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RSS not an external force: Ranjanth Singh; Says he and Narendra Modi will remain RSS men all their life

New Delhi, India: Hindutva fountainhead is ultimate ruling power in India under Narendra Modi/ BJP’s regime. Indian Home minister Rajnath Singh declined to see the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as an “external force”.

Narendra Modi tells Naxals to drop guns; Says Violence has no place in Gandhi’s country

Jharkhand, India: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked Naxalite/ Maoist groups to drop guns and participate in “nation-building” project of the Indian state. Narendra ...

BJP comes up openly in favor of Deras, Tells Badal to ensure safety for dera activities

Chandigarh: Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has asked Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to ensure activities of different deras that are active in Punjab.

It’s right time to handover Chandigarh to Punjab, says Parkash Singh Badal

Amritsar, Punjab: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said that now was the proper time to handover Chandigarh to Punjab. He said that Chandigarh belongs to Punjab but due to discrimination by ‘Congress led governments in India’ Punjab was deprived of it’s capital city.

BJP govt’s decision to ‘impose’ Sanskrit in Kendriya Vidyalayas spark controversy

New Delhi: The Hindutva government in India has decided to enforce ‘Sanskrit’ as third language in Kendriya Vidyalayas (Center’s schools). The October 27 decision of the Kendriya Vidyalaya governing board to discontinue teaching German as an option to Sanskrit could affect about 70,000 students from classes 6-8.

Badal Dal core-committee meeting: SAD (B) says decision on alliance to depend on BJP’s willingness

Chandigarh/ Punjab: Punjab’s ruling party Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) yesterday held a meeting of it’s core committee at Chandigarh. The Tribune report highlights that the ‘SAD (Badal) core-committee members were irked over BJP salvos against the party’. Daily Ajit headline reads ‘Akali Dal ne duhrai Bhajpa naal sanjh jaari rakhan di isha’ (Badal Dal re-expressed it’s willingness to continue alliance with BJP”. Headline of Hindustan Times (HT) reads: “SAD core committee meets to discuss MC polls”.

Badal says: We don’t want to part ways with BJP

Kapurthala, Punjab: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal yesterday said he do not want to part ways with the BJP. But if the latter was adamant on doing so, the Badal Dal had no other alternative but to accept the decision.

Badal-BJP hints breakup before 2017 Punjab assembly election; Both claims capability to content alone

Chandigarh/ Punjab: What was being termed as “husband-wife” relationship by Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) patron Parkash Singh Badal seems to be heading towards a “divorce”. The relationship in question is decades long alliance of Badal Dal and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) in Punjab.

Modi Govt. denies making announcement of compensation for 1984 Sikh Massacres’ victims

New Delhi, India: Just days after making the announcement, the Indian Government on November 03 conveyed to the Election Commission of India that it had not made any announcement about the grant of additional compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the 1984 Sikh massacre victims' families as reported in the media.

ECI issues show cause to BJP govt. for announcing enhanced compensation to Sikh victims of 1984 genocide

New Delhi, India: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has reportedly sought explanation from the BJP government for deciding on a fresh compensation for victims of anti-Sikh pogrom victims during the model code of conduct because of by-polls in the three assembly segments in Delhi.

Rajiv-Longowal accord irrelevant, says Badal Dal

Jalandhar: Even as Punjab BJP is insisting on resolving the long-pending issue of Punjab in accordance with the Rajiv-Longowal accord, which includes transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab and looking into the blacklist of Sikhs, its alliance partner Shiromani Akali Dal now feels that the accord is no longer relevant.

Punjab BJP to seek “sympathetic, open minded review” of Blask List of Sikhs

Jalandhar, Punjab: Punjab BJP will be taking up the issue of "sympathetic and open minded review" of Black List of Sikhs with its central leadership and will pursue the issue further in its attempt to engage with the contentious issues of Punjab and Sikhs.

RSS-man Manohar Lal Khattar took oath as 10th CM of Haryana

Panchkula, Haryana: RSS-man Manohar Lal Khattar became Haryana's first chief minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as he took oath at a ceremony held at Panchkula on Sunday. Khattar is the 10th chief minister of the state, which was created November 1, 1966.

BJP Govt. declares to hold SGPC elections in September 2016; Modi, Rajnath to appoint CGEC

New Delhi/ Amritsar: Narendra Modi led BJP government has declared to hold Gurdwara elections for Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhdandk Committee (SGPC) in September 2016. Last elections of SGPC were held in 2011 but no notification was issued to give effect to the 2011 elections. Moreover the validity of 2011 elections is under scanning of Supreme Court of India.

Hindu-Muslim clashes erupt in Delhi’s Trilokpuri area; Initial reports point toward former BJP MLA

Amritsar, Punjab: Clashes between Hindus and Muslims are reported from India’s capital Delhi. The communal clashes reportedly began in Trilokpuri area on Friday (Oct. 24) ...

I am an RSS man, will remain so for life, says UP governor Ram Naik

Uttar Pradesh, India: Saffronization of Indian administration and constitutional posts in India is an open secret now, as the persons who are handy to the process have started openly admitting it. A week after hosting the Hindutva fountainhead Rashtriya Sewayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat at Raj Bhawan in Lucknow, the Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik said yesterday that he would always be a thorough RSS person irrespective of the political or administrative positions he might hold.

BJP must rethink ties with Badals, says Satpal Gosain

Ludhiana, Punjab: BJP leader and former Health Minister Satpal Gosain has said the BJP alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) in the state needs a rethink. “A string of allegations against the Akali (Badal) Dal has not helped the BJP in any way,” he reportedly said while talking to The Tribune on October 22.

Punjab BJP backs Longowal accord; Wants Chandigarh to be transferred to Punjab

Chandigarh, Punjab: Enthused by its electoral victories in Haryana and Maharashtra, state BJP chief Kamal Sharma said the BJP wanted Chandigarh to be transferred to Punjab. It also wanted an amicable solution to the river waters dispute with the neighbouring state. He was talking to a group of mediapersons at Chandigarh on October 23.

BJP appoints new incharges for 28 states; Complete List of BJP State Prabharis

New Delhi, India: The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has appointed new incharges for 28 states. The list issued by the BJP today called incharges as “Prabharis”. It is notable that the Punjab state incharge Shanta Kumar has been replaced by Prof Ram Shankar Katheria, where as a Punjab BJP leader – Avinash Rai Khanna – is appointed in-charge of Jammu and Kashmir where assembly elections are due in November.

SGPC head Avtar Singh Makkar wants BJP govt. to review HSGMC Act

Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab: With the BJP getting absolute majority in the Haryana Assembly, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided to urge the Haryana Government to review the Act passed by the previous Congress government for the formation of a separate Gurdwara management committee.

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