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State government committed to conserve the rich cultural heritage : Chief Minister

SHIMLA 19th February, 2023 CM announces Rs. one crore to Dev Samaj Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu presided over a program organized by Sarv Devta Seva Samiti at Sanskriti Sadan Mandi in Mandi district today. On the occasion, the Chief Minister said that Himachal Pradesh is Devbhoomi and Veerbhoomi. Dev culture of the state has its own distinct identity and people have deep faith in the deities, he added. He announced to provide Rs. one crore to the Dev Samaj and to allot half bigha land around the temples from the allotable pool. He assured that adequate funds would also be made available for the maintenance of Sanskriti Sadan so that other programs related to Dev Samaj could be organized in a better way. Chief Minister said that the state government would fulfill all the 10 guarantees given by the Congress party in its manifesto in a phased manner. He said that the former BJP government made announcements without budgetary provisions, but despite this the BJP was thrown out of power by the people. He said that the present State Government was making efforts to bring the economy back on track, but it would take some time and it required cooperation from all. On this occasion President, HPCC and MP Pratibha Singh said that International Shivratri is an ancient fair. The people of Himachal Pradesh have deep faith in the Dev culture. Remembering contribution to former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, Pratibha Singh said that it was due to his efforts that Dev Sadans in Mandi and Kullu were constructed for the convenience of Dev Samaj. MLA Mandi Sadar Anil Sharma thanked for making a provision of Rs 10 crore for shifting Mandi Jail out of the town. MLA Dharampur Chander Shekhar said that the present government is working to ensure the welfare of every section of the society. He said that with the blessings of the deities, the state government is constantly moving forward on the path of system change. Former Minister Kaul Singh Thakur while welcoming the Chief Minister Thakur Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu on his arrival at Mandi said that Himachal Pradesh is the land of Gods and International Mandi Shivratri Mela is a part of the state's ancient culture. Earlier, President of Sarva Devta Sewa Samiti Shiv Pal Sharma welcomed the Chief Minister and other dignitaries. He appreciated the various efforts of the state government to bring transparency in administration. Chief Parliamentary Secretary Sunder Singh Thakur, MLAs Bhuvneshwar Gaur and Suresh Kumar, President District Congress Committee and Former Minister Prakash Chaudhary, Senior Congress Leaders Sohan Lal Thakur, Champa Thakur, Pawan Thakur, Chet Ram Thakur, Chairman Kangra Central Cooperative Bank Kuldeep Singh Pathania, Deputy Commissioner Dr. Arindam Chaudhary, Superintendent of Police Shalini Agnihotri and other dignitaries were present On this occasion. .0. Read the full article

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A day after police raided the Telangana Congress ‘war room’ run by the party's poll strategist, Sunil Kanugolu, for allegedly making defamatory comments about Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, Congress workers held widespread protests across the state on Wednesday, while a few party leaders were put under house arrest before the mass demonstrations could begin. The police raided Kanugolu's office in connection with a case filed over alleged offensive comments against the CM and the posting of the same on social media platforms against the state government. Kanugolu was named as the prime accused in the case, along with three others who worked for him. Police said Kanugolu is absconding. Following a call from the party MP from Kodangal and TPCC president Revanth Reddy to protest the raids on the party's ‘war room’, the police placed several senior Congress leaders under house arrest. Party leaders gathered at Gandhi Bhavan in response to Revanth Reddy's call, and attempts by party workers to stage a rally in front of Pragathi Bhavan, the Chief Minister's official residence, were thwarted. The demonstrations were organised by PCC working presidents Jagga Reddy and Mahesh Kumar Goud. Former MP Anjan Kumar Yadav, Youth Congress leader Anil Kumar Yadav, PCC vice-president Malreddy Ranga Reddy, and others were taken into preventive custody and taken to Jubilee Hills police station, while some party workers, including Khairatabad Corporator Vijaya Reddy, were detained for holding demonstrations near the Police Command Control Center. Earlier, former minister Mohammed Ali Shabbir, PCC senior vice-president Mallu Ravi, Khairatabad DCC president Rohin Reddy, and a few other Congress leaders were arrested for resisting raids on Sunil Kanugolu's office in Madhapur on Tuesday night. CLP leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and others strongly condemned the 'high handedness' of the police. Meanwhile, the Congress filed habeas corpus petition in the High Court, contending that the whereabouts of the detained some employees working in Sunil’s war room were unknown by evening. (at Gandhi Bhavan - Congress Party Office (Hyderabad)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmL2BhPt2WC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Anil Sharma, father of Salman Khan’s brother-in-law, wins Mandi

