India Political Highlights: Azam Khan disqualified from the membership of the UP Legislative Assembly, says Office of the Speaker

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SAD objects to Centre's move to open NIA offices in all states

The SAD on Friday criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement about opening NIA offices in all states, saying that doing so will allow the central agency to have overriding powers over the state police.

The Sukhbir Singh Badal-led opposition party also accused Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of approving Shah's proposal.(PTI)

AAP faces flak on removal of Mahatma's pics from offices; BJP says ensure his photos not dropped from notes

Amid a row over Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's appeal for printing images of Hindu deities on currency notes, the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress in Gujarat on Friday criticised the Aam Aadmi Party for removing Mahatma Gandhi's photos from government offices in Punjab, where the AAP is in power. Attacking Kejriwal over his demand, Gujarat BJP president CR Paatil said people should remain cautious and make sure the AAP does not remove Mahatma Gandhi's photograph from currency notes like it did in government offices.(PTI)

Azam Khan disqualified from the membership of the UP Legislative Assembly: Office of UP Assembly Speaker

Rahul hopes Twitter will now act against hate speech, not stifle voice of opposition in India

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi hoped on Friday that Twitter would now act against hate speech, check facts more robustly and not stifle the voice of the opposition in India, soon after billionaire Elon Musk took over the social media giant and fired four of its top executives.

Gandhi's Twitter handle was temporarily locked after he shared a picture of a rape victim and received a notice from the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). He had not used his account on the microblogging website for some time after that. The Congress leader has been using his Twitter handle to attack the Narendra Modi government often.(PTI)

BJP govt in Haryana has not undertaken single development work in Adampur, says former CM Hooda

Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday alleged that the BJP-led government in the state had not undertaken a single development work in Adampur, where Assembly bypolls are scheduled for November 3.

The veteran Congress leader also alleged that the state's BJP government was working on a five-point agenda "to increase inflation, unemployment, corruption, crime and drugs".(PTI)

Hard work doesn't pay without God's blessings, 130 crore Indians want pictures of Lakshmi, Ganesh on currency: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said "130 crore Indians" want pictures of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Lakshmi on currency notes. Blessings of the Almighty are necessary for hard work to translate into success, the Aam Aadmi Party leader said. Kejriwal reiterated his demand to print pictures of the two Hindu deities on currency notes at a rally at Morva Hadaf in Panchmahal district of Gujarat where Assembly elections are expected to be announced soon.(PTI)

'BJP obstructing Chhath preparations', says AAP after lawmaker's outburst at DJB official

The AAP on Friday slammed the BJP leaders for their conduct with Delhi Jal Board (DJB) officials, who in a video were seen being rebuked by them for using some chemical to defoam Yamuna, and alleged that the party was obstructing Chhath preparations.

The Aam Aadmi Party also alleged that the BJP leaders were stopping Chhath Puja preparations.(PTI)

AAP leaders stage protests over garbage mismanagement by MCD

Aam Aadmi Party leaders staged protests in several constituencies of the national capital on Friday against "garbage mismanagement" in the city by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

The leaders and the party workers gathered with placards in their constituencies and raised slogans against the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP).(PTI)

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Punjab CM wants Shah to look into problems faced by farmers along border fence

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday to sympathetically look into the problems being faced by farmers along the India-Pakistan border fence in the state.

Addressing a two-day "Chintan Shivir" of home ministers here, Mann urged Shah to reduce the distance between the border fence and the actual border to facilitate the farmers cultivating their land across the fence, according to an official release.

MLA poaching case: Telangana court dismisses plea seeking remand of accused

A city court here on Thursday declined to send three persons arrested for allegedly trying to buy four MLAs of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) into judicial custody.

The ACB Court judge, citing lack of evidence, dismissed the petition in which the police sought judicial remand of the accused. The court also made it clear that this can't be treated as a case of corruption.

The court asked the police to question the accused by serving notices under section 41 of Criminal Procedure Code.

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