This stir is against denial of what is rightfully ours: CM Pinarayi Vijayan
10 months, 2 weeks ago

This stir is against denial of what is rightfully ours: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has alleged that all the non-BJP-ruled states are being discriminated against by the BJP-led Union government. He was speaking at a protest organised by the LDF government against the Union government’s alleged fiscal negligence at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Thursday. The CM, all his cabinet colleagues, 8 MPs and 99 MLAs of the left took out a march from Kerala House to the protest venue at Jantar Mantar in the morning carrying the banner, ‘Fight to Protect Federalism’. Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that Opposition was seeking to create a north-south divide, Pinarayi said efforts are on by certain sections to depict the genuine demands of states as an issue of north-south divide.

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Ahinda Groups to Stage Protest Against Siddaramaiah's Rule in Delhi
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Ahinda Groups to Stage Protest Against Siddaramaiah's Rule in Delhi

The Hindu  

Leaders of various groups representing Ahinda, an acronym for Minorities, Backward Classes and Dalits and other exploited communities will be holding a protest against the BJP-JD(S) combine’s “conspiracy” to unseat backward class leader Siddaramaiah from the post of Chief Minister in New Delhi on November 7.

Some organisations oppose permission for investigation against Siddaramaiah
4 months ago

Some organisations oppose permission for investigation against Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

Some Dalit and Kuruba organisations have condemned the permission given by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot allowing investigation against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the alleged irregularities in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority. Dalit Sangharsh Samiti and Sangolli Rayanna Horata Samiti members have condemned the Governor’s decision to give permission for investigation. This is only to bring the Chief Minister a bad name, …

Tamil Nadu: DMK Calls Statewide Protest Against Union Budget
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: DMK Calls Statewide Protest Against Union Budget

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai:Intensifying its protest against the ‘step-motherly treatment’ meted out to Tamil Nadu in the Union Budget, the DMK called for a state-wide agitation on Friday, July 27, at 10 am with party cadre gathering in large numbers at all the district headquarters towns to register their anger against the ‘fascist BJP government’ for victimizing the State. While a Union Budget …

INDIA bloc protests 'Kursi-Bachao' Budget: ‘Extortion money to Bihar, Andhra’
5 months ago

INDIA bloc protests 'Kursi-Bachao' Budget: ‘Extortion money to Bihar, Andhra’

Hindustan Times  

Leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc staged a protest inside Parliament premises today, vehemently criticising the Union Budget 2024 as 'discriminatory' and demanding equitable treatment for all states. Opposition MPs led by Congress protest inside Parliament premises alleging discrimination in Union Budget 2024 during the Monsoon session, in New Delhi, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Adding to the chorus, Congress leader …

Congress CMs to boycott NITI Aayog meeting due to ‘discriminatory’ Union Budget: KC Venugopal
5 months ago

Congress CMs to boycott NITI Aayog meeting due to ‘discriminatory’ Union Budget: KC Venugopal

Hindustan Times  

The chief ministers from Congress-ruled states will not attend this week's NITI Aayog meeting, senior party leader KC Venugopal has announced. INDIA bloc leaders met at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's residence This, Venugopal said, was because the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, ‘discriminated’ against opposition-run states in the Union Budget, tabled by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday. Further, …

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan flays Congress for its ‘silence’ on BJP’s RSS agenda
8 months ago

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan flays Congress for its ‘silence’ on BJP’s RSS agenda

The Hindu  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has launched a scathing attack on the Congress, accusing it of remaining “silent on the implementation of RSS agenda by the BJP.” Speaking at a public meeting held as part of Lok Sabha 2024 election campaign at Mattanur in Kannur on April 22, Mr. Vijayan said that while claiming to be a secular party, the …

Rahul questions BJP’s ‘selective targeting’, asks why no action taken against Pinarayi
8 months ago

Rahul questions BJP’s ‘selective targeting’, asks why no action taken against Pinarayi

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has expressed astonishment at the Bharatiya Janata Party and Central agencies for allegedly targeting him while ignoring “serious allegations” against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Speaking at a public meeting organised by the United Democratic Front in Kannur as part of Lok Sabha election campaign on April 18, Mr. Gandhi recounted his own experiences of facing backlash …

Kerala CM says idea of equality in Constitution shredded through CAA
9 months ago

Kerala CM says idea of equality in Constitution shredded through CAA

Hindustan Times  

Kasaragod, As Kerala inches towards the polling date of April 26, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Centre on Saturday over the implementation of the contentious Citizenship Act and said the idea of equality enshrined in the Constitution is being shredded through the law. HT Image Addressing a massive anti-CAA rally organised by the Communist …

Kerala Cong launches protest against policies of LDF, Centre
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Cong launches protest against policies of LDF, Centre

