Bulandshahr: Ahead of the block panchayat chief polls in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, Police deployed security near the residence of Monika Singh, the candidate from Shikarpur Block of Bulandshahr district after she claimed that there was an attempt to abduct her from her home. 

As per Harendra Kumar, Superintendent of Police (SP) Bulandshahr (Rural), Singh wanted to withdraw her nomination but couldn`t do it due to a technical issue. “Security has been deployed near the residence of Monika Singh in Salempur village after unknown people attacked police. Some anti-social elements started spreading misinformation and turned violent. Police personnel were injured and a police vehicle was damaged. A complaint has been filed and investigation is on,” said the SP. The police official said that Singh`s nomination hasn`t been withdrawn yet and she will contest polls. 

Meanwhile, violence was reported in different parts of the state during the nomination filing process for block president elections. Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday arrested one person for misbehaving with a woman candidate while she was filing her nomination for the Block Pramukh polls in the Lakhimpur Kheri district. A relative of a candidate contesting for block president elections in Bahraich district was murdered in the early hours on Friday. 

According to the police a case has been registered against four people including the BJP candidate for the Block Development Council elections. BJP candidate Vandana Singh contesting for block president elections in Gorakhpur district was attacked when she reached Chargawan block to file her nomination papers on Thursday. Her supporters were also attacked and around two dozen people including Singh`s husband Ranvijay Singh sustained injuries. Singh has alleged that Samajwadi Party workers pelted stones and vandalised their vehicles and the police resorted to lathi-charge to control the situation. 

A clash between the BJP workers and police took place in Basti during the nomination filing process of the block president election. Police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse protesters. Police vehicles were also vandalised during the violence. In Sitapur, three people suffered critical injuries after a clash broke out between BJP and independent candidate supporters during the nomination filing. Four people have been arrested in connection with the matter.

Five people were injured after violence broke out in Jaunpur between the supporters of two candidates on Wednesday night and several vehicles were vandalised too. Earlier on Friday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered strict action against the perpetrators and gave instructions to suspend the jurisdictional officer and station in-charge. 

Charing the meeting of Team 9, the chief minister said, “Under no circumstances, any attempt to disrupt the law and order will be accepted. Police must act with extra vigilance and sensitivity. Strict action should be taken by confiscating the weapons of those demonstrating arms.” Voting for block panchayat chief polls will commence across Uttar Pradesh from 11 am on Saturday and conclude by 3 pm. 

Live TV

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party’s chief spokesperson Shri Saurabh Bhardwaj stated on Friday (July 9) that the BJP-ruled MCD has committed corruption in the name of desilting of internal drains and not even 5 per cent of the drains in the colonies have been cleaned. 

The North MCD claims to have extracted 9883 MT of silt and the South MCD claims to have extracted 35000 MT of silt, while the fact remains that no silt has been removed. He said that water will fill all colonies in monsoon as the drains are still full of silt, the rainwater will overflow and come on the main roads. 

The South MCD Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti should come out on the roads and show us the colonies from where this 35k MT of silt has been removed. He further said that crores of rupees have been looted in the name of removing silt from drains in connivance with corporation officials and ministers and it has been distributed after payment to contractors.

AAP Chief Spokesperson Shri Saurabh Bhardwaj said, “If we believe the Weather Department of Delhi, very soon the monsoon may strike Delhi. When the monsoon comes in Delhi, you all will be interested in keeping an eye on water logs, that on what roads the water log has occurred. Now, I want to share a piece of information, that all the internal roads and streets be it in a village, an urbanized village, a colony, DDA Flats, or unauthorized colonies- all fall under the ambit of the MCD. And all the drains under these roads too, fall under the ambit of the MCD. I want to present some data in front of you all. According to the North MCD, they have removed about 9,883 MT of silt from different drains in different colonies. And the South MCD says that they have removed 35,705 MT of silt.”

He said, “Now, here there are two important issues. Firstly, that this silt was never even taken out. I have two proofs for the same which can be very easily verified from anywhere. The first proof is that you can go and ask in any colony if the residents have seen the MCD’s officials come in and remove silt from their drains. You may even conduct a survey. I can say it with conviction that they’ve not even opened more than 5 percent of the drains in this season, removing silt from them is an altogether different thing. Despite this, the South MCD is claiming that they have removed 35,705 MT of silt and the North MCD claims to have removed 9,883 MT of silt. Further, the second proof will be in front of you as soon as the rain comes. You can see in every colony that water will be logged there because the drains of all colonies are already filled with dirt and silt. They are already filled as of today. So, when the rain will come down, the water will overflow and after overflowing, it will reach the main roads.”

He said, “Now coming to the second major issue. To take out 35,705 MT of silt imagine how many crores of payment must have been done to the contractors by the South MCD? I have come to know that it must be approximately 30-40 crores of payment. So, why was this payment made if no work was actually done? So, our question to the South MCD Commissioner is straightforward. I request Shri Gyanesh Bharti to come out on the roads and tell us in what colony or village do we need to come so that we can see from where has this 35k MT of silt been removed?”

AAP leader Shri Saurabh Bhardwaj said, “A loot of crores has been done together by the ministers and the officials. The payment was done to the contractors and later the same payment will be distributed. We can very strongly say that all this money has been robbed. Everyone in their hearts knows that they have not seen any silt removal in the colonies. You must have seen silt removal on main roads which is conducted by PwD that falls under the ambit of the Delhi Government. In the past 2-2.5 months, the PwD has removed silt from manholes and at some places, this silt is still lying there on roadsides. But yes, the task of removing is being done. Whereas in the MCD’s drains this work of removing silt has not been conducted, we will face the issue of waterlogging and still the payment of crores of rupees would be done to the contactors which would be further distributed.”

Live TV

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Friday said the elections for the district panchayat chairpersons and block heads in Uttar Pradesh were reminiscent of the “gross misuse of official machinery, money power and violence during the Samajwadi Party’s rule”.

