Politics

The impasse continues between the government and opposition parties over the controversial remarks by Union minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti.

Gandhi said that she has already written to all state governments about this suggestion.

According to the sources, a draft report of the Insurance laws amendment bill to be circulated on December 8 in the select committee.

Niranjan Jyoti said Indian Muslims and Christians are children of Ram and those who didn't believe it should leave the country.

Congress was concerned about the sea of humanity turning up at all rallies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shah claimed.

When some BJP supporters started shouting slogans while the azan was going on, Shah raised his hands and asked them to remain silent.

"Modi worked hard and got success (in the Lok Sabha elections). But he has not fulfilled any of the promises... such as providing jobs to each and every youngster, which influenced the youth at great extent," said Yadav.

In an exclusive interview to Network 18, Soren hit out at the BJP saying that it had encouraged state machinery to act as politicians.

"Development of Bengal cannot be stopped by hatching conspiracies. The Centre has stopped all money for Bengal's projects," Mamata Banerjee said.

Polling will start at 8:00 am and will continue till 4:00 pm in all the 1,787 polling booths set up by the authorities.

Pachgaon village has a population of 4,923, including 2,543 women, and has a total 761 houses with 454 having their own toilets.

The government is aiming to introduce and take up 37 bills in this session.

Promptly latching on to the remarks, BJP asked whether there were questions about the "efficacy of Rahul Gandhi's leadership" within Congress.

PM Modi, Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh were among the star campaigners for BJP in Jammu and Kashmir where the first phase of elections has been by and large peaceful.

The SP chief said "you talk about removing 'gandagi'. You first remove poverty and it will automatically vanish".

There is growing pressure from the ranks of both parties to patch up and be part of the ruling alliance in a bid to keep the NCP at a distance.