Politics

The security cover of Chandrababu Naidu was downgraded to Z+ category which consist of 4 constables- 2 in each shifts.

Babulal Marandi's return to BJP is also a testimony to the fact that leaders who continue to represent or cater to a constituency in a certain political ecosystem manage to survive a long spell without power.

Kapil Mishra earlier courted controversy during the recent Delhi Assembly polls terming it as an India-Pakistan contest for which he was slapped with a ban on campaigning by the EC.

Last week, the Uddhav Thackeray-led government had given its nod to handover the investigation into the Elgar Parishad case to the NIA, a move criticised by the NCP, the second largest constituent in the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition.

As the protest entered the fourth day here, Palaniswami asserted in the House that 'Amma's (late Jayalalithaa) government,' will not allow any measure that may go against the minorities in the state.

In a meeting with the finance department, Manish Sisodia discussed issues pertaining to poll promises made by the AAP in the run up to recently-concluded assembly elections and asked officials to make those provisions in the budget.

There will be no major changes in other Delhi portfolios, sources indicated.

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh dismissed reports that Jyotiraditya Scindia had left the coordination committee meeting held in New Delhi on Saturday midway and talks were held in a peaceful manner.

TDP leader Jay Galla tweeted that the YSRCP was unable to find any evidence of corruption during the last five years when the TDP was in power, and accused it of falsely linking the "Rs 2,000 crore corruption" to Naidu.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal promised to work for all Delhiites, irrespective of whether they voted for AAP, BJP or the Congress.

Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said the state Home department had written to the advocate general seeking legal opinion on whether an SIT can be formed or not for the case.

Participating in the motion of thanks to the governor's address to the Assembly, TMC MLA Nargis Begum reacted to CPIM leader Jahanara Khan's comments on the rise in crimes against women and uttered words which were expunged from the House records.

Terming the amended law against the spirit of the Constitution, Gehlot said the NDA government should withdraw it so that peace and harmony can be maintained.

Scindia's remarks came hours after senior party leader Jairam Ramesh voiced concern over the Congress debacle in the Delhi Assembly polls and suggested it "ruthlessly" reinvent itself or face the prospect of becoming irrelevant.

Although BJP had also dented the vote bank of Congress, much of it was eroded after the rise of SP and BSP in the state.

The sources said it was the formal process by the AAP chief, who was elected as the legislature party leader earlier in the day, to stake claim for forming the new government.