Bihar: Ravishankar Prasad accuses Sonia of telling lies
Describing the Swabhiman rally of the Janata Dal (United)-Rashtriya Janata Dal-Congress combine in Patna on the weekend as an attempt to bring back Jungle Raj in Bihar, the Bharatiya Janata Party said on Monday that the low turnout at the rally showed that people had rejected the alliance. Union minister Ravishankar Prasad accused Congress president Sonia Gandhi of telling lies at the rally. “There was no issue of development in today’s rally,” Prasad said. He said that the crowd at the Patna rally was not even half the size of the audiences that Prime Minister Narendra Modi usually addresses in Bihar.
Manipur: Houses of three MLAs set ablaze
Violence erupted in Manipur's Churachandpur town on Monday evening over the Inner Line Permit issue. Residences of Manipur Health Minister Phungzathang Tonsing, MLA of Thanlon and MLA of Singhat were set ablaze. According to reports, violence is still on and police is battling the mob using tear gas. Section 144 has also been imposed in the district after violent protests.
Himachal Pradesh: Charges framed against Virbhadra
The court of the judicial magistrate, Una, on Monday framed charges in a criminal defamation case filed against Virbhadra Singh by SM Katwal, former chairman of the HP Subordinate Services Selection Board. Charges were framed under sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly making defamatory statements about Katwal and the HPSSSB during rallies held for the Guler byelection in 2004.
Maharashtra: Cops hint at plot hatched over Skype
Mumbai police officials believe that Indrani Mukherjea and Sanjeev Khanna plotted the murder of Sheena Bora over the video conferencing software Skype. The Khar police, who produced all three suspects, Mukherjea, Khanna and driver Shyamwar Rai before a Bandra court on Monday, told the court that Mukherjea and Khanna spoke over Skype several times. A police official said Mukherjea and Khanna, whose marriage ended 14 years ago, got back in touch after their daughter Vidhie visited Kolkata. During one such chat, Mukherjea allegedly told hanna she was afraid that Sheena Bora, her daughter from a previous relationship, would marry Rahul Mukerjea, the son of her current husband Peter from a previous marriage. If that were to happen, Vidhie, who had been adopted by Peter Mukherjea, would lose a considerable share of her step-father's assets, Indrani Mukherjea claimed.
Delhi: AAP law minister removed
Three days after Delhi Law Minister Kapil Mishra recommended filing an FIR against former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, he was divested of his portfolio. It was given to Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. The government said this was a routine reallocation of work.
Describing the Swabhiman rally of the Janata Dal (United)-Rashtriya Janata Dal-Congress combine in Patna on the weekend as an attempt to bring back Jungle Raj in Bihar, the Bharatiya Janata Party said on Monday that the low turnout at the rally showed that people had rejected the alliance. Union minister Ravishankar Prasad accused Congress president Sonia Gandhi of telling lies at the rally. “There was no issue of development in today’s rally,” Prasad said. He said that the crowd at the Patna rally was not even half the size of the audiences that Prime Minister Narendra Modi usually addresses in Bihar.
Manipur: Houses of three MLAs set ablaze
Violence erupted in Manipur's Churachandpur town on Monday evening over the Inner Line Permit issue. Residences of Manipur Health Minister Phungzathang Tonsing, MLA of Thanlon and MLA of Singhat were set ablaze. According to reports, violence is still on and police is battling the mob using tear gas. Section 144 has also been imposed in the district after violent protests.
Himachal Pradesh: Charges framed against Virbhadra
The court of the judicial magistrate, Una, on Monday framed charges in a criminal defamation case filed against Virbhadra Singh by SM Katwal, former chairman of the HP Subordinate Services Selection Board. Charges were framed under sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly making defamatory statements about Katwal and the HPSSSB during rallies held for the Guler byelection in 2004.
Maharashtra: Cops hint at plot hatched over Skype
Mumbai police officials believe that Indrani Mukherjea and Sanjeev Khanna plotted the murder of Sheena Bora over the video conferencing software Skype. The Khar police, who produced all three suspects, Mukherjea, Khanna and driver Shyamwar Rai before a Bandra court on Monday, told the court that Mukherjea and Khanna spoke over Skype several times. A police official said Mukherjea and Khanna, whose marriage ended 14 years ago, got back in touch after their daughter Vidhie visited Kolkata. During one such chat, Mukherjea allegedly told hanna she was afraid that Sheena Bora, her daughter from a previous relationship, would marry Rahul Mukerjea, the son of her current husband Peter from a previous marriage. If that were to happen, Vidhie, who had been adopted by Peter Mukherjea, would lose a considerable share of her step-father's assets, Indrani Mukherjea claimed.
Delhi: AAP law minister removed
Three days after Delhi Law Minister Kapil Mishra recommended filing an FIR against former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, he was divested of his portfolio. It was given to Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. The government said this was a routine reallocation of work.
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