Ahead of assembly elections in Jharkhand and Maharashtra, the BJP on Tuesday accused the Congress of conspiring with conservative and divisive elements within the Muslim community to gain votes in the upcoming polls.
Rahul Gandhi had said the party would call for the scrapping of reservations only when "India is a fair place".
According to sources, Pema Khandu is likely to continue as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the third straight term.
In a video of the alleged incident that was widely shared on social media, locals were purportedly seen gathering around a vehicle, trying to stop the NIA team from taking the suspect along with them.
"We thought that he would realise his mistake. But even after a day, there have been no efforts to rectify the statement,” rued the BJP leader.
While non-BJP chief ministers like Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal accuse their governors of political interference, dissent is not just from the opposition as States like Maharashtra and Gujarat had opposed unilateral changes made to the Motor Vehicles Act imposing steep fines for traffic offences.
Taking exception to the remarks made by Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Singh expressed concern that the CAA can be easily misused for infiltrating into the country, particularly in border states like Punjab.
On Wednesday again, the Union Law minister stressed that there is a constitutional obligation on every state to exercise the executive power in such a way that ensures compliance with laws made by Parliament.
The minister stressed concerned authorities have been requested to activate mobile and landline numbers of Post offices and Postmasters to provide basic postal services.
In response to another question on malicious mobile apps stealing user data, the minister said the propagation of such applications, targeting mobile phones, are being reported globally.
