"Congress In Dying Stages... Had They Allowed Me": Sidhu's New Googly
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The remark has also been condemned by the opposition Akali Dal, which has said it showed Sidhu's lack of respect for the Dalit community
Navjot Sidhu's tantrums continue to embarrass the Congress at a time the party high command is trying to focus on setting its house in order ahead of the 2022 Punjab Assembly election.
The latest headache for the ruling party was on Thursday after Sidhu - who hasn't yet formally withdrawn his resignation as chief of the Congress' Punjab unit - decided to lead party workers from Mohali to UP's Lakhimpur Kheri, to protest the "brutal" killing of farmers.
In visuals of the contingent as they prepared to set out on their protest, Sidhu looked visibly upset because he had to wait for Chief Minister Charanjit Channi's arrival.
The former cricketer - whose threat to quit last month left the Congress scrambling, particularly since the party had backed him in his bitter and public feud with former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh - was then caught on camera criticising his party.
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PM Modi also offered the Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha congratulations for their win in the election in that state.
However, Salman who got married on Friday night will miss his own wedding reception, scheduled for November 26 in Meerut, due to the district ban imposed just a day before the 'nikah' (wedding).
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Meanwhile, as the dust settles after the counting of votes, the identity of the victor of the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election is settled, and the focus now will be on the next Chief Minister.
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in January and released on bail in June.
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Overall, the BJP has not only retained the three seats it won in 2022 but also flipped two others - Kundarki and Katehari - while also picking up a sixth from allies NISHAD Party.
Fahad Ahmed, a candidate of the Sharad Pawar-led NCP faction, is currently trailing Sana Malik, nominee of Ajit Pawar's NCP, by over 3,000 votes and the counting is nearing completion.
The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, which includes the Shinde Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP, is en route to a thumping win in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election, thanks to its two smaller allies.
The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader said the results are not acceptable to his party and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition.