POLITICS

Although the Speaker tried to mildly resist and remind him that the Assembly premises was not the ideal platform for such interactions, the Governor ignored him and continued to fire salvos at the state government. On Monday, Banerjee launched a scathing attack on Dhankhar.

"That is the reason why Trinamool was formed in 1998 with a group of erstwhile disgruntled Congress leaders, who were mainly opposed to the then state Congress President, late Soumen Mitra. Mamata Banerjee could, at that time, successfully fan the disgruntlement in the Congress, which, under Mitra's leadership, would never have been able to put a up a dominant fight against the ruling Left Front, especially the CPI(M)," Mukherjee said.

BJP's state President Sukanta Majumdar said that an office bearer of the party's state committee is leaving for New Delhi on Monday night only with two separate reports - one on the Asansol Lok Sabha bypoll and the other on the Ballygunge Assembly bypoll. In both these constituencies, where polling was held on April 12 and results declared on April 16, the BJP not only witnessed a humiliating defeat but also witnessed a major deletion in the vote share compared to previous elections.

"Union Pracharak Sangh Commission. India's Constitution is being demolished, one Institution at a time," Rahul Gandhi said in his tweet. Manoj Soni has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). There are allegations from different quarters that he has close ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), while the UPSC should be a neutral body.

"The High command has to give directions on my visit and it will be decided in New Delhi itself whether there would be cabinet reshuffle or just cabinet expansion in the state," he said. Speaking to reporters Bommai said that the matter of cabinet expansion has been discussed with party President J.P. Nadda already. He had assured that he would inform after conducting a meeting in this regard.

Congress General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala said: "When will PM sack the minister from his council, when will BJP stop protecting people who have ditched farmers?". A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli asked the Allahabad High Court to examine afresh whether Mishra should be granted bail or not.

Manjhi said that such processions were a serious threat to the unity and integrity of the country. "Following violence in several places including in Delhi over Hanuman Jayanti, the unity and integrity of the country is under huge threat. Hence, the time now has come to ban religious marches," Manjhi said in a tweet on Monday.

In a letter to fellow citizens, Nadda said: "Indian politics has undergone a rapid transformation in the last eight years. The tried, tested, or I should say dusted and rusted approach of vote bank politics, divisive politics, and selective politics is no longer working."

From Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the country's first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister to the architect of the Constitution and the inspiration of Dalits, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar and revolutionary Bhagat Singh, the BJP has made its claim stronger through its works, policies, and by building monuments and museums.

"Despite knowing that Dhesi has an anti-India stand on Kashmir, why CM Mann and Raghav Chadda met him recently in Punjab and must explain what assurance has been given to the British MP by Maan and Chadda," Gen Singh said. He further said that it was said that discussions were held on giving certain facilities to the Non Resident Indians (NRIs) in Punjab.