Financial aid, pension or health benefits for journalists already being given in Bengal, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Goa, Puducherry, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
She said her TRS would be an alternative to ‘corrupt’ Cong govt, ‘derailed’ BRS, and ‘disinterested’ BJP that ‘never wanted’ the separate state of Telangana.
Citing the anti-defection law, AAP leader Sanjay Singh said the move has no constitutional validity. He also announced plans to escalate the matter to the Rajya Sabha Chairman.
Kavitha was suspended from BRS in September 2025 after she clashed with cousins & party leaders T Harish Rao and J Santosh Kumar over the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project.
The exit of key MPs, many from Punjab, may spark a broader shift within AAP ranks. Experts warn councillors and MLAs could follow, gravitating toward BJP as the party’s grip weakens in both states.
Economist Ashok Lahiri, sitting BJP MLA from Balurghat, to replace Suman Berry as VC; scientist Gobardhan Das, who contested on BJP ticket in 2021, to be member
Political analysts say the high-profile exits will reinforce the BJP's criticism that Kejriwal’s style of functioning is not just extremely centralised but he also does not tolerate dissent.
In his 23 April letter to Transport Minister Sarnaik, Sanjay Nirupam wrote that many auto & taxi drivers had contacted him to convey that they were scared and confused.
From Mohun Bagan and East Bengal to Mohammedan Sporting, footbclubs once shaped identity, pride and belonging across Bengal’s social fabric. Now, the political field has taken over.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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