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'Bow out of contest before voting', says Pilot as Subhash Chandra seeks his support for RS polls
"Sachin Pilot is a hardworking person and a big opportunity has come his way now. If this opportunity is missed today, he will not be able to become the Chief Minister till 2028," Chandra said at a press conference here on Tuesday. Chandra also claimed that he was a good friend of Sachin Pilot's father, the late Rajesh Pilot. He said that apart from the BJP, he has the support of nine MLA
Will Sonia Gandhi appear before ED on Wednesday?
Her son and former party chief Rahul Gandhi was summoned to appear before the ED June 13 after he sought exemption on the earlier date. The ED had summoned the Gandhis to join the investigation in the money laundering case relating to the National Herald and record their statements on June 8. The case has been lodged against various Congress leaders including Gandhis for allegedly misappropriating National Herald funds.
ED finds Rs 2.85 cr cash, gold during raids linked to Satyendar Jain
Jain, 57, was arrested on May 30 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and he is in ED custody till June 9. The ED said that it conducted a search operation on June 6, 2022 at the premises of Jain, his wife and accomplices who had either directly or indirectly assisted him or participated in the processes of money laundering.
Now, Thackeray to thunder in Aurangabad on Wednesday
Thackeray's rally comes just a couple of days before the June 10 elections for six Rajya Sabha seats followed by the June 20 polls for 10 seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council. In these indirect elections, the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance of Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress is pitted against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with high stakes on both sides.
Nitish questions UPA's 2011 socio-economic and caste census
"We are doing caste-based surveys in a better way and it will become a landmark for others. The data of the survey will be available in the public domain. Once it would be completed, I am sure other state governments would definitely think of doing the same in their places," he said after attending his Janata Darbar.
Bengal CM to replace Governor as Chancellor of all state universities
A formal decision was taken by the state cabinet on Monday afternoon to replace the Governor with the Chief Minister as the visitor of private universities operating in the state. At a previous meeting on May 26, it was decided to replace Dhankhar as the Chancellor of state universities. Monday's decision was an extension of that decision.
Hardik deletes messages saying he was threatened
The Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader had claimed that he was receiving threats. But, after confirming this, within minutes he retracted, thus raising questions as to why the bold leader was shying away from stating that a section of the society is angry with him and a few of them have threatened him.
RS polls: Rajasthan government seeks ACB support to prevent poaching of MLAs
Rajasthan government's chief whip and cabinet minister Dr Mahesh Joshi went to the ACB office on Sunday and gave a written complaint to DG-ACB B.L Soni requesting that a watch be kept on the people involved in horse-trading and if caught, strict action taken against under corruption.
BJP fields Kewal Singh Dhillon for Sangrur LS bypolls
In a statement BJP national General Secretary Arun Singh said, "The BJP Central Election Committee has approved one name for the Lok Sabha bypolls in Punjab." Dhillon was two-term MLA from on the Congress ticket. The bypoll was necessitated after Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann resigned from his Lok Sabha membership. Mann won twice in 2014 and 2019 from Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency.
Money laundering case: ED raids Satyendar Jain's premises
"Immovable properties worth Rs 4.81 crore belonging to different firms owned by Swati Jain, Sushila Jain, and Indu Jain were attached. Akinchan Developers Pvt Ltd, Indo Metal impex Pvt Ltd, Paryas Infosolutions Pvt Ltd, Mangalayatan Projects Pvt Ltd, JJ Ideal Estate Pvt Ltd were the firms against which actions were taken," an ED official said.
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