“Gross misuse of official machinery, money power and violence by the BJP during the election of district panchayat chairperson and now the block heads has brought back many such memories of SP rule. That is why the BSP decided not to contest both these indirect elections,” Mayawati said in a series of tweets in Hindi.

2. अब यूपी विधानसभा का चुनाव निकट है तब भाजपा सरकार के विरूद्ध सपा जो जुबानी विरोध व आक्रामकता दिखा रही है वह घोर छलावा व अविश्वसनीय, क्योंकि इन्हीं सब सत्ता के दुरुपयोग व हर कीमत पर चुनाव जीतने आदि के लिए सपा का पूरा शासनकाल काफी चर्चाओं में रहा। जनता कुछ भी नहीं भूली।

— Mayawati (@Mayawati) July 9, 2021

“Now, when the UP Assembly elections are near, the verbal opposition and aggression that the SP is showing against the BJP government is very deceiving and unbelievable because the SP regime was known for all these abuses of power for winning elections at all costs. People have not forgot anything,” she said.

The former UP chief minister questioned why the SP remained silent on issues facing the poor and farmers. 

3. साथ ही, बात-बात पर ’हल्लाबोल’ के तेवर वाली सपा यहाँ के गरीबों, किसानों व बेरोजगारों आदि के अधिकारों तथा दलितों, पिछड़ों व मुस्लिम समाज के ऊपर यहाँ लगातार हो रहे अन्याय-अत्याचार व हिंसा आदि पर अभी तक निष्क्रिय क्यों रही है? यह भी सोचने की बात है।

— Mayawati (@Mayawati) July 9, 2021

Apart from these issues, she claimed the SP did not raise their voice against unemployment, injustices, atrocities and violence happening here on the Dalits, backward and Muslim community. 

Live TV

New Delhi: The nomination papers were filed for Uttar Pradesh block pramukh elections 2021 on Thursday (July 8) amid reports of several violent incidents from Siddharthnagar, Sitapur, Gorakhpur and Sambhal. Candidates will be able to withdraw their nominations on Friday. 

The voting for the elections of block pramukhs (block chairpersons) will be held on July 10 from 11 am to 3 pm while the counting of votes will start after 3 pm the same day. More than 75,500 ward members will choose block chief during the electoral process. 

Among the 825 blocks, BJP has won unopposed in 275 blocks, including on all five blocks of Shravasti. Last week, in the UP Zila Panchayat elections, BJP claimed victory and said that its party-backed candidates won 67 of 75 seats. 

In these elections, people do not vote directly, but the block development council (BDC) members cast their votes. These elections will be the last of the rural polls before the high-profile 2022 UP assembly elections. 

Samajwadi Party state president Naresh Uttam Patel has submitted a memorandum to the State Election Commission and raised the issue of ruckus that erupted during the filing of nomination papers on Thursday. The SP has also alleged that its candidates were not allowed to file nomination papers. SP MLC Sunil Kumar Sajan, in Unnao, alleged that the police were working actively to prevent non-BJP candidates from filing nominations. “This is state-sponsored terrorism and certainly not what is expected in a democracy. We strongly condemn this,” he said. 

According to reports, in Sitapur, three people received bullet injuries when an independent candidate Munni Devi arrived to file her nomination in Kamlapur. In Siddharthnagar, former Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker, Mata Prasad Pandey was assaulted. SP and BJP supporters clashed in Kannauj. A journalist with a news channel was beaten up while he was filming the incident. 

Live TV

New Delhi: Munjapara Mahendrabhai on Thursday took charge as Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development and Minister of State in the Ministry of Ayush. Talking about COVID cases, he claimed that there was a “sizeable reduction” in patients due to ‘kadha’ and “Modi’s yoga”.

This comes after the much-anticipated union cabinet reshuffle was announced on Wednesday and several prominent leaders got ministerial positions.

ALSO READ | DRDO COVID-19 Drug 2-DG To Be Manufactured, Marketed By Mankind Pharma As Firm Receives Approval

On his first day in the Ministry of Ayush, Munjapara Mahendrabhai said that PM Narendra Modi has taught him to face any crisis.

“There was a sizeable reduction of COVID patients due to ‘kadha’. Homeopathy, Modi’s yoga have a big role in saving patients from COVID. Opposition members take medicines from me”: the MoS was quoted as saying by ANI.

Munjapara Mahendrabhai is a first-time Lok Sabha MP and prior to his political career, he had a three-decade-long distinguished career as a Cardiologist and Professor of Medicine in Gujarat. He holds an MD in General Medicine and Therapeutics from Gujarat University.

While as the Ayush Ministry MoS, Mahendrabhai hails ‘kadha’ and “Modi’s yoga” for tackling COVID, his role in the Women and Child Development Ministry will have him face the issue of malnutrition among children and women in the country after reports recently suggested a worrying situation regarding the same.

The Ministry of Ayush (Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and Homoeopathy) works towards developing education, research and awareness of indigenous alternative medicine systems in India. 

Former Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal was included back in the Union ministry for the second time as the in-charge of the Ministry of Ayush along with the Ministry of  Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

Check out below Health Tools-
Calculate Your Body Mass Index ( BMI )

Calculate The Age Through Age Calculator

New Delhi: Bengal BJP youth wing’s president Saumitra Khan tendered his resignation from his post on Wednesday (July 7). According to reports, the BJP Bengal unit leader was apparently upset over being denied a berth in the Union council of ministers. According to BJP sources, Saumitra Khan was sitting expecting a call from Delhi till 1:00 pm today.

As per sources, he was all but prepared to leave for the national capital after receiving a call from the high command in connection with the Cabinet rejig. Apart from this, he was also planning to visit Mukul Roy’s residence to pay his condolences on the demise of the latter’s wife.

After he was assured that he would not be receiving any phone calls from Delhi, he shared a post on Facebook announcing his resignation from the post of state president of BJP Yuva Morcha.

