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Modi won't be able to stop Kejriwal's work in Delhi: Sisodia
Addressing the media outside the courtroom, Sisodia said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be able to stop Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's work in the national capital. "Modi ji may try as much as he wants, but he won't be able to stop the work of Kejriwal ji in Delhi. Modi ji may conspire as much as he wants.
People will teach Cong a lesson in May 10 polls: K'taka CM Bommai
"The Congress leaders say those who avail of the reservation facilities are beggars. Are the SC, ST, OBC, and Lingayats beggars? The people will teach a lesson to the Congress," Bommai said at a rally. Speaking at a roadshow while campaigning for BJP candidate M.S. Somalingappa in Siraguppa on Saturday.
Defamation case: 'Rahul didn't commit any heinous crime', counsel tells court
Rahul Gandhi's counsel, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi -- also a Congress leader, argued in the court that his client had not committed any heinous crime or an offence involving moral turpitude, which are the two tests for denying suspension of conviction. Rahul Gandhi's case for a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case continues in the Gujarat High Court.
Delhi court extends Sisodia's ED custody in excise policy case
On Friday, Special Judge M.K. Nagpal of the Rouse Avenue Court had denied bail to Sisodia holding that that the evidence, prima facie, "speaks volumes" of his involvement in commission of the offence. The judge had also said that the purported medical condition of Sisodia's wife was not a reason to grant him bail in this case.
BSP MP Afzal Ansari sentenced to 4 yrs in jail, may lose LS membership
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on Afzal Ansari. As per Parliament norms, any member sentenced to two years or more in prison automatically stands disqualified. Earlier in the day, the same court convicted and sentenced Afzal's younger brother, jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, to 10 years in in the same Gangsters Act case.
Mukhtar Ansari gets 10-year jail term in MLA murder case
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on Ansari. Mukhtar Ansari, who's lodged in Banda Jail, was presented through video conferencing. Before the court hearing, the wife of late BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai, who was murdered in Ghazipur in 2005, said: "I believe in the judiciary. The rule of goons and mafias has ended in Uttar Pradesh."
'Contrary to the idea of welfare state', wife of slain IAS officer moves SC against Anand Mohan's release
The plea filed by Uma Krishnaiah, the wife of G. Krishnaiah, contended that life imprisonment awarded as a substitute for death penalty has to be carried out strictly as directed by the court, and it would be beyond application of remission. The sentence of imprisonment for life given to a convict as a substitute for death sentence must be viewed differently and segregated from the ordinary life imprisonment given as the sentence of first choice.
Defamation Case: Gujarat HC to resume hearing Rahul Gandhi's appeal on May 2
Rahul Gandhi was convicted in March by a metropolitan magistrate's court in Surat for making a remark about the 'Modi surname' during campaigning in Karnataka ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The matter is being heard by Justice Hemant Prachchhak after Justice Geeta Gopi recused herself from the case. Senior Congress leader and lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi is appearing on Rahul Gandhi's behalf.
BJP MLA defends 'Visha Kanye' jibe at Sonia in PM Modi's presence
Addressing a huge gathering in Vijayapura, Yatnal, who spoke ahead of PM Modi, also mentioned Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose as the "first prime minister of the country". "Our Sanatan Dharm, our mother and our Bharat Mata are everything to us. We will not tolerate and can give our lives if anyone dares to talk against Bharat Mata.
Kejriwal joins protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar
Some of India's top wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, along with Asian and Commonwealth Games medallist Vinesh Phogat are protesting at the Jantar Mantar, seeking action against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on charges of sexual harassment.
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