It is not a secret that Congress (interim) president Sonia Gandhi wants a broad-based alliance with Trinamool Congress (TMC) for the forthcoming elections. The bonhomie has been given the official stamp of approval. Even in the last elections – despite Adhir Chowdhury’s somewhat unfavourable comments....
However, an in-person audience limited in size by pandemic social distancing requirements was a reminder that even massive vaccination success in 100 days has only slowed the pandemic.
West Bengal represents the BJP’s final frontier but the party heavyweights are up against a gutsy street fighter in Mamata Banerjee. The elections have become a volatile mix of horse trading and power games and, to paraphrase the TMC slogan, the game is on. The final score will have a major impact on national politics.
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response from Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi on an application filed by Subramanian Swamy regarding summoning of various documents and witnesses in the National Herald Case.
The court’s decision came on appeals by the BSP and BJP MLA Madan Dilawar against the Rajasthan High Court which had asked the Assembly Speaker to decide on their disqualification within three months.
Advocates Varun Tankha and Samaresh Katare, on behalf of the Congress MLA Vijay Raghavendra Singh, argued that during the tenure of former Chief Minister Kamal Nath, the petitioner was allotted government accommodation in the capital Bhopal.
An earlier bail application was also dismissed by the court on September 24, 2020, when the charge was framed against Apoorva for murder under Section 302 of IPC.