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Lakhimpur Kheri: Chhattisgarh, Punjab Govts Announce Rs 50 Lakh Relief To Victim Families
06 Oct

Lakhimpur Kheri: Chhattisgarh, Punjab Govts Announce Rs 50 Lakh Relief To Victim Families

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The Chhattisgarh and Punjab governments on Wednesday announced a financial assistance of Rs 50 lakh each to families of four farmers and a journalist killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kehri violence Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said the Lakhimpur violence reminded him of the Jallianwallah Bagh massacre in 1919. He said the UP government has made a "mockery" of democracy. "Our government will provide Rs 50 lakh each to families of farmers and the journalist killed in Lakhimpur violence," he said in Lucknow. As many as eight people died in the Lakhimpur Kheri clash that happened after a vehicle…
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Navjot Sidhu warns of march to Lakhimpur Kheri if Priyanka not released
05 Oct

Navjot Sidhu warns of march to Lakhimpur Kheri if Priyanka not released

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Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu warned on Tuesday that his party would march towards Lakhimpur Kheri unless Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is released and Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son Ashish is arrested over the killings of farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri. “If, by tomorrow, the Union Minister’s son behind the brutal murder of Farmers is not arrested, and our leader @PriyankaGandhi being unlawfully arrested, fighting for farmers is not released, the Punjab Congress will march towards Lakhimpur Kheri,” he said in a tweet. Priyanka Gandhi was detained by Uttar Pradesh Police for alleged violation of section 144 on…
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Stopped at Lucknow airport, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel sits on the floor
05 Oct

Stopped at Lucknow airport, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel sits on the floor

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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel began a sit-in protest outside the Lucknow airport this afternoon as he was stopped by the state police amid widespread demonstrations against eight deaths on Sunday in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur district, about 130 km away. Mr Baghel said he wanted to meet Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who has been in police custody since yesterday in Sitapur. She said she was "illegally" arrested when she was on her way to Lakhimpur to meet those affected by Sunday's violence while daring the UP government to keep her in custody "indefinitely". "I came to Lucknow to meet Priyanka Gandhi…
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Sonia Gandhi may accept Navjot Singh Sidhu’s resignation
05 Oct

Sonia Gandhi may accept Navjot Singh Sidhu’s resignation

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Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi may accept Navjot Singh Sidhu’s resignation as Punjab Congress Chief and the announcement of new party state unit president is likely to be announced, sources said. Further, reports say present Working President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee Kuljit Nagra and Congress MP from Ludhiana Ravneet Singh Bittu are frontrunners for the post of new Punjab Congress President. Both Nagra and Bittu are reaching Delhi along with Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi today. On Monday, Sidhu, along with several party MLAs, held a protest outside the Raj Bhavan against the Lakhimpur Kheri incident in Uttar Pradesh.…
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Priyanka Gandhi Sweeps Room Where Cops Detained Her
04 Oct

Priyanka Gandhi Sweeps Room Where Cops Detained Her

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A video of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi sweeping her room has gone viral. It is a clip believed to be captured at the place where she is put under house-arrested in Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh. The clip is now being shared by the Congress leaders and followers on social media sites stating that she was sweeping the floor as a token of protest against the atrocities at Lakhimpur Kheri against farmers. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi was detained by UP cops in Hargaon police station area at around 5.30 am on Monday. At least nine people were killed as violence…
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Amarinder Singh clears the air, says leaving Congress but not joining BJP
30 Sep

Amarinder Singh clears the air, says leaving Congress but not joining BJP

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Scotching speculation to the contrary, former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday made it clear he was not joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but had no intention of continuing in the Congress, which he said was going downhill with senior leaders completely ignored and not given a voice. Denying any move to join the BJP, Captain Amarinder said he would leave the Congress where he had been utterly humiliated and was not trusted. “I will resign…will not stay in the party,” he said, adding that he was still thinking through his options in the interest of Punjab,…
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Kanhaiya Kumar joins Congress in presence of Rahul Gandhi; Jignesh Mevani extends support
29 Sep

Kanhaiya Kumar joins Congress in presence of Rahul Gandhi; Jignesh Mevani extends support

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Former Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Kanhaiya Kumar joined the Congress party in the presence of Rahul Gandhi at the party headquarters in Delhi on September 28. Independent MLA from Gujarat Jignesh Mevani, however, extended support saying he cannot join the party formally on technical grounds. Mevani, currently an independent MLA from Gujarat’s Vadgam, had earlier announced that both he and Kanhaiya Kumar would join the Congress. On his part, Kumar, earlier a national executive council member of the Communist Party of India (CPI), had remained tight-lipped, even as his party comrades rebuffed the speculation over his imminent departure.…
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PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to Deendayal Upadhyay on his 105th birth anniversary
25 Sep

PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to Deendayal Upadhyay on his 105th birth anniversary

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On Saturday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to BJP ideologue Deendayal Upadhyay on his 105th birth anniversary, saying he dedicated his life to nation-building.  In a tweet, Modi described Upadhyay as the person who advocates a theory, proposal or course of action of "integral humanism", and said his ideas will always inspire the people of the country. एकात्म मानव दर्शन के प्रणेता पंडित दीनदयाल उपाध्याय जी को उनकी जयंती पर शत-शत नमन। उन्होंने राष्ट्र निर्माण में अपना जीवन समर्पित कर दिया। उनके विचार देशवासियों को सदैव प्रेरित करते रहेंगे।— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 25, 2021 Born in Mathura,…
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PM Modi’s Flight Used Pakistan Airspace After Permission
22 Sep

PM Modi’s Flight Used Pakistan Airspace After Permission

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s non-stop flight to the US on Wednesday flew over Pakistan’s airspace to avoid Afghanistan. PM Modi has embarked on a three-day visit to the United States on Wednesday where he will address the UN General Assembly and attend the Quad Summit as well as hold a bilateral meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House. According to government sources, India had sought permission from Pakistan regarding the usage of Pakistan’s airspace for Prime Minister Modi’s flight to the US, for which a nod was given by Islamabad. “Pakistan has allowed India to use its…
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Channi becomes Punjab CM, urges Centre to withdraw farm laws
20 Sep

Channi becomes Punjab CM, urges Centre to withdraw farm laws

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Newly sworn-in Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday urged the Centre to repeal agricultural laws. In his first remarks after being sworn in as the chief minister of Punjab, the 58-year-old asked the Centre to withdraw the three contentious farm laws, adding that his party Congress stands firmly behind the agitating farmers in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Farmers in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have been protesting against three contentious farm laws. Several rounds of meetings between the Centre and farmer leaders have ended in deadlock. Channi, the first Dalit chief minister of the state, said he…
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