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Ajay Maken demands Kejriwal’s apology over proposal to withdraw Bharat Ratna of Rajiv Gandhi

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Ajay Maken hit back at Arvind Kejriwal saying that the party chief should apologize for a proposal to withdraw Bharat Ratna from Rajiv Gandhi.

 

New Delhi| Senior Congress leader and party’s Delhi unit chief Ajay Maken slammed the Aam Admi Party government and even demanded party chief Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation for the row over former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s Bharat Ratna.

On Friday, Delhi assembly passed the resolution citing Rajiv Gandhi’s failure to curb violence during 1984 Anti-Sikh riots. Reportedly, the resolution was moved by AAP MLA Jarnail Singh was passed by a voice vote in the House. However, Jarnail Singh later clarified that proposal of withdrawal of Bharat Ratna of Rajiv Gandhi wasn’t a part of the original resolution. He said, “It was my feeling and I said it. Technically it wasn’t in the notice.”

However, Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken hit back at Arvind Kejriwal saying that the party chief should apologize for such a proposal. He further demanded the portion to be expunged from the assembly’s proceedings. He said, “Rajiv Gandhi sacrificed his life for the country. Not even BJP has ever demanded to take back Bharat Ratna from him. Kejriwal should apologise and this portion of the resolution should be expunged from the assembly’s proceedings.”

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BJP To Conduct Election Committee Meeting Amid Upcoming Tripura Polls

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The Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to finalise the tickets for the upcoming Tripura Assembly Polls is scheduled to be held on Friday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

New Delhi: The Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to finalise the tickets for the upcoming Tripura Assembly Polls is scheduled to be held on Friday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the sources said. The CEC meeting will be chaired by the party’s national president JP Nadda at the party’s national headquarters in Delhi.

Ahead of the meeting slated for Friday noon, a meeting of the core group is also likely to take place on Thursday (January 26). This meeting will also be held in the presence of JP Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah among other state leaders.

As per the BJP sources, a detailed discussion on each candidate would take place during the said core group meeting and a short list of candidates will also be prepared to discuss in the CEC meeting.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, Senior leader Jishu, State President Rajiv Bhattacharjee, Election Incharge Mahesh Sharma, BJP north east convenor Sambit Patra, former CM and Rajya Sabha MP Biplab Deb, and Union Minister Pratima Bhoumik are expected to attend the core group meeting as well as the CEC meeting.

The CEC meeting on Friday will also be attended by its members including the members of the Parliamentary Board. Apart from JP Nadda and PM Modi and the General Secretary organisation, this meeting will be attended by the ministers– Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Sarbananda Sonowal, Bhupendra Yadav, B. S. Yediyurappa, Vanathi Srinivasan, Satyanarayan Jatiya and others.

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Several leaders from Tripura will also be present in the meeting to finalise the candidates to be given the ticket.
Amit Shah on May 9, 2015, declared Deb as the chief of the party’s Jan Sampark Abhiyan. As a result of his growing popularity, Deb was made the party’s state president for Tripura on January 6, 2016, and in a first, the BJP formed a government in the state in 2018 under his leadership.

On March 9, 2018, Deb took oath as the 10th Chief Minister of Tripura and later on May 14, 2022, he resigned from the post and the sitting CM Manik Saha took over on May 15, 2022, and was elected to the legislative assembly of Tripura on June 26, 2020, after winning the by-election from Town Bordowali.

The Tripura polls are crucial for BJP as it has been challenged by the new entrants in the state like Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC). Meanwhile, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM)- the party that had been in power in the state for the longest have also expressed its intent to ally with Congress.

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