Politics

Congress has often taunted the RSS for not hoisting the tricolour on its offices against the backdrop of the JNU controversy which has polarised the political discourse in the country over nationalism.

This is the sixth visit of Modi to his Lok Sabha constituency after he became the Prime Minister in May 2014.

The move comes after the Centre received references regarding procedural difficulties being faced by the employees in making applications and settlement of LTC claims.

"Remember you are at the mercy of tax payers' money. Do not enjoy this as a fully tax-free paid holiday," she scolded those in the conference hall.

Modi will be visiting BHU on February 22 to attend its convocation during which the University had proposed to confer him with honorary Doctorate of Law.

Alleging that faculty members were part of a rally on February 16 in the campus where anti-national slogans were allegedly raised, BJP's West Bengal spokesperson Krishanu Mitra filed the PIL seeking an investigation into the matter.

There should be no Taliban culture in India and the law should be allowed to take its course, say ABVP office-bearers who have resigned from the party in protest against JNU episode.

"I don't know if Kanhaiya Kumar raised anti-India slogans. But if these kind of slogans were raised in Harvard, they would land in Guantanamo Bay," said Singh.

Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha led RLSP candidate Sudhansu Sekhar, riding on a sympathy wave, defeated his Congress rival Mohammad Shabir by a margin of 18,650 votes.

Main opposition parties Congress and Aam Aadmi Party had stayed out of the contest.

Kumaraswamy is yet to react to Siddaramaiah's offer of giving him his watch and shades.

Kejriwal and the others have claimed that the suit was "a classic instance of political vendetta" with a view to "harassing" them and curbing their right to free speech.

As the stalemate continues over the government formation in the state, Farooq had hinted that he was open to forming a government with the BJP earlier.

Left wing students groups and Kannada organisations have given a call for Bandh demanding resignation of minister P Parameshwar Naik.

Sources said that Mehbooba wants no 'needless' raking up of emotive issues such as political statements on beef and Article 370.