Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday accepted the results of the Lok Sabha election in which his Congress party suffered an emphatic defeat, saying the party could not convey its agenda to the people. Reacting to the victory of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance across the country, including in Madhya Pradesh, Nath […]
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Farm loan waiver in MP will resume once poll code ends: Kamal Nath
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has replied to former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s accusations of the Congress not fulfilling its loan waiver promises made to the farmers of the state and said that loans of 21 lakh farmers had been waived till the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) ahead […]
Not seen a film or TV show in 30 years: Kamal Nath
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, who on Tuesday mocked exit polls that predicted a majority for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the Lok Sabha elections as “entertainment polls”, said he was far removed from the “leisure of any such entertainment” in his life. “I haven’t seen any film or TV show in […]
Power play: MP Congress alleges BJP ‘luring’ MLAs with money
Bhopal: Charges and counter-charges flew thick and fast over the BJP’s alleged attempt to pull down the Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh. The row gathered momentum on Tuesday with the Chief Minister himself claiming that the BJP was trying to lure the ruling party legislators. On Monday the leader of the Opposition, Gopal Bhargav […]
Kamal Nath mocks exit polls as ‘entertainment’ polls
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Tuesday mocked the exit polls that predicted a majority for the National Democratic NDA in the Lok Sabha elections calling them “entertainment polls”. “These are not exit polls but entertainment polls. The reality will be out on the 23rd (May 23 – the vote count day),” Kamal […]
Congress rejects BJP’s demand to hold special Assembly session in MP
Bhopal: The Congress has rejected the BJP’s demand to hold a special session of the state Assembly in Madhya Pradesh to discuss issues of urgent public interest. Gopal Bhargava, leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, had written to Governor Anandiben Patel demanding a special session of the House to discuss financial issues since no […]
BJP demands special session of MP assembly, says people have lost confidence in Kamal Nath’s government
Bhopal: With exit polls predicting a sweep for the BJP at the Centre and a drop in Congress numbers in Madhya Pradesh in the Lok Sabha elections, the saffron party on Monday mounted an attack on the state’s Kamal Nath government demanding a special session of the Assembly. Leader of the Opposition in the Madhya […]
BJP spokesperson calls Gandhi ‘father of the nation of Pakistan’, suspended
Bhopal: The BJP on Friday suspended party spokesperson from Madhya Pradesh Anil Soumitra from its primary membership for calling Mahatma Gandhi the “father of the nation of Pakistan”. In a Facebook post earlier in the day, Soumitra wrote: Mahatma Gandhi was the father of the nation, but of Pakistan. India has had crores of sons […]
‘Divider in-chief’ title to Modi is right: Kamal Nath
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Monday said that the title ‘Divider in-chief given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Times magazine was right and feels that the publisher was in fact kind to him. Talking to IANS, Kamal Nath said: “What did Modi not divide? He has divided the RBI (Reserve Bank […]
3 women hit highway to get women to vote
Bhopal: Women in rural areas do not understand the power of their vote. They are oblivious of the fact that a vote can make or break a government. To tell womenfolk about the importance of voting, a trio of young women from Mumbai have reached Madhya Pradesh, travelling via Maharashtra and Goa, to campaign for […]