Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Akanksha Jain May 18, 2018 8:51 pm Change Font Size The Congress and JD(S) have moved the Supreme Court once again, this time objecting to the appointment of BJP MLA KG Bopaiah as the Pro Tem Speaker of Karnataka Assembly for the floor test to be conducted at 4 PM tomorrow as per the directions of the apex court. The Congress is objecting to the appointment of Bopaiah as the Pro Tem Speaker saying the senior-most MLA is traditionally appointed the Pro Tem Speaker and the senior-most MLA belongs to the Congress party. Congress-JDS writ petition challenging appointment of MLA KG Bopaiah as Protem Speaker filed just now in SC. — Dhananjay Mahapatra (@toi_dhanajayM) May 18, 2018 Congress-JDS also seek video recording of voting in trust motion, another plea which was not accepted by SC in the morning today. — Dhananjay Mahapatra (@toi_dhanajayM) May 18, 2018 Congress-JDS in a fresh petition … [Read more...] about Breaking: Congress & JD (S) Moves SC Against Karnataka Governor Appointing BJP’s Bopaiah As For Floor Test Tomorrow
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Forwarding Social Media Posts Equal To Endorsing It: Madras HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To BJP Leader S Ve Shekher
Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Ashok K.M May 11, 2018 4:47 pm Change Font Size When a celebrity-like person forwards messages like this, the common public will start believe it that this type of things are going on, the court said. While rejecting anticipatory bail plea of journalist turned BJP leader S Ve Shekher who allegedly shared a derogatory Facebook post on women journalists, the Madras High Court has observed that sharing or forwarding a message in social media is equal to accepting and endorsing the message. What is said is important, but who has said it, is very important in a society because people respect persons for the social status. When a celebrity-like person forwards messages like this, the common public will start believe it that this type of things are going on. This sends a wrong message to the society at a time when we are talking about women empowerment, Justice S Ramathilagam said in the order. S Ve Shekher, in his petition, … [Read more...] about Forwarding Social Media Posts Equal To Endorsing It: Madras HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To BJP Leader S Ve Shekher
India’s Modi aiming to win his BJP a southern foothold in state election
By Rahul Biddappa BENGALURU, India (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thrown himself into a campaign to win a tight state election this weekend and secure a beachhead in the south, ahead of his own re-election bid next year. Karnataka state, home to India’s Silicon Valley capital of Bengaluru, is the first big state electing an assembly this year to be followed by three others in the final test of popularity before a general election due next May. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, which has its core base of support in the north and west, has pinned its hopes on Karnataka because it has little presence in any of the southern states dominated by regional parties. It has held power before in Karnataka and Modi is addressing rallies to win back the state from the main opposition Congress party and build momentum for the general election. “Now that the countdown has begun for 2019, a victory or defeat in Karnataka is bound to influence the battle of … [Read more...] about India’s Modi aiming to win his BJP a southern foothold in state election
SC Closes ‘Perjury’ Proceedings Initiated By MP HC Against BJP MP From Ujjain [Read Judgment]
Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Ashok K.M April 28, 2018 11:12 am Change Font Size We are of the considered view that initiation of proceedings in the present case was not consistent with the parameters laid down by this court, the bench said. The Supreme Court has closed criminal proceedings initiated by Madhya Pradesh High Court against BJP MP Prof. Chintamani Malviya for perjury. The notice in an election petition was served on the MP through process server. Months later after the date of appearance, the MP filed an application before the court stating that the process server had served notice and documents on one of the employees while he was in Delhi and that he came to know about the petition only recently. The election petitioner, MP from Ujjain Lok Sabha Constituency, thereafter filed an application before the court alleging that the MP had committed perjury by stating falsely that the notice in the election petition was given to his employee … [Read more...] about SC Closes ‘Perjury’ Proceedings Initiated By MP HC Against BJP MP From Ujjain [Read Judgment]
Indian journalists say they are intimidated, ostracised if they criticise Modi and the BJP
By Raju Gopalakrishnan NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech and by some measures the biggest and most diverse media industry in the world. But journalists here say they are increasingly facing intimidation aimed at stopping them from running stories critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his administration. At least three senior editors have left their jobs at various influential media outlets in the past six months after publishing reports that angered the government or supporters of Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), according to colleagues. Some reporters, as well as television anchors, have told Reuters they have been threatened with physical harm, abused on social media and ostracised by Modi’s administration. In its annual World Press Freedom Index released on Wednesday, the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said that India was now 138th-ranked in the world out of 180 countries measured, … [Read more...] about Indian journalists say they are intimidated, ostracised if they criticise Modi and the BJP