Politics

Several leaders including PM Narendra Modi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi visited her residence in Delhi to pay their last tributes.

Known as fiery orator and pioneer of ‘Bangla Khayal Gayaki’, musician Kabir was also the first one to raise his voice against ‘cut money’ and corruption that was rampant in the Trinamool Congress.

Priyanka Gandhi's visit to Sonbhadra also reminded of Indira Gandhi's visit to Belchi in Bihar following a massacre there to meet the victims' families, Oza said.

K Chandrasekhar Rao's remarks came in the Assembly when Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader M Bhatti Vikramarka referred to the issue of merger. "They came as per 10th Schedule of the Constitution," he said.

Chennithala, the Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly, also claimed the state had never seen such 'police atrocities and custodial deaths' as being witnessed now.

Amid ruckus by the opposition MLAs, Speaker NP Prajapati had to adjourn the proceedings of the House several times.

Chandrakant Patil, the Revenue minister in the state, was one of the troubleshooters for the BJP government during Maratha reservation agitation.

Aditi Singh who was travelling to Rae Bareli from Lucknow to participate in no-confidence motion against Zila Panchayat Chief Awadhesh Singh was allegedly attacked by goons of BJP MLC who opened fire on her car in Harchandpur.

Protesting against the minister questioning BJP MLA's intention behind raising the query, the opposition party legislators stormed the Well of the House, leading to its adjournment of for nearly half an hour.

The BJP had earlier in the day sought to move a no-confidence motion against the Congress-JDS government, which is battling for survival after 16 lawmakers of the ruling coalition resigned from the assembly.

Opposition BJP reiterated that the coalition has lost majority and demanded that Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy resign immediately or seek a trust vote on Monday itself.

Ramalinga Reddy is among the MLAs who have resigned and has not been responding to Congress's attempts to appease him.

After 10 Congress MLAs joined the BJP in Goa, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant dropped four ministers — three of the Goa Forward Party (GFP), including Sardesai, and one Independent — from his cabinet.

BSP supremo Mayawati welcomed the Uttar Pradesh Law Commission-drafted Bill against lynching and pitched for a stringent, pan-India legislation to arrest the spread of this 'dreadful disease'.

Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah said he is confident that the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka will win the vote of confidence in the state Assembly.

Ten Congress legislators in Goa, led by leader of opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar, joined the BJP on Wednesday, leaving the opposition party with just five MLAs in the 40 member Assembly.