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After ED grilling, NCP's Jayant Patil to meet Pawar; Thackeray calls
Party officials say that Patil is likely to apprise the party chief on the ED's grilling session that lasted a whopping nine-and-half hours on Monday. Earlier in the day, Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ally Shiv Sena (UBT) President and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray called up Patil, though what transpired between them is not known.
Rahul takes truck ride from Murthal to Ambala to discuss their problems
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a truck ride in Haryana from Murthal to Ambala to speak to the drivers to understand their issues and problems, party sources said on Tuesday. According to Congress sources, he arrived in Haryana's Murthal around 11 p.m.
Man booked for threatening to kill Rahul
The case was registered under IPC sections 504 (insult), 506 (threat), and under the relevant sections of the SC/ST Act at Chinhat police station in Lucknow.
Congress ups the ante on BJP over PM Modi inaugurating new Parliament building
The allegation comes after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi noted that President Murmu and not Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be inaugurating the new Parliament Building. Even Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge earlier in the day slammed the BJP over the inauguration of new Parliament House by the Prime Minister.
Cong yet to decide on backing AAP in Parliament on services matter
A Congress source said that a decision on supporting the AAP would be taken after speaking to the party leadership. He said that the party would decide on opposing the ordinance "ahead of the Monsoon Session". The source said that Congress has always talked of strengthening the federal structure and statehood.
Congress MLA terms Jharkhand's assembly constituency as mini Pakistan
Ansari said in a statement that if BJP MP Nishikant Dubey is to be defeated in Godda Lok Sabha constituency, then a Muslim candidate will have to be fielded from here.
AFSPA to be completely lifted from Assam this year: Sarma
"We are aiming at withdrawing AFSPA completely from Assam by the end of 2023. We will also rope in ex-military personnel to train our police force," he said. Sarma also attended the first-ever conference of armed police commandants at the Police Training Centre in Dergaon here. With the continuous improvement of the situation.
After K'taka victory, Cong gearing up for next Assembly polls in 5 states
The Congress has convened a meeting of the party leaders on May 26 to work on the strategies for the upcoming Assembly elections, sources in the know of things said on Monday.
Ex-CM Channi's nephew used to seek bribe for jobs: Mann
Addressing the gatherings after laying foundation stone of the tehsil complexes at Dirba and Cheema in Sangrur district, he, training his guns against former Chief Minister and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi, said Channi's nephew used to seek Rs 2 crore for every job.
Mission 2024': Nitish meets Kharge, Rahul; Oppn meet's date, place to be decided soon
The Monday meeting of Nitish Kumar is being seen as the major push to bring non-BJP, like-minded parties together ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. After the meeting, Congress General Secretary, Organisation, K.C. Venugopal told the media: "We will decide the date and place for the meeting for the opposition party meeting.
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