Anil Sharma, father of Salman Khan’s brother-in-law, wins Mandi

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 | Mandi seat: Sitting BJP MLA Anil Sharma retained his Mandi seat, bagging 30,204 from a total 56,552 votes. Sharma, who is a 4-time MLA, defeated Congress’ Champa Thakur (20,424) by a margin of 9780 votes. Independent candidate Praveen Kumar came third with 4040 votes. Sharma is the father of actor Ayush Sharma, who is married to Bollywood superstar…

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Karawal Nagar East Chooses BJP, Mustafabad Votes Cong; MCD Verdict in Riot-affected Wards

Karawal Nagar East Chooses BJP, Mustafabad Votes Cong; MCD Verdict in Riot-affected Wards

Three wards in Northeast Delhi, which were affected in the 2020 riots, Maujpur and Karawal Nagar east and west, elected BJP candidates to the Delhi Municipal Corporation. Anil Gaur of the BJP defeated Anil Jain of the AAP and Vinod Kumar of the Congress in Ward 228 of Maujpur. Shimla Devi, a BJP candidate, was elected in Ward 241 Karawal Nagar -East. She defeated AAP candidates Mukesh Yadav and…

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Anti-Sikh riots: Delhi HC seeks Centre’s response on Sajjan Kumar’s reply in plea opposing bail granted to him

Anti-Sikh riots: Delhi HC seeks Centre’s response on Sajjan Kumar’s reply in plea opposing bail granted to him

The Delhi High Court Friday sought the Centre’s Special Investigation Team’s response to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar’s reply in the SIT plea challenging a trial court order granting bail to him in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. A single judge bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma was hearing the case wherein Kumar’s counsel Anil Kumar Sharma submitted that “he had filed his reply…

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NEET, JEE 2020: Congress Holds Protest To Corner Govt Over Decision To Conduct Exams; Several Leaders Detained

NEET, JEE 2020: Congress Holds Protest To Corner Govt Over Decision To Conduct Exams; Several Leaders Detained

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NEET, JEE Exams 2020: Delhi Police on Friday detained several Congress leaders and workers, including its president Anil Kumar, during a pan-India protest against central government’s move to conduct the JEE 2020 and NEET 2020 exams amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ALSO READ | Edu Minister Defends JEE, NEET Exams By Citing Lakhs Of Admit Cards Downloaded, Students Ask What Options Do We…

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उत्तराखंड में सियासी भूचाल के बीच कांग्रेस आक्रामक

उत्तराखंड में सियासी भूचाल के बीच कांग्रेस आक्रामक

    उत्तराखंड में पिछले दो दिनों से मचे सियासी भूचाल के बीच विपक्षी दल भी आक्रामक मोड पर आया गया है। कांग्रेस पदाधिकारियों का कहना है कि भाजपा के पिछले चाल साल का कार्यकाल बहुत ही ज्यादा निराशाजनक है। तो दूसरी ओर, ‘आप’ नेताओं ने दावा किया है कि भाजपा के असंतुष्ट मंत्री व विधायक पार्टी के संपर्क में है और आखिरी फैसला हाईकमान लेगा।  उत्तराखंड में नेतृत्व परिवर्तन की अटकलें थमने के बाद आज सोमवार को…

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Delhi Cong chief, workers detained during protest against farm bills

Delhi Cong chief, workers detained during protest against farm bills

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Delhi Congress leaders and workers, including its president Anil Kumar, were detained by police on Monday during a protest against farm bills at Rajghat.

