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Owaisi condemns journalist Zubair's arrest
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi termed the arrest highly condemnable. "He's been arrested with no notice & in some unknown FIR. Total violation of due process," tweeted Owaisi. He also wrote that Delhi Police does nothing about anti-Muslim genocidal slogans but acts swiftly against "crime" of reporting hate speech and countering misinformation.
Those silent on Ketaki Chitale have no moral, legal right to condemn Zubair's arrest: BJP
Zubair, 33, was arrested for allegedly hurting sentiments of a particular religious community on Monday. BJP national general secretary (organisation) B.L. Santhosh tweeted, "Those who were conveniently silent on month long arrest of #KetakiChitale have neither moral nor legal rights to condemn #zubair arrest. Your selective ness robs you off any small window you had. Sleep peacefully."
Rahul criticises Alt News co-founder Zubair's arrest
"Every person exposing BJP's hate, bigotry and lies is a threat to them. Arresting one voice of truth will only give rise to a thousand more. Truth ALWAYS triumphs over tyranny", said Gandhi in a tweet using the hashtag #DaroMat. Journalist and Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday evening on charges of hurting religious sentiments under sections of the Indian Penal Code.
Rebel Sena MLAs playing indoor games in Guwahati hotel
"Other than a couple of meetings within themselves, they have no other serious activity in Guwahati. To pass their time, they are playing various indoor games including chess and ludo to keep themselves engaged," a source close to the MLAs told the media on condition of anonymity. The rebel legislators led by disgruntled Maharashtra Minister Eknath Shinde are not allowed to go outside the hotel. Initially, the MLAs booked rooms of the hotel for about a week.
Vajpayee govt believed in consensus, this govt in confrontation: Yashwant Sinha
In an interview to IANS after filing his papers, Sinha spoke on how he views the battle and his rival candidate, Draupudi Murmu of the NDA, what sort of support he expects in the poll, and his take on politics now and when he was a minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. In an interview to IANS after filing his papers, Sinha spoke on how he views the battle and his rival candidate, Draupudi Murmu of the NDA, what sort of support he expects in the poll, and his take on politics now and when he was a minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.
Vijayan breaks silence on Swapna's allegations, says his public life is clean
Vijayan though trying to keep his cool intact, lost it when a journalist asked him,, "why he is not taking legal steps against defamatory statements." And pat came the reply and in a stern tone, "that I will decide". Then he said one should not forget what all allegations surfaced in this case before and the people gave them a clean sweep of 99 seats in the 2021 April assembly polls.
Not many buyers for CPI-M's claim that it forced Yashwant Sinha to quit Trinamool
This logic put forward by the party's general secretary Sitaram Yechury is just an attempt to pacify the growing dissatisfaction within the party, especially in West Bengal, over the support to Yashwant Sinha considering that in West Bengal the party's prime rival in Trinamool Congress.
Moosewala's ghost rises to defeat AAP in Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann's Lok Sabha bastion
The AAP leadership had come under severe criticism as Moosewala was shot dead just a day after the state government reduced his security along with some other opposition leaders in what was seen as a populist measure that had put their lives at risk. AAP lost the Sangrur parliamentary by-election to radical Sikh leader Simranjit Singh Mann, president of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) which is a breakaway hardline group at loggerheads with the Parkash Singh Badal-led Akali Dal.
CM Thackeray yanks off portfolios of rebel ministers
The decision was taken in public interest to ensure a smooth functioning of all departments and not hinder the decision-making process in view of the absence of the five cabinet ministers and four ministers of state, according to Thackeray. The work of the departments belonging to the concerned rebel Ministers and Ministers of State has been handed over to the existing Ministers and Ministers of State, till further orders, said the CMO.
Mukul Roy resigns as Chairman of Bengal Assembly's PAC
Although Roy cited health grounds as the reason for his resignation, political observers feel that through this, he wanted to bring an end to the already shrouding controversies over his moral authority to stick to the chair of the PAC Chairman. As per tradition, the post of the Chairman of PAC in West Bengal assembly is always offered to a legislator from the opposition bench.
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