Amid allegations of sexual abuse that have rocked Karnataka over the past one week, the JD(S) Tuesday suspended its Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, who is seeking re-election from the constituency.
The man at the centre of the political scandal has never been known to mind his words — or his party JD(S). While rebelliousness and outspokenness are hardly characteristics desirous in a politician, Prajwal has picked enough tricks of the trade.
In other news, the founding family of 127-year-old Godrej Group has reached an agreement to split the conglomerate between two branches. Adi Godrej and his brother Nadir are on one side and their cousins Jamshyd Godrej and Smita Godrej Crishna on the other.
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Suspense remains over Congress’s candidates for the traditional Nehru-Gandhi family seats of Amethi and Raebareli. Sources say both Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka appear reluctant to contest.
In an interview with The Indian Express, former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani speaks about BJP’s win in Surat. “It is very bad (for democracy). But what can we do about it when the Congress is in shambles?”
After Surat, the Congress faced another setback in Indore, with its candidate withdrawing his nomination and joining the BJP. This, however, came just days after the charge of attempt to murder was framed against him in a 17-year-old case.
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Stating that “life and liberty are exceedingly important”, the Supreme Court has asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to respond to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s question regarding the timing of his arrest.
The Delhi Police has filed its chargesheet in its case against NewsClick and its founder-editor Prabir Purkayastha, with allegations ranging from funding Lashkar terrorists to inciting violence in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh. NewsClick, however, has called the allegations “bogus, absurd, and concocted”.
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