Cong hampers law and order: Nadda in K’taka

Hassan (ANI): Coming down heavily on the Congress party, BJP national president JP Nadda on Tuesday said that the former appeases a particular religion, hampers law and order situation and he hoped that the people of Karnataka will support BJP.

ARREST FOR WAVING BLACK FLAGS IS NOT ILLEGAL: KERALA HC

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking a declaration that arrest and detention for waving black flags in protest is ‘illegal’ and ‘unconstitutional.’ The petition, which also sought compensation for those booked for waving black flags at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in protest last year, was rejected by a bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Murali Purushothaman.

HC SEEKS GoI’S STAND ON PLEA AGAINST MANDATORY REPORTING OF POCSO CASES

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought Centre’s stand on a plea against the POCSO Act provisions pertaining to mandatory reporting of sexual offences against minors to police. A bench issued notice on the petition by lawyer Harsh Vibhore Singhal who sought “judicial invalidation” of sections 19, 21 & 22 of the POCSO Act. The court asked the central government to file its reply to the petition within six weeks.

NO TO PM’S RALLY: MEGHALAYA CM FACES BJP RAP

Shillong: After permission for PM Narendra Modi’s rally at the PA Sangma Sports Complex in Tura was denied, BJP’s state unit lashed at the Conrad Sangma govt. “The Director of Sports & Youth Affairs, under instructions from a scared and insecure CM Conrad Sangma, denied us permission to hold a campaign rally at the PA Sangma stadium,” BJP spokesperson Bernad N Marak, said on Tuesday.

CONG TO LEAD GOVT IN 2024: KHARGE AMID UNITY TALKS

New Delhi: Amid renewed calls for unity among Opposition parties ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday set the ball rolling and claimed that an alliance led by the grand old party will come to power at the Centre after the general elections. “An alliance government will come to power at the Centre in 2024. The Congress will lead,” Kharge said.

Tripura polls: Who will be the kingmaker?

Sharat K Verma

New Delhi: The big question ahead of the polling for Tripura assembly polls was who will play the role of king maker? Never before has a kingmaker been needed. In last polls too, BJP got absolute majority. It alone won 36 seats in the 60-member assembly. Despite this, it tied up with its ally IPFT, which got eight seats. Prior to that, CPM had been forming the government on its own for 25 consecutive years. This time it is a fourcornered fight. Al-

Free bus rides for K’taka women and schoolkids

Bengaluru: Working women and schoolchildren will get free rides in public buses from April 1, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said here on Tuesday.

Speaking after dedicating KSRTC’s Volvo Multi Axel BS4-9600 sleeper buses ahead of the polls here, the chief minister said the purpose of chalking out this scheme was to en- able women become self-reliant. They need to introduce mini school buses and the existing buses will be utilised to start the operation, Bommai said. though the main contest is triangular, yet the way TMC is fighting, it cannot be dismissed.

The BJP-IPFT alliance in the state is up against the CPM-Congress alliance, while Tipra Motha has formed a strong third angle. That is why it seems that this time no party may get absolute majority. In such a situation, only one party will be the kingmaker. From the politics of 15 days before the elections, it seems that Pradyot Debbarma’s Tipra Motha may play the role of kingmaker.

Nadda was addressing a public rally in Karnataka. “In Congress rule, there is a divideand-rule environment. Congress appeases a particular religion and hampers the law and order situation. I hope the people of Karnataka will support BJP and let Basavaraj Bommai continue serving the people of the state,” he said. Nadda hit out at the Congress leader Siddaramaiah saying that the latter has excelled in disturbing law and order and promoting appeasement.

Didi launches portal for non resident Bengalis

Kolkata: On the International Mother Language Day, the West Bengal government on Tuesday launched a special portal through which non-resident Bengalis residing in other Indian states and even in other countries will be able to communicate with the state government in times of emergency. Launching the portal Apan Bangla (Own Bengal) at a colourful function on Tuesday, CM Mamata Banerjee said the portal is meant ‘to communicate’ and ‘to connect’ with Bengalis residing out of West Bengal.

“Siddaramaiah has excelled in disturbing law and order and appeasement. It is evident from the fact that Siddaramaiah’s government withdrew over 170 cases of PFI cadres who were accused of disturbing peace and law and order and released hundreds of accused from jail,” he said.

Lauding the work done by BJP in the state he said that the govern- ment has done the work of doing good to the Dalits, increasing their reservation on the land of Karnataka.

“The welfare of Karnataka, the welfare of the people of Karnataka, the welfare of all sections of Karnataka...

Our government has done the work of doing good to our Dalits, increasing their reservation on the land of Karnataka,” Nadda said.

Country’s voice can’t be suppressed: Cong

New Delhi (PTI): Slamming the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on premises linked to its leaders in Chhattisgarh, the Congress said on Tuesday that the country’s voice cannot be suppressed by spreading the fear of “puppet agencies”.

The party, which is in power in Chhattisgarh, said it is ready to fight it out and will fearlessly raise people’s issues.

A large number of Congress leaders and workers held a protest in front of the central agency’s office in Raipur and accused it of taking action at the behest of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The protesters, led by Congress MLA Dhanendra

New Delhi: The Delhi BJP on Tuesday staged a protest near the residence of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Janpath Road here, demanding an apology over her party spokesperson Pawan Khera’s “disgraceful” remark against the late father of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Sahu and former Rajya Sabha member Chhaya Verma, held a sit-in at the ED office building in Pachpedi Naka area.