New Delhi: The letter written by nine opposition leaders to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of Manish Sisodia's arrest has made it clear that an anti-BJP front is not possible. The letter alleges blatant misuse of central agencies against opposition members. The letter is not signed by Congress, DMK and Left leaders. Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann belong to Aam Aadmi Party among the leaders who signed.

Apart from this, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Telangana's K Chandrasekhar Rao, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, NCP leader Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Akhilesh Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav have signed. The fact that Nitish Kumar has not signed is also indicative.

Delhi Congress president Anil Chaudhary and Vari leader Sandeep Dixit welcomed Sisodia's arrest. The Congress high command released a statement criticizing the alleged corruption by central agencies but did not mention any names.

After the defeat in Tripura, the Left is wise

After the crushing defeat in Tripura, the Left realized that the Congress-Left alliance needed to tie up with Tipra Motha as well. CPM leader Jitendra Chaudhary admitted that if we had tied up with Tipra Motha like the Congress, the result would have been different. Chowdhury's confession is considered wisdom after defeat.

Chowdhury said, we could not tie up with Tipra Motha like the Congress. Tipra Motha split the votes and made BJP's way easier. Choudhary said that the votes received by BJP are less compared to 2018 but we lost in the division of votes. Congress, CPM and Tipra Motha were all three in the fray against BJP. The Left-Congress promised to strengthen democracy and law and order while Tipra Motha's issue was tribal autonomy. If all three of us had fought together on these issues, the outcome would have been different.

Even before the formation of the government, Sangma-BJP faced each other

NPP's Conrad Sangma has staked claim to form the Government after Governor Fagusinh Chauhan resigned. Sangma has also handed over the letter of support of 32 MLAs to the Governor. While Sangma can take oath as Chief Minister on March 7, the fight between BJP and Sangma has started even before the formation of the government.

BJP has asked Conrad Sangma to include two of its MLAs in the new government but Sangma is not ready for it. Rather, Sangma is not ready to accept BJP in the cabinet. When only two BJP MLAs have been elected, it is clear that both cannot be given ministerial posts.

Meghalaya BJP President Ernest Mowry announced, "We request Conrad Sangam to induct two of our MLAs, Lalu Hek and Sunbor Shullai, into the cabinet as both the MLAs are experienced."

Among the 32 MLAs that Konrad Sangma has given, 26 of NPP, 2 of BJP, 2 of Hill State People's Democratic Party and 2 independent MLAs have signed.

BJP minister claims, Modi will bring back PoK

People are enjoying the claim made by Haryana Cabinet Minister Kamal Gupta. Gupta said that in the next two-three years, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PAK) can become a part of India and this will be done by Narendra Modi. Gupta claimed that Pakistan has occupied our territory and calls are being made to join India from the same area which is called Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. Now Modi hit me so many times.

Following Gupta's statement, people are commenting that as the Lok Sabha elections are approaching, BJP has now remembered the talk of taking over PoK. Nothing was done for nine years. Some criticized that China is suppressing our area, first stop it, then talk about taking PoK. There are also those who support Gupta's statement.

BJP leader trapped by fake video

In Tamil Nadu, the Police has arrested BJP's state president K. A case has been registered against four people including Annamalai. On the other hand, people are criticizing that BJP is gaining political advantage by spreading animosity among the people.

Annamalai has been booked by the Chennai police on charges of inciting violence and promoting enmity between two groups by spreading rumors of attacks on migrant workers in the state. Annamalai termed the case against him as false and said that if you think that you can suppress democracy by filing a false case, it is not possible. I give you 24 hours. Touch me if you dare.

The issue of the widows of the martyrs in Pulwama was raised

When there are elections in Rajasthan this year, the BJP has raised the issue of the families of the CRPF jawans who were martyred in the 2019 terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama. BJP MP Kirodilal Meena along with the widows of three martyred jawans have been on dharna since last week. The three widows clashed with the police when they reached the Chief Minister's residence to meet Ashok Gehlot. BJP has started attacks on this issue after Martyr Rohitashva Lamba's widow Manju Jat was injured.

Kirodilal Meena alleges that the promises made by the Rajasthan government to the families of martyred CRPF jawans have not been fulfilled, so these widows are demanding euthanasia from Governor Kalraj Mishra. Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has also criticized the Gehlot government by tweeting on this issue.

The Ashot Gehlot government of the Congress had announced government jobs to the widows of the martyrs, but the BJP claims that this promise has not been fulfilled.

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U.P. : 3 lakh policemen not 1 DGP!

The Uttar Pradesh Police has been reeling for months without a permanent DGP (Director General of Police). The acting DJP has been serving as the head of the world's largest police force of more than three lakh for nine months. The opposition often criticizes this issue as it does not seem to be a process related to permanent appointment to this position. U.P. Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Akhilesh Yadav recently questioned the government as to how a government that cannot appoint a permanent DGP can control crime in the state. Ever since former DGP Mukul Goyal, a 1987-batch IPS officer, was ignominiously removed last May due to alleged 'disrespect for government duty', 'lack of interest in accounting work' and negligence, there has been a back and forth between the state government and the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) over the appointment of the DGP. A lot of work was done. Current Acting DGP D.S. There has been a demand that the government should appoint a permanent DGP before Chauhan retires on March 31.

Foreign Ministry letter to Swiss Ambassador

The Ministry of External Affairs has lodged a protest against the Swiss government after posters were found in front of the inhabited United Nations building, showing child marriage and religious oppression in India. The Ministry of External Affairs summoned the ambassador of that country and registered the above protest. The ambassador, in response, said that he would express India's concern with all seriousness to the Swiss authorities.

Another Patnaik's Dakota aircraft will be seen by the public

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the Dakota aircraft for public viewing in Bhubaneswar yesterday on the birth anniversary of his father and freedom fighter Biju Patnaik. This aircraft has been brought to Bhubaneswar from Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra Airport on January 18. After some repairs it has been put up for public viewing at Bhubaneswar Airport.

Delhi Police nabs cyber-poacher

The Delhi Police has arrested the ex-partner of a woman who broke up after being in a previous relationship for harassing her. The miscreant, named Vivek (21), created a fake Instagram account in the name of the woman's father and used to send obscene messages to the woman's relatives. Vivek's mobile has also been seized, said the police.

- Inder Sahni