Kumar said a protest march from Rajghat to Raj Niwas was also scheduled but police detained party leaders and workers before it could begin.

“We wanted to submit a memorandum…

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Delhi Congress chief Anil Kumar detained from India Gate

Delhi Congress chief Anil Kumar detained from India Gate

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The Delhi Police on Friday detained Delhi Congress chief Ch. Anil Kumar from India Gate while he was paying homage to Indian soldiers martyred in Galwan Valley. He was participating in a “Shaheedon Ko Salam Diwas,” a silent protest organised by the Delhi Congress.

While Mr. Kumar was speaking to the media, police picked him up and put him in a bus and det

ained him.

  “The police that…

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कोविद -19 स्थिति पर अमित शाह द्वारा बुलाई गई बैठक में भाग लेने के लिए दिल��ली कांग्रेस प्रमुख

कोविद -19 स्थिति पर अमित शाह द्वारा बुलाई गई बैठक में भाग लेने के लिए दिल्ली कांग्रेस प्रमुख

प्रतिनिधित्व के लिए। एक स्वास्थ्य कार्यकर्ता भारत के नई दिल्ली में COVID 19 के लिए स्वैब परीक्षण से एक व्यक्ति के नमूने को स्थानांतरित करता है। (एपी फोटो / मनीष स्वरूप)

अनिल कुमार ने कहा कि कांग्रेस दिल्ली में महामारी की 'बिगड़ती ’स्थिति से निपटने के लिए सकारात्मक सुझाव दे रही है और शाह के साथ बैठक में ऐसा करेगी।

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आखरी अपडेट: 14 जून, 2020, 11:50 PM IST

दिल्ली कांग्रेस के अध्यक्ष अनिल…

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Some famous renowned Hindu Men who has Muslim Wife / Girlfriend

1. Actor Sunil Dutt married Nargis, a Muslim. . Their son Sanjay is now married to Dilnawaz Sheikh (screen name Manyata).

2. Actor Hritik Roshan married Suzanne Khan, daughter of actor Sanjay Khan (Actual name Abbas Khan).

3. Actor Atul Agnihotri married Alvira Khan, actor Salman Khan’s Sister and Salim Khan’s daughter.

4. Actor Feroz Khan’s daughter Laila Khan Rajpal married Rohit Rajpal.

5. Urdu author Krishan Chander married Salma Siddiqui.

6. One of the three daughters of politician Najma Heptullah (niece of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad) is married to a Hindu.

7. Former Sheriff of Mumbai, Nana Chudasama is a Hindu Gujarati Rajput married Munaira Jasdanvala, a Muslim . They have two children- Akshay and Shaina, both of whom are married to Hindus. Shaina (popularly known as Shaina NC) is national spokesperson BJP .

8. Actor Sanjay Khan’s daughter Simone Khan is married to Ajay Arora (and other daughter Suzanne to Hritik Roshan)

9. Actor Aditya Pancholi is married to actor Zarina Wahab.

10. Cricketer Ajit Agarkar, a Maharashtrian Brahmin, is married to Fatima Ghadially.

11. Actor Sunil Shetty is married to Mana Qadri, daughter of a reputed Muslim architect of Mumbai.

12. Congress MP Sachin Pilot, son of Late Rajesh Pilot is married to Sarah Abdullah, Daughter of Former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah.

13. Actor Govinda’s father, small time actor Arun Ahuja married Nazeem, later known as Nirmala Devi (Govinda’s mother).

14. Zubeida, a Muslim girl from a prominent Mumbai family was pushed into marrying a Muslim youth in 1947. The husband divorced her when she refused to migrate to Pakistan with him. She later married Hanuwant Singh, the then Maharaja of Jodhpur. Both later died in an unexplained air crash. She was the mother of film critic-turned director Khalid Mohammed (‘Fizaa’, ‘Tehzeeb’, ‘Silsilay’). Khalid wrote the script of film ‘Zubeida’ which was directed by Shyam Benegal with Karishma Kapur in the title role.

15. Director/Choreographer Farah Khan married director-editor Shirish Kunder.

16. Gangster turned Politician Arun Gawli from Mumbai married a Muslim lady named Ayesha who later took up the name Asha.

