Politics

Condoling Mange Ram Garg’s demise, PM Narendra Modi said he played an important role in strengthening the BJP in Delhi.

The Delhi Congress had sent out a message in Dikshit's name urging party leaders and workers to unite for a mass protest at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg against the detention of Priyanka Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh.

Dikshit's favourite books were Lewis Caroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' and the Sherlock Holmes series. Friday nights, according to her, were reserved for an immensely popular western music programme called, "A Date with You", which played the latest songs.

"Action is being taken against all those guilty and officials have been suspended for laxity. This incident is a result of the misdeeds (kukarm) of the Congress, whenever it was in power. They indulged in corruption," UP BJP chief alleged.

Suriya said that the National Education policy sought to impose entrance and qualifying examination on students and the three-language formula in Tamil Nadu.

Police said bombs were hurled after a scuffle broke out between members of the TMC and BJP in front of the municipality office.

The rebel MLAs told the court that the Speaker kept their resignation pending just to disqualify them and there was nothing wrong in resigning to escape disqualification.

Senior SAD leader Prem Singh Chandumajra said Sidhu should have directly submitted his resignation to the chief minister instead of sending to Rahul Gandhi who has quit as Congress president

Of the total 6,646 seats comprising gram panchayats, panchayat samities and zilla parishads, the BJP has won 5,652 seats uncontested. Polling will now be held for around 850 gram panchayats, 85 panchayat samities and 80 zilla parishad seats.

Referring to the mass resignations in Congress in various states, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan asked whether Congress should remain an orphan without a leader at a time when the country is going through a very difficult phase.

The Congress Legislature Party Leader also said he had been talking to disgruntled party MLAs barring Roshan Baig because he has been suspended.

Panda, who is currently the BJP’s national vice-president and spokesperson, refrained from commenting, but people associated with him claimed he had already vacated the bungalow and that Mohanty has been 'needlessly harsh' in his criticism.

Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the Speaker had the responsibility to satisfy himself as regards whether the resignations were voluntary or not.

Nearly 100 members participated in the debate which began Thursday afternoon and concluded at 11.58 pm.

Mamata Banerjee held a meeting with her party MLAs during on Thursday — her first since the Lok Sabha polls which saw the BJP snatching away 18 of the 42 seats in the state, just four less than the TMC.

Rachit Seth in his resignation letter said that there is no meaning for him to continue after Rahul Gandhi's exit as Congress president.