Politics

Following Andhra CM Jagan Reddy’s indication on having three capital cities for the state, farmers of Amaravati have been protesting for the past six days.

Fadnavis also accused the Maharashtra government of 'betraying' farmers with its farm loan waiver announcement, and demanded that the Uddhav Thackeray-led dispensation give Rs 25,000 per hectare to cultivators for crop damage.

The Shiv Sena also hit out at the BJP, saying the Jharkhand Assembly poll trends show people are not buying the Amit Shah-led party's politics based on sentimental issues like the National Register of Citizens.

The Sena, in its party mouthpiece 'Saamana', noted that the Thackeray government took the decision of farm loan waiver at a time when the country is 'burning' over the issue of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

UP BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh said that the opposition has been spreading canards about the citizenship law and these 'elements' had fuelled the recent violence in the state on the issue.

For the first time since Jharkhand's creation 19 years ago, assembly elections to all the 81 seats passed off without violence by Maoists.

Calling for peace, amid protests against the CAA in various parts of the state defying prohibitory orders, Yediyurappa accused the Congress party of being behind it and warned them of consequences.

Over the last few days, Delhi has witnessed relentless protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) with some of them at Jamia Nagar and Seelampur turning violent.

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray also said that no matter how much mud was created, lotus (BJP's poll symbol) will not be allowed to bloom anywhere.

Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal said that the series of marches would be in continuation of the momentum generated by the 'Bharat Bachao Rally' in the national capital on December 14.

He also appealed to the people of Odisha to maintain peace and not fall for rumours.

The ruling BJP had swept the by-elections on December 5, winning 12 of the 15 seats, helping the four-month-old Yediyurappa government retain majority in the Assembly.

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also appealed to all communities to maintain calm after violence rocked the two universities.

Speaking at BizNext summit of News18 in Bhopal on Monday, Kamal Nath claimed that Centre should have held a conference of the chief ministers before introducing CAB in Parliament.

A hoarding has been put up at the entrance of Thane railway station, among the busiest in the country, and workers have been asking people their opinion on the demand and requesting those in agreement to sign.

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar who had asked the chief secretary and director general of police to come to Raj Bhavan on Monday morning said their absence was 'surely not acceptable'.