'Don't drag BJP through mud': Vasundhara Raje asks CM Ashok Gehlot to not link party with Congress infighting
• 5 years agoThe interest of the people must be paramount for the governmentt, the former Rajasthan CM said in her first reaction on the spiralling political crisis in state
Lok Sabha suspends 7 Congress MPs for 'gross misconduct'; Opposition continues protests seeking immediate discussion on Delhi violence
Fp Staff • 5 years agoSeven Congress MPs in the Lok Sabha were suspended for the rest of the Budget session, as ruckus disrupted proceedings in the Lower House for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday. The MPs including Gaurav Gogoi, TN Prathapan, Dean Kuriakose, R Unnithan, Manickam Tagore, Benny Behnan, and Gurjeet Singh Aujla, were suspended on charges of "gross misconduct", reports said.
Rajasthan Dalit assault: Congress, BJP leaders visit victims in Nagaur town; saffron party accuses state govt of negligence
• 5 years agoLeaders from the Congress and the BJP on Friday visited Nagaur, where two Dalit men were beaten up in an act caught on camera.
Rajasthan Dalit assault: Seven arrested for brutally beating two men in Nagaur, Opposition slams govt in Assembly
• 5 years agoSeven people were arrested for torturing two Dalit men in Rajasthan's Nagaur district, an incident that triggered protests in the state assembly and condemnation by political leaders on Thursday.
Two Dalits brutally thrashed in Rajasthan's Nagaur on suspicion of theft; CM Ashok Gehlot says guilty won't be spared
Fp Staff • 5 years agoIn a shocking case of caste violence from Rajasthan, two men from the Dalit community were brutally thrashed on suspicion of stealing money from a showroom in the state's Nagaur district
Panipat makers to cut out controversial scenes from film, says Rajasthan govt amid protests by Jat groups
• 5 years agoAmid protests by Jat groups, the producers of Ashutosh Gowariker's historical drama Panipat have agreed to edit out the portion of the film, a senior state government official said.
Panipat screenings interrupted, theatres vandalised by members of Rajasthan's Jat community in Jaipur
Fp Staff • 5 years agoRajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday asserted that it is a "prerogative" of the government to probe if facts are incorrectly portrayed in Panipat.
Hanuman Beniwal's Rashtriya Loktantrik Party allies with BJP in Rajasthan, to contest Lok Sabha election from Nagaur
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe BJP has fielded RLP leader Hanuman Beniwal from Rajasthan's Nagaur constituency to contest the polls against Congress' Jyoti Mirdha.
Rajasthan polls: 119 candidates in fray for Assembly election; last date to file nomination is 19 November
• 6 years agoMany Congress leaders have also filed their nominations for Rajasthan Assembly election even though the party was yet to announce its list of candidates.
Rajasthan polls: Angered over gangster's encounter and miffed by Padmaavat slight, Rajput leaders vow to teach BJP lesson
Sandipan Sharma • 6 years agoIn a close election, their loyalty could be decisive in at least three dozen constituencies in Rajasthan's 200-seat Assembly.