Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh is confident of winning all 40 seats in Bihar. Speaking to reporters, the Minister says, “I am 200% confident that we will win 40 seats in Bihar 200%. This tukde tukde, appeasement and […]
BJP’s Giriraj Singh attacks Tejashwi Yadav for eating fish during Navratri, calls him ‘seasonal sanatani’
BJP leader Giriraj Singh assailed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav after the latter posted a video on his social media handle showing him eating fish. After the video went viral on Social media on the first day of Navratri, where Tejashwi Yadav was seen eating fish, Union Minister […]
“PM Modi, Home Minister resolving issues in Manipur”: Giriraj Singh hits back at Kharge’s remark on situation in state
Hitting back at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge for targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the situation in Manipur, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said on Friday that Home Minister Amit Shah and the PM were taking steps to resolve the ethnic strife in Manipur, which erupted in 2023. Attacking the Congress, […]
“Celebrating a killer is an anti-national act”: KC Venugopal responds to Giriraj Singh’s praise of Godse
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Sunday condemned Union Guriraj Singh over his praise of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse, saying that celebrating or glorifying the person who killed the Father of the Nation is nothing short of an “anti-national act”. His remark was in response to the Union minister […]
BJP leader Giriraj Singh, 22 others acquitted by Bihar court in 9-year-old rail blockade case
A court in Bihar on Saturday acquitted senior BJP leader Giriraj Singh and 22 others accused in a case related to the staging of a rail blockade in 2014. The special MP-MLA court of Muzaffarpur gave relief to Union Minister Giriraj Singh, Vaishali MP Veena Devi, 2 former ministers and […]
Bihar has turned into a sleeper cell for terrorists: Giriraj Singh
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday alleged that Bihar has turned into a “sleeper cell for terrorists”. Singh’s remarks came while reacting to the largest joint operation conducted by the National Investigation Agency, Enforcement Directorate, and state police forces across 11 states of the country including Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Delhi, Karnataka, […]
Giriraj Singh raises concern over irregularities in PMAYG implementation in Odisha
Union Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday raised concerns over several irregularities flagged by the Central team that visited Odisha to verify and review the status of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) or PMAYG scheme in the state, according to Ministry of Rural Development. Odisha Panchayati Raj […]
Use of technology has increased transparency in effective implementation of schemes: Giriraj Singh
Giriraj Singh, Minister of Panchayati Raj & Rural Development launched the SMS functionality developed wherein SMS will be rolled out to Elected Representatives (Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assemblies) of respective State / UT informing about the commencement of drone flying in their respective constituency scheduled for survey […]
Opposition leaders becoming ‘accidental Hindus’, says Giriraj Singh
Attacking the Opposition parties, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday said that their leaders have become “accidental Hindus”. Speaking to ANI, Singh said, “Earlier they used to fear uttering the word ‘Hindu’. Thanks to Modi ji, they are now becoming accidental Hindus. It is a good thing that the number of people who believe in […]
Union Minister Giriraj Singh tests positive for Covid-19
Union Minister Giriraj Singh tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday and has self-isolated himself. The Union Minister requested all those people who came in contact with him to isolate themselves and get themselves tested. “On seeing the initial symptoms, I got COVID-19 test done and my report came out to be positive. […]
India-Pakistan T20 World Cup match ‘should be reconsidered’, says Giriraj Singh
Union Minister Giriraj Singh has said that the cricket match between India and Pakistan in the T20 World Cup should be reconsidered as the ties between both countries are “not good”. “I think if relations (between India and Pakistan) are not good then this should be reconsidered,” Singh told reporters here when asked […]
Budget session: Giriraj Singh takes dig at Rahul Gandhi over fisheries ministry remark
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday said that he doesn’t know if Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s memory failed when he made a remark on the country having no separate fisheries ministry. “I am hurt. Rahul Gandhi had asked a question on February 2. But in Puducherry and Kochi, he said that there is no fisheries department, I don’t know if his memory failed […]
Rahul Gandhi’s repeated gaffe on Fisheries Ministry thought-out strategy to mislead fishermen: Giriraj Singh
Slamming Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his repeated gaffe of having no dedicated ministry to deal with the issues of fishermen, Union Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said it is Wayanad MP’s well-thought strategy to mislead the people of the country.”He (Rahul Gandhi) should know that there is a fisheries […]