Amit Shah calls Jharkhand cash seizure ‘eye-opener’, demands answers from Rahul Gandhi, I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders
1 year, 3 months ago

Amit Shah calls Jharkhand cash seizure ‘eye-opener’, demands answers from Rahul Gandhi, I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders

India TV News  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday took a potshot at the Opposition’s I.N.D.I.A bloc over its “silence” on the huge amount of cash recovered from the premises allegedly linked to Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu during the I-T department raids against an Odisha-based distillery company, and demanded an answer from its top leaders, including Rahul Gandhi. Shah announced that the BJP would take the issue of corruption by Opposition leaders deep among people and termed the cash recovery in Jharkhand as an “eye-opener”. Shah attacks I.N.D.I.A bloc Shah said that Congress is silent on the matter as “corruption is in their nature”, and questioned the silence of other allies in the Opposition bloc. Shah on Bihar caste census The Home Minister, when asked about the caste census in Bihar, said that the data of certain castes’ data was not reflected appropriately while the data of specific caste and Muslims was “prioritised”.

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Rs 60 lakh in cash seized in Jharkhand electricity board fake withdrawal case
2 months ago

Rs 60 lakh in cash seized in Jharkhand electricity board fake withdrawal case

India Today  

In its crackdown in the case related to the fraudulent withdrawal of funds from the Jharkhand State Electricity Board, the Special Investigation Team probing the matter recovered Rs 60 lakh in cash from a location linked to a local bank branch manager, officials said on Saturday. On the information of one Lokeshwar Shah, who was arrested earlier, Rs 76.38 lakh …

Embezzlement of government funds: SIT freezes ₹47.96 crore; seizes 1.83 crore cash in Jharkhand
2 months ago

Embezzlement of government funds: SIT freezes ₹47.96 crore; seizes 1.83 crore cash in Jharkhand

The Hindu  

“The Special Investigation Team has frozen around ₹47.96 crore in various accounts, recovered ₹1.83 crore in cash and seized jewellery worth ₹16.70 lakh in connection with government funds embezzlement cases,” a police statement said on Saturday. “The SIT, led by Anti-Terrorist Squad Superintendent of Police Rishabh Jha, is investigating the fraudulent withdrawal cases involving around ₹109 crore from accounts linked …

Amit Shah targets Congress, JMM over corruption
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Amit Shah targets Congress, JMM over corruption

Deccan Chronicle  

Union home minister Amit Shah addressed a rally in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, on Tuesday, where he strongly criticised the Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha alliance, accusing them of corruption and misgovernance. Shah emphasised that as long as there is even one BJP MLA in the Jharkhand Assembly, the party would not allow reservations for Muslims. He promised that a BJP government …

Amit Shah warns JMM-Congress: ‘Those who looted money to be hanged upside down’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Amit Shah warns JMM-Congress: ‘Those who looted money to be hanged upside down’

Hindustan Times  

Jharkhand assembly election: Union home minister and BJP leader Amit Shah issued a warning to the JMM-Congress alliance on Tuesday, saying those who looted money in Jharkhand will be hanged upside down. Amit Shah addresses a public meeting for the Jharkhand assembly election in Jharia, Jharkhand. Addressing an election rally in the poll-bound state's capital, Dhanbad, Amit Shah accused Congress …

Amit Shah in Jharkhand: 'If voted to power, BJP will set up committee to identify infiltrators'
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Amit Shah in Jharkhand: 'If voted to power, BJP will set up committee to identify infiltrators'

India TV News  

Ahead of the assembly elections in Jharkhand, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday addressed a political rally and announced that a committee would be formed if BJP forms government in Jharkhand to identify and drive out infiltrators from the state besides reclaiming land grabbed by them. Also, a legislation will be brought to prevent transfer of land to infiltrators …

Income Tax Dept raiding locations linked to Jharkhand CM’s private secretary
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Income Tax Dept raiding locations linked to Jharkhand CM’s private secretary

Hindustan Times  

Ranchi: The Income Tax Department is raiding around 16 locations associated with Sunil Srivastava, private secretary to Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, and others, in Ranchi and Jamshedpur, people aware of the development said on Saturday. Earlier, the Income Tax Department conducted raids at 35 places in Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Giridih and Kolkata on October 26. “The Income Tax had included …

Jharkhand Election: Shah Vows To ‘Drive Out Illegal Immigrants’, Calls Soren Govt ‘Most Corrupt In Country’
6 months, 1 week ago

