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Sitting MP quits BJP, hands over resignation letter to office ‘chowkidar’

Agencies
March 28, 2019

Lucknow, Mar 28: A sitting BJP MP in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday resigned from the party and joined the Samajwadi Party (SP) after he was denied renomination for the upcoming polls.

In an apparent display of resentment, Anshul Verma — the lawmaker from Hardoi Lok Sabha seat — handed over his resignation letter to the ‘chowkidar’ at the BJP headquarters here, to register his protest against the ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ campaign by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He also gave Rs 100 to the watchman, asking him to hand over the resignation letter to those concerned at the party office.

“I was denied a ticket because I hail from the Dalit community. “The BJP has denied renomination to six Dalit sitting MPs. It seems Dalits are worth nothing in the party,” Verma said.

The BJP has fielded Jai Prakash Rawat from Hardoi, replacing Verma. Hardoi is a reserved constituency.

Verma had earlier also opposed the ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ campaign and had refused to add ‘chowkidar’ before his name on his Twitter handle.

Over two dozen sitting BJP MPs have been denied renomination by the saffron party in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, triggering widespread resentment within the party. Sources said that several sitting MPs could turn rebels and either contest as independents or join rival parties.

Chaudhary Babulal, who was denied ticket from Fatehpur Sikri seat, has convened a meeting of his supporters to decide about his future course of action.

Mriganka Singh, the daughter of senior BJP leader Hukum Singh, who was also denied ticket from Kairana seat, reacted sharply and alleged a conspiracy against her by some of her own party leaders.

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Agencies
February 10,2020

New Delhi, Feb 10: After an hour-long standoff between the security forces and the students on Monday, the police resorted to a lathi-charge on the protesters near Holy Family hospital which is within walking distance of Jamia Millia Islamia.

A scuffle ensued when police confronted the protesters who tried to push forward towards Parliament. The lathi-charge was made to push back the protesters.

In the melee that ensued, many from both sides fainted.

Some security forces personnel resorted to the lathi-charge while others pushed back the protesters when they threw water pouches at the security forces and abused them.

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March 30,2020

New Delhi, Mar 30: The government on Monday said there was no plan to extend the 21-day lockdown which came intro force on Tuesday midnight.

The Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting tweeted, saying Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba has denied media reports claiming that the government will extend the lockdown.

"There are rumours & media reports, claiming that the Government will extend the #Lockdown21 when it expires. The Cabinet Secretary has denied these reports, and stated that they are baseless," it said.

The 21-day lockdown is aimed at checking the spread of the coronavirus.

Following the lockdown, there has been a massive exodus of migrant workers from big cities to their villages after being rendered jobless.

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April 25,2020

New Delhi, Apr 25: With 1,429 more COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's count of coronavirus cases has reached 24,506, said Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.

Out of these, 18,668 patients are active cases and 5063 cases have been cured, discharged, or migrated.

The death toll stands at 775, with as many as 57 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.

According to the morning update by the ministry, Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit State with 6,817 cases of which 840 patients have recovered and 301 patients have died.

Gujarat now stands in the second spot with 2,815 cases, of which 265 have recovered and 127 people have died. Meanwhile, Delhi's count stands at 2,514 of which 857 patients have recovered, while 53 patients have lost their lives.

Tamil Nadu's COVID-19 figure stands at 1,755 with 866 patients recovered and 22 fatalities. Rajasthan has reported 2,034 cases of which 230 have recovered and 27 patients are dead.

Madhya Pradesh has reported 1,852 positive cases so far of which 210 patients have recovered and 92 patients have lost their lives due to the virus. In Uttar Pradesh, as many as 1,621 people have confirmed COVID-19, of which 247 recovered and 25 people have succumbed to it.

In Kerala, which reported the country's first COVID-19 case, 450 people have been detected positive for coronavirus.

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