Hindustan Times  

Kochi: Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress in Kerala launched a mega statewide protest on Friday aiming to puncture holes in the policies of the CPI-led state government and the BJP-led union government. Titled ‘Samaragni’, the statewide march was inaugurated by AICC general secretary KC Venugopal in the northernmost Kasaragod district and will be led by state Congress …

Centre waging a war; protest has unified opposition, says Kejriwal
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre waging a war; protest has unified opposition, says Kejriwal

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Firing warning shots across BJP’s bows, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal said as the wheels of time keep turning those in opposition will sit in government and those now calling the shots will warm the opposition benches. Speaking at a protest event organised by the Kerala government at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Thursday, …

‘Centre waging war against non-BJP states’; Kejriwal joins Oppn protest
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Centre waging war against non-BJP states’; Kejriwal joins Oppn protest

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Participating in a protest held by LDF at Jantar Mantar, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday alleged that the NDA-led Centre is waging a war against the opposition-ruled States. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other leaders of the ruling Left Democratic Front in Kerala staged a protest against the Centre over pending dues and alleged bias towards non-BJP …

Kerala chief minister Vijayan leads protest against Centre’s ‘financial injustice’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala chief minister Vijayan leads protest against Centre’s ‘financial injustice’

Hindustan Times  

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan led a protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party -led Union government over “financial injustice” in Delhi on Thursday, a day after the Karnataka government’s similar demonstration. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his Punjab counterpart, Bhagwant Mann, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah, former Union minister Kapil Sibal, and Tamil Nadu minister Palanivel Thiagarajan were among those …

Pinarayi Vijayan leads stir in Delhi against ‘attack on federalism’ by the Centre
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Pinarayi Vijayan leads stir in Delhi against ‘attack on federalism’ by the Centre

The Hindu  

Hoping to strengthen the unity of the Opposition parties ahead of the coming general elections, leaders of various political outfits joined the protest organised by the Kerala government at Jantar Mantar here on Thursday against the alleged attacks on federalism by the Centre, especially the anomalies in devolution of resources. Besides Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who inaugurated the protest, …

Indian democracy being crippled by Centre's 'Union over States' mentality: Kerala CM at Delhi protest
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian democracy being crippled by Centre's 'Union over States' mentality: Kerala CM at Delhi protest

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/NEW DELHI: A democracy envisaged as a union of states is being "crippled" by the Centre's "undemocratic Union over States" mentality, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in New Delhi on Thursday, as he led a protest against the Centre's alleged neglect towards the southern state on financial matters. Spearheading the ruling Left's protest, Vijayan criticised the 'Union over States' …

LDF govt’s show of strength against Centre’s negligence in Delhi today
10 months, 2 weeks ago

LDF govt’s show of strength against Centre’s negligence in Delhi today

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: On the eve of the LDF government’s landmark protest in New Delhi against the Centre’s alleged negligence towards Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday sought to remind all non-BJP ruled states, especially those under the Congress, that the agitation aimed at safeguarding the constitutional rights of all states, not just Kerala’s. Set to be the Left’s show of …

BJP leaders stage protest against ‘failures’ of Siddaramaiah government in Bengaluru
10 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP leaders stage protest against ‘failures’ of Siddaramaiah government in Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday staged a demonstration near the Karnataka assembly against the alleged failures of the Congress government, on a day the ruling party, led by chief minister Siddaramaiah, staged a dharna in the national capital to protest the Centre’s “injustice” meted out to the state in devolution of taxes. The BJP’s protest, led by state unit …

All States neglected under Modi regime: Pinarayi Vijayan
10 months, 2 weeks ago

All States neglected under Modi regime: Pinarayi Vijayan

The Hindu  

Denying the BJP’s argument that the protests by Opposition-ruled States against the Centre were politically motivated to create a “north-south” divide, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in New Delhi on February 7 that all States were suffering from the anti-federal attitude of the Centre. Addressing reporters at Kerala House in New Delhi, Mr. Vijayan said he had extended invitations …

‘We are asking for our rights’: Karnataka CM, Deputy CM lead protest in Delhi
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘We are asking for our rights’: Karnataka CM, Deputy CM lead protest in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM DK Shivakumar and other senior party leaders on Wednesday held a protest against the Central leadership in Delhi's Jantar Mantar over funds, reduced tax devolution and unfair resource distribution to the state. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar during a protest by the Karnataka state Congress leaders against the centre, at Jantar Mantar, in …

'Drama…': Former CM Yediyurappa criticizes Karnataka Congress-led protest in Delhi
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Drama…': Former CM Yediyurappa criticizes Karnataka Congress-led protest in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa criticized the ruling Congress government in the state for staging a protest in Delhi on Wednesday against the Centre's alleged financial injustice to Karnataka, stating that the Congress had no reason to protest and was merely attempting to create drama ahead of the upcoming elections. Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on …

