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Thus, the free (unlike the Congress) to rose to 60, including 16 Italian with reality” and the country’s move to elevate and accom- serve the party as he liked as “ tourists, the Government on future is “fully secure in Prime modate an “outsider” may BJP is a very democratic party”. Wednesday suspended all Minister Narendra Modi’s already have led to some dis- “Entry of Jyotiraditya Scindia visas, except a few hands”. quiet in Madhya Pradesh. in the BJP is like a family mem- , ! ) "!$ !$ categories such as While BJP president JP Awarding Scindia, who lost ber coming”, Nadda added. * - "!$ * + # '-+ $ diplomatic and employment, Nadda described him as part of his Lok Sabha seat to the BJP till April 15. ! the ideological “blood family” in 2019, from Guna, could not The decision was taken at " # $%& recalling the association of his go well with the core workers. a meeting of a group of min- grandmother Vijayaraje Scindia Guna has gone back to the BJP P isters held here under the The Government also -# % with ‘Bharatiya Jana Sangh’ after two decades, even though chairmanship of Health geared up its health system and and the “very democratic” BJP, the party’s candidate was an Minister Harsh Vardhan. “All stepped up tougher border ./ the party announced him as outsider. Incidentally, the BJP existing visas, except diplo- measures since most of the one of the candidates from had last won the seat in 1999, matic, official, patients have a travel history to Mumbai: Maharashtra Health Madhya Pradesh for Rajya when Rajmata Vijaya Raje (. ./&* party. party is also being attributed to UN/International organisa- affected countries. Minister Rajesh Tope on Sabha, denial of which was one Scindia - Jyotiraditya’s grand- While the Congress chose his failure in getting heard by tions, employment and project The Union Health Wednesday said the of the reasons for his parting mother - won it. n a day it lost Jyotiraditya to ignore Scindia, former party Rahul. visas, stand suspended till 15th Ministry asked overseas firms Government has two options: company with the Congress. BJP leaders, however, OScindia, one of its most chief Rahul Gandhi said, “He “He was with me in college,” April 2020. This will come into to initiate ‘work from home either postpone IPL matches But then, the entry of maintain that it was necessary promising and prominent was the only chap who could Rahul said, breaking his silence effect from 1200 GMT on facilities’ to its employees com- or limit them to TV audience Scindia with his loyalist MLAs to induct leaders of influence young leaders, to the BJP and enter my home anytime.” on the exit of Scindia from the 13th March 2020 at the port of ing from a few virus-hit coun- only in view of the coron- could create uneasiness to the from the Opposition into the its Government in Madhya Scindia used to assist the party. Rahul also shared a photo departure,” the statement said. tries for 14 days. avirus situation in the State. homegrown BJP leaders and party to achieve a “Congress- Pradesh runs the risk of losing Gandhi scion by prompting rel- of December 13, 2018 of him legislators, some of whom had mukt” India, a pet theme of power after the 19 party MLAs evant points during debates in with Scindia and Kamal Nath lost Assembly polls contesting Prime Minister Narendra reiterated their loyalty to the Parliament and used to share ahead of the deliberations over against the Congress in Modi. “Maharaj”, the Congress on chits to Rahul to speak at nomination of chief ministership December 2018 in Madhya As Congress removed Wednesday chose to speak on times. Scindia’s exit from the in Madhya Pradesh. Pradesh. The BJP as also Prime Scindia’s nameplate from falling crude oil prices even as Minister Narendra Modi will Parliament House (as Deputy the threat of many others fol- have to do the fine balancing leader of the party in Lok lowing in Scindia’s footsteps is act as they accommodate Sabha) , Scindia quietly “moved being sounded from within Scindia both in the on” and joined the saffron the Congress camp itself. Government and the party lest party in its headquarters here If four-term Congress it ruffles feathers of party’s old saying it was no longer possi- MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi has (. ./&* guards. Scindia may be given a ble to serve public by being in openly asserted that devoted Cabinet berth in the reshuffle the Congress. He said the leaders across