17. Manoj Bajpai married actor Shabana Raza whose screen name was Neha. She made her debut in Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s ‘Kareeb’ opposite Bobby Deol.

18. Nayyara Mirza, Miss India finalist of 1967, was the first Muslim to participate in the pageant. She converted to Hinduism after marriage and became Nalini Patel. She is settled in the USA.

19. Noted English writer Anil Dharkar is married to Imtiaz, a Pakistani Muslim. Their daughter Ayesha is an actor who came to limelight with Santosh Sivan’s film ‘The Terrorist’ where she played a suicide bomber.

20. Legendary actor Waheeda Rahman married Shashi Rekhi, the Punjabi Hindu actor who acted opposite her in the film ‘Shagun’. (His screen name was Kamaljeet).

21. Choreographer Saroj Khan got married at young age to bollywood dance master B Sohanlal. They had 2 kids, Kuku and Choreographer Raju Khan (also director of the film ‘Showbiz’).

22. Raj Babbar married stage actress Nadira Zaheer, daughter of Communist parents.

23. Actress – activist Nafisa Ali, a former Miss India, is married to Colonel (retired) Sodhi, a Sikh .

24. Hindi writer Nasira Sharma is a Muslim married to a Hindu.

25. Yesteryear’s actor Mumtaz married Mayur Madhvani, a businessman.

Mumtaz’s sister, Mallika married Dara Singh’s brother, Randhawa who featured in many stunt films of 60s.

26. The ex Naval Chief Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat is married to Niloufer .

27. Actor -singer Kishore Kumar married Madhubala (real name Mumtaz Begum) in 1960.

Madhubala’s sister Zahida married music director Brij Bhushan Sahni .

28. Sir VS Naipaul, Trinidad based writer of International reputation, is a Hindu (of Indian origin) married to a Pakistani Muslim called Nadia.

29. Actor Asha Parekh’s father was a Gujarati Hindu and mother, a Muslim.

30. The niece of actor Raza Murad, Sonam (actual name Bakhtawar), best known as the ‘Tridev’ girl, married Rajeev Rai, producer and director of that film.

31. Maharashtra politician Late Hamid Dalwai’s daughter married Sharad Chavan.

32. Yesteryear’s actor Rehana Sultan, known for her bold, controversial films like ‘Chetna’ and ‘Dastak’ in late 70s, married producer – director B R Ishara, a Hindu.

33. Veteran actress Zohra Sehgal (originally Khan) married Late Kamaleshwar Nath Sehgal.

34. TV Actress Tasneem Sheikh is married to builder Sameer Nerurkar. Her post-mariage name is Tanisha Nerurkar.

35. Pakistani actress Anita Ayub who appeared in some films in 90s, got married to Saumil Patel and is now settled in USA.

36. Congress MP from Assam, Rani Narah was originally Jahan Ara Chaudhary before she married Politician Bharat Chandra Narah and converted to Hinduism.

37. Filmmaker Tinu Anand (Also known as Virender Raj Anand, director of ‘Shahanshah’) is married to actress Shahnaz (sister of actor Jalal Agha. Acted in ‘Saat Hindustani’).

38. Roshan Ara, Daughter of Ustad Allauddin Khan married Ustad Ravi Shankar and became the famous Sitar Player Annapurna Devi.

39. Famous internet personality Vishal Raj Oberoi who's also an Actor, Entrepreneur & Investor has dated three muslim girls including an Arabic Emirati UAE Citizen Shaikha Fatima Al Sharif, Tehreer Shaikh & currently in a relationship of 6 years with a medical graduate Yasmin Shaikh.

40. Ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas is married to Fareeda.

40. Yesteryear’s actress Zahida (Hussain) who acted opposite Dev Anand in ‘Gambler’ and ‘Prem Pujari’ and opposite Sanjeev Kumar in ‘Anokhi Raat’, married Mr KN Sahay. She is actor Sanjay Dutt’s cousin.

