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Kharge quizzed by ED during search operation in National Herald case
Kharge, being the principal official of YI, was assisting the ED officials when he was quizzed. He was quizzed over a few documents of YI. On Thursday a team of ED officials reached the YI office for the search operation. They also opened the office of YI which had been sealed. The ED had earlier accused Mallikarjuna Kharge and Pawan Bansal of not cooperating despite sending two emails to them.
WBSSC scam: ED sleuths manage to retrieve data from mobiles seized from Arpita Mukherjee
All these mobile phones were locked by using a combination and since retrieving data from Apple iPhones is often a more difficult proposition, the ED sleuths took help of special experts in the field in doing so and finally on Thursday afternoon the central agency officials began to retrieve the data details from these mobile phones.
National Herald case: Kharge assists ED officials in search operation
On Thursday, a team of top officials of the ED reached the office of Young Indian (YI) to conduct the search operation. The ED has also opened the office, which was temporarily sealed. Kharge was present at the YI office after he decided to assist the ED officials in search operations. On Wednesday, the ED officials had seized the YI office saying no one was assisting them.
CJI to Shinde: Ignoring political parties after being elected, isn't a danger to democracy?
Senior advocate Harish Salve, representing Shinde, submitted that disqualification under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution takes place, only if the Speaker reaches a conclusion that a member has voted against the stand of a party. Salve added that if the Speaker of an Assembly takes one or two months to decide on disqualification pleas against MLAs, then what does this mean? That they should stop attending the proceedings of the House? He further added, "There is no per se illegality principle, until and unless there is a finding of disqualification..."
Kuldeep Bishnoi joins BJP
He joined the BJP in the presence of Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar at party headquarters here. Welcoming Bishnoi to the party, Khattar said that his joining will strengthen the organisation. Khattar mentioned that Bishnoi has supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and also supported the BJP during the Rajya Sabha poll in June despite being a Congress MLA.
Shah in Karnataka: Asks leaders to assuage concerns of angry party workers
Sources said that Shah stated that the party leaders should consider seriously the anguish and backlash of the BJP workers following the murders of Hindu activist. He also gave them directions to come up with brave decisions to assuage the workers' anger and prepare them to work for the party as elections are fast approaching, sources added.
After Herald House sealing, Congress steps up attack on govt
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi gave a notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss the India-China border dispute issue. "The Union Government should clarify its stance on the restoration of status quo ante prevailing on the LAC prior to May 5, 2020 and progress made pursuant thereto."
Amit Shah in Karnataka to discuss hostility of BJP workers, cabinet expansion
State Party President Nalin Kumar Kateel and cabinet ministers Govind M. Karajol, Dr C. N. Ashwathnarayan and others welcomed Amit Shah at 1.20 a.m. at HAL Airport in Bengaluru. Sources in the party stated that Amit Shah has come to Karnataka to give a strong message in the backdrop of backlash the party is facing following the murder of BJP Yuva Morcha activist Praveen Kumar Nettare.
Govt treating our party leaders like terrorists: Congress
The Congress press conference came soon after the Enforcement Directorate sealed the office of Young Indian Pvt Ltd located in the Herald House here, days after the party's interim President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi were grilled in connection with the National Herald case. "The word fear is not there in the dictionary of the Congress," Singhvi said, adding that the Congress leadership's voice will not be silenced with such "cheap tactics".
Amid crisis, new set of leaders emerges in Congress
Among them is senior leader and former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh, who has become a key strategist and is also handling the media department while in the Parliament, the fight is being led by Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and his team while the ground work is being done by Digvijaya Singh, and Ajay Maken is with, other Delhi leaders, mobilising workers for protests.
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