Politics

His statement came after the state Congress, fearing 'horse-trading' ahead of the assembly session, shifted its MLAs to Jaisalmer from Jaipur where they had been staying at a hotel for over a fortnight.

He said the government has resorted to "falsehood as it had unlawfully incarcerated me since August 5, 2019".

The reason behind Congress's decline is the fact that it had opted to play second fiddle to the regional satraps like Lalu Prasad Yadav and Mulayam Singh Yadav and never tried to stand on its own feet and come out of the shadows of the regional leaders.

Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra has returned the cabinet recommendations for calling an assembly session twice in the Congress-ruled state.

Underlining that "bhumi pujan" is an essential and sacred ritual, VHP working president Alok Kumar said before starting any construction work, Hindus worship the Mother Earth and seek her permission to dig, which cannot be done virtually.

The former J&K CM said he still fails to understand the need to downgrade the state into a union territory, 'except to punish the people of the state'.

The people of the country will protect democracy and the Constitution by rejecting the BJP's conspiracy of deceit and deception, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said Kalraj Mishra as governor, was bound by the aid and advice by the state government, but was acting in a partisan way.

This comes amid the political crisis in Rajasthan as Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has accused the BJP of trying to topple his government.

Talking about Scindia and Pilot who deserted the party, Chowdhury said they were never neglected or given short shrift by the party.

The states where the bypolls have been deferred are --Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha seat in Bihar, two assembly seats each in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh, and one each in Assam, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala.

East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir also questioned the "seriousness" of the Aam Aadmi Party-led government in tackling the problems of the city,

Eid-ul-Adha is being observed on July 31 while the festival of Rakshabandhan falls on August 3, the last day of the 10-day lockdown announced by state home minister Narottam Mishra on Wednesday.

Earlier this week, Priyanka Gandhi had tagged a video of rain water pouring down from the ceiling of a coronavirus ward of a hospital in Bareilly.

The Congress demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his government's policy and strategy to ensure that Indian territory is protected.

Punjab has been witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases for the past several days. The state's COVID tally stood at 9,792, with 246 deaths as on Saturday evening.