Tag: Congress

Gujarat govt wants Hardik Patel to face criminal case

Source: deccanherald.com The legal trouble for 26-year-old Congress leader Hardik Patel, who has been touring the state to raise issues of government’s failure in resolving issues such as unemployment, privatisation of education and farm crisis among others, looks far from getting over. The state government wants to proceed with a criminal case against the Patidar leader

Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government pledges ‘RSS-mukt’ sarkar

Source: timesnownews.com Jaipur: Controversy is brewing in Rajasthan as the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government is in the process of identifying employees who are wedded to the RSS ideology. The government is now planning to transfer them to location or posts which are not that significant. This move comes after the Congress’ crushing defeat in the 2019

Manipur HC Raps Speaker for Not Disqualifying Congress MLA Who Defected to BJP

Source: thewire.in New Delhi: Days after Congress and JD(S) MLAs in Karnataka shifted their support to the BJP to help the latter form the government, the Manipur high court has come down heavily on the assembly speaker of the north-eastern state, under the BJP’s rule, for not disqualifying a Congress MLA, Th. Shyamkumar Singh, for the last

Manipur HC disposes disqualification petition against Congress turncoat without any judgment

Source: indianexpress.com The High Court of Manipur Tuesday disposed of separate petitions filed by two Congress MLAs against Minister Th. Shyamkumar Singh, seeking disqualification of the minister under the anti-defection law. The court refused to pass any order citing shortfalls of its jurisdiction under the tenth schedule. However, while giving an observation of the petition,

Supreme Court says law banning registration of ‘scandalous’ trademarks violates First Amendment

Source: edition.cnn.com Washington (CNN)The Supreme Court struck down Monday a provision of federal law that prohibits the registration of “immoral” or “scandalous” trademarks as a violation of the First Amendment. The justices’ ruling clears the way for a clothing designer to apply for a federal trademark for his clothing line called FUCT. The ruling, which

Telangana Congress to move high court over MLAs’ defection; TRS says ‘serve people first’

Source: mynation.com Hyderabad: After as many as 12 MLAs crossed over to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in the state, a disgruntled Congress has decided to move high court on June 10. The party has also announced state-wide protests against the Assembly Speaker’s decision in recognising their merger. The Congress also alleged that the