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  • Former Gujarat Congress MLA Indranil Rajguru joins AAP in Rajkot

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    AHMEDABAD: In a blow to the Gujarat Congress, its former MLA Indranil Rajguru on Thursday joined the Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) in Rajkot, mentioning that the celebration has emerged as the most suitable option to serve the folks and uproot the ruling BJP within the state.

    Rajguru showered praises on AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, claiming that the Delhi leader minister fights for the folks, no longer for his celebration.

    “This angle inspired me so much. I used to be within the Congress from the start as a result of I sought after to serve the folks. The BJP has obtained energy through fooling other people, whilst the Congress has misplaced its talent to develop into another. My simplest downside with the Congress is that it lacks the desire to defeat the BJP,” he mentioned.

    Rajguru received as Congress MLA from Rajkot-East seat in 2012. In 2017, he made up our minds to give up his secure seat to combat the Meeting polls in opposition to the then Leader Minister Vijay Rupani from Rajkot-West seat. However he in the end misplaced to Rupani.

    In 2018, Rajguru resigned from the Congress, claiming that he was once unsatisfied with the functioning of the celebration organisation. He had additionally alleged that celebration staff fascinated about anti-party actions all over the polls have been promoted as a substitute of being punished.

    Rajguru rejoined the Congress in 2019 and likewise campaigned for the celebration applicants all over the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. “I’m becoming a member of the AAP as it has emerged as the most suitable option to serve the folks in a greater method. Additionally, I believe that simplest the AAP has the energy to uproot the BJP in Gujarat,” Rajguru mentioned, including that he was once no longer taken with contesting the approaching Meeting polls, anticipated to be held in December.

    Native Congress chief Vashram Sagathiya, who had served because the Chief of Opposition within the Rajkot Municipal Company, additionally joined the AAP.

  • Contractor loss of life: Congress calls for arrest of Karnataka minister Eshwarappa on homicide price

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    NEW DELHI: Stepping up the ante towards the BJP over the loss of life of a civil contractor in Karnataka, the Congress on Wednesday mentioned arresting minister Ok S Eshwarappa on homicide and corruption fees is the one means to verify justice.

    Congress common secretary and leader spokesperson Randeep Surjewala additionally puzzled the silence of Top Minister Narendra Modi, Leader Minister Basavaraj Bommai and BJP president J P Nadda at the loss of life of Santhosh Patil who had levelled bribery fees towards the senior minister previous.

    Rural Construction and Panchayati Raj Minister Eshwarappa has been booked for abetment of suicide in line with a criticism from Prashanth Patil, the brother of the deceased.

    The 37-year-old contractor, who claimed to be a BJP employee, was once discovered useless at a resort in Udupi in a case of suspected suicide on Tuesday.

    “Arresting Minister Eshwarappa on homicide and corruption fees is the one technique to give justice to a BJP employee,” Surjewala mentioned.

    “Why is PM silent? Why is CM mum? Why is BJP president quiet? The deafening silence of BJP issues to complicity in corruption on the absolute best echelons of energy,” the Congress chief mentioned on Twitter. He additionally alleged that the BJP is mired in corruption in Karnataka and it’s time to display them the door.

    “Most sensible to backside, all of the BJP Executive is mired within the muck of corruption. Time to turn BJP the door in Karnataka,” Surjewala mentioned, after the president of contractors’ affiliation in Karnataka alleged that the executive minister’s workplace was once concerned within the subject.

    Surjewala additionally met the circle of relatives of the deceased contractor in Belgaum and confident that the celebration would battle to verify justice to them. He was once accompanied by means of a number of state Congress leaders.

    “The ache, anguish and anger of circle of relatives can’t be described in phrases. The Congress will battle for justice to Santosh Patil. Our calls for are arrest Eshwarappa, upload segment 302 (punishment for homicide) of the IPC and sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act to the FIR, free up Rs 4 crore fee for contract and Rs 1 crore reimbursement to the circle of relatives and a central authority task for his spouse. The Congress will give Rs 11 lakh help to the circle of relatives on this hour of grief,” he mentioned.

    The loss of life of the contractor prompted an enormous political row with the Congress tough the resignation of Eshwarappa or his dismissal from the Cupboard.

    The Congress additionally instructed state Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to push aside Eshwarappa from the Council of Ministers, even because the embattled BJP chief known as for a probe into the “conspiracy” at the back of the loss of life of Patil.

