15 C Politics / The Economic Times
Congress MPs filed a police complaint against BJP leaders. They allege BJP leaders misbehaved with Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge. The incident followed a face-off between MPs in Parliament. Former minister Pratap Chandra Sarangi was injured. Congress claims BJP MPs pushed Kharge. They also say BJP manhandled the Lok Sabha Opposition Leader. Congress wrote to the Lok Sabha Speaker.
NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament, presenting him with pomegranates from Maharashtra farmers. Weeks prior, the BJP-led alliance decisively defeated Pawar's MVA in the state assembly elections. Although Pawar recently invited Modi to inaugurate a literary event, the topic wasn't discussed during their meeting.
In a likely Maharashtra cabinet expansion, the BJP is expected to give the housing ministry to the Shiv Sena while retaining the home ministry. Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP are expected to keep their previous portfolios, with Shiv Sena receiving one additional ministry.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti criticized the NDA government's push for 'one nation, one election,' calling it an attack on India's federal structure. She argued that such a move would undo the progress made since independence, reverting the country to a centralized system.
In West Bengal's Murshidabad, a proposed Babri Masjid replica mosque by a TMC MLA has ignited a political row. The BJP responded by announcing plans for a Ram temple, mirroring the Ayodhya design, slated to begin construction on January 22, 2025.