Scheduled to address rallies ahead of the West Bengal elections' second phase Tuesday, the TMC chief had strongly reacted to 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans in the past.
Tiwari made the promise at a public meeting in Haripur on 21 March, and at a party meeting, officials said Thursday. TMC had lodged a complaint with EC on 22 March on the issue.
Since Monday, BJP workers have staged protests across several Bengal districts for fielding TMC turncoats and new faces and ignoring the party’s old-timers.
Both parties’ chief election slogans have been derived from two iconic poems — Rabindranath Tagore’s Amar Sonar Bangla and Kazi Nazrul Islam’s Purna Abhinandan.
By fielding public figures, BJP aims at expanding its footprints in Kerala & Tamil Nadu, but in Bengal, its strategy is to counter TMC’s outsider jibe, party leaders say.
The party's Central Election Committee will meet Thursday in New Delhi to finalise the candidates list for 60 seats. Polling will be held in 30 seats each on 27 March and 1 April.
Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation has come up with a report suggesting that BJP’s focus should be on two most important job-creating sectors — knowledge and tourism.
BJP state chief Dilip Ghosh’s name is being pushed by supporters for CM post after TMC rebel Suvendu Adhikari emerges as tough challenger, party leaders say. There is also Mukul Roy.
From upholding women’s rights to ensuring safety & internal harmony, the Taliban have backtracked on every promise they made, and the outcome can’t be great.
The cut in excise duty last week, coupled with an increase in fertiliser and food subsidies, is expected to cost the exchequer around Rs 3 lakh crore in the current financial year.
India is 35th member of the maritime counterterrorism partnership that also includes Pakistan, Australia, Bahrain, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany and Greece, among others.
That temples were destroyed and mosques built is undisputed history. The past can’t be changed, but we can’t deny the wrongs of the past either before we consider reconciliation.