Politics

The Maharashtra chief minister, his deputy Ajit Pawar and Speaker Nana Patole teased Fadnavis at the inauguration of the BJP leader’s book, 'Budget in Simple Words'.

Sanjay Pathak, who owns the iron ore mine, was a former Congressman who ditched the party and joined the BJP and went on to serve as a minister in the erstwhile Shivraj Singh Chouhan government.

On Monday, the Lok Sabha was adjourned several times after the opposition members demanded debate over the Delhi violence that took place last week in which at least 46 people have lost their lives and over 263 injured.

Thummar later told reporters that he had made this offer to Patel in his personal capacity.

BJP and Congress MPs pushed and shoved each other in the Lok Sabha on Monday as opposition parties vehemently protested over the issue of violence in Delhi and demanded resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah.

Pawar's comment comes in the backdrop of statements by some BJP leaders that the ruling dispensation might not last long owing to contrasting viewpoints of the member parties.

Malik, an NCP leader, told the Legislative Council that the government has proposed to provide five per cent reservation to Muslims in educational institutes and will bring in a law for this.

BJP's Rajeev Babbar, in his complaint, has sought proceedings against them for 'harming' the reputation of BJP by blaming it for the deletion of the names of voters from electoral rolls here.

The saffron party also objected to the MLA's comments that his party would offer protection to Muslims whether they had come from Pakistan or other states in the country and living in the state since long.

Last year, Roy created a furore when he appealed to people to "boycott everything Kashmiri" following the Pulwama terror attack on a CRPF convoy.

Ravi Shankar Prasad said peaceful coexistence of people of all religions is the central to Indian ethos.

The son of late Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal, Ranjit Singh is an independent legislator from the Rania constituency in Sirsa district.

Union minister Prakash Javadekar said the BJP was working to restore peace and condemned the Congress and the AAP for playing politics over the violence that claimed 34 lives in northeast Delhi and left over 200 injured.

Under the 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme, beneficiaries can buy subsidised foodgrains from ration shops in any part of the country.

Yatnal also said PM Narendra Modi and HM Amit Shah were only waiting for US President Donald Trump to leave the nation before they could take some decisive action against those who speak ill of the country.

Addressing Congress workers at a peace march taken out by the party against the violence in Delhi, she urged them to visit affected areas and spread the message of peace and brotherhood.