Jharkhand Election: Shah Vows To ‘Drive Out Illegal Immigrants’, Calls Soren Govt ‘Most Corrupt In Country’

ABP News  

Union Minister Amit Shah on Friday slammed the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led government in Jharkhand for engaging in vote bank politics and promised to drive out illegal immigrants out of the state if the Bharatiya Janata Party is voted to power. #WATCH | Sahibganj, Jharkhand: Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, "Infiltrators are the vote banks of Lalu Yadav's party, JMM …

Jharkhand Minister's secretary, his domestic help arrested by ED after Rs 35 crore cash recovered
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Jharkhand Minister's secretary, his domestic help arrested by ED after Rs 35 crore cash recovered

India TV News  

Ranchi ED raid: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday arrested Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam's personal secretary Sanjiv Lal and his domestic help after the probe agency recovered unaccounted cash worth over Rs 35 crore during the raid in Ranchi on May 6, official sources said. Rs 35 crore cash recovered On Monday, the Enforcement Directorate conducted multiple raids in Ranchi, including …

Jharkhand: EC seized 'record' Rs 110 crore cash, liquor, drugs ahead of elections, says poll official
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Jharkhand: EC seized 'record' Rs 110 crore cash, liquor, drugs ahead of elections, says poll official

India TV News  

State Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar on Tuesday said a “record” seizure of cash, liquor and drugs worth over Rs 110 crore was made from Jharkhand in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections. ED recovers over Rs 35 crore from top official's staff The recovery includes a cash haul of around Rs 35 crore made by the Enforcement …

Jharkhand: ED conducts raids in Ranchi, recovers huge amount of cash from minister's secretary | VIDEO
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Jharkhand: ED conducts raids in Ranchi, recovers huge amount of cash from minister's secretary | VIDEO

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate is conducting raids at several places in Jharkhad's capital Ranchi under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act on Monday. According to the information, more than Rs 20 crore in cash has been recovered during raids on the premises of the domestic help of Sanjeev Lal, personal secretary of Jharkhand Rural Development Minister and Senior Congress leader, Alamgir …

Jharkhand Assembly in uproar over I-T raids on MP Dhiraj Sahu’s premises
1 year, 3 months ago

Jharkhand Assembly in uproar over I-T raids on MP Dhiraj Sahu’s premises

The Hindu  

The Opposition BJP on Monday tried to corner the ruling government led by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha in the ongoing winter session of the Jharkhand Assembly over the Income Tax Department’s raids on premises linked to Congress Rajya Sabha MP Dhiraj Sahu. It should be clarified whose money had been recovered from Mr. Sahu’s house, the BJP’s chief whip Biranchi …

Cash belongs to family, nothing to do with Congress: Jharkhand MP amid tax raids
1 year, 3 months ago

Cash belongs to family, nothing to do with Congress: Jharkhand MP amid tax raids

India Today  

Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu, whose premises in Odisha and Jharkhand were raided by the Income Tax department leading to a recovery of over Rs 351 crore, said that the cash recovered is related to his liquor firms, and has nothing to do with the Congress or any other party. He also said that he is "not in the business line", …

Tax raids continue at Congress MP's Jharkhand residence, his managers questioned
1 year, 3 months ago

Tax raids continue at Congress MP's Jharkhand residence, his managers questioned

India Today  

The Income Tax department's raids on Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu's premises in Jharkhand and Odisha intensified on Wednesday as tax officials reached his residence in Lohardaga, Jharkhand. Over Rs 351 crore and approximately 3 kg of gold ornaments have been recovered so far from Dhiraj Sahu's premises. The marathon raids against the distillery's promoters and others were launched on December …

Historic tax raid recovery of Rs 454 crore linked to Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu. A look at 7 of the biggest cases of cash recoveries in raids in India
1 year, 3 months ago

Historic tax raid recovery of Rs 454 crore linked to Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu. A look at 7 of the biggest cases of cash recoveries in raids in India

Op India  

Cash, wades of cash and more cash. A total of Rs 454 crore cash has been seized in the raids conducted by the Income Tax Department across multiple locations. Of the total amount, Rs 19 crore cash was recovered from his Kannauj residence and Rs 177.45 crore cash was recovered from his house in Kanpur. In 2022, the Enforcement Directorate …

Dheeraj Sahu raids: Rs 355 crore cash recovered so far from properties linked to Congress MP | UPDATES
1 year, 3 months ago

Dheeraj Sahu raids: Rs 355 crore cash recovered so far from properties linked to Congress MP | UPDATES

