Paramilitary, more police personnel deployed in Haryana district. Nuh MLA Aftab Ahmed says ahead of yatra where clashes broke out, 'atmosphere was built by posting videos on social media'.
Sirsa is celebrating the acquittal of MLA Gopal Goyal Kanda in connection with the 2012 suicide of air-hostess Geetika Sharma. And there are whispers of Kanda throwing his lot with the BJP.
Tension palpable in two parts of Gurugram that saw violence Tuesday — Badshahpur, where shops were burnt down, and Sector 57, where a mosque was set ablaze and an imam stabbed to death.
At least five people have been killed in violence that first broke out during a religious procession in Nuh Monday, and spilled over to nearby regions including Gurugram.
Police said the mob reached Anjuman Masjid in Sector 57 after midnight. Some people in the crowd opened fire at the people present in the mosque and also set it on fire.
Haryana sarpanchs write to state govt asking them to take back tablets given to class 10-12 students under e-Adhigam scheme, say parents complain tablets are being used for entertainment.
Clashes erupt during ‘Braj Mandal Yatra’ organised by Hindu groups Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Matra Shakti Durga Vahini. Stonepelting and arson reported, over 15 people injured.
In the storm around Sinauli, many academics dismissed claims of chariots being found. And the public misinterpreted the chariots as a device planted by the govt to fortify Hindutva.
Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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