The Bharatiya Janata Party expelled its leader KS Eshwarappa for six years for contesting the polls as an Independent candidate from Karnataka’s Shivamogga.
The Muslim community has been entitled to reservations under the Other Backward Classes category in 14 states and Union territories.
Members of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties also urged the police to register an FIR against the prime minister.
The prime minister’s comments on Sunday were a ‘direct attack on the Muslims of India’, one of the groups told the poll panel.
The Election Commission told both parties that their star campaigners were expected to contribute to a ‘higher quality of discourse’.
Modi claimed that the 4% quota for Muslims announced by the Congress in Andhra Pradesh in 2004 was a pilot project for a similar exercise nationwide.
Modi claimed on Sunday that if the Congress comes to power, people’s property would be distributed among ‘infiltrators’ who ‘have more children’.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath on Friday alleged that the Congress was trying to create differences between communities by promising a caste census.
Jill Duggar and her husband Eric Dillard have laid their stillborn daughter to rest. The couple, who announced they had lost their 'beautiful baby girl' held a funeral for the little one.
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Union minister Pralhad Joshi is looking forward to a significant career milestone — securing a fifth consecutive term as MP from Dharwad Lok Sabha seat. Joshi believes his strong rapport with the electorate, developmental initiatives, unblemished reputation, and approachable demeanour stand him in good stead this time around, too. In an interview with TOI, he dismisses the significance of the Congress poll guarantees in influencing voter sentiments. Following are excerpts from a free-wheeling...
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