India TV News  

The raids being carried out by the Income Tax department on properties linked to Congress Rajya Sabha MP Dheeraj Sahu entered day 6 on Monday. The Income Tax department so far recovered over Rs 355 crore cash during a series of raids on an Odisha-based distillery group on charges of tax evasion. Once the operation is completed, the Income Tax …

Raids linked to Congress MP enters 6th day: Rs 353 crore, 176 currency bags
1 year, 3 months ago

Raids linked to Congress MP enters 6th day: Rs 353 crore, 176 currency bags

India Today  

The Income Tax raids at the premises of Congress MP Dheeraj Sahu entered the sixth day on Monday with officials entering a company linked to the parliamentarian in Odisha's Balangir. The Income Tax Department has seized a record Rs 353 crore in cash during the raids at properties linked to Sahu at multiple locations in Odisha and Jharkhand. Income Tax …

Why is INDIA bloc silent? Amit Shah on cash haul in tax raid on Congress MP
1 year, 3 months ago

Why is INDIA bloc silent? Amit Shah on cash haul in tax raid on Congress MP

India Today  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday demanded a response from Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders on the recovery of over Rs 350 crore cash from premises associated with Dheeraj Prasad Sahu, a Congress MP from Jharkhand, during an Income Tax raid. Amit Shah who was in Patna to attend the Eastern Zonal Council meeting also questioned why opposition …

Cash seized in record haul reaches Rs 351 crore in raids at Congress MP's premises
1 year, 3 months ago

Cash seized in record haul reaches Rs 351 crore in raids at Congress MP's premises

India Today  

The value of the unaccounted cash seized by the Income Tax Department from the premises linked to Congress Rajya Sabha MP Dheeraj Sahu in Odisha and Jharkhand reached Rs 351 crore on Sunday. Due to a significant quantity of cash still being left for counting, the authorities decided to rope in additional cash-counting machines and manpower on Sunday to speed …

Congress distances itself from MP amid Rs 300 crore cash haul in tax raid
1 year, 3 months ago

Congress distances itself from MP amid Rs 300 crore cash haul in tax raid

India Today  

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said the party "is in no way connected with the businesses" of Dheeraj Sahu, the MP in whose premises the Income Tax Department has recovered close to Rs 300 crore of unaccounted cash. The cash was recovered during raids by the Income Tax Department at several locations linked to Dheeraj Sahu in Odisha …

Tax raids at Congress MP's premises continue in Odisha, Jharkhand; more cash seized
1 year, 3 months ago

Tax raids at Congress MP's premises continue in Odisha, Jharkhand; more cash seized

India Today  

Tax raids continued at the premises of Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Dheeraj Sahu in Odisha and Jharkhand on Saturday, even as more than Rs 200 crore of unaccounted cash has been recovered so far. In the latest development, the Income Tax teams seized three more bags from Dheeraj Sahu's premises in Ranchi, while nearly 19 bags of money …

Over Rs 200 crore in cash and counting: Congress MP raided in Odisha, Jharkhand
1 year, 3 months ago

Over Rs 200 crore in cash and counting: Congress MP raided in Odisha, Jharkhand

India Today  

Cash worth more than Rs 200 crore was recovered from several locations linked to Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Dheeraj Sahu in Odisha and Jharkhand on Friday, according to sources. The cash was found stashed in an almirah, after which the tax department extended their searches to various locations, including the house, office, and country liquor distillery in Sundargarh …

Income-tax Officials Raid BRS, Congress Candidates in Telangana
1 year, 4 months ago

Income-tax Officials Raid BRS, Congress Candidates in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Income-tax officials conducted raids on residences of Alampur Congress candidate Sampath Kumar and associates of Narayanpet BRS nominee S. Rajender Reddy and reportedly seized unaccounted money. In another incident, the I-T officials conducted raids on Alampur Congress candidate Sampath Kumar's residence located at Shantinagar of Vaddepalli mandal in Jogulamba Gadwal district. The I-T officials along with Election Commission flying …

Congress ‘politicising’ ED raids in Rajasthan exam paper leak case: BJP
1 year, 5 months ago

Congress ‘politicising’ ED raids in Rajasthan exam paper leak case: BJP

The Hindu  

The BJP on Thursday said that the Congress government in Rajasthan, led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, was trying to “politicise” the Enforcement Directorate’s raid against what it termed “the big fishes” in the paper leak case. The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday raided the premises of Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra in Jaipur and Sikar as part of a …

Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar hits back at BJP, says cash recovered from IT raids is linked to it
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar hits back at BJP, says cash recovered from IT raids is linked to it

India TV News  

Reacting to the recovery of huge amounts of cash during IT department raids in Karnataka, the state Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said the Bharatiya Janata Party is behind the corruption and the BJP is the foundation of corruption. Earlier, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday targeted Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi after Income Tax sleuths recovered more …

Karnataka: 'Rahul Gandhi will you remain silent?' asks BJP on recovery of Rs 50 crore in I-T raids
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka: 'Rahul Gandhi will you remain silent?' asks BJP on recovery of Rs 50 crore in I-T raids

India TV News  

Karnataka: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday lashed out at Congress and the Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi after Income Tax sleuths recovered more than Rs 50 crore cash during raids in Karnataka. On recovery of Rs 50 crores in raids in Karnataka, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad attacked Rahul Gandhi and asked, "It is a huge thing …

I-T raid: Contractor’s son claims money came from land sale; BJP demands CBI probe
1 year, 5 months ago

I-T raid: Contractor’s son claims money came from land sale; BJP demands CBI probe

The Hindu  

The son of the contractor whose properties were raided by the Income Tax Department during which a large amount of cash, said to be over ₹40 crore, was recovered, has claimed the money was his own, which came from a land sale deal and he would explain to the I-T sleuths soon. The I-T sleuths had raided premises linked to …

'ATM to fund elections': BJP links ₹42 crore cash recovery to Congress
1 year, 5 months ago

'ATM to fund elections': BJP links ₹42 crore cash recovery to Congress

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday linked with the Congress the recovery of ₹42 crore by the Income Tax department in Bengaluru on Friday. At a press conference, the politician alleged the accused contractor had labelled the previous BJP government in Karnataka as "40 percent commission government" and wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the behest of …

Income tax raid on Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in UP, MP over Al Jauhar Trust
1 year, 6 months ago

Income tax raid on Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in UP, MP over Al Jauhar Trust

Hindustan Times  

The income tax department on Wednesday morning raided several premises linked to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan. Income tax raid on Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan at 30 locations in UP and Madhya Pradesh. Regency Public School and Regency Institute of Management & Technology in UP's Sitapur was raided as part of the agency's action against Samajwadi Party leader Azam …

ED raids are BJP reaction to pre-poll survey predictions for Chhattisgarh: Cong
1 year, 7 months ago

ED raids are BJP reaction to pre-poll survey predictions for Chhattisgarh: Cong

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party over the ongoing Enforcement Directorate raids in Chhattisgarh, saying it was a result of pre-poll surveys which it said, had predicted a “massive rout” for the BJP. Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel tauted the BJP and PM Modi, saying it was their gift for him on his …

Opp leaders who attended Patna meet involved in scams worth ₹20 lakh cr: Amit Shah
1 year, 8 months ago

Opp leaders who attended Patna meet involved in scams worth ₹20 lakh cr: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday hit out at the Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for becoming a “party of scammers”. The union home minister was addressing a rally at Lakhisarai in Munger parliamentary constituency, organised by the BJP on the completion of nine years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government. Opposition leaders who attended the June 23 …

Congress Leader Jairam Ramesh Writes To CBI, Demands Amit Shah Be Questioned Over Corruption Charge Against Conrad Sangma Meghalaya Govt
2 years ago

Congress Leader Jairam Ramesh Writes To CBI, Demands Amit Shah Be Questioned Over Corruption Charge Against Conrad Sangma Meghalaya Govt

ABP News  

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday informed that he wrote to the Central Bureau of Investigation demanding that Union Home Minister Amit Shah be questioned on his "categorical assertion" that Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma's government was the "most corrupt" dispensation in the country. "I have written to the Director of CBI asking CBI to question the Home Minister further …

Jharkhand: I-T raids on 2 Cong MLAs, Rs 100-cr worth unaccounted transactions unearthed – India TV
2 years, 4 months ago

Jharkhand: I-T raids on 2 Cong MLAs, Rs 100-cr worth unaccounted transactions unearthed – India TV

India TV News  

I-T raids on Congress leaders: The Income-tax department has detected "unaccounted" transactions and investments worth more than Rs 100 crore after it raided two Jharkhand Congress MLAs, their alleged associates and linked coal and iron ore businesses across the state last week. The CBDT statement said the action was taken against "few business groups engaged in coal trading/transportation, execution of …

Tax raids on NGO Oxfam, think tanks in Delhi and Bengaluru for financial fraud
2 years, 6 months ago

