RJD takes jibe at Amit Shah’s tweet, says ‘strike on encephalitis, please’

Lalu Prasad’s Rashtriya Janata Dal took a swipe at Union home minister Amit Shah over his “strike” tweet on India’s win on Pakistan at the ICC World Cup and urged him to carry out a “strike” against the raging encephalitis epidemic in Bihar. Read More
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Nitish: ‘JD(U) won’t compromise on principles, but issue with BJP’

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, on Monday, said that Janata Dal (United) will never compromise on its principles and claimed that there was no ill will with BJP over his party not joining the government at the Centre. Read More
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Yashwant Sinha says ‘Vajpayee wanted Modi to resign in 2002’

Former Bhartiya Janata Party member Yashwant Sinha disclosed that after the 2002 post- Godhara riots then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was set to dismiss Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read More
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Jitan Manjhi says Masood Azhar ‘saheb’, draws BJP rebuke

Jitan Ram Manjhi, former Bihar chief minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha chief, triggered a controversy after saying terrorist Masood Azhar “saheb” showing respect. Later, Manjhi called it a “slip of the tongue” in a statement. Read More
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Sushil Modi claims Lalu asked for Jaitley’s help to ‘manage’ CBI

Senior BJP leader and Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi claimed that RJD chief Lalu Prasad had sought help from Arun Jaitley in 2017 to manage the CBI in his favour in the fodder-scam case and assured that he would topple the Nitish Kumar government in return. Read More
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Sonia files nomination in Rae Bareli, says ‘don’t forget 2004’

While filing her Lok Sabha nomination papers in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi reminded the media of her party wresting back power despite predictions of the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She said, “Don’t forget 2004.” Read More
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Lalu claims Nitish wanted to return to mahagathbandhan

Former Bihar chief minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad, in his forthcoming biography – “Gopalganj to Raisina: My Political Journey” – has claimed that JD(U) and current Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has wanted to realign with his party and get back into the Bihar mahagathbandhan. Read More
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Kanhaiya says ‘my fight is against politics of polarization’

Kanhaiya Kumar said, “My fight is not against any individual but an ideology … against that ideology which talks about politics of polarization, divisiveness, attacking constitution and slamming democratic institutions. It’s a contest between haq aur loot (rights and loot); saach aur jhoot (truth an Read More
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Giriraj Singh ‘hurt’ on not getting BJP ticket from Nawada

Senior BJP leader Giriraj Singh, known for attacking critics with his “send them to Pakistan” remarks, is upset that the party did not consult him before taking away his Nawada seat and instead selected him as a candidate for the Begusarai constituency for the Lok Sabha election. Read More
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Chandrababu calls JD(U)’s Prashant Kishor ‘Bihari dacoit’

The leader of Telugu Desam Party and chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, N Chandrababu Naidu, called the Janata Dal (United) vice-president and poll strategist, Prashant Kishor, a “Bihari dacoit” who “removed lakhs of votes in Andhra Pradesh”. Read More
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