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BJP MP urges Delhi LG to act on loudspeakers in religious places
Verma, a Lok Sabha member from West Delhi, wrote to the LG and three municipal commissioners and said that it was seen that the Supreme Court was not being properly followed in Delhi.
Raj Thackeray 'permits' hassle-free Eid celebrations
"Tomorrow is Eid, and Muslims must celebrate this festival with joy. As per the pre-decided programmes for Akshaya Tritiya, do not perform �aartis' tomorrow," Raj said in an open appeal to all his partymen. He also made it clear that the MNS shall not create tensions while celebrating the festival, since the issue of loudspeakers is not a religious one but a social cause, as he mentioned at his huge rally in Aurangabad on Sunday night.
Amit Shah to arrive in Bengaluru, to take final call on cabinet changes
The visit has assumed importance in the backdrop of Shah coming with a specific mission of finalising the decision on cabinet expansion or reshuffle. He would also hold talks regarding the various happenings in the state and strategise for the state Assembly elections in 2023.
Kejriwal to visit Kerala to participate in Twenty20 Political Party event
The Twenty20 Political Party is an organisation of non-traditional political parties which was started as a CSR organisation. The organisation had invited the Delhi CM to attend their annual function as their chief guest. It was a political start-up which made its first mark by winning the Kizhakkambalam gram panchayat in Kerala. Currently, Twenty20 is in power in four neighbouring panchayats, and has been ruling the local bodies with a clear majority.
BJP again hits out at Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Karnataka department of Industries and Commerce said that the state will soon be home to India's first and largest semiconductor fabrication unit. "Karnataka will soon be home to India's first and largest semiconductor fabrication unit! The #Indian #Semiconductor Manufacturing Company ISMC has announced an #investment of Rs. 22,900 crores ($3 billion) - a proud moment for the state," 'Invest In Karnataka' state department of Industries and Commerce tweeted on Sunday.
'No Muslim woman wants her husband to have three wives.' : Assam CM Himanta Sarma strongly supports Uniform Civil Code
Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that no Muslim woman wants her husband to have three wives, adding all those whom he has met wanted UCC to get implemented. He pointed out that Muslim man marrying more than one woman was not his problem, instead its the problem of the Muslim mothers and sisters. Apart from Himanta, many other chief ministers of BJP ruled states have already shown their interest in implementing the UCC in their respective states.
Rahul Gandhi to visit Osmania University despite no permission
Member of Parliament Uttam Kumar Reddy declared that Rahul Gandhi will visit the campus and interact with students to know their problems. He and several other leaders condemned the denial of permission by the university administration. He argued that the visit by Rahul Gandhi is not political in nature as he plans to go around the hostels and mess and interact with students to know about the problem of unemployment.
Not participating in MNS' 'Hanuman Chalisa' event: VHP
Calling the report 'fake', VHP national spokesperson Vinod Bansal told IANS that the VHP is 'apolitical' organisation and never participated in any event of political parties in its history. "Reports of VHP joining the MNS event is fake and far from reality. Neither VHP nor Bajrang Dal is participating in any political party's event. We recite 'Hanuman Chalisa' and continue to do so," Bansal said.
Balasaheb Thackeray rated most influential political leader of Mumbai
Among the many questions asked about political, social and local issues, one was: Who do you think has been the most influential politician in Mumbai since Maharashtra became a state in 1960? While the media in Delhi seems to think Sharad Pawar, the formidable and veteran chief of the Nationalist Congress Party, should be the pick, residents of Mumbai were of the opinion that the late Balasaheb Thackeray has been the most influential politician.
Now or never - yank off mosques' loudspeakers by Wednesday: Raj Thackeray
"It's now or never.... All loudspeakers must be removed after May 3. After (Ramzan) Eid.... From May 4, I will not listen to anybody. All Hindus will blare out Hanuman Chalisa outside mosques at double volume," Raj thundered, at a well-attended rally in the tourist centre of Aurangabad late on Sunday. Taking the demand on a bigger scale, he urged that loudspeakers must be taken off from all religious places all over the country, even from temples, but only after they are removed from the mosques.
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