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Congress moves SC in defence of Places of Worship Act

The Congress party has moved the Supreme Court defending the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 (POWA), stating that the law is essential to safeguard secularism and any alterations to it could jeopardize India’s communal harmony and secular fabric and threaten its sovereignty and integrity.

Prominent BC leader quits Telangana Congress

In a setback to the Telangana Congress, Ponnala Laxmaiah, a prominent Backward Class leader resigned from the party apparently after his name didn't figure in the candidate lists from the Jangaon constituency.