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Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Jitendra Singh, Vijay Goel and Harsh Vardhan wore black bands and put fingers on their lips while sitting on the podium.

BJP holds protest in Delhi over Kolkata violence

New Delhi: The BJP staged a silent protest at the Jantar Mantar here Wednesday to condemn the violence in Kolkata after the alleged attack on the party president Amit Shah's convoy. Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Jitendra Singh, Vijay Goel and Harsh Vardhan wore black bands...

The petition has also sought debarring of candidates and deregistration of parties that ‘misuse’ religion for electoral gains.  

Delhi HC refuses to entertain PIL against Kamal Haasan

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a PIL filed by a BJP leader seeking directions to the Election Commission to ‘restrict’ misuse of religion for poll gains. The high court also asked the EC to decide BJP leader Ashwini Kumar...

As per the victim’s complaint, Dharmendra had asked his cousin to vote for the BJP but Raja had voted for Congress.

Man shoots cousin for not voting for BJP

Jhajjar (Haryana): A man from the Silana village in the Jhajjar district of Haryana shot his cousin for not voting for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections, Wednesday. The victim, Raj Singh, aka Raja, described the attack in vivid detail. According...

The review meeting, to be held via video conference, comes a day after BJP and Trinamool Congress workers fought pitched battles on streets of Kolkata during a massive road show by saffron party president Amit Shah.

LS Polls: EC set to review Phase-7 preparedness

New Delhi: The Election Commission will Wednesday hold a review meeting with observers and state chief electoral officers for the last phase of Lok Sabha polls May 19. The review meeting, to be held via video conference, comes a day after BJP and Trinamool Congress...

The BJP leader was addressing a meet of intellectuals in the city Tuesday.

I am not an outsider in West Bengal: Amit Shah

Kolkata: BJP national president Amit Shah has rebutted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's charge that he is an ‘outsider’ in West Bengal and said he has come to the state to campaign for his party. Shah wondered if he is called an outsider for coming to...

Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) fought pitched battles on the streets of Kolkata during a massive road show by former's president Amit Shah.

TMC seeks audience with EC following Shah roadshow violence

New Delhi: The TMC Tuesday sought a meeting with the Election Commission over the destruction of a statue of Bengali writer and philosopher Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar during clashes between workers of the ruling party and the BJP. Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and...

 

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