    Whilst Leader Minister Bommai mentioned the police would habits a radical and clear investigation, Eshwarappa rejected the call for for his resignation.

    In his purported suicide word despatched by means of WhatsApp to a couple media properties, Patil, who hails from Belagavi district, allegedly held Eshwarappa answerable for his loss of life.

    A defiant Eshwarappa, alternatively, maintained he was once no longer at fault and mentioned he had even filed a defamation swimsuit towards Patil after the contractor had alleged that the Rural Construction and Panchayati Raj (RDPR) Minister had demanded 40 in step with cent fee for some works.

    On March 30, Patil, who had claimed that he was once a BJP employee, mentioned he had achieved a piece within the RDPR division and sought after the fee because of him however Eshwarappa allegedly demanded 40 in step with cent fee within the Rs 4 crore paintings, prompting the opposition Congress to dub the BJP dispensation in Karnataka as a “40 in step with cent sarkar”.

  • Congress claims BJP ‘backed’ communal violence in Madhya Pradesh

    Through PTI

    BHOPAL: Congress on Wednesday alleged that the ruling BJP “backed” the new communal violence witnessed in portions of Madhya Pradesh, and the statements of the Leader Minister and House Minister weren’t useful for the upkeep of peace.

    In a memorandum submitted to the state Director Common of Police right here, the opposition birthday party additionally alleged that the homes of the ones allegedly concerned about violence had been being pulled down with out following due process.

    The BJP used to be working a parallel regulation and order equipment in Madhya Pradesh, it claimed.

    The ruling birthday party has been “misusing the ability” and “backed the communal violence in Raisen, Ratlam, Khargone and Sendhwa,” Congress alleged.

    Whilst violence used to be reported in Raisen and Ratlam a couple of weeks in the past, bother broke out at Khargone and Sendhwa right through Ram Navami celebrations on Sunday.

    House Minister Narottam Mishra’s “inciting” statements had been exacerbating communal tensions, Congress claimed.

    Congress legislator Arif Masood, who used to be a part of the delegation which met the DGP, stated there have been circumstances the place some dispute broke out at night time and the management began demolishing the homes (of alleged miscreants) the following morning “at the foundation of a listing despatched by way of the BJP place of work and with out ascertaining who had been in fact concerned.”

    “I do not believe the statements of leader minister (Shivraj Singh Chouhan) and residential minister (Mishra) are serving to determine peace…The demolition within the title of encroachment will have to be stopped,” the MLA stated.

    Former state Congress president Arun Yadav, who led the delegation, claimed the regulation and order state of affairs had deteriorated and intelligence failure used to be resulting in incidents of violence.

    Congress’ memorandum additionally identified that no First Knowledge Document used to be registered when senior BJP chief and previous leader minister Uma Bharti used to be noticed, in a video, pelting stones at a liquor store in Bhopal right through an agitation.

    Curfew used to be clamped in all the Khargone town on Sunday after stone pelting right through a Ram Navami procession brought about arson. At the similar day, stones had been allegedly pelted at Ram Navami procession in Sendhwa the town too.

  • Coal scarcity to result in extra energy cuts in Punjab in coming days

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    CHANDIGARH: The facility scenario continues to be grim within the state because of the coal scarcity as 5 to 6 hours energy cuts are being imposed in villages around the state and one to 2 hours in towns and within the coming days, the location shall be a lot worst because the length of those cuts might be higher.

    As already 4 devices out of 15 devices in 4 thermal crops are close, inflicting a lack of 1,410 MW. Thus  Congress and SAD are taking a dig on the AAP Executive for their alleged failure to take on the ability scarcity.

    Assets mentioned that as of the day gone by afternoon the ability load within the state touched a most of seven,353 MW as on reasonable as of now 6,362 MW however within the coming days it’s going to build up upto 15,000 MW thus there shall be a scarcity of 700 to two,000 MW right through top time.

    “Already the Punjab State Energy Company Restricted (PSPCL) is enforcing energy cuts starting from 5 to 6 hours in villages around the state and one to 2 hours in towns.  Beginning Might the ability scenario
    within the state shall be going in opposition to the bleak aspect and in June and July the state will have an acute scarcity of energy thus main energy cuts are anticipated as that shall be additionally the paddy sowing season so energy shall be wanted within the agriculture sector additionally,’’ mentioned a senior reputable of PSPCL and added that the location
    were given worse because of the shutting down of devices in personal thermal crops and steady upward thrust in energy call for.