After submitting his resignation, he released a statement stating, “I was in BJP and I will be in BJP.” He also hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his leader. Khan, after the Assembly election, was in the headlines for demanding a separate Junglemahal state carved out of West Bengal. 

Khan, the Bishnupur MP, tasted victory from the Bishnupur area in the Assembly election, which was conducted earlier this year. He bagged six out of seven seats in the area for the BJP. He was expected to be inducted into Modi’s ministry as BJP chief JP Nadda called him a few days back and Khan then said he had a ‘very successful and wonderful’ meeting with the party’s national president.

Live TV

Lucknow: The political stage is set for another grassroots election with the Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) announcing the schedule for block pramukh (chairperson of the kshetra panchayats) polls.

Election will be held for 825 of the 826 blocks, the only exception being Mujhena block in Gonda where the term of block pramukh will conclude in 2022.

More than 75,500 ward members will choose block chairman during the electoral process.

As per the timeline issued by State Election Commissioner Manoj Kumar, nominations will be filed on July 8 and scrutiny of applications will take place the same day. Candidates can withdraw their applications till 3 p.m. on July 9.

Polling and counting of votes will take place on July 10. The ruling BJP already has an edge over the opponents by winning 66 of the 75 seats, while its allies bagged another one, in the recent zila panchayat chairman polls.

The party won unopposed on 21 seats. Samajwadi Party-backed candidates won five seats while three seats went to RLD, Jansatta Dal and an independent candidate.

The election assumes importance as the ruling BJP and is eyeing maximum gains to strengthen their position ahead of the 2022 Vidhan Sabha elections. Though it is an indirect election the results would give a psychological boost to the winning party.

 Live TV

 

KOLKATA: In a major development, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for putting the judiciary in a bad light. 

Calcutta High Court’s single bench led by Justice Kausik Chanda passed the order while declining to recuse himself from hearing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s election petition challenging BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s win from the Nandigram Constituency in the recently held state assembly polls. 

 

Justice Kaushik Chanda declines to recuse from hearing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s election petition against LoP Suvendu Adhikari

— ANI (@ANI) July 7, 2021

 

The amount will be used for lawyers’ families who have been affected by COVID-19, the high court bench said.

 

Calcutta High Court imposes a fine of Rs 5 lakhs on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for putting the judiciary in a bad light. The amount will be used for lawyers families who have been affected by COVID19

— ANI (@ANI) July 7, 2021

 

Justice Kausik Chanda was hearing Mamata Banerjee’s petition urging him to recuse himself from hearing her plea challenging BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s win from the Nandigram Constituency in the recently held state assembly polls. 

It may be noted that Suvendu Adhikari had won the election against Mamata Banerjee by nearly 1956 votes.

Filing an application, the Chief Minister had earlier objected to Justice Chanda hearing her petition citing “likelihood of bias “due to the associations he had with the BJP during his days as a lawyer.”

Expressing his strong displeasure over the issue, the judge said, “The unfortunate part is that the letter written to the acting Chief Justice was leaked with highly confidential contents maligning me.”

“I am unable to convince myself that there is a conflict of interest. The applicant has taken too somber a view of the integrity of a Judge. However, I am not going to recuse myself from hearing the case,” Justice Kausik Chanda said.

“A deliberate or conscious attempt was made to affect my judgement,” he added.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had earlier also written a letter to the Acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court Rajesh Bindal urging him to reassign her Election Petition to another judge (other than Justice Kausik Chanda) to avoid prejudice against herself. 

 Live TV

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday (July 6, 2021) arrested Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Eknath Khadse’s son-in-law Girish Chaudhary in a money laundering case. 

Chaudhary was held after being questioned by the law enforcement agency on Tuesday.

The money laundering case is linked to the alleged irregularities in the 2016 Pune land deal. In 2017, Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau had registered a case against Eknath Khadse, his wife Mandakini, Girish Chaudhary and the landowner Abbas Aqani. 

It was alleged that he misused his official powers to facilitate the purchase of government land of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) by his family in the Bhosari area of Pune.

Subsequently, the ED had also registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) against Khadse and his family. The NCP leader was also questioned by ED in January this year. 

Khadse, 68, had left the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2020 to join the NCP of former Maharashtra chief minister Sharad Pawar. He had resigned from the then Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra cabinet in 2016 after facing allegations regarding the same land deal.

He, however, denied any wrongdoing, saying that the Maharashtra ACB, as well as the Income Tax department, had given him a clean chit in the matter. 

(With PTI inputs)

Live TV

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the state High Court’s order staying the Char Dham Yatra.

According to news agency ANI, the state government has filed a plea before the apex court. The hearing in connection with the Char Dham Yatra will take place in the High Court on Wednesday.

 

Uttarakhand Government approaches Supreme Court against the Uttarakhand High Court order staying the Char Dham Yatra. The State Government has filed a plea before the apex Court. A hearing in connection with the Yatra will take place in the High Court tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/0KM49Yr1Sa

— ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2021

 

The development came just two days after Pushkar Singh Dhami took oath as the 11th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, replacing Tirath Singh Rawat, who resigned from the post on Saturday.

On June 28, the Uttarakhand High Court had stayed the state Cabinet’s decision permitting Char Dham Yatra with a limited number of pilgrims and also ordered live streaming of Char Dham shrines.

The High Court had asked the government to file the affidavit again by July 7. In view of COVID-19 and poor health preparedness, the decision of the government has been put on hold by High Court, it said then.

The court took note of experts’ opinion that the “ill-decision” of holding the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar in April was one of the contributory factors for the steep rise of the COVID second wave.

“There is, thus, a strong prima facie case in favour of the people, for not permitting the Char Dham Yatra, even in a limited manner. For, the lives of the people may be exposed to the danger of the Delta Plus variant, and to the third wave of COVID-19. If the Char Dham Yatra were permitted, we would again be inviting a catastrophe,” the high court order said.