Tax raids on NGO Oxfam, think tanks in Delhi and Bengaluru for financial fraud

India Today  

The Income Tax department is conducting surveys at the Centre for Policy Research - a Delhi-based think tank, and philanthropic organization - the Independent and Public Spirited Media Foundation in Bengaluru and OXFAM, over alleged financial irregularities. This comes on a day several registered unrecognised political parties across the country were raided by the income tax officials for allegedly duping …

Uttar Pradesh: Income Tax Department conducts searches, over Rs 15 crore cash seized
2 years, 7 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Income Tax Department conducts searches, over Rs 15 crore cash seized

India TV News  

Highlights I-T Department carried out search operation on premises of Jhansi-based business group The business group is engaged in civil contract and real estate development in UP The search operation was launched on August 3 which covered around 30 premises Uttar Pradesh news : The Income Tax Department has said that it had carried out a search operation on the …

Jharkhand MLAs' cash seizure | West Bengal CID teams ‘detained’ in Delhi, Guwahati
2 years, 7 months ago

Jharkhand MLAs' cash seizure | West Bengal CID teams ‘detained’ in Delhi, Guwahati

The Hindu  

The Criminal Investigation Department of West Bengal has claimed that two of its teams in New Delhi and Guwahati were prevented by the local police at the two locations from carrying out investigation in connection with the cash seizure from three Jharkhand MLAs. "On Wednesday morning, a team of West Bengal CID officers was restrained by Delhi Police from carrying …

More cash recovered in connection with Jharkhand MLAs’ arrest
2 years, 7 months ago

More cash recovered in connection with Jharkhand MLAs’ arrest

The Hindu  

The Criminal Investigation Department of West Bengal police on Tuesday seized more cash in connection with the arrest of three Jharkhand MLAs. Cash amounting to ₹3.31 lakh and hundreds of silver coins were recovered from the office of a Kolkata businessman, Mahendra Agarwal, in a commercial building near Lalbazar Police headquarters in central Kolkata. The investigators said that it was …

3 Jharkhand Congress MLAs caught with ₹49 lakh remanded in Bengal CID’s custody
2 years, 7 months ago

3 Jharkhand Congress MLAs caught with ₹49 lakh remanded in Bengal CID’s custody

Hindustan Times  

The West Bengal police on Sunday arrested the three Congress legislators from Jharkhand who were detained on Saturday for carrying ₹49 lakh in cash in their SUV that was stopped in Howrah district, officials aware of the development said. Three Congress MLAs from Jharkhand Rajesh Kachhap, Irfan Ansari and Naman Bixal Kongari suspended by the party after the police detained …

Congress expels 3 Jharkhand MLAs arrested over cash haul
2 years, 7 months ago

Congress expels 3 Jharkhand MLAs arrested over cash haul

The Hindu  

A major political row has erupted over the seizure of cash from three Jharkhand Congress MLAs in West Bengal with the party alleging attempts by the Bharatiya Janata Party to destabilise the government in Jharkhand. The Congress on Sunday expelled the three MLAs and a police complaint was registered at Ranchi against the MLAs for allegedly offering money to topple …

Congress cries conspiracy after Jharkhand MLAs detained with cash in Bengal, TMC seeks probe | Top points
2 years, 7 months ago

Congress cries conspiracy after Jharkhand MLAs detained with cash in Bengal, TMC seeks probe | Top points

India Today  

Three Congress MLAs from Jharkhand were stopped in West Bengal's Howrah district by the police on Saturday evening after a huge amount of cash was found in their vehicle. OPPOSITION DEMANDS EXPLANATION The BJP's Jharkhand chief Deepak Prakash asked for an explanation from the Congress on the matter and said, “Congress MLAs should explain where they got such a huge …

Jharkhand Congress chief alleges 'conspiracy' to destabilize state govt after 3 MLAs held with cash in Howrah
2 years, 7 months ago

Jharkhand Congress chief alleges 'conspiracy' to destabilize state govt after 3 MLAs held with cash in Howrah

India TV News  

Highlights 3 Congress MLAs from Jharkhand were nabbed with huge amount of cash in WB's Howrah on Saturday State party chief Rajesh Thakur claimed that there is a conspiracy to destabilize the government Congress leader referred to Maharashtra political crisis that ended last month with fall of govt Jharkhand news updates : After three Congress MLAs from Jharkhand were nabbed …

Jharkhand Congress MLAs, caught with Rs 59 lakhs in Bengal, sent to 10-day police remand
2 years, 7 months ago

