Chhattisgarh Congress leader Ramdayal Uike joins BJP in Amit Shah's presence

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October 13, 2018

Bilaspur, Oct 13: In a major setback to the opposition Congress in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, its state working president and MLA Ramdayal Uike Saturday joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

Mr. Uike, who represents Pali-Tanakhar constituency, joined the BJP in the presence of the party chief Amit Shah and Chief Minister Raman Singh in Bilaspur district headquarter.

Mr. Uike, considered a popular tribal leader in Bilaspur division, said he was feeling suffocated in the Congress as Scheduled Tribes (ST) leaders were being neglected by the party leadership.

In a press conference held in Bilaspur in the presence of the Chief Minister as well BJP state unit president Dharamlal Kaushik, he announced that he joined the BJP.

‘CD politics of Congress’

“I had been feeling suffocated in Congress for the last several years. Congress has diverted from its ideology and principles. The CD politics of Congress has tarnished its image. State Congress chief Bhupesh Baghel has maligned the image of the party by encouraging the obscene CD politics,” he said.

Mr. Uike was apparently referring to a case of circulation of a ‘sex CD’ purportedly featuring a State Minister, in which Mr. Baghel was named as one of the five accused.

He further said his party high command did not pay attention to his demand to remove Mr. Baghel from the post of state unit president.

“Congress has neglected the interests of tribals, backward and poor people and I was pained over it as I represent a tribal region.

“CM Raman Singh has been making efforts for overall development of tribals and backward people and his development oriented policies have impressed me to rejoin my home party,” he said.

“A ghar wapsi”

Mr. Uike, who had quit the BJP and joined the Congress in 2000, described his return to the ruling party as “ghar wapsi”.

When asked about contesting elections, he said he will follow the directions of the party leadership in this regard.

Reacting to the development, Congress dubbed Mr. Uike as an “opportunist” and said his decision will not harm the opposition party.

“Mr. Uike has gone back to BJP, which he had left earlier for opportunistic reasons. He has again proved that he is an opportunist,” Congress state communication wing chief Shailesh Nitin Trivedi said.

No harm to party, says Congress

“His decision is not going to harm Congress in any way as history is witness that the party in which Mr. Uike was there it had never won. In fact we are thankful to Mr. Uike that he has left our party and ensured victory to us,” Mr. Trivedi said.

After the formation of Chhattisgarh in 2000, Mr. Uike who was a BJP MLA from Marwahi seat had joined Congress and vacated his seat to facilitate the entry of Ajit Jogi into the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly after he was sworn-in as first Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh.

According to BJP sources, Mr. Uike was not happy after he was ousted from the Congress screening committee and since then he had been in touch with ruling party leadership.

The BJP may field Mr. Uike either from Marwahi or Pali Tanakhar — the ST reserved seats, both considered as his stronghold.

In the state, 18 naxal-affected constituencies will go to polls in the first phase on November 12, while the rest of the 72 constituencies would go to polls in the second phase on November 20.

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Fairman
 - 
Saturday, 13 Oct 2018

Thanks God, dirty things are removed.

 

BJP is built with wrong, ideology and how can it longlast. It can last only until fools around them are in majaority.

Congress should do TIT for TAT.

Sharafat for Shareefs only. It wont work with dishonest people.

 

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April 29,2020

New Delhi, Apr 29: India's tally of COVID-19 cases has reached 31,332, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday. With 73 more deaths reported, the number of deaths due to coronavirus in the country breached the 1,000 mark and stood at 1,007.

The tally is inclusive of 22,629 active coronavirus cases, 7,695 patients who have been cured/discharged and one patient migrated.

According to the Ministry, Maharashtra has the most number of COVID-19 cases with 9,318 cases of which, 1,388 patients have been cured/discharged while 400 patients have succumbed to the virus.

Gujarat has the second-highest number of positive cases in the country with 3744 cases including 434 patients cured/discharged and 181 deaths.

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New Delhi, May 8: The Supreme Court on Friday suggested that states should consider indirect sale and home delivery of liquor as per its statute and law to avoid crowding at liquor shops amid the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown.

A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan refused to pass any orders on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking clarity on the sale of liquor and to ensure social distancing while it is being sold in liquor shops during the lockdown.

"We will not pass any order but the states should consider indirect sale/home delivery of liquor to maintain social distancing norms and standards," Justice Ashok Bhushan said while disposing of the petition.

The PIL, filed by one Sai Deepak, sought directions for closure of liquor shops for failing to enforce social distancing, which is essential to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

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The top court, after hearing the petition complaining about flouting of safety norms at liquor shops, observed that it cannot pass any orders to different states but they should consider online sale and home delivery of liquor.

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