Politics

A bench of justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan was told by Attorney General (AG) K K Venugopal, appearing for Centre, that it is the Union of India that exercises control through its representative or administrator on the Union Territory (UT).

The Chief Minister added that when they left Kerala on Wednesday, the general impression was that there was hope for a Palakkad Coach Factory. But it was clear the Centre had no such plans.

Venkaiah Naidu spoke few words in Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu to inform the members about the simultaneous interpretation service.

The BJP does not enjoy a majority in the House and, therefore, having its own candidate as deputy chairman will work in its favour.

The local bodies minister made these allegations based on information procured by Daljit Singh Gilzian, the son of Congress MLA Sangat Singh Gilzian, through an RTI query.

The political development is being seen as another step by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah to strengthen the party’s prospects in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

The opposition party is claiming that project is the brainchild of its leader and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, who laid a foundation stone for the same stretch in December 2016.

Speaking to News18 KDA chairman Prof S G Siddaramaiah said that any attempt to introduce English as a medium in the government schools would be opposed by the Authority and the academics.

The Congress, on its part, admitted its mistake and said the video was from Jhunjhunu and not Jaipur.

According to a government official, the Rajasthan and Maharashtra governments are reluctant in implementing the scheme, as similar projects catering to a much larger population are being run in the states.

Former Union minister Kapil Sibal was referring to the incident where Union Minister Jayant Sinha allegedly honoured eights convicts accused in the Ramgarh lynching case in Jharkhand.

Several leaders who are called stalwarts of the Congress and former ministers are out on bail these days, PM Modi said while addressing a rally in Jaipur.

"If Nitish uncle retires, we will support JD-U," Tejashwi said at a function to mark the 22nd foundation day of RJD that was celebrated without his father and party chief Lalu Prasad in Patna.

The chief minister sought the L-G's support for the 'development of Delhi, implementing public welfare schemes and for implementation of the Supreme Court order'.

The latest confrontation is because of a differing interpretation of the Supreme Court’s orders, which were delivered in its verdict on Wednesday.

According to RSS, Kummanam, its topmost pracharak in the state, was given to lead the BJP on its request. However, there were no discussion with RSS when he was removed from the post on the eve of a crucial by-election in Chengannur Assembly seat.