Earlier on June 25, the state Cabinet had decided to partially open the Char Dham yatra for locals in limited numbers from July 1. Initially, it was decided that the yatra would be opened for residents of Chamoli, Uttarkashi, and Rudraprayag districts with a cap on the number of pilgrims to visit the temples daily.

The state government had said that it would be issuing guidelines for the pilgrimage for people from three districts. Government spokesperson Subodh Uniyal informed the three districts from where pilgrims were allowed were Chamoli, Uttarkashi, and Rudraprayag.

The four pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand are Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri, and Gangotri.

 Live TV

 

MUMBAI: In a major development that is likely to have strong political ramifications, Maharashtra Assembly Speaker on Monday suspended 12 BJP MLAs for one year for creating a ruckus inside the House.

According to reports, 12 BJP MLAs were disqualified for allegedly abusing the Speaker-in-chair while the Monsoon Session of the state assembly was underway.

 

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker suspends 12 BJP MLAs for one year, for creating ruckus in the House, during the ongoing Assembly session.

— ANI (@ANI) July 5, 2021

 

However, the former chief minister and the Leader of Opposition in the assembly, Devendra Fadnavis has denied any wrongdoing by the BJP legislators.

Fadnavis has termed the allegations made against the 12 BJP MLAs as “false” and strongly condemned their suspension from the assembly.

The Leader of the Opposition was reportedly present during the ruckus inside the assembly. however, he insisted that the BJP LAs did nothing wrong.

“These are false allegations. A story is being created… no one from the BJP abused, Fadnavis told the media.

“For OBC (Other backward Castes) reservations, we are ready to sacrifice more than 12 MLAs,” he added, referring to one of the key issues that his party is set to flag during this session.

It has emerged that the BJP legislators were demanding reservation for the OBCs (Other backward Castes) reservations while the proceedings inside the assembly were underway.

Today is the first day of the Monsoon Session of the Maharashtra Assembly.

 Live TV

West Bengal

According to reports, she was being tortured by Trinamool Congress goons since the assembly elections took place in the state. A few days ago, her shop in Gosaba was reportedly shut down forcefully by Trinamool Congress because of her link with the BJP. 

Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has likened his party`s sweet-n-sour equation with former ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with that of the relationship between Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao.

For the unversed, the Bollywood’s power couple has recently announced their separation after nearly 15 years of marriage. The Shiv Sena leader made the comparison after BJP leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that BJP and Shiv Sena are “not enemies” despite differences.

Reacting to it, Raut said, “We are not India-Pakistan. Look at Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao, it is like them. Our (Shiv Sena and BJP) political ways are different but the friendship will remain intact.”

 

We are not India-Pakistan. Look at Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao, it is like them. Our (Shiv Sena, BJP) political ways are different but the friendship will remain intact: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis’ ‘we are not enemies’ remark pic.twitter.com/OUPdztS9Od

— ANI (@ANI) July 5, 2021

 

Shiv Sena leader`s remarks came amid speculation of a rift in the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in the state and BJP allying with Shiv Sena. 

However, BJP had denied the possibility of any such alliance between the two parties. Asked about Fadnavis` comment, Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil said, “Devendra Fadnavis has said BJP, Shiv Sena are not enemies, it`s 100 per cent true but this doesn`t mean that both will come together and form a government.”

On Sunday, the Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly, Fadnavis said there might be some differences between BJP and Shiv Sena but they are not enemies.

Briefing media persons, Fadnavis said, “There are no ifs and buts in politics. Decisions are taken according to the prevailing circumstances. There might be some differences with Shiv Sena but we are not enemies. Remember that Shiv Sena fought elections with us and after the results, joined hands with Congress and NCP.”

 Live TV

Mumbai: Mumbai, Jul 5 (PTI) The two-day monsoon session of the Maharashtra Assembly got off to a stormy start on Monday (July 5) with Leader of the Opposition Devendra Fadnavis targeting the state government over an MPSC aspirant’s suicide and the short duration of the session.

The BJP leader demanded that House members be allowed to use all legislative tools to highlight various issues and all questions submitted to be answered.

As soon as the House assembled, Fadnavis raised a Point of Procedure, saying never before it happened that questions submitted by members lapsed and legislative tools froze, in the wake of the short duration of the monsoon session.

The BJP leader said earlier whenever questions were not discussed on the floor of the House, they were marked as “unstarred”.

To this, state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anil Parab said the questions submitted by members will be considered as ‘unstarred’.

When senior BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar rose to speak, Shiv Sena member Bhaskar Jadhav objected to it said he also wanted to speak.

Angered by this, Mungantiwar made some remarks to which Nana Patole (Congress) and Nawab Malik (NCP) objected. Both members of the ruling parties demanded that the remarks by expunged.

Subsequently, Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal expunged the remarks. Jadhav said he wanted to inform through a Point of Information that Fadnavis’s Point of Procedure was wrong, as the Chair had not called out for any business after the House assembled.

Later, Fadnavis moved an adjournment notice, asking for a debate on the functioning of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission in the wake of the suicide of Pune-based MPSC aspirant Swapnil Lonkar.

The 24-year-old Maharashtra government job aspirant allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his house in Pune’s Hadapsar area on June 30, police earlier said.

Lonkar, a civil engineering diploma holder, had cleared the 2019 MPSC preliminary and main exams and was waiting for the final interview to take place. He had also cleared the 2020 preliminary exam as well. He left behind a suicide note in which he termed the MPSC exams as a “mayajaal” and appealed not to get into it.

In the House, Mungantiwar claimed 430 MPSC candidates have threatened self-immolation.

“There is desperation among the youth. The need of the hour is to extend the age limit for appearing for the MPSC exam. The government should announce a compensation of Rs 50 lakh for Lonkar if you are not stone-hearted,” he said.

The BJP leader further said the vacancies of information commissioner, Lokayukta and members of the MPSC have not been filled. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, however, said the MPSC issue was discussed in detail and the government has taken it very seriously.

