Manish Sisodia moves bail plea in excise policy case

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Manish Sisodia moves bail plea in excise policy case

Former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia on Tuesday moved a bail plea in a court here in connection with the now-scrapped excise policy case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

The Rouse Avenue Court while issuing notice to the central agency, listed the matter for the next hearing on March 25.

On March 17, the court extended the AAP leader’s ED custody in the same case till March 22.

The court had, on Monday, sent Sisodia to judicial custody till April 3, in the same case by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

After the CBI arrested the AAP leader on February 26, the ED also arrested him in the same case on March 9.

During the last hearing in the ED case, the court was apprised by the ED that important details have come up during Sisodia’s custody and he had to confront other accused persons.

The probe agency had informed the court that voluminous data from the former Deputy Chief Minister’s email and mobile is also being forensically analyzed.

Mamata Banerjee to protest in Delhi over pending Central dues to Bengal

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Mamata Banerjee to protest in Delhi over pending Central dues to Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will stage a two-day sit-in demonstration in Delhi this month to protest against the pending Central dues to her state.

Addressing reporters at the Kolkata airport before departing for Bhubaneswar, Banerjee said that she will stage the sit-in on March 29-30.

“Despite doing excellent work in the 100-day job scheme under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, we have been denied our Central dues on this count. We are yet to receive our pending dues under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.

“We have spent money from our own exchequer in setting up 12,000 km of additional rural roads. We have received international accolades for our successes. But still, we have been denied our legitimate dues,” the Chief Minister said.

She went on to say that the demonstration will start at 12 noon at the base of the statue of B.R. Ambedkar and will continue till 7 p.m. on March 30.

PM to give integrated pack house to Purvanchal this year

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PM to give integrated pack house to Purvanchal this year

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will gift a new Integrated pack house to the farmers of east Uttar Pradesh during his proposed visit to Varanasi on March 24.

The facility, to be the third such one in the state, will be used for the storage and packaging of vegetables and fruits, and to boost agricultural exports from the region.

The packed house was built on a 4,461 square feet area in Karkhiyaon at Rs 15.78 crore.

It is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment with the aim to ramp up the supply of Banarasi langar mango, cauliflower, green chili, and tomato, which are grown in abundance in east UP, to Japan, Australia, Korea, and Europe.

Single-window clearance has been put in place for faster documentation. Farmers will be trained to ensure that their produce matches international standards. After Saharanpur and Lucknow, this will be the third integrated pack house in the state and the first in the Purvanchal region said an official.

Dr. C.B. Singh, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) deputy general manager, said only good quality and disease-free fruits would be stored at the pack house, and even the equipment used in the facility was made in India.

Rahul Gandhi, Kharge arrive in K’taka, to address public rally (Ld)

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Rahul Gandhi, Kharge arrive in K’taka, to address public rally (Ld)

Congress superior leader Rahul Gandhi has reached Karnataka on Monday to speech a public rally of youths arranged in Belagavi city.

Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar and Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah welcomed Rahul Gandhi at the Sambra Airport.

AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, who accompanied Rahul Gandhi, also extended a warm welcome.

The Belagavi city is decked up with posters, welcoming cut-outs, and banners for the grand welcome of Rahul Gandhi. The party sources claimed that more than 1 lakh youths are participating in the convention.

The visit of Rahul Gandhi assumes significance as there are 18 assembly seats in the Belagavi district and Congress had won only five of them in the last assembly elections.

The Congress, which is confident of returning to power, wants to increase its tally in Belagavi districts by winning seats in two digits. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had held a 10.8-kilometer roadshow in Belagavi and addressed a huge public rally already.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has also held a series of meetings with BJP leaders in the district. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is also making repeated visits to Belagavi.

The Ruling BJP which had a strong base in Belagavi is facing a setback with the deaths of Belagavi MP Suresh Angadi and minister Umesh Katti.

Rahul Gandhi is expected to make a big-poll promise. Rahul Gandhi is visiting the state for the first time after Bharat Jodo Yatra.

UP Congress to woo Most Backward Castes

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UP Congress to woo Most Backward Castes

The Uttar Pradesh Congress proposes to hold a convention of the Most Backward Classes (MBCs) in Lucknow in April.

Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) Organisation Secretary, Anil Yadav, said, “We are going to hold a large convention of the Most Backward Classes in Lucknow in the last week of April to work out their problems and the issues that the leaders of these parties want to raise in the state. We will hold an internal meeting with prominent leaders of these castes in the first week of next month before holding the convention.”

The Congress has been working among the MBCS and meetings with at least 12 caste groups have been held in the past month.

“A major chunk of Most Backward Classes identifies them with the BJP and has not associated with the Samajwadi Party. These caste groups have been with Congress for decades earlier. We want to bring them to the Congress fold,” said a party leader.

The Congress is apparently banking on MBCs to make its presence felt during the next Lok Sabha elections in 2024 in Uttar Pradesh.

