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India Political Highlights: NCP supremo Sharad Pawar holds party meeting in MumbaiUCC is BJP's political tool to sharpen communal polarisation, says CPI(M)'s Sitaram Yechury. Elsewhere, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a swipe at PM Modi alleging that the Rafale deal got him a "ticket to the Bastille Day Parade" while the BJP hit back at the Congress leader, dubbing him a "frustrated dynast" and accused him of sullying the ambitious 'Make in India' drive. AAP accuses BJP of plotting Delhi deluge, says that floods in the capital city is a BJP-made phenomenon. On the contrary, Gautam Gambhir says Delhi CM is responsible for the current flood fury. The Congress announced a campaign committee for Telangana ahead of the assembly elections in the southern state. BJP panel investigating party leader's death to reach Patna today. Thanks for staying with us through the day. We will be back with more news on politics, goodnight!
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Will put all our efforts in making sure that BJP forms govt in MP polls: Narendra Singh Tomar

"We will put all our efforts in making sure that BJP forms the government will full majority in the upcoming Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh," says Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar

NCP supremo Sharad Pawar holds party meeting in Mumbai

UCC is BJP's political tool to sharpen communal polarisation, says CPI(M)'s Sitaram Yechury

BJP wants judicial inquiry, NHRC intervention over 'state sponsored and brutal' police action on the party's procession in Patna

BJP has said that the 'state-sponsored and brutal' police action on its procession in Patna earlier this week needs judicial inquiry and also wants NHRC to intervene. (ANI)

Congress leaders arrive at Sonia Gandhi's residence for parliamentary strategy meeting

Congress leaders arrive at Sonia Gandhi's residence in New Delhi for party's parliamentary strategy committee meeting.

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Smriti Irani responds to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's tweet regarding Manipur

Smriti Irani responds to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's tweet regarding Manipur

Ajit Pawar justifies visiting NCP chief Sharad Pawar's residence

Nashik | "I have every right to meet my family. My aunt was ill and was discharged from the hospital yesterday, so I went to meet her," says Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on visiting NCP chief Sharad Pawar's residence yesterday.

Congress stands in solidarity with the people of Manipur: K C Venugopal

K C Venugopal, Congress General Secretary-Organisation spoke on the meeting with party leaders from the northeast held in Delhi today. "Congress stands in solidarity with the people of Manipur," he said.

Owaisi slams Opposition on UCC

"Our party will oppose UCC...If you (opposition parties) want to defeat BJP then you have to show the difference - that you will not follow the agenda set by the BJP. They (opposition parties) are a club of big 'Chaudharis'. They have not invited the Telangana CM to the Opposition meeting. He is not an ordinary person but a major player in politics": AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi.

Salman Khurshid slams Centre on Manipur violence

"This (Central) government has selective approach to things. It goes to one place (West Bengal), doesn't go to another (Manipur)," says Congress leader Salman Khurshid on formation of BJP's fact-finding team for West Bengal.

Will take final decision: Chirag Paswan on attending NDA meeting

We will take a final decision after consulting the party leaders. We have supported BJP on various issues from time to time, but the final decision on whether to go to the NDA meeting or not will be taken after meeting with party leaders: Chirag Paswan, Lok Janshakti Party chief

Babulal Marandi takes charge as chief of BJP's Jharkhand unit

BJP leader Babulal Marandi takes charge as state chief of the party's Jharkhand unit.

Won't allow construction of Mekedatu dam on Cauvery: TN Water Resources Minister

"Whether it is friendship or enemity... we won't allow construction of the Mekedatu dam (on the Cauvery river)": Tamil Nadu Water Resources Minister Durai Murugan.

BJP invites Hindustani Awam Morcha President Jitan Ram Majhi for NDA meeting

BJP President JP Nadda has invited Hindustani Awam Morcha President Jitan Ram Majhi for the NDA meeting on 18th July in Delhi.

'Why wasn't a single drop of water released into Haryana, UP canals', Atishi asks

"Yamuna river water is receding, the people of Delhi will get relief in the next 12 hours...It is a big question why all the water from Hathnikund Barrage was being released only for Delhi. Not a single drop of water was released into the canals going to UP and Haryana from there. Haryana will have to answer for this. Could the flood situation in Delhi have been avoided?": Delhi PWD Minister, Atishi.

Narendra Singh Tomar made BJP convenor for MP polls

Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar made convenor of Election Management Committee for Madhya Pradesh assembly polls: BJP. (ANI)

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge convenes a meeting with party leaders from North-Eastern states, except Assam, in Delhi.

Nadda write to Chirag Paswan inviting him to the July 18 meeting of NDA in Delhi

BJP National President JP Nadda has written to the National President of Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Chirag Paswan inviting him to the July 18 meeting of NDA in Delhi. The letter states that Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) is an important part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by BJP

Gambhir slams Kejriwal over his BJP blame-game

“When it came to Covid and pollution, you (Arvind Kejriwal) had blamed (the Centre). Even now, when such a waterlogging situation has risen, you are doing the same,” says BJP leader Gautam Gambhir as a flood-like situation prevails in parts of Delhi.

Asaam: AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal slams CM's remark on Muslims

Guwahati, Assam | "CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Miya Muslims will not be allowed to sell vegetables and 'masala' in Guwahati. The CM is the head of the state and such words coming from his mouth don't seem right. He should not have said this. I did not like this. By doing all this, he is creating a division between Muslims and the Assamese people. If after all this, some incident happens then the govt and CM Sarma will be responsible for it," says, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief and Dhubri MP Badruddin Ajmal

Stalin pays floral tribute to former CM K Kamaraj on his 121st birth anniversary

TMC national spokesperson Derek O'Brien says Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on violence in West Bengal panchayat polls were 'distasteful' and 'insensitive'

TMC leader & West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and party national general Abhishek Banerjee will attend the joint Opposition meeting to be held in Bengaluru on July 18 

Nitish influenced by Mamata, alleges BJP-MP following Patna clash

BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the death of a party worker in an alleged ‘lathicharge’ in the state during a protest.
Prasad, who heads the fact-finding team probing the rural poll-related violence in West Bengal, said Nitish Kumar was adopting the methods of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee since they became friends.

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Amit Shah's remarks on West Bengal rural polls 'distasteful, insensitive’, claims TMC

The West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Friday dubbed Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on violence in the state’s panchayat polls as "distasteful and insensitive" and wondered what was the role of the union home ministry in restoring peace in strife-torn Manipur.

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Congress pays homage to K. Kamraj on his birth anniversary

Gautam Gambhir alleges Delhi CM for the current flood fury

It's unfortunate that Delhi is flooded today. This situation doesn't come as a surprise to me as the present government has not spent any money on building infrastructure in the city. CM had promised to make Delhi a world-class city: Gautam Gambhir, BJP MP from East Delhi

AAP accuses BJP of plotting Delhi deluge

AAP leaders claimed on Friday that the floods in the national capital is a BJP-made phenomenon, as water was intentionally released from the Hathnikund Barrage in Haryana, which is ruled by the saffron party.

Kharge sets up 'campaign committee' for Telangana Assembly polls

The Congress on Friday announced a campaign committee for Telangana with former MP Madhu Yashki Goud as its chairman, ahead of the assembly elections in the southern state.

BJP panel investigating party leader's death to reach Patna today

The four-member BJP inquiry committee, constituted by party President J.P. Nadda to probe the death of BJP leader Vijay Kumar Singh allegedly during a police lathicharge in Patna on Thursday, will arrive here on Saturday and meet party leaders and workers "injured in the police action".

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(Published 15 July 2023, 07:30 IST)