Politics

The 75-year-old former Uttar Pradesh chief minister was admitted to Medicity Medanta Hospital on Friday around 8.40 AM.

The notice was served to the MLA after he was caught on camera criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje's office on Thursday rubbished media, saying "false" reports were being run on the basis of "rumours" to tarnish her image and cause "political damage".

Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot made a strong pitch for her resignation, saying no amount of BJP support can help her now.

The meeting between the two leaders came even as the Anti-Corruption Bureau wrote to Maharashtra principal secretary, seeking details of the deals worth Rs 206 crore, which were cleared by Pankaja Munde.

Sachin Pilot called for the resignation of CM Vasundhara Raje after documents bearing her signature to support Lalit Modi's immigration application came to light.

Backing Maria, Shiv Sena asked why the government was not backing him the same way as it was doing so in the case of Sushma Swaraj and Vasundhara Raje.

Documents revealed that she allegedly filed application backing Modi in 2011 when she was the leader of the opposition in Rajasthan Assembly.

The octogenarian leader from Jharkhand is among top BJP leaders like LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, who have been sulking after not been inducted into the Modi government.

"A dawn-to-dusk bandh will be observed on June 26 in protest against state government's failure to take action against those responsible for Brahma Paribartan fiasco," Prasad Harichandan told reporters.

LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan has declared that he is not a contender for the CM's post and added that he will support anyone who the PM picks.

The elections in Bihar are seen as much sought after with parties like the RJD, JDU, SP and others coming together to collectively take on the Narendra Modi-led BJP.

"The BJP is on fire. Nobody has any idea of what earthquake will come or which volcano will erupt. Nobody knows what will happen next," Prasad told reporters in Patna.

Pointing that Advani is a witness to the Emergency of 1975, a Saamana editorial said that the veteran leader's fear cannot be mitigated.

A Delhi Court on Friday has extended former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar's police custody by two days for allegedly possessing fake degrees.

The BJP has not come out in Raje's defence and sources say that an advisory has been issued to the party members to not give a statement on her.