Oppn MPs give suspension notices in Parliament over Adani issue

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Oppn MPs give suspension notices in Parliament over Adani issue

Opposition MPs of Congress, AAP, and other parties on Monday moved for the suspension of business notices in both Houses of Parliament to press for the constitution of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe into the Hindenburg report on the Adani group.

Congress MP in the upper house Ranjeet Ranjan, Sanjay Singh of AAP, and other opposition members moved the notice under rule 267.

In the Lok Sabha, Congress MP Manickam Tagore moved the adjournment notice on the Adani row.

Taking a strong stand, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that his party will not stop questioning the Centre over the issue.

The Congress claimed that Delhi Police’s ‘cheap theatrics’ show how rattled the Prime Minister is with questions on Adani, adding that it’s not the fault of the police but their political masters.

“Rahul Gandhi and Congress will not get scared by the police visit as it was done only to divert attention from the Adani issue. We will continue to question them (the BJP) on Adani, no matter how much they want to save him,” Kharge said.

Delhi excise policy case: Kavitha likely to appear before ED today

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Delhi excise policy case: Kavitha likely to appear before ED today

K. Kavitha, the daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, is likely to join the second round of questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam.

On Thursday, her second round of questioning had to be done which she skipped saying that she would reply through emails or question her at her own residence.

After that, the ED sent her another summon to join the investigation on March 20.

During her first appearance, she was reportedly confronted with Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Pillai, who had represented the South Group.

The group is alleged to have given kickbacks of Rs 100 crore to the AAP leaders, which was allegedly used during the Goa Assembly polls.

Pillai has reportedly said that he was Kavitha’s associate. On Wednesday, the ED recorded the statement of Buchchi Babu, the BRS MLC’s former auditor and also a member of the South Group.

Kavitha has maintained that she has never met former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who has been arrested by the CBI and the ED in connection with the case, claiming that her name was being unnecessarily dragged into the matter.

According to the ED, Kavitha is also one of the representatives of South Group in the excise policy case.

OPS moves Madras HC against AIADMK general secretary poll

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OPS moves Madras HC against AIADMK general secretary poll

Deposed AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu O. Panneerselvam (OPS) has moved the Madras High Court against the election to the post of party’s general secretary.

The former Chief Minister said that the elections were a “sham”. The petition is likely to be heard as an urgent matter on Sunday morning before Justice Kumaresh Babu.

The urgent hearing is sought as the nominations for the post of general secretary of the party end by 3 p.m. on Sunday. The urgent plea by O. Panneerselvam is made to pre-empt Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) being made the party general secretary.

AIADMK interim general secretary, Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) filed his nominations for the post of general secretary for the elections to be held on March 26. Senior leaders of the AIADMK, Natham R. Viswanathan and Pollachi V. Jayaraman accompanied EPS while filing his nomination papers.

Candidates can file nominations from March 18 onwards and till 3 p.m. on March 19. Scrutiny of nominations will take place on March 20.

An official release said that candidates can withdraw the nominations on March 21.
The counting of votes will be undertaken on March 27.

Meanwhile, police have intensified the security at the AIADMK headquarters as the submission of applications for the post of general secretary has begun.

The decision to conduct the elections for the post of general secretary has commenced following the Supreme Court verdict that affirmed the September 2 verdict of the division bench of the Madras High Court that had validated the AIADMK general council meeting of July 11, 2022.

Prez Murmu reaches Kanyakumari as part of 6-day South visit

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Prez Murmu reaches Kanyakumari as part of 6-day South visit

President Droupadi Murmu, who is on a six-day visit to Kerala, Lakshadweep, and Tamil Nadu, on Saturday reached Kanyakumari.

Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi, Minister Mano Thangaraj, district collector Sridhar and other officials welcomed her at the airport.

The President was accorded a warm welcome at the Vivekananda rock memorial where she will spend time at the meditation hall. She will also pay a visit to the iconic Tiruvallur statute and return to Thiruvananthapuram in a chopper.

Heavy security is in place in Kanyakumari and traffic is diverted in many places of the district near the beach road.

Y.S Jagan desire PM Modi to sort out post-bifurcation issues

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Y.S Jagan desire PM Modi to sort out post-bifurcation issues

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Friday and pleaded to him about their issues and resolve those even after 9 years after the state’s bifurcation.

In the epistle which was deposited to Prime Minister Modi, AP CM Jagan reminded him that some of the issues were not settled in spite of several meetings on those problems held by the Chairmanship of the Union Finance Secretary.

Jagan has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the pending money of Rs. 36,625 core under Resource Gap Funding for the term year 2014-15 and increase the deposit limit of Rs. 17,923 crore that has been decreased from the Rs 42,472 crore post Covid-19 pandemic, also side compensate moneyof Rs 2600.74 crore spend by the state government on Polavaram Project.

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