41. Actor Nirmal Pandey was married to Kausar Munir, a lyricist in Bollywood.

42. Actress Tabassum known for her TV show ‘Phool Khile Hai Gulshan Gulshan’ on DD is the daughter of Ayodhyanath and Asghari. She is married to Vijay, brother of actor Arun Govil (Lord Ram of TV Serial ‘Ramayan’).

43. Model Feroze Gujral is the daughter of a Christian father, George and a Muslim mother, Viqar. She is married to Mohit, son of painter Satish Gujral.

44. Filmmaker Hansal Mehta (Woodstock Villa, Chhal, Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai) is married to Safina, daughter of actor Yusuf Hussain who does supporting roles in bollywood.

45. Theatre actress Ayesha Raza is married to actor Kumud Mishra.

46. Iconic bollywood villain Ranjeet (Bedi) is married to Nazneen.

47. ‘Raam Teri Ganga Maili’ star Mandakini (real name Yasmeen) was born to a Christian father and a Muslim mother. She is married to one Dr Thakur -nepali Hindu settled in Mumbai .

48. Cricketer Manoj Prabhakar is married to Farheen, an actress who was seen in a few films in the 90s and was noted for her resemblance to Madhuri Dixit.

49. World-famous beauty expert and entrepreneur Shahnaz Husain is married to a Hindu businessman RK Puri.

50. News anchor Sehar Zaman (presently with CNN IBN) is married to writer Dhiraj Singh.

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ELECTION 2019/HIMACHAL

Voters walk terrains of Himachal politics

With BJP and Congress well-entrenched in state, there is hardly any scope for the emergence of a potential third front, reports Rakesh Rocky

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Rakesh Rocky

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With rallies addressed by Prime Minister Narender Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, BJP chief Amit Shah and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi , the hilly state of Himachal is all set for the Lok Sabha polls, voting for which will be held in the last phase on May 19. Main contest is between ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress. BJP had won all the four seats in 2014 elections. Therefore, the polls are being seen as a big challenge for Jai Ram Thakur, young chief minister of the state to retain all the seats for his party, the BJP.

After many turns, the election has reached in the last phase of the electioneering. First, the BJP denied ticket to its stalwart 85-year-old former CM, Shanta Kumar. And then former union minister Sukh Ram quit BJP to join Congress along with his grandson Ashrey Sharma and also managed Congress ticket for him. Now Ashrey is contesting against one-time MP Ram Swaroop Sharma in Mandi, home district of CM Jai Ram Thakur.

This Lok Sabha elections have finally bid adieu to Shanta Kumar (85), who started his political career as a panch (panchayat member) in 1963 and was considered as one of the tallest leaders in Himachal Pradesh politics. The BJP has denied ticket to Shanta Kumar in Kangra and has fielded his close associate Kishan Kapoor, a Gaddi leader and a minister in the state BJP government.

The BJP has made two changes this time and also fielded new face in Shimla reserve constituency. However, the biggest news is farewell of Shanta Kumar who ruled this hilly state twice as chief minister and was elected five times to the Parliament, which included his four time stint as member of Lok Sabha. Supporters of Shanta Kumar claim that their leader may be sent to Rajya Sabha after Lok Sabha elections. However, it seems that the electoral career of Shanta Kumar has ended.

The party has retained three time MP Anurag Thakur, its young face, from Hamirpur and Ram Swaroop Sharma, one-time MP from Mandi and has fielded Kishan Kapoor — a Gaddi leader — from Kangra which currently is represented by Shanta Kumar. Kapoor is considered to be a loyalist of Shanta Kumar.

Shanta Kumar had earned strong criticism when as CM he gave ordered firing on agitating apple farmers in Shimla district after which BJP was reduced to eight seats in the 68-member state assembly. He is also unlucky that BJP governments in his both terms as chief minister could not complete full five-year terms. It was also Shanta Kumar who crushed employees’ agitation in Himachal Pradesh as CM and employees never forgave him for this anti-employee action. Interestingly when Narendra Modi was Himachal BJP incharge, he helped Prem Dhumal become the state chief minister in 1998 and not Shanta Kumar.