    It’s learnt that the towns of Patiala, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Sangrur and Amritsar towns confronted energy cuts as of late however PSPCL formally claims there are no energy cuts in city spaces.

    The facility scenario continues to be grim within the state as 4 devices out of 15 devices in 5 thermal crops remained close, inflicting a lack of 1,410 MW. As two devices of GVK thermal plant are close as a result of coal scarcity, one unit of Talwandi Sabo Energy Restricted at Mansa is close as a result of a technical snag and any other unit of Guru Gobind Singh Tremendous Thermal Plant at Ropar is close for annual repairs.

    However the officials within the PSPCL care for that there’s no scarcity, in spite of an enormous surge in call for. The day-to-day coal requirement of all 5 thermal crops is round 75 metric tonnes whilst running on the plant load issue of over 85 consistent with cent. Regardless of operating at decreased capability, the thermal crops don’t seem to be even getting part the day-to-day coal requirement thus they’re generating much less energy.

  • Congress chief’s Sunday evening assembly with Dhami fuels hypothesis

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    DEHRADUN: A gathering between Uttarakhand Leader Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and previous chief of opposition within the state Meeting Pritam Singh has induced the idea of the Congress chief switching his allegiance to the ruling BJP within the close to long run.

    The assembly that came about on the leader minister’s place of abode past due on Sunday evening assumed importance because it got here shut at the heels of the Congress revamping its state unit wherein Singh, a five-time MLA from Chakrata, was once it sounds as if sidelined by means of the birthday celebration management.

    Alternatively, when contacted, Singh disregarded the idea.

    Singh, who has held key positions like that of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president from 2017 to 2021 and the chief of opposition within the Meeting after the demise of Indira Hridayesh final yr, has now not been assigned any main organisational accountability in the most recent revamp of the birthday celebration’s state unit.

    Karan Mahra, who is claimed to be on the subject of former leader minister and Singh’s bete noire Harish Rawat, has been made the PCC leader, senior birthday celebration chief and Bajpur MLA Yashpal Arya has been appointed because the chief of opposition and Bhuwan Chandra Kapri, who defeated Dhami within the recently-held state Meeting polls from Khatima, is the deputy chief of opposition.

    Arya has held the posts of PCC president up to now. He’s additionally a former speaker of the Meeting.

    The Uttarakhand Congress has lengthy been divided into two factions — one led by means of Rawat and the opposite by means of Singh.

    Because the Congress seems for elements that can have ended in its failure to wrest energy from the Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP) in Uttarakhand, factionalism has emerged as a conceivable explanation why its efficiency fell some distance in need of the expectancies.

    Congress’s ballot observers Avinash Pandey and Devender Yadav ready a file currently, attributing the birthday celebration’s ballot debacle in Uttarakhand to variations amongst its state leaders.

    Singh expressed his harm on being accused of factionalism within the file, however refused to mention anything else on his assembly with the executive minister.

  • SC remains conviction of Congress chief Hardik Patel in rioting case

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    NEW DELHI: The Preferrred Courtroom on Tuesday stayed the conviction of Gujarat Congress running president Hardik Patel in a rioting and arson case.

    A bench of Justices S A Nazeer and Vikram Nath mentioned it is a are compatible case for the prime courtroom to have stayed the conviction.

    On the outset, senior recommend Maninder Singh submitted that no longer permitting Patel to contest election is a contravention of his proper to freedom of expression.

    “This is a violation. I’ve already misplaced one likelihood to contest the election in 2019. We’re sooner than your lordships to get our rights beneath Article 19(1)(a) to be enforced. They’ve misused the police energy. Subsequently, I do not know what they’ve to mention, however my lords will have to come to a decision this example quickly,” he mentioned.

    Solicitor Normal Tushar Mehta mentioned the fundamental parameters for conviction are set.

    “In legal legislation, there is not any one same old guiding principle to mention which one is correct. Your lordship would possibly come to a decision the problem. Whether or not Patel would possibly have received or no longer, isn’t the problem on this case,” he mentioned.

    The bench then handed the order and mentioned,”Having regard to the information and cases, we’re of the view that that is the are compatible case for the prime courtroom to have stayed the conviction. The conviction is, hereby, stayed till the appeals are determined accordingly.”

