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SP's MP unit expels its lone MLA for joining BJP
The Madhya Pradesh unit of SP said that it will also appeal to the state Assembly to terminate Shukla's membership. The state leadership also said that it will discuss the issue with SP's national President Akhilesh Yadav. SP's Madhya Pradesh unit chief Ramayan Patel, while responding to Shukla jumping the ship to BJP, accused the BJP of using money power to lure MLAs from opposition camps into its fold.
Bengal passes bill to replace guv with minister as visitor of private varsities
The Bill was passed by a simple voice vote on the floor of the House as the BJP legislators staged a walkout. Soon after state Education Minister Bratya Basu rose to explain the state government's logic behind passing the Bill, the BJP legislators started protesting. Basu asked them to occupy their seats. But they kept on protesting and shouting 'shame, shame' slogans and then staged a walkout.
ED summons Rahul Gandhi again on Wednesday for 3rd round of questioning
Gandhi will have to appear again before the ED on Wednesday when a three-member team will question him. On Monday, his questioning had ended at about 9 p.m. but he reportedly wanted to correct a few things in his statements and due to this, he had to wait for more hours at ED headquarters. Gandhi will have to appear again before the ED on Wednesday when a three-member team will question him.
Key G-23 leaders maintain distance from Congress' 'satyagrah'
Congress MP Manish Tewari, another leader of the G-23 group who did not participate in the party's satyagrah, is suffering from Covid. He last tweeted on June 13 but did not mention the issue of "satyagrah". The other missing persons are Sandeep Dikshit, while Shashi Tharoor is reportedly abroad. But some of the G-23 leaders made their presence felt at the protest site like Mukul Wasnik, who has been elected to the Rajya Sabha recently.
Mamata, Yechury meet Pawar to discuss candidate for President
Mamata Banerjee has called a meeting of opposition parties on Wednesday (June 15) to discuss strategy for a joint opposition candidate for President. Yechury along with D. Raja of the CPI and P.C. Chacko of the NCP met Pawar where NCP leader Praful Patel was also present. After the meeting, Yechury said, "I have been informed that Sharad Pawar has refused to become a opposition candidate but have discussed some names and those are under considerations."
PM Modi: Welfare of Dalits, deprived, tribals top priority of India
"The spirit of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas' is inspired by the great traditions like the annual Pandharpur Yatra of the Warkari devotees... The spirit of gender equality and the Antyodaya spirit among Warkari tradition is an inspiration," said Modi. He was inaugurating the Jagadguru Shrisant Tukaram Maharaj Temple in Dehu, Pune this afternoon.
Presidential Poll: BJP eyeing non-Congress opposition parties
The upcoming Presidential poll will show how an alliance could be formed ahead of the 2024 general elections, besides testing the much talked about opposition unity. In an electoral college of around 10.86 lakh votes for the Presidential poll, the BJP and its alliance partners in the NDA are a little short of the halfway mark.
Presidential Poll: Why Congress is pushing for joint opposition candidate?
Going by numbers, the UPA is not in a position to ensure victory for its candidate, and the party knows that fielding a joint opposition candidate can disturb NDA's equations. The Congress has conveyed its support to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, and to all its allies wherever the party is in power. Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge had met Sharad Pawar in Mumbai last Thursday with a message from party chief Sonia Gandhi.
Will BJP's survey guide help break 1985 Congress record in Gujarat?
The party says this helps the leadership gauge the mood, and ground situation at the grassroots level and also of the performance of sitting MLAs or Lok Sabha members or even aspiring candidates of the last elections. "Party does conduct internal surveys, sometimes through senior leaders, and now a days even professional agencies are hired for the purpose.
Congress workers detained outside ED office
The Congress workers had assembled outside the ED office in a show of solidarity with their leader. The detained protesters were taken to the Kapashera board by bus. The Delhi Police had already beefed up security in and around the probe agency's headquarters before a three-member team started Rahul Gandhi's questioning.
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