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Not aware of decision: Himanta on removal of Mahatma’s statue in Assam town

Guwahati, Jul 12 (PTI) Two days after a statue of Mahatma Gandhi was removed for the construction of a clock tower in Assam’s Doomdoma town, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said he was unaware of such a move and would verify the facts. His comment comes after the Tinsukia administration’s move to dismantle the statue drew widespread criticism. Sarma, reacting to a post by Mahatma’s great-grandson Tushar Gandhi, wrote on X: “I am not aware of this decision taken by the district administration. Let me verify the facts.” The chief minister also maintained that Assam owes much to

Council polls: Congress asks returning officer not to allow BJP MLA Gaikwad to vote

Mumbai, Jul 12 (PTI) Congress has urged the returning officer of the biennial elections to the Maharashtra Legislative Council not to allow BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad, accused of firing upon a Shiv Sena leader inside a police station, to cast his vote. In a letter to the returning officer, Abhijit Vanzari, the representative of Congress candidate Pradnya Satav, said Gaikwad is in judicial custody and cannot vote under Section 62(5) of Representation of the People Act, 1951. “We hear Gaikwad will be coming to Vidhan Bhavan to vote. Please stop him from doing so illegally… and protect constitutional values without

Maharashtra MLC Elections: Voting underway, 12 candidates in fray for 11 seats

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 12 (ANI): The voting for the Maharashtra Legislative Council Elections is underway at Vidhan Sabha for the 11 seats of the Council and will go on till 4 pm on Friday. A total of 12 candidates are in the fray. The elections come just months ahead of the Assembly elections slated to take place in the state later this year. Ahead of the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections, BJP’s MLC candidate Pankaja Munde visited and offered prayers at Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai. The BJP has fielded five candidates, its allies Shiv Sena and the NCP two each.

Supreme Court grants Kejriwal interim bail in in ED case

New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the now scrapped excise policy case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). A bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna referred to his petition challenging his arrest by the ED to a larger bench. Supreme Court while granting interim bail to Kejriwal in the ED case observed that the Delhi Chief Minister has suffered incarceration of 90 days and it’s conscious that he is an elected leader. Kejriwal’s lawyer Rishikesh Kumar described the verdict as “a big victory.” “The Supreme

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