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India Political Updates | Those trying to scare Congress were hiding in their homes during Independence fight, says KhargeGood afternoon, reader. The swearing-in ceremony of AAP leader Atishi as Delhi chief minister and her council of ministers will be held at Raj Niwas on Saturday afternoon, officials said. Officials at the lieutenant governor's office said President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Atishi as chief minister of Delhi from the date of her being sworn in and has also accepted Arvind Kejriwal's resignation. The President also cleared the appointment of five ministers and the oath-taking ceremony will take place at 4.30 pm at Raj Niwas, they said. Meanwhile, the Tirupati Laddu row intensified on Friday with the TTD, which is managing the super-rich temple, backing Chief Minister N Chandra Babu Naidu's claim that the famous 'prasadam' had animal fat and YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy dubbing the accusations as "atrocious". Stay tuned to DH for latest political updates from all across the country.
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We will tell people about BJP's dirty mind, and poisonous though process: Kharge

BJP wants to trigger us, they have called Rahul Gandhi a terrorist. These people who are trying to scare Congress were sitting inside their homes during Independence fight: Kharge

VBA releases list of 11 candidates for Maharashtra polls

Kharge announces 7 guarantees for J&K in Jammu

"The BJP is as usual continuing its work of lying during the election here. We have declared seven guarantees, and the topmost issue is of statehood. We will try our best to get statehood for Jammu and Kashmir," says Kharge

If they BJP wanted to give 5L jobs, they would have by now. They have been in power for 10 years now. why did they not give? This is a lie: Kharge in Jammu

Our Home Minister is known for his lies while campaigning, says Kharge in J&K

People spread rumours that we want to break nation, they are lying: Kharge in J&K

Cong chief Kharge to campaign for Tara Chand in Jammu on Saturday

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will campaign for former Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister and party candidate Tara Chand and address a rally in the border area of Khour in Jammu district on Saturday.

Kharge will arrive from Delhi on Saturday morning and address a press conference first, a party spokesperson said. Later, the Congress chief will address a public meeting at Khour.

Chand (61), who won the Chhamb seat in 2002 and 2008 but lost to the BJP in 2014, has served as the leader of the Congress Legislative Party, a deputy chief minister, and a speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly.

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Gujjars, Bakerwalas protecting borders in J-K since 1947, took bullets to the chest to fight terrorism; proud of them: Amit Shah

3 families instrumental in spread of terror in J-K, this election is to put an end to politics of Gandhis, Abdullahs, Muftis: Amit Shah

Previous govt of J&K feared Pakistan, now Pak is scared of Modi: Amit Shah

We will also give guns in the hands of our brothers and sisters in J&K, but this will be for them to join the army: Shah

Abdullah, Mufti and Nehru-Gandhi family have spread terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir from the 90s till now: Amit Shah

No power in world can snatch away your reservation rights, Amit Shah tells in J&K

They(BJP) make mistakes themselves and then tell us that we are Pakistanis: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah

"Every time they (BJP) just bring up Pakistan. They make mistakes themselves and then tell us that we are Pakistanis. They say that the alliance between Rahul Gandhi and Farooq Abdullah was formed with Pakistan's support. Why would we have anything to do with Pakistan? I believe they are the ones who are Pakistanis, yet they claim we are a threat. They say Article 370 is responsible for terrorism, but now they are in power—has terrorism ended?... Because this (Jammu and Kashmir) is a Muslim-majority state, they made it a Union Territory and divided this region," says National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah

Amit Shah addresses rally in Jammu and Kashmir's Mendhar

Manickam Tagore wrote a letter to FM regarding the shortage of Rs10, 20 and 50 notes in rural areas

Mallikarjun Kharge's schedule today

11:45 AM: Press Conference in Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir

1:30 PM: Public Meeting at Khour Ground, Chhamb, Jammu & Kashmir

Crimes against women have spiralled out of control under BJP's rule: Rahul on Odisha incident

The Congress slammed the BJP on Friday over the alleged sexual assault on an Army officer's fiancee in police custody in Odisha, with Rahul Gandhi alleging that crimes against women have spiralled out of control under the saffron party's rule.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the incident, alleging that wherever the party is in power, it is working on the policy to turn police from "protectors to predators".

She questioned the "silence" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the women MPs of the ruling BJP on the issue.

Test of democracy is king tolerates dissent, introspects: Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the biggest test of democracy is that the ruler tolerates even the strongest opinion against him, and it leads to introspection. Writers and intellectuals should express themselves fearlessly, the senior BJP leader said at a book release function at MIT World Peace University here.

BJP wants hung assembly in J&K for Governor's rule to continue, says Omar Abdullah

National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Friday said the BJP wants a hung assembly in Jammu and Kashmir so that the governor's rule continues in the Union Territory, but asserted the people will not allow the "conspiracy" to succeed.

"The BJP is trying to have a hung assembly here so that the governor rule remains. Their endeavour is there should not be a clear result so that they tell the Supreme Court that they conducted the elections, but if no one got the mandate, what is their fault?" he told reporters in Budgam district when asked if he had apprehensions of a hung assembly after the polls.

Atishi to take oath as Delhi CM at Raj Niwas on Saturday afternoon, say officials

The swearing-in ceremony of AAP leader Atishi as Delhi chief minister and her council of ministers will be held at Raj Niwas on Saturday afternoon, officials said.

Officials at the lieutenant governor's office said President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Atishi as chief minister of Delhi from the date of her being sworn in and has also accepted Arvind Kejriwal's resignation.

The President also cleared the appointment of five ministers and the oath-taking ceremony will take place at 4.30 pm at Raj Niwas, they said.

According to an AAP leader, the ceremony is likely to be a low-key affair as the mood in the party is not upbeat because of Kejriwal's resignation and also because of the delay in approvals, leaving little time for preparations.