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19 Jul

‘Man wants to become God, Superman,’ says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat; Congress links it to ‘non-biological’ PM Modi

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The Congress party has linked Mohan Bhagwat’s ‘man wanting to become a God and superman’ comment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Bhagwat, speaking in Jharkhand, said that people should work for the welfare of mankind since there is no end to the pursuit of development. "Development is such a thing that once we reach it, we realise we can go further. When we reach our goal, we see that there is still more to go. Man then wants to become a superman. In movies they show Superman who has extraordinary powers. So a human wants to have such power but…

04 Jul

BJP lists reasons for poor show in Lok Sabha polls in UP: ’Less destined, more scripted’

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A month after the Lok Sabha elections 2024 results, Bharatiya Janata Party's task force submitted its report to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the poor show of the party in the state. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, BJP's count in the state declined to 33 from 62 in 2019. Following the report was submitted, the CM transferred as many as 12 district magistrates (DMs), reported News18. It added that most of the district magistrates are from the districts where BJP lost in the 2024 polls. According to details, the transferred DMs belonged to Sitapur, Banda, Basti, Shrawasti,…

20 Jun

Who will be the pro-tem speaker of 18th Lok Sabha? What is the role in the inaugural session? 5 points

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The rules for electing the Speaker are laid down in Article 93 of the Constitution. The Speaker's post falls vacant just before the new Lok Sabha meets for the first time, which means June 24 in the present case. Also Read: Lok Sabha Speaker elected without contest since Independence. Full details here And before the Speaker is elected, the President appoints a pro-tem Speaker to administer the oath of office to the newly-elected Members of Parliament (MPs). Who is a pro-tem speaker?In the Lok Sabha session beginning June 24, the first two days – June 24 and June 25 – will be dedicated to…

20 Jun

Congress sets up fact-finding teams to review poor Lok Sabha 2024 results in THESE key states

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The Congress party has formed fact-finding panels to review its ‘poor’ performances in eight states during the recently concluded Lok Sabha Elections. Three of these states, where the Congress performance has been below par, are ruled by the grand-old party. Among the states to be reviewed after poor show include Madhya Pradesh, where Congress lost all 29 seats, Chhattisgarh where the party won just one out of 11 seats, Odisha, where it again won only one out of 21 seats, Karnataka, where it won 9 out of 28 seats, Telangana, where it won eight out of 17 seats, Delhi, where…

Top 10 questions that BJP is looking at in its Lok Sabha election debacle review in Uttar Pradesh. Full details here

19 Jun

Priyanka Gandhi’s electoral debut from Wayanad: Congress strategy decoded in 8 points

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A candidate can contest elections from multiple seats in India. But one can represent only one seat at a time in the Parliament. Since the Wayanad seat is vacant now, the Congress party had to field a new candidate to fight bypoll to the seat to be held soon . The grand-old party has decided to field Congress general secretary and Rahul’s sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from Wayanad. Both these announcements were made after Congress party’s top leadership met at party president Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence in the national capital on Monday, June 17. But why did Rahul Gandhi decide to…

18 Jun

Lok Sabha Speaker elected without contest since Independence. Full details here

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Elections to the post of the Speaker of the Central Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the Imperial Legislative Council - the legislature of British India, were held for the first time on August 24, 1925 when Swaraj Party nominee Vitthalbhai J Patel won the coveted post against T Rangachariar. First non-official member Speaker Patel, the first non-official member to be elected as the Speaker, won the maiden election with a narrow margin of two votes. Patel had polled 58 votes against 56 garnered by Rangachariar. Also Read: Will INDIA bloc get the Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker post? Explained in 5…

18 Jun

Will INDIA bloc get the Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker post? Explained in 5 Points

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With days left for the election of the new Lok Sabha Speaker, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and opposition's INDIA bloc are close to reaching consensus on the crucial post in the Lower House of the Parliament. The Lok Sabha is set to elect a Speaker on June 26. The INDIA bloc might as well not nominate a candidate for Speaker's post in the 18th Lok Sabha, if the the Deputy Speaker's post is allocated to the opposition, according to the sources. Speaker elected without contestIf the INDIA blocforces an election to the post of Speaker…

17 Jun

EVM row: ‘So Tesla can be hacked’, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Elon Musk’s ‘anything can be hacked’ claim

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In response to Tesla CEO Elon Musk's criticism of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), BJP leader and former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said that Musk is factually incorrect to say that “anything can be hacked." Chandrasekhar told ANI, “While I respect Elon Musk and what he has achieved. I think he is factually incorrect in saying that anything can be hacked. A calculator or a toaster cannot be hacked. Therefore, there is a limit in terms of where this paradigm of hacking can extend." Also Read: Rahul Gandhi backs Elon Musk’s concern on voting machine, says EVMs in India are…

17 Jun

How is a Lok Sabha Speaker elected? Why is the post crucial for PM Modi 3.0? Explained in 5 points

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Even as speculation over who will be the next Speaker continue, Opposition INDIA bloc has emphasised that the crucial post in the Lok Sabha should be allocated to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners – the Janata Dal (United) and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). Why Speaker's Post Matters this time?Unlike in the previous two PM Modi-led governments in which the BJP enjoyed outright majority, the third Union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi relies on its allies. The BJP won 240 Lok Sabha seats, 32 short of the majority mark, in the recently-concluded Lok Sabha…