Earlier in the day, Rujira Banerjee, wife of Abhishek Banerjee, was allegedly stopped from boarding a UAE-bound flight citing a “lookout” notice by the Enforcement Directorate that asked her to appear before them on June 8.
BJP MLA Ashish Jaiswal, three other legislators object to manner some forest officials in Maharashtra were transferred, urge forest minister Sudhir Mungantiwar to recall decision (PTI)
Union minister Hardeep Puri has criticised Rahul Gandhi for his take on issues related to India on foreign land. He said, “Disheartening to see Rahul Gandhi conducting 'anti-national' programmes, engaging in 'irresponsible' discourse at a time the entire country is united in grief after deadly train accident in Odisha.”
In an all-out attack against the Congress, the BJP said that it will hold massive protests if the Congress government makes any attempt to withdraw the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act.
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Union minister RK Singh criticised Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar after an under-construction four-lane bridge over the Ganga river collapsed in Bihar's Bhagalpur, for the second time in a year. He added that the incident is a clear example of high corruption in the state.
It clearly shows that there is a lot of corruption in Bihar. We demand that a high-level investigation headed by a high court judge should be conducted into this (bridge collapse): Pashupati Kumar Paras, Union minister & President of Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party
In a dig at PM Modi, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has said that it is the 'stubbornness' of PM Modi that led to the party's defeat in Himachal, Karntaka. He also added that the BJP would lose more states.
"The Yogi Adityanath-led government has been strongly opposing in courts such criminals who continue to operate from jail. Soon more such criminals will also be reprimanded”, says BJP leader Hero Bajpai on conviction of jailed gangster Mukhtar Ansari.
BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla blames JD(U)-RJD govt on the Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge collapse in Bihar's Bhagalpur, says "This is the testimony of how Nitish Kumar has transmutated from 'Sushasan babu' to 'Bhrashtachari & Kushashan babu'. (ANI)
Abhishek Banerjee will be approaching Supreme Court over his wife Rujira being stopped at the Kolkata airport, sources close to the TMC leader has said. (DHNS)
Trinamool Congress senior leader Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira has been detained at the Kolkata Airport while on her way to Dubai on Monday, according to multiple media reports.
Odisha rail tragedy: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge writes to PM Modi, says 'all empty safety claims' of Railway Minister 'exposed'
Opposition meeting to be held on June 12 has been postponed. Heads of all political parties were supposed to come to the meeting, it's not right if any other representative will come. So we've asked Congress party that the head of the party should come. New date of the meeting will be announced later: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde andDeputy CM Devendra Fadnavis met Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah in New Delhi on Sunday night. Several issues including expansion of the council of ministers were discussed in the meeting. (DHNS)
Rs 1,500 crore was spent on the new Parliament building, what was the need for it? PM could have helped people with jobs, homes and so much more. Centre owns Rs 1.15 Lakh crore to Bengal, if provided,every resident will have a home within one year: Abhishek Banerjee
"I am not interested in telling you what I believe. I don't want to do 'Mann Ki Baat' over here. I am interested in knowing "aapke mann mein kya hai" (what is in your heart), Rahul Gandhi in US.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP saying they never talk about the future, and always blame somebody else in the past for their failures.
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With a majority of Congress MLAs expressing dissatisfaction with the way the previous BJP government divided the BBMP limits into 243 wards, the long-delayed civic body elections are likely to be prolonged until a decision is made by the Supreme Court
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A meeting of opposition parties, which was scheduled to be held in Patna on June 12, has been postponed, sources said on Sunday.
With Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and some other key opposition figures unavailable for the meeting, there is a view to hold the deliberations at a later date so that they could also participate, giving the event due prominence.
Sources said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin were also finding it difficult to attend the meeting on June 12 due to prior commitments.
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