Madhya Pradesh minister Arif Aqueel of the Congress has warned the BJP against any attempt to bring down the Kamal Nath government, saying nobody would dare to do so. The warning Aqueel, who represents Bhopal-North in the Assembly, said in Hindi that no one capable of removing the Kamal Nath government had yet been born, and that if the BJP tried, the Congress would split the BJP into three parts. The minister, who is in charge of Minority Affairs, MSME, and Bhopal Gas Relief and Rehabilitation, advised the BJP toRead More

The Supreme Court was set to deliver its order on Wednesday on petitions from 15 rebel Congress and JD(S) MLAs who want the Karnataka Assembly Speaker directed to accept their resignations, as uncertainty grew over whether HD Kumaraswamy’s government, in office for 14 months, would survive. Arguments in court Tuesday’s hearing saw intense arguments. Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, for the Chief Minister, said the rebels were “hunting in a pack” to topple the government and that the Speaker could not ignore this. He described the dispute as one between theRead More

Leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress met on Tuesday to discuss how to divide seats for the coming Maharashtra assembly election, with the NCP pressing for as many seats as the Congress. The NCP’s argument The NCP based its demand on the Congress’s poor showing in the Lok Sabha election. In the 2019 polls, the Congress won just one seat in Maharashtra while the NCP won four. In 2014, the Congress won two and the NCP four, with the NCP contesting 21 seats and the Congress 26.Read More

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the 15 rebel Congress-JD(S) MLAs in Karnataka could not be compelled to join Thursday’s scheduled trust vote, a setback for the HD Kumaraswamy government. The court also left Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar free to decide on their resignations, setting no deadline for him. The hearing The order followed a hearing of a little over three hours on Tuesday before a bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, which reserved its verdict at the end. Kumaraswamy’s side said the rebels were “hunting in aRead More

The National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill was due to be taken up in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, two days after the Lok Sabha passed it amid uproar as opposition parties protested. What the bill provides The bill empowers the NIA to investigate terror attacks aimed at Indians and Indian interests outside the country. The amendments will also allow the agency to look into a wider range of offences: human trafficking, counterfeit currency, the making or sale of banned weapons, cyber-terrorism, and crimes covered by the Explosive Substances Act, 1908.Read More