Politics

UP CM Adityanath said that his government's first priority is the security of the state's 23 crore people. Whatever decision is in the public interest, that will be taken.

Rubbishing BJP’s charges, the Congress said Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had sold an MF Hussain painting of her father Rajiv Gandhi to Rana Kapoor for Rs 2 crore, and the entire amount was disclosed in her income tax return of 2010.

Bisahulal Singh is the eight Congress MLA to return after being ‘missing’ for six days amid alleged attempts by the BJP to topple the Kamal Nath government.

Leader of the Opposition in Assembly Devendra Fadnavis claimed Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, which constitute the Maha Vikas Aghadi, do not trust each other.

Chief Minister Kamal Nath said while he has received information about Dang's resignation, he has neither received a letter nor discussed the matter with him in person so far.

PM Narendra Modi is said to be keen to know about the impact of central government schemes despite strong opposition from the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress in Bengal.

Ranjeet Kumar Dass said the anti-CAA protests in the state have weakened as people finally realised that Bangladeshis would not settle in Assam and destroy their culture, language, and identity.

A large number of Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supporters also reached the airport to welcome their party chief.

Penning down a poem on the situation in the national capital, the West Bengal chief minister said that Delhi has played a “Holi of Blood” before the “Holi of colours”.

Sources in the party said the main grudge Rahul Gandhi hold is that when he stepped down from his post after Lok Sabha election results last year, his party didn't stand by him for his beliefs and slogans used in the poll campaign.

The party is likely to evolve a strategy on the continued violence in Delhi, following protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

Citing the BJP's brute majority in Parliament, Chidambaram asked what was the guarantee that the government would not bring in an amendment, similar to the CAA, to give a push to its idea of a "Hindu" country.

The defence minister said the situation is improving rapidly in Kashmir and the decisions of releasing detained politicians will be finalised, adding that the government has not tortured anyone.

Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah said Minister Prabhu Chauhan is originally from Maharashtra, though he is a resident of “Karnatak” now, and hence, unable to pronounce the name of the state properly.

Iqbal, who has been elected for the sixth time from Matia Mahal constituency, will oversee the oath-taking of newly elected members on February 24 when the first session of the assembly begins.

Banerjee is scheduled to invite all the councillors, panchayat pradhans, youth body presidents, district presidents and observers and party leaders of the minority, SC and SC communities at Netaji Indoor Stadium.