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As 2 Shinde Group MLAs kick up row, MVA slams CM's 'Goon Sena', seeks action
The two law-makers are: Prakash Surve from Magathane (Mumbai) and Santosh Bangar from Kalamnuri (Hingoli), whose fury in words and deeds have gone viral on social media evoking sharp reactions. An aghast Nationalist Congress Party's Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar sarcastically asked why the regime -- whose fate is still pending in Supreme Court -- displays so much 'masti'.
Owaisi slams Centre over targeted killings of Kashmiri Pandits
His remarks came after terrorists killed a Kashmiri Pandit and injured his brother in J&K's Shopian district on Tuesday. Owaisi alleged that the BJP-appointed L-G in J&K has proved to be unsuccessful, adding that removal of Article 370 did not help, as the Centre has failed to provide security to Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley.
J&K leaders condemn killing of Kashmiri Pandit by terrorists
One person belonging to the minority community, identified as Sunil Kumar, was killed and his brother injured after terrorists opened fire on civilians in an orchard in the Chotipora area of South Kashmir's Shopian district on Tuesday. Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted: "Terribly sad news from South Kashmir today. An accident & a militant attack have left a trail of death & suffering.
Mamata's solidarity talk makes Anubrata Mondal non-cooperative: CBI sources
Mamata Banerjee at a programme on Sunday gave a clear message that her sympathy and support towards the party's Birbhum district president continues even after his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths in the scam. On Monday after Mondal was informed about the chief minister's stand by his counsel, following which he heaved a sigh of relief and also informed the mediapersons through his counsel that he was confident that the "supreme leader would be beside him in this moment of crisis".
Veer Savarkar flex row: Ruling BJP, Congress indulge in war of words
K.S. Eshwarappa, BJP MLA from Shivamogga and former minister stated on Tuesday that if Hindu community rises, there is no question of survival of goondas belonging to Muslim community. Eshwarappa met Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai over the development and stated that he won't categorise all Muslims as goondas. "That community should have criticised a group of four or five miscreants indulging in such acts. That task has to be done by the Muslim community leaders," he said.
Nitish Kumar calls 1st cabinet meeting to distribute portfolios to ministers
Nitish Kumar has called for the first Cabinet meeting at 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday where the new Ministers will receive their portfolios. "The distribution of the various state departments will be done during the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Now Bihar will move on the path of development with full speed," the Chief Minister added. Nitish Kumar is likely to retain the Home Minister and General Administration portfolios in the Bihar government and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav will become the new Health Minister. JD-U's Vijay Kumar Choudhary is expected to become the new Bihar Finance Minister.
After parliamentary panel report, Cong targets 2019 'Howdy Modi' event
Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, party spokesperson Gaurav Vallabh said, "Revenue loss of Rs 1.84 lakh crore in first two years of Corporate Tax Cut as on September 20, 2019, the government announced the corporate tax cut from a base rate of 30 per cent to 22 per cent for existing firms without exemptions/incentives and from 18 per cent to 15 per cent for new manufacturing units.
Bihar cabinet expansion: 31 legislators take oath, RJD gets lion's share
As anticipated, the RJD being the single largest party in the state, has secured a lion's share of the ministerial berths. Among the ministers who took oath on Tuesday, 16 were from RJD, 11 from Nitish Kumar's JD(U), two from the Congress, one from Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and an Independent MLA. From the JD(U) the legislators who took oath as ministers are: Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Ashok Chaudhary, Sharavan Kumar, Lesi Singh, Sunil Kumar, Sheela Mandal, Jayant Raj, Jama Khan, Sanjay Jha and Madan Sahani.
Bihar cabinet expansion: RJD announces names of 15 legislators
The swearing-in ceremony will take place at Rajendra Mandapam inside Raj Bhawan here. The RJD announced the names of 15 MLAs for the cabinet and included Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav's elder brother Tej Pratap Yadav also. Other RJD MLAs are: Kumar Sarwajeet, Lalit Yadav, Surendra Yadav, Alok Mehta (MLC), Anita Devi, Surendra Ram, Samir Mahaseth, Shahnawaz Ahmed, Momammad Shamim, Kartik Master (MLC), Ramanand Yadav, Chandrashekher Yadav, Sudhakar Singh and Jitendra Rai.
Nitish Kumar likely to expand Bihar cabinet on Tuesday
Sources in the RJD confirmed that Madhepura MLA and Yadav leader Chandrashekher Yadav selected in the cabinet and he is most likely to take oath in the Raj Bhawan. Mohammad Shahnawaz, a Muslim leader who represents the Seemanchal area, and recently joined the RJD after leaving the AIMIM, would be also included in the cabinet. The RJD during 2020 assembly election did not perform well in the Seemanchal, and keeping that in mind, the RJD would not take any chances to compromise on the Muslim vote bank of Seemanchal area.
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