New Delhi, January 28 (DNS) The campaigning in Uttarakhand and Punjab for the Assembly elections slated for January 30, ends on Saturday.
In Uttarakhand 800 candidates are in the fray for 70-member Assembly seats, while as 1880 aspirants are in the fray for 117-member Assembly seats in Punjab.
The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements to ensure free and fair polls in both the states slated on January 30.
BJP president Nitin Gadkari will address rallies in Pathankot and Chandigarh while his colleague, MP Shatrugan Sinha is scheduled to campaign in Ludhiana on Saturday.
Amarinder Singh's Congress, the Parkash Singh Badal-headed SAD-BJP combine and the Chief Minister's nephew Manpreet Singh Badal have come out as strong contenders over weeks of campaigning.
Meanwhile in Uttarakhand, Congress veteran ND Tiwari on Wednesday jumped into the race of chief ministerial post in the event of his party returning to power.
Earlier on January 25, Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi in an exclusive interview with CNN-IBN said that the use of black money during the Assembly elections was a major cause for concern and the EC was trying its best to deal with it.
Across the five states getting ready for the Assembly elections, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa, nearly Rs 45 crore of illegal money has been seized so far. Out of that, nearly Rs 30 crore has been seized from Punjab only.
Sources in the Election Commission said that money is just the tip of the iceberg to buy votes in ... Read Full Story
LUCKNOW, January 21 (DNS)- UPCC unit's in-charge Digvijay Singh, who moved bag and baggage to Lucknow last week, seems to have too many things on his work schedule. From finetuning poll preparations, pepping up the cadre, to offering a healing touch to bruised egos and patching up the warring factions; the list seems to be endless for the former Madhya Pradesh chief minister.
Public response to Rahul Gandhi's yatras has made him believe that Congress would stage a comeback in Uttar Pradesh. The senior Congress leader with a gruelling work schedule however is confident that voters would rise above Mayawati fs social engineering, sops promised by Mulayam Singh Yadav, or poll time sermons of Uma Bharti.
In a conversation with Manjari Mishra, he says, We are the only party which promises corruption free governance above petty caste, community and religious considerations. With periodical RSS bashing, you are known for being a little too harsh on the saffron brigade (Cuts short.)
Don't call them saffron. It is a holy word for Hindus. A Hindu can never be communal. Hinduism has always believed in the policy of universal brotherhood, as opposed to communal elements like RSS and Jamat-e-Islami.
In a recent interview, BJP president Nitin Gadkari blamed the Congress for polarisation of votes on communal lines. The quota offered to the OBC minority has resulted in a backlash among backward Hindus and this is finally what the Congress wants. Your reactions. Congress party has never supported communality. If you go ... Read Full Story
ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ, 7 ਜੂਨ (ਏਜੰਸੀ)-ਭਾਜਪਾ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਪਿਛਲੇ 6 ਸਾਲਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਪਾਰਟੀ ’ਚੋਂ ਕੱਢੀ ਗਈ ਮੱਧ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼ ਦੀ ਸਾਬਕਾ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਮਤੀ ਉਮਾ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਮੰਗਲਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰੀ ਮੁੜ ਭਾਜਪਾ ਪਾਰਟੀ ’ਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਿਲ ਕਰ ਲਈ ਗਈ। ਉਮਾ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਦੇ ਭਾਜਪਾ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਿਲ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਨਿਤਨ ਗਡਕਰੀ ਨੇ ਕੀਤਾ, ਜਦੋਂ ਉਮਾ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਖੁਦ ਉਥੇ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਸਨ। ਗਡਕਰੀ ਨੇ ਓਮਾ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਮਠਿਆਈ ਖੁਆ ਕੇ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਵਾਗਤ ਕੀਤਾ। ਜ਼ਿਕਰਯੋਗ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਪਿਛਲੇ 1 ਸਾਲ ਤੋਂ ਵੀ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੋਂ ਇਸ ਗੱਲ ਬਾਰੇ ਕਿਆਸ-ਰਾਈਆਂ ਲਗਾਈਆਂ ਜਾ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਸਨ ਕਿ ਓਮਾ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਭਾਜਪਾ ’ਚ ਮੁੜ ਸ਼ਾਮਿਲ ਹੋ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ।
ਕਈ ਸਾਲਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਭਾਜਪਾ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਹਿੰਦੂਤਵ ਦੇ ਕੱਟੜ ਸਮੱਰਥਕ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ’ਚ ਜੁੜੀ ਰਹੀ ਉਮਾ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਲਾਲ ...