The BJP has denied tickets to two of its sitting MPs this time. Besides Shanta Kumar, Virender Kashyap, a two-time MP from Shimla has also been not given ticket. Suresh Kashyap, who is a two time MLA from Pachhad, will be BJP’s candidate from Shimla reserve constituency. If both Suresh Kumar and Kishan Kapoor win their election, the state has to hold by-elections to these vacant seats. Kishan Kapoor is MLA from Dharamshala while Suresh Kashyap is MLA from Pachhad.

On the other hand, Congress has fielded all four candidates who didn’t contested in 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Two of them, however, have already contested parliamentary elections. Ram Lal Thakur, who has been given ticket from Hamirpur against BJP’s young turk Anurag Thakur, had fought thrice but could not win even once. In Shimla, the party has given ticket to former CWC member Col (Retd) Dhani Ram Shandil, who won on HVC ticket in 1999.

Another big happening in this election is shifting of loyalities by 94-year-old tall Brahmin leader Sukh Ram, who along with his grandson Ashrey has now joined the Congress and also managed ticket for him. Interestingly his son Anil Sharma remained a minister in the state BJP government even after his son got the Congress ticket. He had later quit as minister. However, he is still a BJP MLA and didn’t join the election campaign of his son Ashrey.

Congress has fielded two new faces. In Mandi, ticket has been given to Ashrey Sharma, grandson of Sukh Ram, who was cabinet minister in the then Narsimha Rao government at the Centre. Sukh Ram is considered to be opponent of former chief minister Virbhadra Singh. However, now he is hoping that Virbhadra Singh will support his grandson.

In Mandi, the BJP has repeated Ram Swaroop Sharma, a one time MP. However, Sukh Ram has now joined the Congress and this may affect the scenario on Mandi seat. Sukh Ram is considered to be a tall Brahmin leader in the region and has strong hold among the Rajputs. His move of joining Congress has made the contest  interesting in Mandi. In 2017, Sukh Ram had joined the BJP just a month before the assembly elections  and BJP won all 10 seats in Mandi district. Sukh Ram had joined the BJP alongwith his minister son Anil Sharma, who was minister in the Congress government.

Sukh Ram had helped Prem Kumar Dhumal to form government in 1998 when he asked three of the MLAs of his Himachal Vikas Congress (HVC) party to join the BJP so that Congress could not defect them to form government. He was thrown out of the Congress when huge money was recovered from his Mandi house during a raid. After that, he became bitter for Virbhadra Singh, who was CM. Sukh Ram on few occasions alleged that Singh was allegedly behind raids at his residence.

With Ashrey getting the Congress ticket from Mandi, things will be little tough for the BJP in this election, especially if former chief minister Virbhadra Singh supports him. Virbhadra Singh has already made elections visits to his constituency. Sukh Ram himself enjoys good hold in the region. Mandi had always been a stronghold of Sukh Ram who have won 14 assembly elections from Mandi seat besides two Lok Sabha elections. He, however, lost on two other occasions.

In Kangra Congress has fielded a OBC MLA Pawan Kajal. The OBCs are in large number in the Kangra parliamentary constituency. Kajal will be facing Kishan Kapoor of the BJP, who is a minister in the Jai Ram Thakur government. Kapoor is a Gaddi leader, who are in good number in the constituency. Kangra is considered to house Gaddi’s majority voters. Not only in Kangra, this community also resides in tribal area of  Bharmaour in Chamba. This constituency may witness keen battle this time as Shanta Kumar is out of race now.

In Hamirpur, BJP has repeated its sitting MP Anurag Thakur, who is considered as most strong BJP candidate among all the four seats in the state. He has already won this seat three times. Anurag is considered as one of the most promising young leaders in the BJP.

Congress has fielded former minister Ram Lal Thakur against Anurag.  It will be quite interesting to see contest on this seat. Former BJP chief and three time MP, Suresh Chandel, was also trying to join the Congress and get ticket. However, he could not succeed. The internal politics of the Congress blocked his way as most of the top Congress leaders were against his entry in the party.

