Political updates: Rights of Muslim women will be protected, says Narendra Modi
In other news, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis says that the BJP leadership would not drop him merely because he is a 'Brahmin'
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Samajwadi Party rift: No resolution to Yadav family spat
With neither side willing to blink, even the intervention of Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav failed on Monday to resolve the bitter face-off between his son Akhilesh Yadav and brother Shivpal Yadav. If unresolved, it could potentially impair the prospects of the Samajwadi Party in the upcoming elections to the Uttar Pradesh assembly. The party is already facing an anti-incumbency sentiment and a stiff challenge from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Read more:
Narendra Modi breaks silence on triple talaq
Breaking his silence for the first time on the issue of triple talaq, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will ensure that constitutional rights of Muslim women will be protected. The prime minister further urged that the issue should not be made into a Hindu-Muslim issue but people should work towards protection of rights of women. Modi was speaking at a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh’s Bundelkhand region. Read more
I won’t be removed merely because I’m Brahmin: Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday that the BJP leadership would not drop him “merely because I am Brahmin". In an informal interaction with journalists days ahead of his government’s completion of two years in office, Fadnavis—only the second Brahmin chief minister of Maharashtra —said he did not think the Maratha caste unrest in Maharashtra was directed personally at him. Read more
Trust agrees to let women into Haji Ali shrine’s inner sanctum
Women can start entering the sanctum sanctorum of the Haji Ali shrine in Mumbai in four weeks’ time, the Dargah Trust told the Supreme Court on Monday. Senior advocate Gopal Subramaniam, appearing on behalf of the trust, sought four weeks’ time to put in place adequate infrastructure to allow women into the shrine. Read more
No-fail policy puts NDA govt in a bind
The Union government is in a fix over whether to go ahead and scrap the no-fail policy in schools after at least six states, most of them ruled by the BJP or its allies, said they want the policy to continue, despite a majority of the states opposing it. Read more
Now, e-postal ballots for service voters
Members of armed forces and some government employees posted in remote areas or abroad will be able to use a system of electronic postal balloting to make it easier and faster for them to cast their votes. According to senior officials of the government, the legislative department of the law ministry on Friday issued a notification that brought into effect the process of e-postal ballots. Read more
Arvind Kejriwal, Amarinder Singh engage in war of words on Twitter
Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday accused the Congress party’s Amarinder Singh of using drug money in the campaign for the Punjab assembly election, sparking an ill-tempered war of words. Read more
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan says govt will support vigilance head Jacob Thomas
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday gave clear indications that the government will support Jacob Thomas and does not wish to replace him as the state’s vigilance head. Thomas, an IPS officer, has been making news for booking high-profile politicians for corruption. Read more
Shiv Sena slams CM Fadnavis for mediating between Raj Thackeray and the Film Producers’ Guild
The Times of India reported that the Shiv Sena has slammed Maharastra CM Devendra Fadnavis for mediating between Raj Thackeray and the Film Producers’ Guild to break the dead lock over Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, saying he had missed an opportunity to show his was a “56-inch chest" government. But Sena mouthpiece Saamna reiterated its opposition to the presence of Pakistani artistes in Indian films. The Sena is upset with the CM for inviting Thackeray for the talks as it is seen in political circles as a bid by the BJP to pit the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena against its parent body ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC polls. Read more
SC refuses to review Singur judgment
The Supreme Court has refused to review its 31 August judgment quashing the acquisition of 1,053 acres allotted to Tata Motors in Singur and asked farmers to collect their compensation within two months. Read more
Cauvery water issue: Fissures within PWF emerge
The Hindu reported that cracks appeared in the four-party People’s Welfare Front (PWF) on Monday for the first time since its formation over the participation of constituent parties in an all-party meeting convened by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on the Cauvery water issue. Read more
Telangana govt ready to share money not assets of 10th schedule institutions
The Deccan Chronicle reported that the Telangana government is ready to share the money but not the assets of 10th Schedule institutions listed in the AP Reorganisation Act, with Andhra Pradesh, on population basis. Read more
Viswanath Pilla from Hyderabad, Maulik Rajnikant Pathak from Gujarat, Abhiram Ghadyalpatil from Mumbai and Soumonty Kanungo from Kolkata contributed to the wrap.
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