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TopicUma Bharti

Topic: Uma Bharti

Uma Bharti interview: ‘Must have temples at Kashi, Mathura but shouldn’t look for Shivling at every mosque’

In an interview, former MP CM Uma Bharti says disputed Kashi & Mathura sites should be exempted from Places of Worship Act, also expresses interest in contesting Lok Sabha polls.

‘Why has BJP been devalued in past 3 yrs?’ — Uma Bharti says party needs to fix image to win in MP

While lauding BJP leadership's decision to field sitting MPs and MLAs in coming assembly elections, the former CM said she will contest 2024 Lok Sabha elections, but not from MP.

Tomar vs Scindia, Chouhan vs VD Sharma — MP BJP rife with rivalries & CM contenders as polls near

There are growing differences in Madhya Pradesh BJP, while high command is considering promoting fresh faces and looking beyond CM Chouhan to lead party in state, it is learnt.

‘Nervous,’ Uma Bharti taunts BJP after being left out of mega poll event in Madhya Pradesh

The former CM, who was not invited to attend the Jan Ashirwad Yatra flag-off by party president J.P. Nadda, however, says she will campaign for upcoming polls if asked.

Chapter 1 of Uma Bharti’s ‘memoirs in tweets’: How Amit Shah saved her Cabinet berth

Ex-MP CM says she could have been sacked for opposing power projects while in charge of Ganga Rejuvenation ministry in 2014, but Amit Shah supported 'aviralta (flow) of the Ganga'.

Gimmick or crusade? BJP in a fix over Uma Bharti’s anti-liquor drive ahead of MP civic poll

Ex-CM threw dung at liquor shop Tuesday, continuing campaign for prohibition. Some BJP leaders say it's a response to being 'sidelined' politically, but aide calls it 'purely social issue'.

Stop ‘abominable practice’: Uma Bharti steps up attack on MP’s liquor policy, targets CM Chouhan

In a series of tweets, the BJP leader called for stopping delivery of liquor & closing shops where people protest. New excise policy slashing liquor rates came into force Friday.

How ‘wanderers’ of BJP are surviving outside PM Modi’s Union Cabinet, & what they are doing now

67 ministers have left the Modi govt since 2014, most of them dropped for non-performance. Some resigned to get bigger assignments, some got organisational duties. Others are still waiting.

Uma Bharti issues ultimatum on alcohol ban in MP. Signal is to BJP high command

BJP leaders say while the call for prohibition is a good thing for society, Uma Bharti’s threat of agitation is the only way for her to find a path out of her self-imposed political exile.

There is a reason why not many quit BJP, and it’s not just power

Those who quit the saffron party find the going tougher outside, a study of the career trajectory of prominent BJP defectors shows. 

On Camera

Mumbai train blast verdict shows an urgent need to reform India’s criminal justice system

The Malimath Committee had recommended that all prosecutors should work in close cooperation with the police department. The present trend, however, is to the contrary.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan likely used NATO-style aerial tactics taught by China

The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.