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Yediyurappa rules out son contesting from Varuna seat against Siddaramaiah
Talking to reporters, Yediyurappa said that the high command had proposed his son contest in the Varuna constituency. "I have told them not to go forward in this regard. I will also convince the high command," he said. There is no question of Vijayendra contesting from Varuna constituency. Since I am retiring from electoral politics.
Rahul Gandhi's rally in Kolar postponed to April 9
Congress General Secretary (Organisation), K.C. Venugopal said, "@RahulGandhi will be in Kolar on April 9 and address the 'Jai Bharat' mega rally there. On April 11, he will visit Wayanad. He is the voice of the people, you can never silence him. This voice will only get louder and stronger."
Himanta Biswa Sarma threatens to lodge defamation suit against CM Kejriwal
Sarma, on Friday, also threatened to file a defamation case against the Delhi Chief Minister. The Chief Minister asserted that there is no pending case against him, neither before any court in the country nor in any agency. He asked, "Which case is there against me? I challenge Arvind Kejriwal to show a single case filed against me."
Excise policy scam: Manish Sisodia's bail plea in CBI case dismissed
CBI Judge M.K. Nagpal of the Rouse Avenue Court had reserved his order on the matter on March 24. The court had, on March 20, sent him to judicial custody till April 3. During the last hearing, one of Sisodia's counsel had said that nothing exceptional was stated by the CBI which would warrant continued custody.
Varun Gandhi flags FSSAI notification as misguided effort to rate Indian packaged foods with western options
The study which Varun Gandhi posted and commented on was released by the Indian Sellers Collective, an umbrella body of trade associations and sellers across the country. The findings of the study cover favourite Indian foods as per the guidelines of the star rating method under the FOPNL regulation proposed by FSSAI.
Navjot Singh Sidhu likely to be released from jail on Saturday
"This is to inform everyone that Sardar Navjot Singh Sidhu will be released from Patiala Jail tomorrow. (As informed by the concerned authorities)," a tweet from Sidhu's handle said on Friday. However, officials of the central jail have not confirmed his release prematurely.
Promise to show trailer of chats in coming week: Sukesh Chandrashekhar to Arvind Kejriwal
In his handwritten letter addressed to Kejriwal, he wrote: "... your dramas, kattar corrupt mindset, lies and manipulation will be in the open." Chandrashekhar has said that he has a 700-page WhatsApp and Telegram chat with him and that he will reveal it, which is related to Rs 15 crore paid on Kejriwal's behalf at a "political office, party office of TRS" to one of the accused of the "liquor gate case ongoing".
BJP leader hints at axe on MVA's Sunday rally in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Medical Education Minister Girish Mahajan said that if the MVA rally could create further law-and-order problems, then the ruling Shiv Sena-BJP government may not allow the gathering. The Congress-Nationalist Congress Party-Shiv Sena (UBT) has scheduled a combined rally in the historic town famed for Ajanta-Ellora cave temples on April 2 - barely four days after violent group clashes rocked Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalgaon and a Mumbai suburb in the past 36 hours.
Delhi court to pronounce order on Manish Sisodia's bail plea today
On March 24, CBI Judge M.K. Nagpal of the Rouse Avenue Courts had reserved his order on the matter. The court had, on March 20, sent him to judicial custody till April 3. The following day, Judge Nagpal had asked the probe agency to file written submissions and relevant judgments.
K'taka polls: CM Bommai hints at fielding Vijayendra against Siddaramaiah in Varuna
Citing increasing demand in the party for the same, Chief Minister Bommai said, "We will put up a tough fight in Varuna constituency against Siddaramaiah. It is the public's demand that Vijayendra should contest against him. However, the final decision would be taken by Yediyurappa and the Parliamentary board.
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