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Singh also took a swipe at Amitabh Bachchan and said the superstar must also campaign in Gujarat. "It will be good for Amitabh Bachchan if he campaigns in Gujarat elections, so far he has only taken benefits from the political parties,” Singh said.

The Goods and Services Tax, which the Congress vice-president a few days ago referred to as the "Gabbar Singh Tax", was once again taken up by Rahul, saying it had unleashed a Tsunami of tax terrorism, and it was only going to get worse from here onward.

Several historians believe that there was a Shiva temple at the same place where the Taj Mahal is located. Mughals first demolished the Shiva temple and then built the Taj Mahal. It is a fact, Agra North MLA Jagan Prasad Garg said.

According to party sources, the Congress is taking its "one family, one ticket" formula, whereby only one member of a family would be made party candidate.

Congress spokesman Randeep Singh Surjewala said Prime Minister Narendra Modi could get "any investigation" done into any allegations against the party chief's son-in-law to find out if there was any "wrong doing".

Speaking to News18, Vijayakumar said the commission was yet to decide the words that will replace ‘Dalit’ and ‘Harijan’ in official communication.

Recounting her memories of visiting the Taj and viewing its splendour on a full moon night, Banerjee asserted the need of equally recognizing all three chapters of Indian history: the ancient, the medieval and the modern.

Amit Shah slammed the Congress and asked BJP cadres to completely "root out" the grand old party from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state.

Questioning the delay in announcing the dates for Gujarat Assembly elections, JD(U) General Secretary and spokesperson Pavan Varma urged the Election Commission to be impartial in a tweet.

Two-time Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and Union Minister JP Nadda are being seen as the two most likely choices for the post of chief minister.

AAP said it will, on October 16, submit memorandums to the deputy commissioners at each district in the state to seek stoppage of alleged undue harassment of farmers.

The EC was scheduled to announce the dates for Himachal and Gujarat polls, but it only announced the dates for Himachal. It added that the dates for Gujarat polls will be announced separately.

Union minister Kiren Rijiju addressing an anti-CPM rally in Delhi on Monday said the only way to tackle the Left in Kerala was to “make people aware about their role in political murders”.

In a scathing attack on RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, JD(U) spokesman Neeraj Kumar said there are few examples in the country of a person indulging in rampant corruption and making his family members too suffer on that account.

Now that 44-year-old Akhilesh will remain at the helm for five years, the 2019 Lok Sabha and state Assembly elections in 2022 will be held under his presidentship.

Amit Shah also questioned human rights organisations for not talking about and protesting against the political killings in Kerala.