- Wednesday, November 27, 2024
By: Shubham Ghosh
Here are news related to Indian politics for Wednesday, September 14, 2022:
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury has said that question about a common opposition face to take on the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in 2024 general elections “is useless” at this stage and that unity among opposition parties before the general election will be created at the state level first, Asian News International reported. He said it is an endeavour of CPI-M that there should be maximum unity of secular democratic forces. Yechury said a general election is not a presidential election and there were also questions about a common opposition candidate against then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee during the 2004 Lok Sabha elections but the BJP was voted out.
Hours after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that the subsidy on electricity bills in the city will be optional, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) slammed the decision, saying it is an attempt to do away with the subsidy given to the consumers and also shows that the “revri (freebies) culture” is taking a toll on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, Press Trust of India reported. The Delhi unit of the BJP alleged that by making such announcements, the AAP government is treating the electricity consumers as “beggars”. Kejriwal announced on Wednesday that Delhiites can avail the benefits of the free electricity scheme from October only if they opt for it.
Punjab Police on Wednesday filed a case on the state’s ruling AAP’s complaint that the BJP was trying to bribe its members of the state legislative assembly, NDTV reported. AAP sought a probe into allegations that the BJP aimed to topple its government. It claimed that the BJP had offered Rs 25 crore (over 2.5 million pounds) each to at least 10 MLAs. The state BJP called the allegations “baseless” and a “bundle of lies”. Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann said the BJP’s ‘Operation Lotus’ had earlier failed in Delhi. ‘Operation Lotus’ is a code name used by the anti-BJP parties to refer to “poaching” of lawmakers by the saffron party.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the BJP workers in the state of indulging in violence during protests against her government and said action will be taken against those creating nuisance, ANI reported. “People were harassed and public properties vandalised and destroyed. You can’t have goons and bombs brought in, in the name of protests. Remember, police and fringe elements cannot go together. No anti-social activity will get any cover under the garb of politics, the police will take action if that happens,” Banerjee said. Her remarks came after clashes broke out in several parts of the state as workers left for Kolkata to take part in ‘Nabanna Abhiyan‘ (mission targeting the state secretariat) on Tuesday. Banerjee also claimed that BJP had brought workers from other states for the protests and defended the police action against the protestors.
The Indian government on Wednesday approved the inclusion of certain communities in the lists of Scheduled Tribes in Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, fulfilling long-pending demands from these states, PTI reported. The decision, taken at a meeting of the cabinet chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi, was welcomed warmly by the states concerned Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, tribal affairs minister Arjun Munda said 12 communities from Chhattisgarh will be included in the list of Scheduled Tribes for the state. He said the demand was pending for 15 years In poll-bound Himachal Pradesh, the Hattee community of the Trans-Giri area in Sirmour district will be included in the list of Scheduled Tribes for the state, Munda said, adding that the decision would benefit 1.6 lakh (0.16 million) people.
