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Inspector General of Police, Patiala Range, Rakesh Aggarwal told the media the situation was under control and heavy police deployed. "The tension started following rumours that some of the protesters had been attacked," he said. A police officer got injuries while trying to stop the Nihangs heading towards the temple, the police said.

Mevani was again arrested by the Barpeta police on April 25 on different charges, including "outraging the modesty of a lady police officer" soon after the Chief Judicial Magistrate court in Kokrajhar district granted him bail. Mevani's lawyer Angshuman Bora on Friday said that his (Mevani's) bail application was granted by the Barpeta District Sessions court on a personal bond and surety of Rs 1,000.

"A moment of pride for India. Delhi and AAP make Indians proud. The world is now looking up to Delhi for solutions in many areas of urban governance. We all will learn from each other to make world a better place," Kejriwal said in a tweet while re-tweeting a post by Atishi containing her speech at the UNGA. In her address at the UN General Assembly, Atishi highlighted the governance model of the Aam Aadmi Party in the national capital.

Raising the alarm over the ongoing coal crisis, Jain said, "No (power) backup (is there)... (the) coal backup should be for over 21 days, but at many power plants, less than a day's (stock) is left". He further added, "If electricity is being produced, and we keep getting it, there's no issue. But if the power plant shuts down it will be problematic (in Delhi)...There's a coal shortage in the country," said Jain in a media briefing, a day after he held an emergency meeting over the issue.

J.P. Nadda offered flowers at the statue of Sardar Patel. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel also addressed the gathering. After that they visited Sabarmati Ashram and tried their hands at the Charkha. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters Kamalam, Nadda said, "I have met senior BJP leaders and all MPs, MLAs, now I will meet all the party workers."

The state BJP, however, hit back and said the Chief Minister and his government were presenting contradictory facts on coal supply. State BJP president Satish Poonia tweeted a DIPR letter dated April 24 on Friday, which read that 'there was no shortage of coal in Rajasthan'. He said, "There are contradictory statements coming in from the Department of Information and Public Relations and you on coal supply."

After the Assembly elections of 2019, Nana Patole of the Congress was elected Speaker of the House. But the post fell vacant in February 2021, after Patole resigned and was subsequently appointed president of the state Congress. Patole's resignation had angered the Shiv Sena and NCP, allies of the Congress in the MVA, as they had not been consulted about the move. Since then the matter has not been resolved.

It is learnt that the delegation is likely to meet President Kovind at 12 p.m. at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and Home Minister Shah at 9 p.m. In the evening at 4.30 p.m., lawyers of the Supreme Court, Delhi High Court and Delhi-NCR district courts, under the banner of "Lawyers for Justice" will hold a peaceful candle march at the India Gate.

In the 29-page order, Judge M.K. Nagapal said the bail application filed by Sajjan Kumar is allowed. He is admitted to bail in this case on furnishing of a personal bond in the sum of Rs 1,00,000 with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of this court, read the order dated April 27. On December 7, the same court had announced charges against Kumar in the case.

PK, as Kishor is popularly known, met Rahul Gandhi through party leaders Jairam Ramesh and K.C. Venugopal after party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi gave him cold shoulder. Rahul Gandhi, subsequently, connected to him to party chief Sonia Gandhi who made a committee to look after his suggestions. Initially, PK wanted to manage elections of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh and in return was Bihar Congress Presidentship for him.