Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey said that he has submitted a notice in the Lok Sabha to initiate proceedings for cancelling Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s membership of the Lower House. He alleged that Gandhi was “fomenting public sentiments” in Parliament through foreign funding.
“He should be debarred from contesting the election for a lifetime,” said the BJP MP. Dubey also alleged that Gandhi’s conduct inside Parliament is unethical and added that the Congress leader is a key part of a “thuggery gang to destabilise India from within”.
In response, Congress leader KC Venugopal said that Dubey’s move was an attempt to divert attention from the matters Gandhi had raised. Read on.
A court in Assam’s Guwahati restrained Congress leaders Gaurav Gogoi, Jitendra Singh and Bhupesh Baghel from making “defamatory statements” about Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The judge held that not passing such an order would “defeat the justice” and may lead to multiple proceedings.
Sarma had accused the three leaders of making malicious allegations against him and sought Rs 500 crore in damages. However, he did not specify the allegations he was referring to. This had come the same day the Congress’ Assam unit filed a police complaint against the BJP for sharing a video depicting Sarma symbolically firing at images of two Muslim men at point-blank range. Read on.
Voting in Bangladesh’s first national election since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government was held on Thursday. A turnout of 47.9% was recorded till 2 pm.
The counting of votes began soon after, with early trends expected around midnight and final results likely by Friday morning.
During the day, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party alleged that its Khulna city leader Mohibuzzaman Kochi died after being attacked by members of the Jamaat. On the other hand, the Jamaat’s centre director said that its women activists were being forced out of polling stations by supporters of the BNP.
The director added that Kochi had fallen during the commotion and that he had not been pushed or assaulted. In Gopalganj, three persons were injured in a crude bomb explosion at a polling centre. Read on.
Read our coverage of the Bangladesh election here.
The Union government’s Defence Acquisition Council approved several proposals to buy military equipment, including more Rafale fighter jets. While the defence ministry did not state the number of Rafales being purchased, news reports widely said it would be 114.
The fresh order for the Rafales, manufactured by French firm Dassault Aviation, was cleared days ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Delhi on February 17.
The council cleared proposals worth Rs 3.6 lakh crore that also include buying combat missiles and an airship-based high-altitude pseudo-satellite for the Indian Air Force, additional P-8I Poseidon long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft for the Navy. It also includes the overhaul of the Army’s armoured recovery and infantry combat vehicles, and T-72 tanks. Read on.
The Supreme Court asked the makers of the film Ghooskhor Pandat to file an affidavit confirming that the movie’s title has been withdrawn. The affidavit must also mention the new name of the film, it directed.
This came after the counsel for the film’s producers told the court that the process was underway to change the title. The court was hearing a plea objecting to the film’s title for allegedly defaming the Brahmin community.
The court said that the right to freedom of speech is subject to restrictions. “Why should you denigrate a section of society by this kind of title?” the bench asked. Read on.
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