Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday hit out at Congress chief Sonia Gandhi over the violence in Delhi, saying that the opposition leader should not lecture the central government about its duties when her own party’s record was questionable. “Shreemati Sonia Gandhi please don’t preach us ‘Raj Dharma’ (Ruler’s Duty). Your record is full of rapid violations, twists and turns for plain and simple vote bank politics,” the senior BJP leader said. Mr Prasad also responded to criticism about the role of Delhi BJP leader Kapil Mishra’s provocative speech for triggering the clashes and the failure of the…
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday accused the opposition of lying in its criticism of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), saying the law that has triggered deadly protests across the country does not intend to strip anyone’s citizenship. “BSP (Bahujan Samaj Party), SP (Sawajwadi Party), Communist, Congress and Mamata Didi are against the CAA because they say minorities will lose their citizenship. Why are they lying? CAA is a law to give citizenship, it is not meant to take anyone’s citizenship away,” Mr Shah said at a rally in Bhubaneswar. Making religion a test of Indian nationality for…
“Civil discipline” and “social discipline” are important for society’s well-being, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said here on Thursday. He was speaking at `Navo-utsah 2020′, a program organised by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh here where RSS volunteers presented various drills. Addressing Sangh workers, Bhagwat spoke about discipline, devotion and intellect. “And this Bhakti (devotion) means that I exist for this country, and not for my own selfish ends,” he said. “We need to unite the entire society and create a Bharat which will give humanity (`manavata’) to the world,” he said. Sister Nivedita, follower of spiritual leader Swami Vivekanand, had spoken…
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said he expects this year’s Tokyo Olympics to go ahead smoothly despite fears being expressed over the fate of the Games amid the novel coronavirus threat. The Olympic Games are scheduled to be held in July-August this year but a senior IOC member Dick Pound has said that the event might have to be cancelled if the deadly coronavirus outbreak is not brought under control by May. “Virus China mein hai, Tokyo mein Nahi (the virus is in China not Tokyo),” Rijiju said in response to questions about the Games on the sidelines of…
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said Delhi High Court judge S Muralidhar was transferred following the recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium, asserting that a “well-settled process” was followed. The minister’s reaction came after the Congress alleged that Justice Muralidhar was transferred by the government to save BJP leaders in the Delhi violence case. “Transfer of Hon’ble Justice Muralidhar was done pursuant to the recommendation dated February 12 of the Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India,” Prasad wrote on Twitter. He said while transferring a judge, his or her consent is taken. “The well-settled…
The toll in the spate of violence that erupted in northeast Delhi this week has risen to 37 on Thursday evening, according to reports. Since residents of violence-affected Chand Bagh have reportedly demanded more police deployment in their area, as they complained that there was a delay in police action. Meanwhile, security forces held a flag march in the violence-affected Khajuri Khas area of northeast Delhi on Thursday. Newly appointed Special Commissioner SN Shrivastava also visited the area on Thursday and said, “I’ve come here to assure people that we’re with them and for their welfare. People here have responded…
Army Chief General M M Naravane on Wednesday exhorted the troops deployed along the Line of Control in the Kashmir Valley to remain alert and be prepared to meet any emerging security challenge. Gen Naravane, who arrived on his maiden visit to Kashmir on Tuesday after taking over as the Army Chief, visited the formations and units deployed along the LoC on Wednesday. “The Chief of Army Staff was briefed by the local commanders on the situation on the Line of Control, ceasefire violations, our retaliations, counter infiltration operations and operational preparedness being maintained,” a defence spokesman said. The Chief…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said “India was great” and his whirlwind trip to the country was “very successful”. Trump was on his maiden official visit to India from February 24 to 25. He was accompanied by First Lady Melania and a high-powered delegation comprising senior US administration officials, including National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien. They visited Ahmedabad, Agra and New Delhi before leaving for Washington on Tuesday. “Just landed. India was great, trip very successful,” Trump tweeted soon after he landed in the US after his 36-hour-long India visit. As Trump left for the US, Prime Minister Narendra…
A Russian delegation headed by Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers is on a visit to India and held meetings with Indian businesses to deepen the bilateral economic partnership. GeorgyMuradov, the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Crimea to the President of the Russian Federation, is leading the delegation on a working visit to India. “Meetings with representatives of Indian business and public circles, students and Russian language teachers were held in a friendly and constructive atmosphere traditional for the two countries,” a statement said. “Potential opportunities for the development of…
Government has decided to lift the nearly six-month-old ban on export of onions in a bid to protect the interests of farmers as prices are likely to fall sharply due to bumper rabi crop. The decision was taken at a meeting of a Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi yesterday. The lifting of ban would be effective once the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issues a notification in this regard. The GoM has also deliberated on whether to reduce or scrap the Minimum Export Price (MEP) on onion to facilitate outbound shipments.…