Politics

On Friday, thousands of Meira Paibi in Imphal holding banners and raising slogans, asserting that the Naga agreement should not affect the territorial integrity of Manipur.

The meeting will be held a day before the Congress kicks off its 10-day nationwide protest over slowdown, rising unemployment, agrarian crisis and RCEP trade deal.

In an editorial in its mouthpiece 'Saamana', the Uddhav Thackeray-led party said farmers who have suffered crop loss should be provided adequate compensation without attaching any conditions.

The by-elections to Kharagpur Sadar assembly seat in West Midnapore district, Karimpur in Nadia and Kaliaganj in Uttar Dinajpur will be held on November 25.

The Congress was quick to hit back at Ravi Shankar Prasad, saying that it was 'unbecoming of a Union minister to have used such a solemn occasion (Patel Jayanti) to settle political scores'.

The election was announced at a meeting of the newly-elected Sena MLAs at party office Sena Bhawan in Dadar area.

In the recent October 21 state assembly elections, the Congress had emerged as the main opposition, winning 31 of the 90 seats.

Congress questioned who was Madi Sharma and in what capacity was she fixing the appointment of the MPs with the prime minister and why was Government of India facilitating it.

JD(U) spokesperson KC Tyagi also hit out at the demand of several BJP leaders for the implementation of the National Register of Citizens, as being done in Assam, in Bihar.

The Sena and the BJP fought the October 21 Assembly polls in an alliance, winning 56 and 105 seats, respectively, but have gone on to take tough positions on government formation.

NCP chief spokesperson Nawab Malik made the remarks after Shiv Sena cancelled its meeting with the BJP as Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis denied talks of Sena holding post of CM for 2.6 years.

Members of the group submitted a memorandum to the governor alleging a cover-up by police in the case and demanded an impartial re-investigation.

Haryana Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya administered the oath at a ceremony, lasting less than 10 minutes, at the Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh. Barring Khattar and Dushyant, no Cabinet member took oath.

Several political families in Maharashtra held on their bastions in 14th Legislative Assembly in Maharashtra with relatives of distinguished leaders getting elected as MLAs.

Manohar Lal Khattar is likely to be elected the BJP legislative party leader at a meeting in Chandigarh on Saturday and will then stake claim before the Governor to form the government. Chautala is likely to be his deputy.

The Maharashtra and Haryana elections also show that the Indian voter has matured over the years to make a discernible choice in national and provincial elections.