PM Modi Takes Swipe After Mamata's Show of Support for Akhilesh; Reaches Out to Muslim Women
2 years, 10 months ago

PM Modi Takes Swipe After Mamata's Show of Support for Akhilesh; Reaches Out to Muslim Women

News 18  

After the public show of support by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took a jibe at the SP for inviting a leader who had called the people of UP ”goondas” to campaign in the UP Assembly elections. Touching on the issue of triple talaq, Modi also reached out to Muslim voters, especially women, saying they gave him the strength to end this practice and will vote for the ‘lotus’, BJP’s poll symbol. Addressing Muslim voters, Modi said, “I want to ask that if any daughter comes back home, will the father, mother or the brother not feel pained. Despite facing criticism of the work I have done, I have worked for your welfare,” he said Modi said he was happy that some wise people from the Muslim community stood by him.

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MP: Muslim woman given triple talaq by her husband for voting BJP in Lok Sabha elections
5 months, 4 weeks ago

MP: Muslim woman given triple talaq by her husband for voting BJP in Lok Sabha elections

Op India  

In Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district, a 26-year-old Muslim woman has alleged that her husband gave her “triple talaq” after he was enraged with her for voting for the BJP in the Lok Sabha election. The officer went on to say that the complaint woman supported and voted for a political party, which infuriated her husband, who then gave her a …

OPINION | NAARI SHAKTI: WHY WOMEN VOTERS PREFER MODI
7 months ago

OPINION | NAARI SHAKTI: WHY WOMEN VOTERS PREFER MODI

India TV News  

After addressing election rallies in Bihar on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a mega Naari Shakti Samvaad event at the Sampurnanand Sanskrit College in Varanasi. Modi said, women as 'Matri Shakti' have always been the mainstay of India's cultural ethos. Modi told women voters how his government ensured big savings for women despite inflation. In his speech focussing on …

Watch | PM Narendra Modi says he does not oppose Islam: 'Muslim community is…'
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch | PM Narendra Modi says he does not oppose Islam: 'Muslim community is…'

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he does not oppose Islam or Muslims and wants the community to think about their future growth as they vote in an ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024 that completes its third phase on Tuesday, May 7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to cast his vote for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in …

Modi escalates rhetoric against Muslims as India enters third phase of national elections
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi escalates rhetoric against Muslims as India enters third phase of national elections

LA Times  

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Congress manifesto bears Muslim League imprint: PM
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress manifesto bears Muslim League imprint: PM

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday pitched the 2024 Lok Sabha polls as a “mission vs commission” contest. Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a public meeting, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Saharanpur, Saturday Speaking at a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur, he targeted the Congress, which released its manifesto on Friday and said it reflects the ideology …

Miya Community will Vote for BJP in Lok Sabha Polls: Biswa
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Miya Community will Vote for BJP in Lok Sabha Polls: Biswa

Deccan Chronicle  

“I believe that daughters, women and youths of the Miya community will vote for the BJP this time. I am struggling for Miya women so that there should not be talaqs, child marriage, and women should get property rights,” Sarma told reporters here.Commenting on Dhubri Lok Sabha seat, Sarma said, if possible, he wants candidates of both Congress and AIUDF …

BJP to take on Mamata Banerjee’s women-centric poll agenda in Bengal?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP to take on Mamata Banerjee’s women-centric poll agenda in Bengal?

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the Bhartiya Janata Party Mahila Morcha in West Bengal on 7 March. However, with the Sandeshkhali incidences that brought to attention the alleged sexual atrocities by TMC strongman Shajahan Sheikh, might have put the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led party in the defensive. In keeping with the saffron party's women-centric poll agenda …

'No platform for women in the Congress': Ex-party leader who joined BJP
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'No platform for women in the Congress': Ex-party leader who joined BJP

India Today  

S Vijayadharani, a former Congress MLA who joined the BJP on February 24, slammed the 'grand old party' and claimed that women are not given recognition when it comes to leadership roles. She said that difficulties were being created for women in politics and said that she had to resign from the Congress 37 years after she had first joined. …