    The highest courtroom was once listening to a plea filed by means of Patel towards the judgment of the Gujarat Top Courtroom looking for suspension of the conviction in order that he may just contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

    Patel had sought a path to droop the conviction order handed on July 25, 2018, by means of a classes courtroom in Mahesana in Visnagar.

    He had additionally challenged the validity of the prime courtroom’s order of March 29 refusing his plea for a keep at the conviction.

  • Congress disciplinary panel problems exhibit trigger notices to Thomas, Jakhar

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    NEW DELHI: The Congress Disciplinary Committee on Monday gave a show-cause realize to Congress leaders Okay V Thomas and Sunil Jakhar for alleged anti-party actions.

    The Disciplinary Committee, led through senior Congress chief A Okay Antony, has given them one week to answer the awareness and if it’s not discovered enough, motion might be taken in opposition to them, occasion chief Tariq Anwar stated.

    Anwar, a member of the panel, advised journalists that no ultimate choice has but been taken, however a show-cause realize has been issued to Thomas and Jakhar on why motion must now not be taken in opposition to them for his or her statements in opposition to the occasion.

    “Now we have given them realize. We can wait for their answer and if the answer isn’t discovered enough, we can take motion in opposition to them,” he stated.

    Anwar stated the costs in opposition to each the leaders are severe and this is why the Disciplinary Committee chaired through Antony met to have in mind of it.

    KV Thomas had attended a seminar organised through the CPI(M) on April 9 in Kerala in opposition to the occasion’s needs and native state leaders have been in the hunt for motion in opposition to him.

    Jakhar had criticised former leader minister Charanjit Singh Channi and termed him a legal responsibility for the occasion after the Congress misplaced to AAP in Punjab.

  • New Punjab Congress workforce meets Sonia, Rahul

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    NEW DELHI: The brand new workforce of Punjab Congress on Monday met celebration president Sonia Gandhi and previous celebration leader Rahul Gandhi right here and mentioned a roadmap to give a boost to the organisation within the state.

    The assembly got here days after the Congress suffered a drubbing within the meeting polls in Punjab.

    Sonia Gandhi steered new state unit president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and dealing president Bharat Bhushan Ashu to paintings in opposition to strengthening the celebration and be the voice of the folk of Punjab by way of elevating their problems.

    “Met Hon’ble Congress President Smt Sonia Gandhi ji and thanked her for entrusting me with accountability of rebuilding Punjab Congress. I’ve confident her that I can paintings along side all Congress workers-leaders and no longer go away any stone unturned in bringing again Congress to energy,” Warring mentioned on Twitter after the assembly.

    Later they met Rahul Gandhi, together with Congress Legislature Birthday party (CLP) chief Partap Singh Bajwa and deputy CLP chief Raj Kumar Chhabbewal, who requested them to verify the state’s construction and combat for its rights.

    “My congratulations and perfect needs to the newly appointed workforce of Punjab Congress. Discussions happened at the construction of Punjab and taking ahead the combat for the rights,” Gandhi mentioned in a Fb publish.

    Speaking to newshounds later, Warring mentioned that self-discipline must be maintained inside the organisation and no chief must talk out of flip within the media towards the celebration.

    “Nobody must talk towards the celebration. Any roughly indiscipline may not be tolerated and stern motion can be taken. Self-discipline must be fundamental within the celebration and somebody indulging in anti-party actions must be ousted from the celebration,” he mentioned.

    The brand new Punjab Congress leader additionally mentioned those that had spoken out of flip towards celebration leaders 4 months in the past, must not accomplish that, and that no such job can be tolerated.

    “There can be 0 tolerance in opposition to indiscipline,” he asserted.

    Incidently, quite a lot of celebration leaders had spoken towards the celebration when there was once a transformation of guard in Punjab after Amarinder Singh was once got rid of as leader minister.

  • BJP assaults Rahul Gandhi for remarks over Lord Ram

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    NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday accused Congress chief Rahul Gandhi of wondering the life of Lord Ram and alleged that “petty politics” of the Congress chief and Maharashtra Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray and their “inciting” remarks have performed a job within the contemporary violence in different states all through Ram Navami processions.

    Chatting with journalists, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra known as Gandhi a “chunavi Hindu” (Hindu for electoral functions), and alleged that he pretends to be a Hindu.

