Politics

The former J&K chief minister Abdullah was detained on the intervening night of August 4 and August 5 last year just before the government abrogated provisions of Article 370. He was released on March 24.

Pawar appealed to the people to maintain self-discipline and also asked the police to exercise restraint and allow movement of vehicles transporting essential services and goods.

The former Congress MP, whose exit from that party led to the fall of the Kamal Nath government, said he has always believed that politics should be a medium of serving people.

With a political career spanning four decades, Congress stalwart Kamal Nath has exhibited a calm approach towards the crisis and has consistently maintained that the Congress party has the numbers and will survive the storm.

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Shivraj Chouhan, however argued that after the resignations of 22 Congress MLAs, of which six had been accepted, the government should not be allowed to continue even for a day.

To bolster his claim, Tamil superstar Rajinikanth cited examples of how a political movement helped MG Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa garner popular support.

Suresh ‘Bhaiyyaji’ Joshi said some people were trying to mislead people despite assurances from PM Modi and the home minister.

In a similar assurance as given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the delegation, Amit Shah said the government will work with all sections of the society to realize the hopes of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir.

Terming the dramatic political developments an ‘unprecedented situation’, CM Kamal Nath pointed out that on the one hand the BJP is holding the MLAs captive, and on the other hand it is demanding a floor test.

No assessment has been done about the loss incurred to general public due to blocking of road, union minister G Kishan Reddy said.

Assuming that two BSP MLAs, one SP legislator and four Independent members continue supporting the Kamal Nath government, the Congress would still fall five seats short of the effective majority mark.

After meeting Finance Minister Tarun Bhanot in Bhopal, the MLA from Burhanpur reposed his faith in the Congress government and Chief Minister Kamal Nath. He denied the use of coercive means against him by anyone.

A book highlighting the UP government’s major achievements with details of development initiatives in all the assembly seats will be launched as a part of the celebrations.

The resignation letter has to be a simple statement of intent expressed by the MLA that he/she is resigning from membership of that particular assembly with immediate effect. Any extra word, describing one’s reasons for resigning etc, will make the resign...

Party members, including Manish Tewari and Shashi Tharoor, gathered at Gandhi's seat in the second row of the opposition benches and were seen having an animated discussion with him over the party's current status.

The meeting was held at the initiative of Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who was appointed to the constitutional post over seven months ago.