Politics

Rama Devi (BJP), who was in the Chair, directed that Maran's objectionable remarks be expunged from the records.

Shaheen Bagh has been the epicentre of anti-CAA protests in Delhi, running into over 50 days now. Protesters had taken turns on polling day on Saturday to cast votes to keep the agitation alive.

An analysis of exit poll results in past elections in Delhi shows that it was AAP’s performance that was underestimated both in 2013 and in 2015.

Standing in a queue outside a polling booth in Chandi Chowk constituency Rahul and his friend Karan, both first-time voters, said they were going to vote for development.

Chacko said the main opponent of the Congress is the Aam Aadmi Party and not the BJP, which has lost a lot of ground here.

In Delhi, there will be a government that can coordinate with the Centre, Lal, who was in the BJP till last year, said.

Other candidates include Vikas from Aapki Apni Party (Peoples) — symbol battery torch — from Model Town; and Iswar, an independent fighting on a bat symbol from Delhi Cantonment.

During a rally in Delhi on Wednesday, the Congress leader warned Modi that in the next six months, the youth will hit him with sticks ('danda') if he doesn't address the issue of unemployment.

ABVP candidates filed their nominations for all the central panels of the Engineering and Arts faculties. The elections will be held on February 19 and the results will be declared a day later.

Rajya Sabha chairman and Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said the issue of defection was very important as even the courts have commented on it.

Home minister Amit Shah spent most of his time on two subjects – the anti-CAA and NRC protests and the announcement of Ram Mandir trust.

In an interview to PTI, Chief Minister Kejriwal said BJP leaders these days are talking about Shaheen Bagh where an anti-CAA protest is going on for over a month, but not about Delhi's unauthorised colonies.

Chidambaram said one of the fundamental ideas for a modern democracy is secularism and it is under challenge along with citizenship today. He said secularism is being challenged to a point where citizenship has also become an object of attack.

In a tweet in Hindi, the Delhi chief minister said he wanted BJP leaders to also read the devotional hymn addressed to Hanuman every day.

In his letter, Yechury has said thousands have been detained since the intervening night of August 4-5, 2019.

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that people were coming out save the Constitution from the government.