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'Opposition Conspiracy': Vijayan hits back in Assembly at Swapna Suresh's revelations
He accused the opposition BJP and the Congress-led UDF of colluding together to shield Suresh but refused to respond on several queries raised by the UDF on the floor of the house. After the Question Hour ended, the UDF sought leave for an adjournment motion to discuss the fresh revelations made by Swapna Suresh, and this was allowed to be taken up by the Chief Minister for nearly two hours.
Brutality in name of religion cannot be tolerated: Rahul on Udaipur killing
"I am deeply shocked by the heinous murder in Udaipur. Brutality in the name of religion cannot be tolerated. Those who spread terror by this cruelty should be punished immediately," tweeted Rahul Gandhi reacting to the Udaipur incident. Appealing to maintain the peace, he wrote in the same tweet in Hindi, "We all have to defeat hate together. I appeal to all, please maintain peace and brotherhood."
Maharashtra Crisis: CM offers olive branch but rebels spurn it
"Many of you are in contact with us and are still emotionally connected with the Shiv Sena. The families of many have also got in touch with us and conveyed your sentiments to us," said Thackeray. He assured that as the head of the Sena family, he respected their views and made it clear from his heart that till date "nobody is out of the party" though the (rebels) are stuck in Guwahati with all kinds of speculation.
I'll be in Mumbai soon; 50 MLAs are with us: Eknath Shinde
Speaking to mediapersons outside the Radisson Blu hotel in Guwahati, Shinde said, "We are with the Shiv Sena and I'll be in Mumbai soon." Shinde added, "50 MLAs are here on their own. No MLA is suppressed here, and everyone is happy. The MLAs are with us at the Guwahati hotel.
Congress to oppose sale of Public Sector Banks
Addressing a press conference, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said: "The Congress will oppose this reckless sale of strategic profit making assets including the complete exit from Public Sector Banks which are being sold. We will tell them to sell those assets which have been built in 8 years."
SP's allies get restive after bypoll defeat
"Akhilesh Yadav needs to do some serious rethinking about his party. He needs to move out of the air-conditioned comfort of his home and office and should connect directly with the people," said Om Prakash Rajbhar, president of the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP). He said that politics was now a 24x7 job and it would be better if Akhilesh realized this.
Sanjay Raut likely to skip ED's questioning in Patra Chawl Scam case
The ED, which took Pune-based businessman Avinash Bhosale into custody this morning in connection with DHFL-Yes Bank case, wants to grill Raut in this matter too, as per sources. They claimed that Patra Chawl case of ED is also linked to DHFL case. On Monday, the central probe agency had asked Raut to appear in its Mumbai office the following day to get his statement recorded.
Amid Maha political crisis, Fadnavis reaches Delhi
Sources said that Fadnavis will brief the party central leadership about ground political situation in Maharashtra. "Fadnavis will also discuss party's future course of action," sources said. As uncertainty continues to haunt the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, the BJP is closely following the political developments and adopting wait and watch policy.
Agnipath stir: Youth thrashed by Congress protesters in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu
According to onlookers, the Congress had staged a 'dharna' as a part of a call given by leaders for all India protest against the Agnipath scheme launched by the central government for Indian youths. Amid the dharna, a young man came and sought permission to speak about the scheme. On being given a mike, he started counting the benefits of the scheme which irked the agitators. Khalil Budana, General Secretary of the District Congress Committee, snatched the mike from the youth and thrashed him up.
BJP's mission 2024: To wrest Sonia, Mulayam bastions
The BJP is also working on to wrest away the stronghold of India's main opposition party's national President Sonia Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh's main opposition party Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav. Sonia Gandhi has been invincible in her bastion Rae Bareli, and despite staying away from active politics, a large section of voters in Uttar Pradesh still vote for Akhilesh Yadav in the name of Mulayam Singh.
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