“The vacant posts will be filled by July 31, 2021. The MPSC exam was held in 2019 in which Swapnil Lonkar appeared and cleared in July 2020. He was among the 3,671 eligible candidates who cleared the exam for 1,200 posts. On

September 9, 2020, the Supreme Court ordered an interim stay on the SEBC quota, after which the interview process was stopped by the MPSC, which is an autonomous body,” he said. Pawar said the apex court gave its final verdict on the SEBC (Socially and Economically Backward Classes) quota on May 5, 2021.

The MPSC canceled examinations and the government had questioned its chairman about the decision, but the commission informed that the exams were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, he said. Pawar said the government was initiating a process to fill the MPSC vacancies by July 31 this year.

“We stand by the Lonkar family and will take steps for giving financial aid (to his kin),” he said.

(Inputs from agency)

Live TV

MUMBAI: Devendra Fadnavis, the Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly and former chief minister of the state, has said that there might be some differences between BJP and Shiv Sena but they are not enemies. 

Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Fadnavis said, “There are no ifs and buts in politics. Decisions are taken according to the prevailing circumstances. There might be some differences with Shiv Sena but we are not enemies. Remember that Shiv Sena fought elections with us and after the results, joined hands with Congress and NCP.” 

Fadnavis made this remark while replying to a question on a possible alliance between the BJP and the Shiv Sena in the days to come. On Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, he said, “I have no information whether Sanjay Raut has met any BJP leader or not. Sanjay Raut speaks something in the morning and something else in the night.”

It may be noted that the Monsoon Session of the Maharashtra Assembly is going to start from today. 

“The monsoon session will start from Monday. And, the state government is trying to make a record of running the minimum session. It means no member can speak; such an arrangement is being made. This type of decree was not seen even during the Emergency. It is like the murder of democracy. What did not happen in the last 60 years seems to be happening now,” Fadnavis said. 

BJP sources say that talks are on with Shiv Sena for some time and that there is a possibility of Devendra Fadnavis becoming Chief Minister again if all goes well. On the other hands, things are not going well between the ruling Shiv Sena and its MVA alliance partner NCP.  Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray recently met NCP supremo Sharad Pawar to discuss how to expedite the state government’s development programmes and resolve other issues.

In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly polls, BJP emerged as the single largest party in Maharashtra with 105 seats followed by Shiv Sena with 56 seats, NCP bagged 54 seats while Congress got 44 seats in 288-member Maharashtra Assembly.

The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance won an absolute majority in the election but could not form the government over the issue of the chief ministerial post. Later, Shiv Sena along with NCP and Congress formed the government in the state under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray, who took oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister. 

 Live TV

MUMBAI: Devendra Fadnavis, the Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly and former chief minister of the state, has said that there might be some differences between BJP and Shiv Sena but they are not enemies. 

Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Fadnavis said, “There are no ifs and buts in politics. Decisions are taken according to the prevailing circumstances. There might be some differences with Shiv Sena but we are not enemies. Remember that Shiv Sena fought elections with us and after the results, joined hands with Congress and NCP.” 

Fadnavis made this remark while replying to a question on a possible alliance between the BJP and the Shiv Sena in the days to come. On Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, he said, “I have no information whether Sanjay Raut has met any BJP leader or not. Sanjay Raut speaks something in the morning and something else in the night.”

The Monsoon Session of the Maharashtra Assembly is going to start from today. 

“The monsoon session will start from Monday. And, the state government is trying to make a record of running the minimum session. It means no member can speak; such an arrangement is being made. This type of decree was not seen even during the Emergency. It is like the murder of democracy. What did not happen in the last 60 years seems to be happening now,” Fadnavis said. 

In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly polls, BJP emerged as the single largest party in Maharashtra with 105 seats followed by Shiv Sena with 56 seats, NCP bagged 54 seats while Congress got 44 seats in 288-member Maharashtra Assembly.

The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance won an absolute majority in the election but could not form the government over the issue of the chief ministerial post. 

Later, Shiv Sena along with NCP and Congress formed the government in the state under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray, who took oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister. 

 Live TV

MUMBAI: Devendra Fadnavis, the Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly and former chief minister of the state, has said that there might be some differences between BJP and Shiv Sena but they are not enemies. 

Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Fadnavis said, “There are no ifs and buts in politics. Decisions are taken according to the prevailing circumstances. There might be some differences with Shiv Sena but we are not enemies. Remember that Shiv Sena fought elections with us and after the results, joined hands with Congress and NCP.” 

Fadnavis made this remark while replying to a question on a possible alliance between the BJP and the Shiv Sena in the days to come. On Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, he said, “I have no information whether Sanjay Raut has met any BJP leader or not. Sanjay Raut speaks something in the morning and something else in the night.”

The Monsoon Session of the Maharashtra Assembly is going to start from today. 

“The monsoon session will start from Monday. And, the state government is trying to make a record of running the minimum session. It means no member can speak; such an arrangement is being made. This type of decree was not seen even during the Emergency. It is like the murder of democracy. What did not happen in the last 60 years seems to be happening now,” Fadnavis said. 

In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly polls, BJP emerged as the single largest party in Maharashtra with 105 seats followed by Shiv Sena with 56 seats, NCP bagged 54 seats while Congress got 44 seats in 288-member Maharashtra Assembly.

The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance won an absolute majority in the election but could not form the government over the issue of the chief ministerial post. 

Later, Shiv Sena along with NCP and Congress formed the government in the state under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray, who took oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister. 

 Live TV

New Delhi: Days after the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party ruled out forging any major alliances for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Congress’ state unit chief Ajay Kumar Lallu on Sunday expressed confidence that his party has the capacity to fight the elections without aligning with either of them and form the next government on its own.

He also said the Congress would fight the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh next year under Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s “dekh-rekh (supervision)”, and that under her leadership, the party would make a comeback in the state after over three decades.

