SUSHIL MODI DEATH
Sushil Kumar Modi, former Bihar Deputy CM, dies at 72; BJP leaders condole party veteran's demise
Sushil Kumar Modi news: Sushil Kumar Modi, the former deputy chief minister of Bihar, passed away on Monday. Modi had previously said that he had been fighting cancer for the previous seven months. The veteran of the BJP passed away around 9:45 p.m. at AIIMS in New Delhi.
Congress leaders condole BJP leader Sushil Modi's demise
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party's General Secretary Jairam Ramesh have condoled the death of veteran BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi. Kharge expressed condolences to the family and supporters of Modi, who had made a significant contribution to the GST Council. Ramesh praised Modi for his political contributions, including chairing the Council of State FMs and working constructively with Pranab Mukherjee and P. Chidambaram. Modi also contributed to the creation of the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (Aajeevika) and his well-argued speeches in the Rajya Sabha.
"Sushil Modi's absence can never be filled": BJP's Shahnawaz Hussain expresses grief over former Bihar Dy CM demise
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, the senior BJP leader, has expressed his condolences over the death of former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi. Modi, who had been battling cancer for the last seven months, passed away at the age of 72. He was a respected leader, guardian, friend, and elder brother in Bihar. Modi announced his cancer treatment last month and did not participate in the Lok Sabha election campaign. He served as an MLA, MLC, and member of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Modi was born on January 5, 1952, and began his political journey as a student activist at Patna University.
Rahul Gandhi gets bail in Amit Shah case: Here are nearly dozen defamation cases filed against the Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi has faced multiple defamation cases, including remarks against Purnesh Modi, Amit Shah, Vinayak Savarkar, Sushil Kumar Modi, Vandana Dongre, RSS, Gauri Lankesh, Dhrutiman Joshi, Sitaram Yechury, and Navin Jha. Comments made during press conferences, rallies, and visits to various locations.
Notifications issued for polls to six Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar
Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary, who is also the state BJP president, has made it clear that his party will be fielding two candidates this time, in view of its superior numerical strength, while helping ally JD(U) win one seat. In the previous biennial polls of 2018, the JD(U), which was then the senior partner, had got two seats while the BJP had settled for one.
Padma Awards 2024: Former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur to be conferred with Bharat Ratna
Padma Awards 2024: The Rashtrapati Bhavan has announced that the late Karpoori Thakur, former Chief Minister of Bihar, will be awarded the prestigious Bharat Ratna. Thakur, affectionately known as 'jannayak', held the position of Chief Minister from December 1970 to June 1971 and again from December 1977 to April 1979.
Sharad Pawar should reconsider decision to attend Pune event with Modi, says Arvind Sawant
MP Arvind Sawant of the Shiv Sena (UT) has urged NCP leader Sharad Pawar to reconsider his plan to attend an event where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be awarded the Lokmanya Tilak National Award. The event is set to take place on August 1st, and many opposition members have raised concerns regarding Pawar's decision to attend the ceremony, given that other leaders from the alliance have criticised Modi's policies.
Bihar: BJP alleges its leader Vijay Kumar Singh died during Patna police crackdown
Vijay Kumar Singh, general secretary of Jehanabad district, who was participating in the protest, was assaulted brutally by the Patna police.
RJD makes "coffin" jibe at new Parliament building; BJP says register "treason charge"
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) party has compared the new Parliament building in India to a coffin on Twitter, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the building to the nation on Sunday. The RJD's comment has drawn criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party, with leader Sushil Modi calling for a case of treason to be registered.
BJP MPs hold protest, demand compensation for families of Bihar hooch tragedy victims
BJP MPs from Bihar on Friday held a protest in Parliament complex demanding compensation for the families of those killed in the hooch tragedy in the state and resignation of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Wrestler Nisha Dahiya rubbishes ‘shot dead’ reports; says 'I am fine'
Nisha was among the cohort of Indians who won medals at the Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. PM Narendra Modi had lauded her achievement along with others on Twitter.
Cabinet reshuffle: 21 new faces likely in Modi 2.0, Bihar tipped for lion's share
The reshuffle is likely to be dominated by Bihar with Janata Dal United making a comeback followed by BJP nominations from Bengal.
Sushil Modi's younger brother among 97 new COVID-19 fatalities in Bihar
The state recorded 13,534 new positive cases, taking the total caseload to 4,97,640, it said. The death toll has risen to 2739.
Chirag Paswan dodges queries about prospects at Centre; continues tirade against Nitish Kumar
The LJP chief was talking to reporters upon his visit to the state after a long time. His father, who had founded the party two decades ago, died in October last year and in the ensuing by-election to his Rajya Sabha seat, the BJP chose to field its veteran leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi.
Sushil Kumar Modi elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Bihar
In addition to the former deputy chief minister a lone Independent candidate, Shyam Nandan Prasad had filed his nomination papers which were rejected during scrutiny.
Sushil Kumar Modi files nominations for Bihar Rajya Sabha by-poll
Modi filed his nomination papers at the Patna Commissioner office in presence of a host of leaders of the ruling NDA, most notable being Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, whose deputy he had been for more than a decade, sharing an excellent rapport that has been a stuff of legend in the states political circles.
Chirag Paswan downplays BJP fielding Sushil Modi for seat won by Ram Vilas Paswan
Sushil Modi is likely to win uncontested unless the opposition Grand Alliance fields a candidate to challenge him. In that event, the polling will take place on December 14.
BJP names ex-Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi its candidate for RS bypoll
Modi's election to the Upper House is all but certain as the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has a majority in the state assembly. Election to the seat is due for December 14 if the rival alliance led by the RJD decides to contest.
After record cases, Bihar goes for 15-day lockdown, UP makes weekend restrictions permanent
"Bihar government has decided on a 15-day lockdown from July 16 to July 31. All city municipalities, district headquarters, block headquarters will stay under lockdown. The guidelines are being finalised," Sushil Kumar Modi tweeted. The announcement came a few hours before the southern city and IT hub Bangalore was due to go into a week-long lockdown.
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