India Political Highlights | Wayanad presented great example of centre-state coordination, says Kerala Governor

Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill 'direct threat to freedom of speech': Congress

The Congress on Friday alleged that the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill was a direct threat to freedom of speech and the independent media and claimed that it would pave the way for "excessive surveillance" online.

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Mizoram CM meets Amit Shah, seeks meeting with ITLF regarding Manipur conflict

Mizoram CM Lalduhoma requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to arrange a meeting with Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum (ITLF), an umbrella body of tribal organisations in Manipur, to discuss ways to end the conflict.

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Congress submits privilege notice against Amit Shah for 'misleading' claims on Wayanad landslides

Congress on Friday submitted a breach of privilege notice against Home Minister Amit Shah accusing him of misleading the Rajya Sabha by claiming in the House that the Kerala government did not act on the early warnings issued to it on landslides in Wayanad.

In the letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar, Congress Chief Whip Jairam Ramesh said these claims were “extensively fact-checked” in the media and it is clear that Shah “misled the Rajya Sabha by his emphatic statements which have been proven to be false".

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Poor Naveen-babu must be wondering who's next: Congress on Mamata Mohanta joining BJP

With senior BJD leader Mamata Mohanta joining the BJP after resigning as a Rajya Sabha member, the Congress claimed on Friday that the "true face of the BJP vis-a-vis regional parties" has been revealed and said BJD chief Naveen Patnaik must be wondering "who will be next".

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The (Congress) government has been in power for 8 months 'Job Calendar' has been given...'Job calendar' has become a joke calendar: BRS MLA

The whole cabinet is engaged in illegal and corrupt activities...in this situation, today we are starting our Padayatra, 'Mysore Chalo': P Rajeev, Karnataka BJP General Secretary

BJP and JDS to hold 10-day padayatra from Kengeri in Bengaluru to Mysuru over alleged MUDA and Valmiki Corporation scams.

Activist T J Abraham, who has sought Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s permission to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, insisted Friday that a fraud was committed in the allotment of plots by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).

This is the beginning of the end of Siddaramaiah. Our Padyatara begins today and we are quite confident that when the Padyatara reaches Mysuru, the Congress govt will be thrown out of Karnataka: BJP MP Captain Brijesh Chowta

Karnataka BJP chief BY Vijayendra performs puja at a temple in Mysuru ahead of a joint padyatra of party and its ally JD(S) against Congress government.

Several advance warnings were sent despite that no action was taken (by Kerala government): Union Minister Pralhad Joshi

The Congress government under the leadership of Siddaramaiah has completely become unaccountable: BJP MLA Ashwath Narayan

The allegations are very serious. It is time for him to resign and allow for a more competent, transparent government to come to Karnataka:

On BJP-JD(S) march to Mysuru, former CM H D Kumaraswamy said, 'This is against several illegal activities done by this (state) govt. This is to educate the people of Karnataka, about how they have grabbed money from officials.

'Man-made, Communist-Congress made disaster': BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Wayanad landslides

Despite the huge loss of life and property in the country due to disasters, politics being done by BJP and Congress unfair: BSP Supremo Mayawati

BSP supremo Mayawati.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday slammed the BJP and said 'What BJP is doing is satta-jihad'

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said, "We are members of Shivaji Maharaj Fan Club...we are not members of Aurangzeb Fan Club.... Aurangzeb was born in Gujarat, Shivaji Maharaj was born in Maharashtra, Aurangzeb spoke Gujarati and Urdu, Shivaji Maharaj spoke Marathi language".

The Congress party, Rahul Gandhi, has announced that 100 plus homes will be built by the Congress alone: Tharoor

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar met Maharashtra CM Ekanth Shinde in the latter's residence on Saturday.

Shelter home deaths happened due to AAP govt's negligence: BJP

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AAP slams BJP over shelter home deaths

Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj in a press conference on Saturday said, "The Asha Kiran shelter home was never under us, so I have no idea about it... Before coming here, I spoke to some officers who informed me that 'there's a lot of scope of corruption for officers posted here'. I want to ask the BJP-led central government and the L-G - why an officer like Rahul Aggarwal was made the administrator of this place?"

'I am cultured Maharashtra, you a group of robbers,' Uddhav attacks Mahayuti govt

Former Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray while addressing party workers in Pune said, "Now the battle is in the field, I said in Mumbai 'either I stay or you stay'. Here is a poster. In the photo, a Kalingad (Uddhav Thackeray calls Devendra Fadnavis watermelon) is placed at my feet. Some thought I challenged him (Devendra Fadnavis). But, you don't challenge the clods, you have to crush them with your finger. You are not big enough for me to challenge."

"Some thought I challenged him...Also, we should understand who I am and who he (Devendra Fadnavis) is. I am cultured Maharashtra and you are the group of robbers."

Source: ANI

BJP attacks Samajwadi Party over Ayodhya gangrape

BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla slammed SP chief Akhilesh Yadav over Ayodhya gangrape and asked why he was quiet when the accused is reportedly connected to Faizabad MP.

"Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party talk about PDA, but now when a 12-year-old girl from the Nishad community is raped and the accused 65-year-old Moeed Khan, who is part of the core team of Samajwadi Party MP from Faizabad, not only commits rape but also makes a video of it. So today Akhilesh Yadav is forgetting PDA and giving clean chit to Moeed Khan."

Source: ANI

Conspiracy to defame opposition: Jayant Patil on Sachin Waze's allegations against him

On Sachin Waze's allegations against him, NCP-SCP leader Jayant Patil said, "The person who made the first allegation has been in jail for 1.5 years, there are serious allegations against him. I don't think the court and the justice system will trust him. I don't know what he has written in the letter. How did he suddenly feel like writing the letter?"

"I think this is a conspiracy to defame the people of the opposition... I hope that when he (Devendra Fadnavis) gets the letter, he will call me and tell me what is written in that letter... I don't remember ever meeting Sachin Waze..."

Source: ANI

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah urges NHAI to not cut roads at 90 degrees as it potentially triggers landslides

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah visited landslide-hit Hassan district on Saturday. Talking to the reporters, he said, "...Hassan received 65% more rainfall, Sakleshpur received 12% more and Shirdi Ghat also received more rainfall, so the landslides increased. I suggested NHAI to acquire more land and not cut the road at 90 degrees. I will ask the Chief Secretary to write a letter and I will also meet Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and talk to him..."

Source: ANI

Wayanad presented great example of centre-state coordination: Kerala Governor

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said that lanslide-hit Wayanad presented a very brilliant example of the coordination between the central government and the state government.

"This is an hour of crisis, hour of tragedy. All our focus is on rescue and relief. So far all the bodies have not been recovered. So rescue work is in operation," he added.

Source: ANI

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