ALSO READ | UP Assembly polls: BJP will win more than 300 seats, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath

In an interview with PTI, Lallu said the Congress has emerged as the main challenger to the “oppressive” UP government and claimed that his party with just five legislators has proven to be a more effective opposition than the Samajwadi Party (SP) which has 49 MLAs in the 403-member assembly.

He said “winds of change” were blowing in the state and added, “Badlav ki aandhi hai, jiska naam Priyanka Gandhi hai (There is a storm of change and its name is Priyanka Gandhi).”

The UP Congress chief asserted that the Congress organisation has been strengthened at various levels in the state under Priyanka Gandhi’s leadership.

Asked if Priyanka Gandhi should be made the chief ministerial face by the party for the UP polls, Lallu said it is the party’s national leadership that would decide on who should be the chief ministerial face.

Pressed on whether Priyanka Gandhi would be the party’s face in the run up to the polls, Lallu said she is the state’s in-charge and the elections will be fought under her supervision.

“The people of Uttar Pradesh are looking at the Congress with hope. There is a lot of enthusiasm among the workers and under her (Priyanka Gandhi) leadership, the Congress government will be formed in UP,” he said.

ALSO READ | UP Assembly Elections: Mayawati refutes alliance with Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM, says BSP will fight it alone

His remarks come at a time when the party has shifted gears for the assembly elections with the state unit organising zone-wise training camps of block presidents, district presidents and other office bearers to prepare workers for the polls.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi is likely to visit several districts this month with an aim to enthuse the cadre and prepare the party for a pitched electoral battle with the ruling BJP.

Whether the party would fight the polls on its own or in alliance with the SP or the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Lallu said the Congress will forge an alliance with issues of the people, farmers, poor, women and the oppressed.

The Congress will go to the people with this alliance and is confident they will bless it, he added.

Asked if Congress has the capacity to fight the polls on its own, Lallu said, “Yes, definitely it has the capacity to fight.”

His remarks assume significance as they come days after SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said his party will not enter into any alliance with big parties, while BSP supremo Mayawati later asserted that her outfit will not enter into any alliance for the UP polls.

On whether votes could get divided if the SP, the BSP and the Congress contest separately, Lallu said the people had given opportunity to all the other political players in the state but they were not able to stay true to the faith shown by the people and now it was the Congress’ turn.

ALSO READ | Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM to contest 100 seats in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls 2022

About SP and BSP leaders’ statements on the polls, he said it reflected frustration and disappointment as people have rejected them and are standing with the Congress.

On many political pundits not considering the Congress the main challenger to the BJP in UP and the party’s poor showing in the panchayat polls, he alleged that an “oppressive” BJP government is in power and said if any party is raising its voice against the Yogi Adityanath dispensation on the streets, it is the Congress which has emerged as a “strong opposition”.

“Be it for farmers, youth or poor in rural areas, Congress has raised its voice on issues such as unemployment, law and order situation, saving lives during the Covid pandemic, on deaths due to spurious liquor, jungle raj and other problems,” he said.

“When tribals were killed in Sonbhadra, when injustice was done to Hathras’ daughter, when injustice was done to daughters of Unnao and Shahjahanpur, Priyanka Gandhi raised her voice and fought against injustice. When it came to hitting the streets to oppose the farm laws, it was Priyanka Gandhi who did it,” Lallu said.

ALSO READ | Vikassheel Insaan Party to contest 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections

Asserting that Congress workers had taken the fight against the state government to the streets, he claimed that his party workers have been detained and cases have been filed against them at different points in time.

“I myself have been detained more than 80 times in a year, over 40-50 cases were filed and I went to jail four times,” Lallu said.

Talking about the Congress’ performance in the panchayat elections, Lallu said 271 of the party-backed candidates were elected, 571 came second while 711 were third.

The Congress got 50 lakh votes in Lok Sabha polls and in the assembly elections, it got 51 lakh votes, but in zila panchayat polls, it got 1,52,00,000 votes, he said, alleging that the SP only “grabbed headlines” by putting their name on winning candidates despite losing out.

“There is frustration and disappointment in BJP and SP, the Congress with its determination is going to make a comeback in UP under Priyanka Gandhi’s leadership. We have full faith in the people,” he said, stressing that Congress was the BJP’s main challenger in the polls.

Pointing out that the party has been strengthened at various levels under Priyanka Gandhi, Lallu said a capable organisation was in place with the appointment of Zila committees, block presidents, and setting up of Nyaya panchayats and gram sabha units.

“We have 840 block presidents, 8,145 Nyaya panchayat presidents and in 59,000 villages, we have gram sabha units. We are strengthening booths, training programmes are going on. In light of these developments and on the basis of raising people’s issues, we will definitely make a comeback in UP,” he said.

Claiming that the three farm laws were a big issue in the state, Lallu said the Congress stood against the laws, and farmers would support the party. 

New Delhi: Stirring up a controversy, a councillor of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) was caught on camera giving a COVID-19 jab at a vaccination centre in Asansol. Some Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders shared the video on microblogging site Twitter. They accused Councillor Tabassum Ara of giving the dose without any prior experience.

BJP leaders Babul Supriyo and Agnimitra Paul, shared the clip which shows Ara administering a shot by herself to another woman at vaccination camp.

Asansol MLA Agnimitra Paul in a tweet wrote: “TMC’s manhandling of the lives of people knows no bounds..A non-medical official, TMC’s Tabassum Ara, member of administrative board of AMC, chose to vaccinate the people herself, in spite of doctors and nurses being present there… Is she even medically authorised to do so?”

CHECK TWEET HERE: 

TMC’s manhandling of the lives of people knows no bounds..A non-medical official, TMC’s Tabassum Ara, member of administrative board of AMC, chose to vaccinate the people herself, in spite of doctors and nurses being present there… Is she even medically authorised to do so? pic.twitter.com/3WSFqKw6hE

— Agnimitra Paul Official (@paulagnimitra1) July 3, 2021

While, Babul Supriyo said: “Seems like TMC govt has no control over its administrators. TMC’s Tabassum Ara, a member of the administrative body of AMC, has vaccinated people herself and risked hundreds of lives… Will her political colour shield her from stern punishment?”

