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Give Sanjay Raut a befitting reply: Jyotiraditya Scindia to MP voters after Raut’s Ladli Behna Yojana remarks

ANI - 10 October, 2024

The Union Minister further asked why Raut was so jealous and also expressed hope that perhaps his (Sanjay Raut) family members also become beneficiaries of the scheme.

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ISIS poster boy Mehmood Pracha wants democracy undermined, wanted Congress to hammer EVM lies even more, calls Jairam Ramesh ‘RSS agent’ when they didn’t...

OpIndia Staff - 10 October, 2024

Advocate Mehmood Pracha accused Jairam Ramesh of doing drama over EVM issue after Haryana elections, and called him RSS agent for not calling for banning use of EVMs

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Congress policy is to make one caste of Hindus fight against another caste, but they never talk about castes among Muslims: PM Narendra Modi

ANI - 9 October, 2024

A day after securing a historic win in Haryana Assembly elections, PM Narendra Modi lambasted the Congress party, accusing them of dividing the Hindu society for political gains.

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Know why allegations of Congress around ‘battery levels in EVMs’ are ridiculous, read what ECI said which Yogendra Yadav finds ‘too technical’, but actually...

OpIndia Staff - 9 October, 2024

Election Commission rejected claims by Congress leaders of alleged tampering of EVMs in some Haryana seats claiming that BJP won seats with more battery charge levels

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UAPA accused Congress leader Maman Khan, involved in Nuh anti-Hindu violence, wins with highest margin in Haryana, BJP’s Muslim candidate loses: What it means

OpIndia Staff - 9 October, 2024

Notably, Congress leader Maman Khan is facing UAPA charges for inciting the violence against Hindus in Nuh

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After Haryana victory, PM Modi talks about the national and international conspiracies being hatched to weaken India and Congress’ involvement: Details

ANI - 9 October, 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that many "national" and "international" conspiracies are being hatched for some time now to weaken India's democracy and alleged that Congress and its allies are involved in this game.

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Haryana Elections: Congress dominates Muslim and Jat majority areas, BJP trumps that by winning elsewhere and getting historic 3rd successive term

Anurag - 8 October, 2024

Victory of BJP in Haryana highlights its focus on non-Jat voters and RSS-backed grassroots efforts, while Congress faltered by over-relying on Muslim and Jat-majority regions.

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We are losing in Haryana because ECI is playing mindgames with us: Congress leader’ bizarre rant after Haryana elections setback

OpIndia Staff - 8 October, 2024

In addition to weaving a narrative around the “Hum hare nahi, humein haraya gaya hai” argument, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has written a letter to the Election Commission alleging a delay in updating the date on its website.

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As Congress trails in Haryana Assembly elections, party leader Jairam Ramesh cries foul, claims ‘misleading trends’ on ECI website

ANI - 8 October, 2024

Jairam Ramesh, Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, has alleged that there is a slowing down in uploading up-to-date trends in the Haryana Assembly election's vote counting on the Election Commission website.

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