Politics

New Delhi: With West Bengal set to go to the polls later this year, political tensions between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have intensified. In a recent move, Amit Malviya, head of the BJP IT Cell, criticized West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly disrespecting Hindu rituals. Malviya shared a video on social media platform X, claiming that Banerjee offered milk to Lord Shiva directly from a plastic tetra pack. He alleged that this act, combined with her ceremonial inauguration of temples across the state, was an attempt to portray respect for Hindu traditions while politically undermining them. “Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee does not shy away from disrespecting Hindu rituals and traditions. She offers milk to Lord Shiva directl...

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has responded to its sweeping victory in the Maharashtra civic elections, taking a pointed dig at Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut. BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi hailed the party’s performance as a reflection of growing public acceptance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and the NDA alliance. Addressing the media, Trivedi said, “As everyone has seen, the BJP and our allies in the Mahayuti coalition have achieved a spectacular victory in the Maharashtra municipal elections. This demonstrates the increasing acceptance of the BJP and NDA under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi.” Trivedi Hits Back at Sanjay Raut Responding to statements by Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, Trivedi said, “Those who fail to maintain their alliances and break away f...

New Delhi: Following the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) commendation of India’s economic growth, the BJP has launched a sharp attack on Congress leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi. The party accused him of spreading pessimism about the Indian economy and demanded that he publicly apologize to the nation for calling India a “dead economy.” ‘Will the Leader of Pessimism Apologize?’Reacting to the IMF’s praise, BJP national spokesperson C.R. Keshavan posted on X, targeting Rahul Gandhi: “Will the LoP, the leader of pessimism, who deliberately spread falsehoods and spoke ill of our Indian economy, now publicly apologize to the country and its people?” Keshavan added, “The IMF’s recognition of India’s economy delivers a resounding response to Rahul Gandhi’s false narr...