    The BJP was once reacting to a contemporary public cope with of Gandhi all through which he quoted a BJP chief, whom he didn’t title, as announcing that he didn’t imagine in reincarnation.

    Then he requested him, Gandhi mentioned, if he does now not imagine in reincarnation, then how can he imagine in Ram.

    Right through the speech, Gandhi additionally spoke about his dialog with a Dalit adolescence who had attempted to dedicate suicide after violence towards Dalits in Una in Gujarat.

    Mentioning the dialog, he mentioned, “If my sister have been assaulted I’d have stabbed and killed her tormentor ahead of loss of life,” he added.

    Patra seized at the former Congress president’s remarks to hit out at him. This presentations that Gandhi has religion neither within the Charter nor within the judiciary, he added.

    With Gandhi claiming that he had no real interest in energy regardless of being born in its midst, the BJP spokesperson mentioned those remarks aimed toward “frightening” folks and “wondering” Ram’s life underline his desperation.

    The Gandhi circle of relatives can pass to any extent to get energy, he alleged. “The best way some leaders are wondering the life of Lord Ram and are inciting folks…This will have to now not have came about. Rahul Gandhi appears to be not able to tolerate that individuals in India think about Lord Ram. This presentations the nature of the Congress,” he mentioned.

    Noting that Gandhi was once described by way of his birthday party as a “janeu-dhari Hindu”, person who wears sacred thread, Patra mentioned that by way of “attacking” Ram’s life, the Congress chief had proven himself to be anyone who pretends to be a Hindu for electoral advantages.

    The UPA executive in a sworn statement to the Perfect Court docket had mentioned that there was once no evidence of Ram’s life, he mentioned, including that Rahul Gandhi is treading at the similar trail as his mom and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

    This ended in folks completing off the life of the Congress in elections, and the opposition birthday party shall be taught a lesson once more, he mentioned.

    On this context, Patra additionally condemned Thackeray for his jibe on the BJP that what factor the ruling birthday party would have raised if Lord Ram was once now not born.

    Opposition leaders can in finding 1000’s of causes to assault the BJP however that is “petty politics”, he mentioned.

    Regarding the violence in various states all through Ram Navami processions, he mentioned it’s herbal that such incidents will occur when senior leaders like Gandhi and Thackeray make such remarks because of their “appeasement” politics.

    Leader ministers of opposition-ruled states like Ashok Gehlot in Rajasthan have blamed right-wing teams for violence and feature hit out on the BJP.

  • U’khand: Congress appoints Yashpal Arya as chief of opposition month after elections

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    DEHRADUN: Senior Indian Nationwide Congress chief Yashpal Arya used to be appointed chief of the opposition via the celebration on Sunday.

    An reputable press unlock via KC Venugopal mentioned, “Hon’ble Congress President has appointed Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Congress Committee and Chief and Deputy Chief of Uttarakhand Legislature Birthday party, as follows, with rapid impact.”

    Arya, Congress MLA from Bajpur state meeting constituency has held cupboard positions within the BKP and Congress governments. Arya expressing his gratitude to the celebration management mentioned, “I’m grateful to the honourable celebration president Smt. Sonia Gandhi ji and my seniors and associates. I will be able to attempt to do justice because the chief of the opposition to the most efficient of my skills.”

    He left the Congress in January 2017 and gained from Bajpur seat within the 2017 meeting elections and changed into a cupboard minister within the Trivendra Singh Rawat govt. His son Sanjiv Arya additionally changed into MLA from the Nainital seat within the 2017 meeting elections. 

    The daddy-son duo left the BJP final yr and joined the Congress. Yashpal Arya gained from Bajpur seat whilst his son Sanjiv Arya misplaced from Nainital. Particularly, former Leader Minister Harish Rawat performed a key function to carry the father-son duo again into the Congress celebration. 

    The Tussle used to be occurring within the celebration between Rawat and previous state celebration president and chief of opposition Pritam Singh to get an individual from their ‘camp’ to be appointed as LoP and state president. Assets from the celebration mentioned that even though Arya’s appointment may also be observed as a win for Rawat.

    “Harish Rawat performed a key function to carry Arya and his son again to the celebration. Arya’s appointment is a win for Rawat however now the Pritam Singh camp will push for his or her candidate for the location of state celebration president together with Singh himself,” mentioned a celebration supply. 

    Within the state meeting elections which concluded final yr, the Congress gained 18 seats compared to 11 within the 2017 meeting elections.