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.
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.
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.
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.
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'.
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'.
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.
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.
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.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
It also witnessed participation from IAF, Andaman & Nicobar Command, and Coast Guard, indicating the high degree of interoperability among the services.
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