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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday termed the government's revamp of the Jallianwala Bagh memorial "very nice". Singh's remark came hours after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called it an "insult of martyrs".  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3jtSu0b

Two leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday. BJP MLA Biswajit Das and councillor Manatosh Nath joined the saffron party at a ceremony in Kolkata.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3t32jFS

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Centre of "using" probe agencies, hours after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued fresh summons to nephew Abhishek Banerjee, and his wife for questioning in a money laundering case linked to an alleged coal scam in the state.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2XTYoiT

Punjab Congress, Navjot Sidhu latest news: The squabble in Punjab Congress is intensifying by the day with party's state unit president Navjot Singh Sidhu refusing to announce any 'ceasefire' in his battle against Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3mBKNHn

Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh on Tuesday attacked Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, asking if the "love" for the Muslim vote bank prevented him from paying tributes to former state CM Kalyan Singh, who died after prolonged illness. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3jcDrYH

Those who believe in democracy and secularism must come together and draw up a "time-bound action program", NCP supremo Sharad Pawar said after taking part in a virtual meeting of opposition leaders convened by Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday. He appreciated the initiative to organize a meeting of like-minded parties in view of the present circumstances in the country, the former Union minister said on Twitter. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3j3nsfo

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday held a virtual meeting with top opposition leaders including some chief ministers, amid efforts to evolve a common strategy against the NDA government. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also attended the meeting. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3k7pIlq

UP Election 2022 News: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal - United (JDU) are likely to contest next year's assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh together. The alliance between the two parties is likely to be formalised soon, sources said.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3gj5Quq

Senior Congress leader and AICC in-charge of Punjab affairs Harish Rawat is likely to come to Chandigarh next week amid the ongoing tussle between Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and party's state unit president Navjot Singh Sidhu, sources said on Thursday. This comes after Congress president Sonia Gandhi had on Tuesday advised that the Punjab government and the state unit of the party must work together. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3xG9X9Q

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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, just a day after he met Union Home Minister Amit Shah. According to a release issued by the Punjab government, Amarinder urged the prime minister to immediately initiate steps for repealing the controversial farm laws and amendment to the relevant law for including farmers in free legal aid category.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3jKbqXJ

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a Constitution amendment bill to restore the powers of states to have their own lists of OBCs for reservation in jobs and educational institutions.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3xB6uZR

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday countered the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government over its claim of not having received any letter from the Centre inquiring about deaths due to oxygen shortage during the second Covid-19 wave. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3lUQCiW

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, news agency ANI quoted sources as saying.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3lUyNAm

Jitendra Singh Bablu, who was inducted into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) last week, has been ousted following a controversy after party MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi raised objections.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3xB101e

Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday questioned his own party's state government led by chief minister Amarinder Singh over the "delay" in action on the report by Special Task Force (STF) on drugs.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3itlULv

The Centre should lift the 50 per cent cap on reservations to ensure that the Maratha quota is restored, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Sunday. Later in the night, the chief minister discussed the reservation ceiling issue with leaders of Shiv Sena, Congress, NCP in Parliament virtually. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2WZO34u

Speculation about Congress leader Sachin Pilot joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is doing the rounds yet again. Calling Pilot a "good leader", BJP national vice president AP Abdullakutty on Sunday said that he thinks that the former deputy chief minister of Rajasthan will join the saffron party in the future.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3s2UOyb

With an eye on the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections next year, the BJP's ally Apna Dal(S) on Sunday demanded a separate Union ministry for the welfare of the OBC and a caste-based census across the country to ascertain the exact population of the community. Apna Dal(S), an Uttar Pradesh-based party, is the second ally of the ruling BJP after the JD(U) which has raised the demand for a caste-based census. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3lMJu82

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that the final list of probables for the keenly-awaited expansion of his cabinet will be released by Tuesday night. Bommai made the statement after meeting BJP President JP Nadda in Delhi. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/37faqVB

Days after kicking off a political storm over his announcement to quit politics, former union minister and BJP leader Babul Supriyo on Monday said he will continue to work as a member of parliament from Asansol.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3rQ1iQL

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad met former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav in New Delhi on Monday. The veteran leaders met over a cup of tea. Mulayam's son and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav was also present during the meeting.    "Met country's seniormost socialist leader respected Mulayam Singh ji to inquire about his well being. Ours is a united war against unequality, illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, farmers' issues," Lalu tweeted along with a few photos of his meeting with 81-year-old Mulayam.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3ja4x1C

A day after kicking off a political storm over his announcement to quit politics over Facebook, former Union minister and BJP leader Babul Supriyo on Sunday said he has met top leaders of the saffron party, but was yet to take a call on his next course of action. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/37idLTC

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who alleged shortage of Covid vaccines in July.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2V2qIyJ

Newly-appointed Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said that a direction from the BJP high command on the cabinet expansion was likely by tomorrow. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3fh6Azu