PM Modi asks NDA MPs to reach out to Muslim women during Rakshan Bandhan festival
1 year, 4 months ago

PM Modi asks NDA MPs to reach out to Muslim women during Rakshan Bandhan festival

Live Mint  

PM Modi urges BJP leaders to reach out to Muslim women during Raksha Bandhan festival, after ban on triple talaq. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked BJP leaders to reach out to Muslim women during the upcoming festival of Raksha Bandhan which will will fall on August 30 this year. PM Modi's statement came against the backdrop of his government's …

Celebrate Raksha Bandhan with Muslim women, PM Modi tells NDA MPs
1 year, 4 months ago

Celebrate Raksha Bandhan with Muslim women, PM Modi tells NDA MPs

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked National Democratic Alliance MPs to reach out to Muslim women, especially during the festival of Raksha Bandhan, an outreach related to his government’s decision to impose a ban on triple talaq that has, he said, bolstered a feeling of security among Muslim women. The outreach to Muslim women is also to be seen paired …

Modi to BJP MPs: Opposition attacks will grow, be ready for a fight
1 year, 8 months ago

Modi to BJP MPs: Opposition attacks will grow, be ready for a fight

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi told BJP parliamentarians on Tuesday that as the Congress and other Opposition parties intensify their campaign against the BJP and the government following Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Lok Sabha after his conviction and the demand for a JPC on the Adani issue, such attacks from the Opposition would only grow in …

Islamists abuse Muslim scholars for lauding PM Modi and his government's work for the Muslim community
1 year, 10 months ago

Islamists abuse Muslim scholars for lauding PM Modi and his government's work for the Muslim community

Op India  

On Wednesday, leaders of several Muslim organizations showered praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking several steps for the welfare of the largest minority community in India. The Muslim leaders said that the Indian government led by PM Modi abolished Triple Talaq and is the only one who has thought of taking steps the empower Muslim women. #WATCH | …

PM Modi’s nudge on Muslims leads Bengal BJP to tweak its strategy
1 year, 10 months ago

PM Modi’s nudge on Muslims leads Bengal BJP to tweak its strategy

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: At a media briefing on Thursday last, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari held out a message for the state’s Muslim community. Adhikari’s appeal came days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi told party leaders at the BJP national executive on January 17 to reach out to Muslims without expecting their votes in elections. TMC Rajya Sabha member …

OPINION | 2024 gamechanger: Modi's outreach towards Muslims
1 year, 11 months ago

OPINION | 2024 gamechanger: Modi's outreach towards Muslims

India TV News  

In his aim to achieve a hat-trick in Lok Sabha elections, due next year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday gave a clarion call to his party men to reach out to Muslims, Christians and other minorities and ensure that the benefits of welfare reach every household among the marginalized communities. Addressing the BJP national executive, Modi cautioned party workers …

DC Edit | PM’s emphasis on reaching out to minorities welcome
2 years, 5 months ago

DC Edit | PM’s emphasis on reaching out to minorities welcome

Deccan Chronicle  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mooted a “Sneha Yatra”, a massive public outreach programme, to connect with the minority communities, especially the poor among the Muslims and Christians, by the BJP to win them over to the party’s side. Mr Modi would attribute the ‘misconceptions’ about the party’s approach towards minorities to Opposition propaganda and wants the party to convey …

Dynasts ignored problems of Muslim women because of vote bank politics, says PM Modi
2 years, 10 months ago

Dynasts ignored problems of Muslim women because of vote bank politics, says PM Modi

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hit out at rivals, saying they only bothered about “vote-bank politics” and did not pay attention to the “mountain-like” problems faced by Muslim women due to evil practices like triple talaq. “The dynasts always bothered for their ‘vote bank’ but shut their eyes on the mountain-like problems faced by the Muslim women due to …

Amid Hijab row, Modi talks welfare of Muslim women in west UP
2 years, 10 months ago