Ram Lal had lost elections three times on this seat. However, Congress has again expressed faith in him. Few in the party feel that he may get sympathy of the voters for being rejected thrice. However, BJP candidate Anurag Thakur is a popular face in the area and it will be interesting to see how Ram Lal counters him. With former state BJP chief and three time MP Suresh Chandel also joining the Congress, Ram Lal claims that he is in better position this time.

In Shimla, Congress has expressed faith in MLA and former Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Col (Retd) Dhani Ram Shandil. He had won on this seat in 1999 on HVC ticket. This reserve constituency is also likely to witness a interesting battle this time. BJP denied ticket to sitting MP Virender Kashyap due to cases against him.

This election will be a first big test for Jai Ram Thakur who became chief minister in 2017. BJP had won all four Lok Sabha seats in the state in 2014 during Modi wave. Now it will be a big challenge for Jai Ram to retain all the seats. He has been a thorn in the eye of many, even in the party, for allegedly doling out big state projects to his constituency or home district Mandi.

However, he has denied the charges. Jai Ram told Tehelka that these are just rumours aired by Congress leaders. ‘’Modi government has sanctioned many projects for state and there have been equal distribution of funds for all 12 districts. Previous Congress government failed to brought projects and even misused the money which was allocated for the developmental projects of the state,” added the chief minister.

Mukesh Agnihotri, leader of the Opposition in state assembly, alleged that Jai Ram government has failed in the last one year and people will give a setback to BJP in the coming Lok Sabha elections. ‘’The BJP government have not even fulfilled its single promise during 2017 assembly elections,” added the Congress leader. Polling in Himachal Pradesh will be held on May 19, the seventh phase. Top BJP leaders — PM Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, star campaigner Shatrughan Sinha are likely to campaign for their respective parties in the hilly state.

Two bypolls inevitable

Two assembly bypolls will be inevitable in the state after Lok Sabha results. The reason is that both Congress and the BJP have fielded sitting MLAs on Kangra and Shimla seats. In Kangra, BJP candidate Kishan Kapoor is a MLA from Dharamshala and minister in the BJP government. The Congress candidate Pawan Kajal is also a MLA from Kangra reserve constituency. On the other hand, BJP has fielded Suresh Kashyap while Congress candidate is Col (Retd) Dhani Ram Shandil. Both are MLAs.

Jolt to the BJP

Former state BJP chief and three-time MP Suresh Chandel joined Congress recently, giving a big jolt to the BJP. Though local Congress leaders are strongly opposing his joining, Chandel supporters claim that he will be able to make a dent in BJP votes.  However, a senior BJP leader in Bilaspur said that Chandel is out of mainstream politics for long time and has no impact on voters now.

Dad in BJP, son Cong candidate

Perhaps this is happening for the first time in the state politics that father is a BJP MLA and son is Congress candidate. In Mandi, Anil Sharma till recently was a minister in the BJP government. However, he was forced to resign after his son Ashrey joined the Congress and has got party ticket. Mandi is the district of CM Jai Ram Thakur. Now Anil Sharma is still a MLA in the BJP and son Ashrey is contesting on Congress ticket in Mandi. It is said that Anil is silently supporting his son.

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Rajya Sabha members of YCP district along with president Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy and former minister Nellore city MLA Anil Kumar Yadav laid the foundation stone for the new district office of YSR Congress Party at Bhagat Singh Colony near Venkateswarapuram in Nellore city on Wednesday. In view of the requirements of the YSR Congress Party, the district party office is being constructed in the most modern way. Many YCP leaders and activists participated....

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Delhi Congress' Jab As AAP Misses Real-Time Pollution Monitoring Deadline

Delhi Congress’ Jab As AAP Misses Real-Time Pollution Monitoring Deadline

Delhi Congress president Anil Kumar visited the Supersite centre today. The Delhi Congress on Wednesday said a facility to monitor pollutants and air quality here in real time, which was supposed to become functional on October 20, is “yet to start operations”, a claim the city government termed as baseless. The party’s city president, Anil Kumar, who visited the centre, also alleged that…