Jharkhand Congress MLAs, caught with Rs 59 lakhs in Bengal, sent to 10-day police remand

India TV News  

Highlights A court ordered a 10-day police remand of 3 Jharkhand Congress MLAs who were held with cash They were taken for medical examination before being produced in court 3 Congress MLAs from Jharkhand were nabbed with huge amount of cash in WB's Howrah on Saturday Jharkhand: A Howrah district court on Sunday ordered a 10-day police remand of the …

'Jharkhand den of corruption,' says BJP on Congress MLAs arrest from West Bengal
2 years, 7 months ago

'Jharkhand den of corruption,' says BJP on Congress MLAs arrest from West Bengal

India TV News  

'Jharkhand den of corruption,' says BJP on Congress MLAs arrest from West Bengal Jharkhand news: Rejecting the charge, BJP spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam accused the Congress of shifting the blame for its own legislators' corruption. Jharkhand has become a "den of corruption", the BJP alleged on Sunday, hitting back at the Congress over the arrest of its three MLAs from …

3 Jharkhand Congress MLAs held with mountain of cash
2 years, 7 months ago

3 Jharkhand Congress MLAs held with mountain of cash

India Today  

The West Bengal Police on Saturday, acting on specific input, stopped three Jharkhand Congress MLAs with a huge amount of cash inside their car. Besides the MLAs, there were two other persons in the SUV, which had a board mentioning "MLA Jamtara Jharkhand" along with the Congress's election symbol, the police said. Huge amounts of cash recovered from a car …

With ‘reverse A, B, C, D’ jibe, Shah attacks Samajwadi Party in poll-bound UP
3 years, 2 months ago

With ‘reverse A, B, C, D’ jibe, Shah attacks Samajwadi Party in poll-bound UP

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday attacked the Samajwadi Party, accusing them of spreading corruption and crimes. Shah was addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi, to campaign for Bharatiya Janata Party for next year’s assembly elections in the state. Home minister Amit Shah addressed a rally in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi on Tuesday. The home minister is widely credited …

Income Tax department raids Samajwadi Party leaders, Akhilesh slams Centre
3 years, 3 months ago

Income Tax department raids Samajwadi Party leaders, Akhilesh slams Centre

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party regime is misusing central agencies, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged on Saturday after the income-tax department raided premises of leaders of Uttar Pradesh’s main opposition party. Income Tax department officers come out after a raid at the residence of Jainendra Yadav, Private Secretary to Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, in Lucknow on Saturday. “Turn back …

Jharkhand results and the rise of regional satraps
5 years, 3 months ago

Jharkhand results and the rise of regional satraps

New Indian Express  

The issue of corruption has always been extremely important in Jharkhand given the fact that even former chief ministers like Shibu Soren and Madhu Koda have faced jail on corruption charges. The BJP always used to take lead in that respect as the ‘clean party’ and senior leader Saryu Rai was considered a leading figure in anti-corruption struggles; his activism …

Jharkhand results and the rise of regional satraps
5 years, 3 months ago

Jharkhand results and the rise of regional satraps

New Indian Express  

The issue of corruption has always been extremely important in Jharkhand given the fact that even former chief ministers like Shibu Soren and Madhu Koda have faced jail on corruption charges. The BJP always used to take lead in that respect as the ‘clean party’ and senior leader Saryu Rai was considered a leading figure in anti-corruption struggles; his activism …

ED's evidence mounts against DK Shivakumar in money-laundering case, even as Congress leader cries 'political vendetta'
5 years, 6 months ago

ED's evidence mounts against DK Shivakumar in money-laundering case, even as Congress leader cries 'political vendetta'

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The arrest of the Congress’ troubleshooter in Karnataka DK Shivakumar was in the offing for some time. The ED case was filed on the basis of reports from Income Tax authorities who have alleged that Shivakumar and his four associates were involved in the alleged laundering of money and the four flats were used as hideouts to stash …

Lok Sabha polls: BJP attempting to shock Opposition into submission with IT raids, but tactic may boomerang
5 years, 11 months ago

Lok Sabha polls: BJP attempting to shock Opposition into submission with IT raids, but tactic may boomerang

Firstpost  

The BJP seems to have resorted to the oldest trick in the election playbook: misuse of executive powers to shock political opponents. Yet, the BJP seems to have resorted to the oldest trick in the election playbook: misuse of executive powers to shock political opponents. Whether these tactics — that are intended to ‘shock and awe’ political opponents — will …

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