Though, Ara has denied the allegations. “I did not give any vaccine. I was only holding the syringe in my hand. There are a lot of people who are hesitant of taking the shots,” she waas quoted as saying by NDTV.

“While claims are being made that I administered the dose, I was just trying to spread awareness by holding the syringe,” she added.

Live TV

New Delhi: Since Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tirath Singh Rawat tendered his resignation to Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya on Friday night (July 2) within four months of his taking over as the Chief Minister, the political circles are abuzz with speculations over the next CM. Justifying Rawat’s resignation, Madan Kaushik, Uttarakhand BJP President said that it was the “only option” and the next CM will be decided in the BJP legislature meeting on Saturday (July 3). 

“The Election Commission had no issue with conducting polls but due to COVID, it could not materialize. In such circumstances, resignation was the only option,” Kaushik was quoted as saying by ANI. 

Talking about the BJP legislature party meeting in Dehradun at 3 pm, he said that the party will elect the new CM today.  

“The supervisor and in-charge will reach here (Dehradun) around 10:30 am. In the legislature meet at 3 pm, we will elect the leader (CM). Post that, we will meet the Governor for government formation. It’s possible that CM will be among the MLAs,” Kaushik stated. 

Election Commission had no issue with conducting polls but due to COVID, it could not materialize. In such circumstances, resignation was the only option: Madan Kaushik, BJP State President

— ANI (@ANI) July 3, 2021

The meeting will be held under the chairmanship of Kaushik and attended by Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar who will be present as a central observer. 

“BJP legislature party meeting is scheduled to be held at 3 pm on Saturday at the party headquarters. The meeting will be held under the chairmanship of state president Madan Kaushik,” Uttarakhand’s media in-charge Manveer Singh Chauhan had earlier said. 

Tirath Singh Rawat was the second BJP CM since the 2017 Assembly elections in the state. He replaced Trivendra Singh Rawat in March 2021 after the latter was asked in a similar fashion to resign. 

Commenting on his successor’s resignation, former Uttarakhand CM said that if Tirath would not have resigned it could have led to “constitutional crisis” in the state. 

“Had he (Tirath Singh Rawat) not resigned, it would have led to Constitutional crisis. In some states, bypolls were delayed due to Covid. Circumstances have led to this situation. Leader to be elected at today’s legislature meet,” Trivendra Singh Rawat said. 

(With agency inputs)

Live TV

Dehradun: Veteran Congress leader Harish Rawat responded to Tirath Singh Rawat’s resignation as Uttarakhand Chief Minister by terming the reason given as the “big lie”.

Tirath Singh Rawat on Friday resigned from the post citing constitutional compulsion as byelections could not be held in the state due to COVID-19.

“What can be a bigger lie than this that byelections cannot be held in Uttarakhand due to COVID and the chief minister is resigning due to constitutional compulsion. The reality is that byelections have been held before in the same COVID period. The byelection has been held in Salt (an assembly constituency in Uttarakhand). The chief minister could have contested from there also,” Harish Rawat stated responding to the development.

ALSO READ | Who Will Be The New Uttarakhand CM After Tirath Singh Rawat? BJP To Hold Party Meet Today

“By having resignations of others from anywhere else, he could contest an election from there. But due to the lack of complete knowledge of the law, another Chief Minister will be imposed on the state. In five years, BJP will have given three chief ministers to Uttarakhand,” added the former chief minister.

He further stated that “the reason for not making a decision on the question of contesting elections is ridiculous, he (Tirath Rawat) has become a joke. People are saying when our Chief Minister does not have the (required) knowledge as to when he needs to contest elections to reach the assembly, then what welfare can such a person do for us!”.

Tirath Singh Rawat resigned as chief minister on Friday.

“I have submitted my resignation to Governor. Given the constitutional crisis, I felt it was right for me to resign. I am thankful to the central leadership and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for every opportunity they have given to me so far,” he said elaborating the reason.

Tirath Singh submitted his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya hours after he addressed a press conference.

“Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat submitted his resignation letter from the post of Chief Minister at Raj Bhawan,” Maurya confirmed.

Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar arrived in Dehradun on Saturday to chair a legislature meet at 3 pm to elect the next Chief Minister. “We will consult the MLAs and take a call (on CM) accordingly, ” he said upon reaching Bijapur Guest House.

Uttarakhand is undergoing another sudden political upheaval barely four months after Tirath Rawat took over as Chief Minister replacing Trivendra Singh Rawat who had to resign before the BJP government in the state completed 4 years in governance.

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party’s chief spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj issued a statement on Friday. He informed that  BJP’s MCD has given a shocker on Doctor’s Day. Doctors will now have to pay an additional fee of Rs 24,000 annually for the removal of the garbage. Each doctor’s clinic will now have to pay Rs 30,000 annually to the MCD for garbage removal, an additional fee of Rs 24,000 has been introduced alongside the previous annual fee of Rs 6,000. After looting traders with manifold taxes and license fees, Doctors are on the  MCD’s target. BJP’s MCD has also introduced a Professional Tax to be levied on professionals like CAs, Architects, Doctors, etc. He further said that it is ridiculous and condemnable that the MCD has stooped down to loot people with irrational taxes and fees. AAP demands rollback of MCD’s irrational fees and taxes. A signature campaign was started by AAP yesterday to raise a voice against MCD’s condemnable harassment of traders.

AAP Chief Spokesperson and MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj said, “Like we’ve told that BJP is counting its last days in the MCD, that they know that Delhi’s people will not elect BJP again in the MCD. Delhi Municipal Corporation has started to loot people. Be it property tax, that has been increased. Be it trade license, that has been increased manifolds. Every type of tax and license fee is being increased by the MCD.”

