Shahjahanpur
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti has again given the dispute to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, demanding the change of name of Shahjahanpur district of UP. He said that this historic district should be named after a freedom fighter, saint or social reformer, who represents Indian culture and tradition. Uma Bharti also questioned the role of opposition parties on the issue. He accused the opposition of supporting the “names associated with slavery”, saying that these parties are only engaged in vote bank politics and do not respect public sentiments.
Oversed at Rahul Gandhi
Uma Bharti also responded to the recent allegations of Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. He said that the Election Commission is an impartial institution and investigates all complaints. “If the public is not voting for Rahul Gandhi, then they should introspect, instead of questioning the election process,”.
Congress’s ‘voter rights journey’ begins
Here, in Bihar, the Congress has launched the ‘Voter Rights Yatra’ against the alleged disturbances in the voter list and “vote theft”. The yatra will run for 16 days and pass through more than 20 districts and end in Patna on 1 September. The visit started on Sunday with Sasaram, which included Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Pawan Kheda, Kanhaiya Kumar and other prominent leaders. RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav also participated in the program and accused the BJP of weakening democracy.
