 2nd time period as the executive minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant has retained key House and Finance portfolios whilst distributing ministries to his 8 colleagues within the state cupboard.

    Rohan Khaunte is entrusted with the plum Tourism, Data and Era and Printing and Desk bound departments.

    A notification doling out portfolios to the 8 MLAs of BJP, who took oath on Mach 28 in conjunction with Sawant, was once issued on Sunday. Sawant has retained the House, Finance, Staff, Vigilance and Authentic Languages departments.

    Vishwajit Rane, who had unsuccessfully lobbied for the CM’s publish, has been given a very powerful Well being and The town and Nation Making plans Portfolios in conjunction with City Building, Girls and Kid, and Woodland departments.

    Panaji MLA Atanasio Monserrate, who defeated former leader minister the past due Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal from the Panaji seat, has been allocated Earnings, Labour and Waste Control portfolios.

    Senior legislator Mauvin Godinho has been allocated Delivery, Industries, Panchayat and Protocol ministries whilst Ravi Naik has been given the Agriculture, Handicrafts, and Civil Provides portfolios, as consistent with the notification.

    The a very powerful Public Works Division (PWD) portfolio has been allocated to Nilesh Cabral. He’ll additionally maintain the departments of Legislative Affairs, Atmosphere, and Legislation and Judiciary.

    Subhash Shirodkar has been allocated Water Assets, Cooperation and Provedoria (Institute Of Public Help) portfolios. Govind Gaude will maintain Sports activities, Artwork and Tradition and RDA ministries.

    Rane, Godinho, Cabral and Gaude had been a part of the Sawant-led cupboard from 2019-22, whilst Khaunte was once a minister within the Parrikar-headed govt and was once dropped from the cupboard in 2019. The manager minister can induct 3 extra ministers into the state cupboard.

    Goa BJP leader Sadanand Shet Tanavade had final week stated {that a} determination on 3 cupboard berths mendacity vacant will probably be taken “inside a month or two”.

    Within the not too long ago concluded elections in Goa, the BJP received 20 seats, one wanting the bulk within the 40-member Area.

    3 impartial MLAs and two legislators of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Celebration (MGP) have prolonged their strengthen to the BJP.