Politics

The old allies had almost reached a deal, but Akali Dal leaders refused to allow two of its candidates to contest on the BJP’s symbol as was done in the 2015 Assembly elections.

Ajit Pawar, who is Guardian Minister of Pune district, said a decision to implement such a proposal in Pune will be taken after experimenting in Mumbai.

He asserted that development work has gathered pace in Jammu and Kashmir, especially after June 18, 2018 when the erstwhile state came under Governor's rule.

Noting that 60 per cent of the country's population was aged below 40, Asaduddin Owaisi alleged that RSS and the Narendra Modi government at the Centre were not able to provide jobs to youths.

Former Union minister Krishna Tirath has been fielded from Patel Nagar Assembly constituency. She was a cabinet colleague of former chief minister Sheila Dikshit.

Other accused, including Congress leader Raj Babbar, were granted exemption from appearance on Saturday by the court which instructed them to be present during the next hearing.

A proposed meeting could not take place on Thursday as the Andhra Pradesh chief secretary expressed her inability to participate in the talks with her Telangana counterpart owing to “pressing engagements”. A new date is expected to be communicated soon.

Addressing a group of minority refugees from Pakistan, JP Nadda said the opposition is misleading people that crores of refugees would enter India after the law and it will become a difficult task to handle them.

The development came at a time when the Governor and the state government are at loggerheads following the former's support for the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which has been opposed vociferously by the latter.

According to Congress leaders, the meeting lasted for over an hour. A senior Congress leader said that the list of candidates will be released later on Saturday.

In a stinging editorial, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the Citizenship Amendment Act will not just affect India’s society but also hamper the nation’s economic growth.

When asked if there was any truth to reports that the Congress was fielding her against CM Arvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi seat, Asha Devi said she has never met or spoken to anyone in the grand old party.

The reunion of the two parties, which comes after a separation of three years due to what they termed 'communication gap', may alter the political scenario in the state, where the local body elections are round the corner.

Sanjay Raut, a Shiv Sena MP, on Wednesday set-off a political storm with his remarks that Gandhi had met gangster Karim Lala in Mumbai.

CPI(M) leader MY Tarigami said the Supreme Court may have declared the Internet blackout impermissible, but the Jammu and Kashmir administration seems to have found a way to 'circumvent' the verdict and retain most restrictions in the Valley.

Raj Kumar Chauhan had left the Congress just a day before voting began for the Lok Sabha polls in May 2019, after being denied a party ticket to contest the elections from North West (reserved) constituency.