Top news of the day: February 06, 2024
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Top news of the day: February 06, 2024

The Hindu  

Varanasi district court admits plea seeking ASI survey in remaining Gyanvapi mosque cellars Days after a Varanasi court allowed Hindu devotees to perform prayers at one of the four cellars beneath the Gyanvapi Mosque, the court has admitted another plea seeking to conduct archeological survey in the remaining cellars. 701 sedition, 5023 UAPA cases registered in 2018-22: Govt As many …

LDF senses political win in M.K. Stalin’s expression of solidarity with Pinarayi’s protest against Centre’s ‘trespasses’ on federalism in New Delhi
10 months, 2 weeks ago

LDF senses political win in M.K. Stalin’s expression of solidarity with Pinarayi’s protest against Centre’s ‘trespasses’ on federalism in New Delhi

The Hindu  

The ruling Left Democratic Front in Kerala has sensed a political victory in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. The LDF has also sought to portray Mr. Stalin’s post in Malayalam on X that the DMK would join Mr. Vijayan, his Cabinet and LDF legislators in the demonstration at Jantar Mantar as an oblique critique of the Congress’s refusal to find …

Karnataka CM asks BJP MPs to join protest in Delhi against Centre
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka CM asks BJP MPs to join protest in Delhi against Centre

The Hindu  

The Congress government in Karnataka led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will launch a “Chalo Delhi” protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on February 7, against the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, opposing “disparity” in devolution of funds, non-release of compensation for implementing drought relief work and denial of permission to implement irrigation and drinking related projects …

Pinarayi Vijayan to lead protest against Centre’s ‘financial embargo’ on State at Jantar Mantar on Feb 8
11 months, 1 week ago

Pinarayi Vijayan to lead protest against Centre’s ‘financial embargo’ on State at Jantar Mantar on Feb 8

The Hindu  

A crucial Left Democratic Front State committee meeting here on January 16 resolved to take the fight against the Centre’s “crippling financial embargo” on Kerala to New Delhi by announcing a high-profile protest led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at Jantar Mantar on February 8. Jayarajan said Ministers, MLAs and Lok Sabha members from Kerala will join Mr. Vijayan in …

Karnataka being turned into communal laboratory, says Pinarayi Vijayan
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka being turned into communal laboratory, says Pinarayi Vijayan

The Hindu  

Expressing concern that communal forces are bringing a bad name to Karnataka as the society is being communalised, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said that Karnataka is being turned into a communal laboratory like some North Indian States. Progressive thinkers have been sacrificed in the textbook revision process,” Mr. Vijayan, speaking extensively on communal forces in Karnataka and …

Kerala Assembly passes resolution to work towards countering, defeating divisive forces
2 years, 4 months ago

Kerala Assembly passes resolution to work towards countering, defeating divisive forces

India TV News  

The Kerala Legislative Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution, moved by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, seeking to work towards countering and defeating the efforts of divisive forces in the country and maintain India as a democratic social republic. During the conference, both the Chief Minister as well as Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly V D Satheesan said …

Kerala: CM P. Vijayan accuses Centre of squeezing state financially, putting obstacles in its development
2 years, 4 months ago

Kerala: CM P. Vijayan accuses Centre of squeezing state financially, putting obstacles in its development

Firstpost  

The CM’s attack against the Centre comes weeks after the ED had sent a notice to state’s former minister of finance T M Thomas Isaac in connection with its probe into alleged violations in the financial dealings of Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board Thiruvananthapuram: The Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, charged that the BJP-led central government was trying to …

'Farmers Not Protesting Out of Happiness': Haryana Ally JJP's MLA Questions Govt Over Agri Laws
3 years, 9 months ago

'Farmers Not Protesting Out of Happiness': Haryana Ally JJP's MLA Questions Govt Over Agri Laws

News 18  

Dissenting voices in Dushyant Chautala-led Jannayak Janta Party - BJP’s alliance in Haryana, have become shriller after party’s MLA from Tohana Assembly Devender Singh Babli expressed resentment over political boycott of MLAs. Urging the government to resolve the matter as soon as possible, Babli stated that the farmers’ issue is not in the interest of the country or state. His …

Farmers' Protest: Decision on Centre's letter for talks today, say leaders; Kerala guv says no to special Assembly session
4 years ago

Farmers' Protest: Decision on Centre's letter for talks today, say leaders; Kerala guv says no to special Assembly session

Firstpost  

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said he was hopeful that the protesting unions would complete their internal discussion soon and come forward for talks. A decision on the Centre’s offer for next round of talks will be taken after consulting farmers leaders from across the country on Wednesday, said cultivators protesting at the borders of Delhi on Tuesday as …

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