A curious contest is unfolding in Churu, known as the gateway to Rajasthan’s Thar desert, and one of the hottest regions of the State. Rather than the face-off between these two, however, the political narrative on the ground is centred around the feud between the Kaswan family and the BJP’s Rajput face and former leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore, converting …
The political pot continues to boil over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident with politicians making a beeline to the trouble spot. On Wednesday, the Uttar Pradesh government gave permission to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka Vadra and three other leaders to visit Lakhimpur Kheri. The FIR filed by Lakhimpur Kheri police clearly mentioned the minister’s son Ashish Mishra as …