the country are esides Jyotiraditya Scindia, on card anytime from now and Congress was no longer the feeling “alienated, wasted and Bthe BJP named eight other his camp followers in Madhya same party as it was earlier and discontented”, those like Sachin candidates — including two Pradesh may be fitted in the “inertia” has set in and leader- Pilot — another restive leader #$ from its allies — for the March ‘new BJP Government’, as and ship has neither courage nor caught in the generational clash 26 Rajya Sabha elections to 55 when it happens. vision to face the “realty” on the with Rajasthan Chief Mnister % seats across 17 States. The Madhya Pradesh BJP ground. Ashok Gehlot — has warned BJP’s alliance partner had, understandably, sent a The BJP president who against ignoring party faithful &R ( Janata Dal(United) also list of around 22 names, includ- welcomed him as part of “pari- for candidature for Rajya Sabha announced that it would field ing national general secretaries var” recalling his grandmoth- seat from the State. Pilot, like 0&1"/ Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Ram Madhav and Kailash er’s contribution to establishing Scindia, too has been under- '( $$ Harivansh and MP Ram Nath Vijayvargiya, to the party’s the BJS and the BJP, said he was going a similar grind in the " ) * + # $%& mid a political crisis trig- Thakur, whose terms end next Agered by former Guna MP 10 ! 0 month, for the upcoming elec- Jyotiraditya Scindia's exit from # $%& tion to the Upper House. the party, the Congress on Other candidates named Wednesday afternoon flew its Tuesday after Scindia resigned by the BJP included remaining 88 MLAs from from the party and at least 22 Bhubaneswar Kalita from Bhopal to Jaipur in order to MLAs close to him announced Assam, Vivek Thakur from (. ./&* prevent poaching by the BJP. to withdraw support from the Bihar, Udayanraje Bhosale The MLAs, who were Nath Government. from Maharashtra and he Lok Sabha on received by Rajasthan Chief In 2018 Assembly results, Rajendra Gehlot from TWednesday passed a Minister Ashok Gehlot at the the Congress, which won 114 Rajasthan. Abhay Bhardwaj % December. If this is not hate motion to revoke the suspen- airport, are likely to stay at the seats in the 230-member and Ramilaben Bara from O speech, which is hate speech,” sion of seven Congress MPs as Buena Vista Resort in Jaipur. Assembly formed the Gujarat, Deepak Prakash from ) he asked the Opposition Speaker Om Birla returned to Two MLAs of the BSP, one Government with the support Jharkhand and Leishemba " # Benches, adding that “January the House for the first time from SP and independent of four Independent MLAs Sanajaoba from Manipur were (. ./&* onwards we are aware that since the ugly incidents of accompanied the Congress leg- and two BSP MLAs and a leg- also named by the party as its hawala money is flowing to March 2 when a scuffle islators. islator from the Samajwadi Rajya Sabha nominees. Prakash aintaining that the Delhi incite protests against CAA.” between ruling and Opposition The BJP MLAs are staying Party (SP). The BJP had is the State party president. $ " Mriots “prima facie appear Shah said three financiers members was witnessed. put in ITC Grand Bharat in secured 109 seats in the State The BJP also said it has % to be a pre-planned conspira- of the protests are in custody of The seven Congress mem- Manesar in Haryana. Assembly. allotted two seats to its allies cy”, Union Home Minister the Delhi Police and will go to bers — Gaurav Gogoi, TN Around 20 rebel Congress While there are clear indi- with Dalit leader and Union & Amit Shah on Wednesday told the bottom to find the truth. Prathapan, Dean Kuriakose, R MLAs have been lodged in a cation that the present Nath Minister Ramdas Athawale get- the Lok Sabha that those / 0 ) Earlier, initiating the Unnithan, Manickam Tagore, resort in Bengaluru. They have Government would not survive ting renominated from behind the communal vio- 1)# $%& debate, Congress leader Adhir Benny Behanan and Gurjeet claimed to have resigned from for want of the required num- Maharashtra and Biswajit lence will not be spared irre- Ranjan Chowdhury attacked Singh Aujla — were suspend- the legislative Assembly. ber of MLAs, Congress leader Daimary of Bodoland People’s ' # spective of their religion, caste to attaching the properties of Shah for non-action and failure ed on March 5 for the remain- The Congress has sent two Verma on Wednesday said Front to contest from Assam.