After Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's thumping victory from Bhabanipur, the BJP's West Bengal unit is expecting more of its MLA and leaders in the state to join the ruling Trinamool Congress. Following the declaration of the West Bengal Assembly polls results on May 2, several saffron party MLAs, including then-national Vice President Mukul Roy, have switched over to the Trinamool.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi was seen sweeping the floor with a broom, at the place where she was detained by the Police. Following the Lakhimpur violence incident, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who was en route to the Uttar Pradesh district was detained from Hargaon on Monday, claimed the party's youth wing national president Srinivas BV. She is currently presiding at a guest house in Sitapur.
An FIR has been lodged against Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra's son and several others by the Tikunia police in Lakhimpur Kheri in connection with the violence that erupted on Sunday during a farmers' protest.
Karnataka's Minister for Health K. Sudhakar has announced that Covid-19 vaccines in the form of nasal drops for children would mostly be available by the month of November or December.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that the neighbouring Tamil Nadu has no right to obstruct or form a law over the Mekedatu project.
Amid several leaders reaching Lakhimpur, officials detaining them, and the death of 8 persons, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has demanded that Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra be sacked and that his son be arrested in connection with the death of farmers during a protest. He also demanded Rs one crore compensation and a government job for the family members of the deceased farmers. "After our demands were met, then only will be cremated the (farmers)," he said at a press conference here.
BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Monday said a murder case under IPC section 302 should be lodged against those involved in the death of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri, emphasising that protesting farmers should be dealt with restraint and patience.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