Amid Hijab row, Modi talks welfare of Muslim women in west UP

Hindustan Times  

Amid the ongoing hijab controversy that started from BJP- ruled Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing his first physical rally in 2022 UP polls from Saharanpur in western Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, reached out to Muslim women, saying their bid to connect with the Bharatiya Janata Party was being blocked by the opposition, which was scared of losing their support. …

We stand with Muslim women, says PM Modi in UP
2 years, 10 months ago

We stand with Muslim women, says PM Modi in UP

Hindustan Times  

The Yogi Adityanath government has consistently worked towards preventing crimes against Muslim women, while others have stood in the way of their progress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday as he addressed his first physical rally in Uttar Pradesh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during a public meeting for the state Assembly elections, …

PM Modi reaches out to Muslim women amid hijab row, says people are finding new ways to block their rights
2 years, 10 months ago

PM Modi reaches out to Muslim women amid hijab row, says people are finding new ways to block their rights

India Today  

Addressing his first physical poll rally in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that people were finding "new ways to block the rights and development of Muslim women" in India. But we stand with every Muslim woman," PM Modi said, speaking the same day that Uttar Pradesh began voting in the first phase of the Assembly election. …

'Muslim sisters know our good intentions': PM Modi reaches out to minorities as battle for UP begins
2 years, 10 months ago

'Muslim sisters know our good intentions': PM Modi reaches out to minorities as battle for UP begins

India TV News  

Highlights PM Modi on Feb 10 attempted to woo the Muslim women voters in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh Every sector has opened for women today, said Narendra Modi PM talked about various schemes including Triple Talaq law to bring a change in life of Muslim women UP Election 2022 : Amidst raging controversy over Hijab in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

UP Election: PM takes swipe after Mamata's show of support for Akhilesh; reaches out to Muslim women
2 years, 10 months ago

UP Election: PM takes swipe after Mamata's show of support for Akhilesh; reaches out to Muslim women

India TV News  

Highlights PM Modi took a jibe at the SP for inviting a leader who had called the people of UP ''goondas''. After the public show of support by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took a jibe at the SP for inviting a leader who had called …

UP polls: Bareilly cleric’s daughter-in-law, a triple talaq victim, joins BJP
2 years, 10 months ago

UP polls: Bareilly cleric’s daughter-in-law, a triple talaq victim, joins BJP

Hindustan Times  

After praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for scrapping triple talaq, Nida Khan, the daughter-in- law of Islamic cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan from Bareilly’s famous Dargah Ala Hazrat, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Lucknow on Sunday. They include former UP minister in the Samajwadi Party government Shivcharan Prajapati, former BSP general secretary Gangaram Ambedkar, who was OSD to the then …

Muslims will never be safe under BJP rule, says Asaduddin Owaisi ahead of UP polls
3 years ago

Muslims will never be safe under BJP rule, says Asaduddin Owaisi ahead of UP polls

India Today  

With the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election only a few months away now, every political party is attempting to woo voters with rhetoric at rallies, project inaugurations and jibes at competitors. Ahead of the polls, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi has been campaigning in various parts of Uttar Pradesh and sending out a clear message that, in his opinion, …

To Win Bengal Polls, BJP Pulls Out All Stops to Woo Women Voters Away from Mamata
3 years, 9 months ago

To Win Bengal Polls, BJP Pulls Out All Stops to Woo Women Voters Away from Mamata

News 18  

That women voters likely form the biggest support base of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her party, the Trinamool Congress, has been analysed threadbare. “We will launch Mission Atmanirbhar Mahila with a corpus of Rs 5,000 crore to help women become economically independent,” he said, also promising a 33 per cent quota for women in government jobs. Besides …

Committee set up to reconsider minimum marriage age of girls: PM Modi in Independence Day speech
4 years, 4 months ago

Committee set up to reconsider minimum marriage age of girls: PM Modi in Independence Day speech

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his speech on the occasion of the 74th Independence Day on Saturday, said that the government has set up a committee to reconsider the minimum age for marriage of girls in India. "We have set up committee to reconsider the minimum age for marriage of our daughters. We will take appropriate decision after the committee …

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