He said, “Today, I’ll tell you about a new tax that has been introduced. Under the name of the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, this tax has been introduced. A nasty present has been given to our doctors on the occasion of Doctor’s Day. Now our doctors will have to pay a sum of Rs. 24,000 annually to the MCD for the removal of their garbage. Now, you must be wondering what is the waste generated in a doctor’s clinical? Other than the mere dust on the floor, a very crucial waste that is generated is the bio-medical waste. However, it is surprising that the doctors are already made to pay Rs 500 per month to get this bio-medical waste removed. Moreover, there are two agencies in Delhi that pick up this bio-medical waste and process it in the right manner.”

AAP Chief Spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj said, “Rs 500 per month implies that the doctors were already paying Rs 6,000 annually. And now, they’ll have to pay an additional sum of Rs 24,000. So from now onwards, each doctor will pay Rs 30,000 just because they have to get their waste picked up. I think this is very ridiculous and condemnable that the MCD has stooped down to loot people. A few days back I addressed another press conference wherein I informed that MCD has also introduced a new tax called Professional Tax. Under this tax, every professional, be it a Chartered Accountant, a doctor, an engineer, or an architect will have to pay a professional tax. So, continuously, they are not leaving behind any section. MCD is harassing people and using the exercise of arm twisting.”

Saurabh Bhardwaj said, “We seriously condemn these actions. Aam Aadmi Party started a campaign yesterday, wherein AAP’s councilors and workers are visiting all the markets in Delhi and undertaking a signature campaign by collecting the signatures of traders. The campaign is being conducted because all these taxes that have been rolled out by the MCD have increased the burden on the trader’s shoulders and the MCD must take them back.”

He said, “This tax, that I just told you about, the increase of fee of Rs 2,000 monthly i.e., Rs 24,000 annually under the name of Waste Management has been increased only by the East MCD as of now. However, this is how it works. Firstly, it is initiated by one Municipal Corporation and then others follow it quietly.”

Uttarakhand is abuzz with speculation over another leadership change, given the possibility that the Election Commission may not hold a bypoll in the state enabling Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat’s election to the state assembly. Rawat needs to be elected as an MLA in the next two months to continue in the post, which he got after the BJP leadership removed Trivendra Singh Rawat from the helm. But observers say with the term of the assembly in any case coming to an end in less than a year, the EC may not order a bypoll for the vacant seats in Uttarakhand. Scathing criticism by the courts of the string of elections held during the coronavirus pandemic may also contribute to the EC decision on Uttarakhand bypolls, it is felt.

Speculation over a change of guard in the state was fuelled by Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat being summoned suddenly on Wednesday to Delhi, where he meet the BJP’s top leaders including party president J P Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. He was supposed to return here on Thursday (July 1) itself but stayed back.

According to the Constitution, Rawat, an MP from Pauri Garhwal who was sworn in as CM on March 10, needs to become a member of the state assembly before September 10 to continue in office. Section 151A of the Representation of People Act, 1951 mandates the Election Commission to fill vacancies in Parliament and the state legislatures through bypolls within six months from the date of their occurrence, provided that the remainder of the term of a member in relation to a vacancy is one year or more.

The term of Uttarakhand Assembly is scheduled to come to an end in March, only about nine months away.
Going by some Uttarakhand BJP leaders’ interpretation, however, the law neither prevents nor makes it mandatory for the EC to hold bye-elections in such circumstances. “It is within the scope and ambit of the Election Commission to take a call on whether or not to hold a bypoll in the state. Everything depends on the Election Commission of India,” said Munna Singh Chauhan, BJP MLA from Vikasnagar and former spokesperson of the party’s state unit.

Rawat has little to worry if a bypoll is held but doubts are being cast on its constitutional feasibility as the current assembly completes its tenure in less than a year. There are two vacant assembly seats in Uttarakhand – Gangotri and Haldwani. Gangotri fell vacant after the death of BJP MLA Gopal Singh Rawat and Haldwani after the death of Leader of Opposition Indira Hridayesh.

Even if there are no constitutional hurdles, the Election Commission may not find it easy to go for a bypoll in Uttarakhand, observers here said, recalling court observations against the EC for ?risking? people’s lives through elections amid a pandemic. Political observers said the Centre may also not press for a bypoll in Uttarakhand as bye-elections are also due in other parts of the country and the hill state cannot be made an exception. If a bypoll is not held then the only option left for the BJP’s central leadership is to replace Rawat with someone who is already an MLA, they said. 

 

Live TV

New Delhi: Amid the reports of ruckus in the West Bengal Assembly, on the first day of the budget session, by the BJP MLAs, Suvendu Adhikari on Friday (July 2, 2021) alleged that there was no mention of post-poll violence in West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar’s speech. 

“There is no mention of post-poll violence in the speech of the Governor written by the state government,” Suvendu Adhikari said in a press conference on Friday. 

Suvendu Adhikari also said, “We want a discussion on fake COVID-19 vaccines too. We have not been given any positive response.”

In the press conference, Suvendu Adhikari also stated that the “Supreme Court, as well as Hight Court, has observed that there was post-poll violence. Even today, it’s continuing on BJP workers.” 

Meanwhile, Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the police to register all cases of the victims of the post-poll violence in West Bengal. The high Court also directed the state government to ensure medical treatment for all victims and to ensure ration for the affected even if they don’t have ration cards.

Suvendu Adhikari welcomed this decision by the West Bengal HC and said, “I want to welcome the court order. An independent agency should investigate and lodge an FIR  and be investigated outside the state. Bengal govt was lying all the while. There was post poll violence being reported all the while.”

While talking on the issue of TMC writing to Prime Minister for removal of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, Suvendu Adhikari said, “I did not meet Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. He refused to meet me yesterday.”

At last, BJP leader & Bengal Leader of Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari refuted claims that BJP MLAs staged a walkout. “BJP MLAs did not stage a walkout,” said Suvendu Adhikari.

Live TV