India Political Highlights: After TMC, AAP set to boycott inauguration of new Parliament building on May 28

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AAP set to boycott inauguration of new Parliament building

After Trinamool, AAP has announced that the party's MPs will be boycotting the inauguration of the new parliament building on May 28.

Arvind Kejriwal has landed in Mumbai along with Bhagwant Mann

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is set to meet Uddhav Thackeray tomorrow in Mumbai

After his meeting with West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Kejriwal is heading to Mumbai to meet Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray as he tries to forge a unity of opposition parties against the Centre's ordinance regarding the Delhi services row.

Rahul Gandhi moves Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court seeking no objection to issuance of a fresh, ordinary passport for him

TMC set to boycott Parliament inauguration

Soon after invites for the inauguration of the Parliament building was announced, the TMC declared that the party will be boycotting the event to protest the Centre's decision to not invite President Droupadi Murmu to inaugurate the building.

WB BJP leader Rahul Sinha hits out at Mamata Banerjee after her press conference with Kejriwal

Sinha said that because Mamata's party TMC has now lost its national party status, she is bringing leaders from other states to the state to showcase her importance at a national level.

The BJP is set to organise nation-wide reach-out campaign on the 9th anniversary of the BJP government

Double engine has become troubled engine, says Mamata Banerjee after meeting Arvind Kejriwal

The WB CM added that she will support AAP in its fight against the central ordinance.

This government has become a government 'of the agency, by the agency and for the agency', says CM Mamata Banerjee

'We fear the Central govt might change the Constitution, they might change the name of the country.They don't even respect the Supreme Court verdicts,' she added.

When the SC has given a verdict, respect it: Didi lashes out against BJP on Delhi services row

If democracy needs to be saved, the BJP has to be stopped at any cost, the WB CM added.

This is a government for the bulldozer, of the bulldozer, and by the bulldozer, says Mamata

"Would request all Oppn parties if you have the heart to work together, rally against the BJP. They can now bring ordinances and change everything. You cannot do this only because you have the majority, there are some systems that have to be followed", says Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata.

Governors are making work difficult for non-BJP state governments, says Mann in response to DH's question

They have treated Manish Sisodia very badly despite him not being a convict, Mann further added in response to our question.

"What do they think, are we their servants,?" said Banerjee. She further stated that she fears the BJP might change the constitution and the name of the country.

AAP contingent, Mamata address a press conference from Kolkata

Mann, in the press conference is speaking about the close historical ties between Punjab and Bengal. He also spoke about the number of people from the northern state who stay in Bengal. Mann has also attacked PM Modi about his speeches in foreign countries about India's democracy, but, according to the Punjab CM, Modi has made a joke out of democracy.

Mann also praised Mamata for her political fights throughout her career.

Congress' Gourav Vallabh explains why exchanging Rs 2,000 notes will be a difficult task for Indian banks

"If a person changes 5 notes of Rs 2000 at a time , then banks will have to do 36 crore transactions in the next 4 months. If a transaction takes even 4 minutes, it will take about 2.5 crore hours for banks to exchange notes in the next 4 months. That is, in the next 4 months, the branches of the bank will be busy only in the exchange," said Vallabh in a press conference. Check it out right here:

Three CMs converge: Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann meet Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata

The three Chief Ministers of Punjab, Delhi, and West Bengal have met at the WB Secretariat building, Nabanna, amid a fresh row between AAP and the Centre over the Delhi services issue.

Delhi minister Atishi Singhand AAP MPs Sanjay Singh and Raghav Chadha, who has just married Bollywood star Parineeti Chopra, are also present at the meeting.

BJP's Sambit Patra reiterates Australian PM Anthony Albanese's 'Modi is the boss' statement on social media

After BJP suffered a big blow in the Karnataka Assembly elections, doubts were cast about Modi's popularity waning. However, the reception the PM has received in Australia from the Indian diaspora shows that his charm still retains some magic. Albanese, the Aussie PM, has now said 'Modi is the boss', and the BJP has already started capitalising on the same, with Sambit Patra also now tweeting, '#PMModiIsTheBoss'

It is constitutional if Speaker is inviting PM to unveil new Parliament building, says BJP's Shehzad Poonawalla

“It is constitutional if the Speaker is inviting the PM to unveil the new Parliament building," says BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla after Opposition claims President should inaugurate the new Parliament building.

Not inviting President to inaugurate new Parliament building is an insult to the Office and the Institution: Manish Tewari

Tenders issued by BJP govt were nothing but collection for the election says Congress's Priyank Kharge

Yediyurappa's son and BJP MLA B Y Vijayendra meets Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa's son and party MLA BY Vijayendra meets Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, minister KH Muniyappa and other leaders at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru.

U T Khader files nomination for Karnataka Speaker's post

Karnataka Congress leader and five-time MLA U T Khader on Tuesday filed the nomination for the post ofSpeaker at Vidhana Soudha.

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Supporters of G S Patil stage protest outside Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's residence in Bengaluru, demanding ministerial post for the Congress MLA

Not in PM race, working to get Oppn parties together, says Sharad Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Monday said he was not in the race to become prime minister and asserted the opposition wanted a leadership that would work for the betterment of the country.

Speaking at a condolence meet for Ram Takawale, Vice Chancellor of Pune University who passed away recently, Pawar said opposition parties might face a little task of projecting one person as the prime ministerial candidate if they come together. "I am putting efforts to get the opposition together. I am not in the race to become the prime minister as I am not contesting the next (Lok Sabha) election," he told reporters.

Telangana CM unveils logo for 10th state formation day celebrations

As the Telangana government is set to organise the state's 10th formation day celebrations on a grand scale spanning 21 days from June 2, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday unveiled the official logo for the events reflecting the state's existence and the progress achieved in the last decade.