Politics

Amid chaos, the regional party, Asom Gana Parishad, which cemented immigration of foreign nationals in state politics, is seen absent from the scene of politics and protest.

Sambit Patra said Rahul Gandhi can never be 'Rahul Savarkar' as Savarkar stood for 'patriotism, bravery and sacrifice' while the Congress leader is somebody who spoke what Pakistan said on issues like the citizenship bill.

Raising the issue during the pre-noon session of the House, GVL Narasimha Rao said the trial of Saeed in terror funding cases was being done 'in-camera' in Pakistan and the public and media were not aware of the proceedings.

Asked if the resignations have been accepted by the party high command, senior leader and former union minister Veerappa Moily said that right now everybody was busy with the Parliament session.

O'Brien dubbed the bill as "unconstitutional" and said there are clauses in it that are similar to what the Nazis had introduced.

The Congress veteran described the Gandhi family as the "cementing force" for the 134-year-old party and rejected the charge that it practised dynastic politics.

Attacking the Congress and the NCP, he said despite fighting the elections against the Shiv Sena, the two parties joined hands with the saffron party for political gains.

The party is likely to strongly oppose the bill, which will be tabled on Monday.

When asked whether he considers Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari a competitor in the elections, the chief minister praised him for his singing.

Maharaj's message came on a day when another rape victim from Unnao was set ablaze by her alleged rapists who were out on bail.

On the 114th birth anniversary of party founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, the NC adopted a unanimous resolution urging the Centre to win the hearts and minds of people in J&K by reaching out to them and understanding their aspirations.

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that the alliance would rob Jharkhand of its minerals, spread Naxalism in the state and also divide society along caste, language and regional lines.

Education should be brought back to the State List in the Constitution to enable states to address education related issues in an efficient and expedient manner, the party said.

Telangana Commerce Minister KT Rama Rao said that he was left disappointed four times in a span of five years when he urged the Centre to also encourage investment in Telangana, as it does for big states like Uttar Pradesh.

Mamata Banerjee has found herself in a ‘do or die’ situation as she predicts the possibility of Muslim votes swinging towards Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM, which is trying to make inroads into Bengal.

The by-elections in Karnataka were necessitated due to disqualification of 17 Congress and JD(S) rebel legislators after they resigned from the assembly in mid-July in protest against the then government's functioning.