New Delhi: While Arvind Kejriwal has launched a campaign to unite all opposition parties against the Centre's ordinance on transfer and posting of government officials in Delhi, the Congress is in limbo on the issue. Theoretically, Congress is against the ordinance, but some Congress leaders are protesting against supporting Kejriwal. According to sources, Mallikarjun Kharge is in favor of voting against the Ordinance so the Congress may lean towards Kejriwal.

Aam Aadmi Party has launched a nationwide campaign to defeat the Centre's ordinance in the Rajya Sabha. Arvind Kejriwal met Mamata Banerjee as part of it. Mamata has assured to oppose this ordinance by giving open support to the Delhi government. Mamata said that we are afraid that the central government may change the constitution so Congress should support you.

The central government needs to get the seal of approval from Parliament within six months to legalize the Ordinance created by the 'National Capital Civil Service Authority'.

Siddha Ramaiah barely convinced Khader to become Speaker

U of Congress as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in Karnataka. T. Khadar got selected but before that there was a lot of drama. In Karnataka, the speaker of the assembly is considered unlucky and the political career of the speaker of the assembly is considered to be over. Any leader of BJP, Congress or JDS who has become Speaker before this has lost the subsequent elections. Because of this, no leader was ready to sit on the post of Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. Finally Siddaramaiah had to prepare Manata Khadar near him. Khader is the first leader from a minority community to become Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly.

Khader Congress former minister U.T. Farid's son. Elected to the assembly for the fifth time, Khader has won from the Mangalore assembly constituency. Khader was the Deputy Leader of Opposition in the last Assembly.

According to analysts, Khader's selection is a smart move by the Congress. The Congress has appeased the Muslim community by pretending to give them important status but in reality they have not given anything.

BJP high command orders to preserve old leaders

Following the defeat in the Karnataka assembly elections, the BJP has instructed the state leadership to ensure that no old leader leaves the party in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Telangana where elections are next. In Karnataka, the BJP feels it has suffered a blow as stalwarts including Laxman Sawadi and Jagdish Shettar left the party.

The trend has also started in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Two weeks ago, Deepak Joshi, son of veteran BJP leader Kailash Joshi and former minister, joined the Congress. Joshi is said to be resentful of the prominence given to Congress leaders led by Scindia. In Chhattisgarh, the party's veteran leader and tribal face Manatha Nand Kumar Sai also left the BJP to join the Congress in early May. Due to this defection, new exits have been asked to be stopped so as not to give the impression that the BJP is a sinking ship in these two states.

BJP's concern increased as Rahul lived among the people

After the victory in the Karnataka assembly elections, the confidence of the Congress has increased, while on the other hand, Rahul Gandhi continues to go among the people, and the concern of the BJP has increased. Sonia Gandhi is vacationing in Shimla. The video of Rahul Gandhi going to meet him in the middle of the night sitting in a truck like normal people has gone viral. Rahul sat in a truck from Ambala, drove the truck and on the way visited the Gurdwara and bowed his head. This video of Rahul Gandhi is going viral.

The BJP leader admits that Rahul Gandhi's visit to India has benefited the Congress in Karnataka. Due to this, Rahul has created an impression as a leader who lives among the people. Rahul Gandhi's strategy of consolidating that impression could be a blow to the BJP in the next elections.

When Rahul went from Ambala to Chandigarh in a truck, he was sitting at a dhaba on the way. Rahul spoke to the drivers and tried to understand their problems.

Illegal firecracker factories in Bengal are a headache

Illegal firecracker factories in West Bengal have become a headache for the Mamata Banerjee government. In the last one week, three explosions in these factories have also sent the police running. In the wake of these incidents, Shubhendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, has quipped that the condition of West Bengal is worse than Ukraine. Bengal has more explosions than Ukraine.

12 people were killed in an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in Agra area of ​​East Medinipur, Bengal on May 12. After that, a minor and two women were killed in an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in Bajbuj area of ​​South 24 Parganas district of the state on Sunday. Now there has been an explosion in Birbhum district. This factory belonged to a Trinamool Congress leader.

The Mamata government has ordered an investigation into these incidents by the Crime Investigation Department. Apart from this, the state cabinet has decided to set up a cluster for green crackers industry.

Active to place Brijbhushan Putra in the Federation

Amid sit-ins by wrestlers including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, BJP MP Brijbhushan Sharansingh has devised a plan to maintain his grip on the Wrestling Federation of India. Brijbhushan Sharan Singh's tenure is over and when the federation elections are going to be held in 45 days, Brij Bhushan Sharan wants to make his younger son Karan Bhushan Singh the president of the federation.

Uttarakhand Wrestling Federation president Satpal Singh Deswal and ex-Olympian Jaiprakash Gurjar are also being prepared as plan B in case of opposition against Karan. Both of these are considered very close to Brijbhushan. Deshwal has been the treasurer of the federation.

Following the protest by the wrestlers, the Sports Ministry had on April 24 asked the Indian Olympic Association (IO) to form an ad hoc committee and hold the election within 45 days. An ad hoc committee has been constituted on May 4 and the committee may start the election process soon.

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2000 note has been withdrawn, not demonetisation

The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes is not demonetisation, but a legal provision. The decision to replace it easily has been made for administrative convenience. Legislator Ashwinikumar Upadhyay challenged the Reserve Bank's announcement to replace the 2000 note without any evidence, calling it arbitrary. Also, Upadhyay said that this kind of currency exchange is against the law framed to curb corruption. The court has said that it will give an appropriate order on this issue.

Eggs in meals: Center accepts Karnataka's demands

The Center has approved the state's suggestion to continue providing eggs in the free mid-day meal scheme in schools in seven districts of Karnataka. The scheme has been extended for one more year as supplementary food as desired by the state. The issue was discussed in a meeting held on May 15 between the state authorities and the Project Approval Board of the PM Nutrition Yojana functioning under the Union Ministry of Education. The cost of 4426.72 lakhs incurred for this program will be shared by the central and state governments. Some religious and political groups have opposed eggs in the midday meal. However, it was found in a pilot project that its diet improved the nutritional status of students.

Support Kejriwal, oppose Ajay Maken

Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken has opposed supporting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the Centre's ordinance that thwarts the Supreme Court's order on curbs on services in Delhi. Earlier, Ajay Maken, who was a minister in Sheila Dixit's government in Delhi, said in support of his stance that by supporting Kejriwal on the Ordinance issue, we are Dr. We will sit against the wisdom of leaders like Ambedkar, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel and Lal Bahadur Shastriji. Also, if the ordinance is not passed (in the Rajya Sabha), earlier Delhi Chief Ministers Sheila Dixit, Madanlal Khurran, Sahib Singh Verma and Sushma Swaraj will get the benefit of a unique privilege which was denied to them, Maken added.

Nusrat criticized for 'hit me with a stick' comment

Trinamool Congress MP Nusrat Jahan recently addressed a public meeting in his parliamentary constituency Basirhat and said that if the BJP and Congress come to seek votes in Basirhat, they will be thrashed one after the other. After the video of his speech went viral, BJP has slammed Nusrat.

Reinstatement of IAS officer illegal: Delhi Minister

After the Supreme Court ordered the Delhi AAP government on May 12, Special Secretary (Vigilance) U.V.V.J. Rajasekaran was relieved from his duty. The central government reinstated Rajasekhar to his post, which Delhi Services Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj called illegal. Bharadwaj, in an office memorandum dated May 23, said that there is no mention of the allocation of work within the account in the central government's service ordinance. He added that he is the competent authority for this decision. According to Bharadwaj, Rajasekhar still remains aloof from his seat of power.

- Inder Sahni