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Sonia, Rahul did not cooperate in ED probe prior to parliament session: Pralhad Joshi
Kharge stated earlier that how can they participate in the parliamentary debates if the ED takes up investigation during the parliament session. Pralhad Joshi questioned whether Congress leaders extended their support when Sonia and Rahul Gandhi were called by the ED for investigation when there was no session? Joshi said that the intention of the Congress is there should not be any probe at all.
WBSSC scam: ED permitted to question Partha Chatterjee, Arpita Mukherjee in prison
The court said that ED's investigation officers will talk to the correctional home Superintendents and the latter will have to permit the central agency sleuths to interrogate Chatterjee and Mukherjee. While Chatterjee has been sent to the Presidency Central Correctional Home, Mukherjee has been sent to the Alipore Women's Correctional Home.
WBSSC scam: Partha Chatterjee, Arpita Mukherjee sent to 14 days judicial custody
Chatterjee's counsel sought to counter the argument of Enforcement Directorate (ED) counsel that bail should not be granted to Chatterjee because of his "influential connections" as a former minister and heavyweight leader of the ruling party, arguing Chatterjee had already been stripped of his ministerial and party portfolios and hence the argument of "influential connections" does not really hold ground.
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray back as 'Saamana Group' Editor
Thackeray replaces his wife Rashmi who was named as the Editor around 32 months ago when he took over as Maharashtra Chief Minister. The development came five days after the Enforcement Directorate arrested Sena MP and Chief Spokesperson Sanjay Raut in an alleged money-laundering case. Raut, who has been the Executive Editor of 'Saamana' continues in the same post, as per the latest printline of Friday's edition.
Congress's protest march to PM's residence foiled, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra detained
Before getting detained, the Congress general secretary crossed the three-feet tall barricade by jumping it. As she tried to move forward, she was stopped by the women police personnel and subsequently the Congress General Secretary sat in the middle of the road in protest. Priyanka Gandhi, who resisted her detention jostling with cops for 20 minutes, was lifted, dragged, shoved into a police car and taken away.
Era of dictatorship, what was built in 70 yrs destroyed now: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi said, "The opposition voice is stifled and we are not allowed to protest outside Parliament and speak in the House." He said the media was being intimidated and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that this is an era of terror and the public should come out in support of the cause.
'Admission of crime getting louder with removal of Paresh Adhikari from West Bengal cabinet'
Admission of crime was getting louder with first removal of Partha Chaterjee and then Adhikari from West Bengal cabinet, the BJP co-incharge Amit Malviya said. West Bengal BJP co-incharge Amit Malviya tweeted, "This PIL has become infructuous, as Mamata Banerjee, weighed down by mounting evidence in the SSC Scam, and under pressure from the BJP, quietly dropped Paresh Adhikari from the cabinet.
Partha's conspiracy theory doesn't hold any ground: Trinamool MLA
Roy was referring to a comment Chatterjee made just a day after being stripped off his ministerial and party portfolios that he was victim of conspiracies. Although there were rumours that Roy might get a ministerial berth during Wednesday's cabinet reshuffle because of his clean image and vast experience as a legislator, his name did not figure among the new faces who were inducted as ministers.
BJP to organise events to felicitate Pasmanda Muslims in leadership role
A programme 'Pasmanda Muslim Sneh Milan and Samman Samaroh' will be organised in the national capital in which Uttar Pradesh minister Danish Azad Ansari, chairman of Uttar Pradesh Minorities Commission Ashfaq Saifi and Chairman of Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Dr. Iftikhar Ahmed Javed will be felicitated in the presence of BJP OBC Morcha president and MP K. Laxman.
Opposition protests in Parliament against 'misuse' of probe agencies by Centre
Opposition members led by the Congress in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha protested against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids and summons against Opposition leaders. The Lok Sabha proceedings were first adjourned until 2 p.m. and then adjourned for the day after opposition members continued loud sloganeering over the misuse of the ED against political rivals.
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