Abbas Siddiqui’s Indian Secular Front Stitches Alliance with Congress-Left Ditching Owaisi in Bengal Polls
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In a significant political development ahead of the crucial Assembly polls in West Bengal, the alliance between Asaduddin Owaisi, the chief of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), and the newly-formed Indian Secular Front (ISF) of Abbas Siddiqui, is likely to run in to a rough weather with the new political equation emerging between ISF and the Congress-Left Front.
Owaisi saw a huge political opportunity in the State and since 2011, his party has slowly started working in the bordering areas of the State where the Muslim population is high. After winning the Kishanganj seat in Bihar for the first time, Owaisi paid more attention towards West Bengal. Though he is yet to launch AIMIM officially in the State, Owaisi has already engaged local youths to spread its ideology and party’s stand towards the Muslims, mainly in Kolkata, North Dinajpur, M
No foreign government supported farmers protest, but a few motivated PIOs have: Centre
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While responding to a question raised in the Lok Sabha, the Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a written reply stated that no foreign government has till now extended support to the ongoing farmers protest in India, even though a few motivated Indian-origin individuals were raising issues against the agri laws.
According to a report by
Hindustan Times, the reply was issued by minister of state for external affairs V Muraleedharan in response to the query raised by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MPs Syed Imtiaz Jaleel and Asaduddin Owaisi. The query was centered on whether any foreign governments and PIOs had shown solidarity with the farmers protests.
West Bengal Heats Up Ahead of Spring State Polls
While the incumbent Trinamool Congress is expected to hold on to power, the elections will also likely see the BJP continue to make significant inroads in the state.
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Trinamul Congress Party (TMC), leader Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, September 19, 2012.
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Of the five Indian states going to the polls this spring to elect state assemblies, it is the eastern state of West Bengal that is likely to see the most ferocious battles for power.
Elections in the state have always been violent. In the past, it was cadres of the Left Front and the Congress, and following that, of the Left Front and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) that unleashed violence on each other. This time it is the cadres of the two main contenders, the incumbent TMC and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which helms the federal government, that
Congress Releases First List of 142 Candidates for Gujarat Local Body Polls
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The Congress on Monday released its first list of 142 candidates for various wards in five municipal corporations, except Ahmedabad, for the local body polls scheduled to be held in two phases later this month. The list contains the names for different wards in Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar Municipal Corporations. Among the 142 candidates, the Congress has declared the names of 52 contestants for Surat civic body, 20 for Vadodara, 22 for Rajkot, 27 for Jamnagar, and 21 for Bhavnagar civic bodies. The BJP has not yet declared its list of candidates for the polls.