New Delhi: A video of Chirag Paswan walking on Narendra Modi's feet in the BJP-led NDA meeting and Modi lovingly hugging Chirag with his hands has gone viral. Chirag also attacked his uncle and Union Minister Pashupatinath Paras. Paras also hugs Chirag but Paras is worried because of the love shown by Modi towards Chirag.

Chirag Paswan had given a condition to BJP to contest from Hajipur seat. Pashupati Paras is MP from this seat and is not ready to leave Hajipur seat. Paras feels that the BJP has accepted the condition of giving the Hajipur seat to Chirag, so he has to vacate this seat. In Bihar, no other seat is safe for Paras because of the alliance between Nitish and Tejashwi Yadav. Chirag is currently an MP from Jamui seat but as this seat is not considered safe, he wants to contest from his father's traditional Hajipur seat.

As soon as Sonia became active, the opposition front became

Opposition parties including Congress have united and formed a new front to fight the Lok Sabha Elections to be held next year. Under the auspices of this front, all the opposition parties will try to defeat the BJP together. Sonia Gandhi has been given the credit for the fact that the opposition front could take a real shape after a long struggle.

Congress leaders say that leaders including Sharad Pawar and Mamata Banerjee were not ready to accept Rahul Gandhi's leadership. Due to this, the talk of opposition unity did not progress. Sonia understood this so she became active and made the opposition front possible. No leader would mind working under Sonia Gandhi's leadership.

For the first time, Sonia Gandhi became active in the struggle for opposition unity, which has directly resulted in the form of opposition unity.

Ban on mobile phones in Karnataka temples

The Karnataka government has played the card of soft Hindutva by banning the carrying of Mobile Phones in all temples in the state. In the Kedarnath temple, a mobile phone has been banned after a young man proposed to a girl in the temple and took a video of it. In Karnataka too, Hindus were demanding such a ban. Accepting this demand, the Karnataka government has banned the use of mobile phones in all Hindu temples and has also issued an official order.

The order said that the use of mobile phones in temples causes trouble to other devotees and employees, so all devotees have to switch off their mobile phones in the temple.

Earlier, such a ban has also been imposed in the temples of Tamil Nadu. Recently, the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee in Uttarakhand has also banned the carrying of mobile phones inside the temple premises.

Will Sampala's resignation remain in BJP or will it go to AAP?

Senior BJP leader Vijay Sampala has created a surprise by resigning from the post of chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes. Former MP Sampala held this position since 2021. Sources close to Sampala claim that the BJP has made Sampala resign as he is to be given an important responsibility in Punjab in the Lok Sabha elections. It is also being claimed that Sampala will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Hoshiarpur seat in place of Union Minister Som Prakash.

As per the ongoing discussion in political circles, Sampala may join Aam Aadmi Party. In 2019, BJP cut Sampala and gave ticket to Som Prakash. Former IAS officer Som Prakash has also been made a minister in the Modi cabinet. Even though Sampala was a cabinet minister in the Modi government, his ticket was cut off. Sampala doesn't seem to get a chance again so there are speculations that he will leave the BJP.

Sahni did not join NDA, talk of Nitish Manavya

There are speculations that Sahni was persuaded by Nitish Kumar as Mukesh Sahni of Bihar's Vikassheel Insan Party (VIP) was not present at the NDA meeting. In the NDA meeting, the BJP announced the inclusion of the parties of three Bihar leaders Chirag Paswan, Jitanram Manjhi and Upendra Kushwaha in the NDA.

Mukesh Sahni of Vikassheel Insan Party (VIP) is also in touch with BJP and was also invited but Sahni did not attend the meeting. Sahni was a partner in the government when Nitish Kumar and BJP were in government, but the BJP removed all four of their MLAs and merged them into the BJP. Sahni is said to still be angry about this. It is said that Nitish and Tejashwi took advantage of this and convinced Sahni to sit with them.

BJP is looking to get Dalit and Paswan votes with the help of Chirag Paswan while Jitanram Manjhi is hoping to get Maha Dalit and Upendra Kushwaha Kurmi-Kushwaha votes.

Poor's house covered for Shivraj's road show

There has been a controversy over the covering of a tribal family's house during Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan's road show in Madhya Pradesh's Shivni. The tribal family alleged that the officials came and covered their house with a green cloth.

During Shivraj's one-hour long road show that lasted for two kilometers, the officials also ordered the tribal family to come out of their homes. The authorities are said to have taken this step as the tribal family's house was dilapidated and was ordered not to publicize it in the media.

Following the actions of the officials, the BJP has gone into a frenzy. Comments are being made on social media that this incident has opened the door to the claim that Madhya Pradesh has developed strongly during Shivraj's regime. Many have also criticized that BJP is troubling the poor for its publicity.

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Trinamool puts forward Mamata for Prime Ministership

According to a comment made by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the Congress has no interest in seeking the Prime Minister's post after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. In this situation, Trinamool Congress leader Shatabdi Roy told reporters at Birbhum that if the Congress is not interested in the highest post after the election, the Trinamool Congress' choice for the post is West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

We are political untouchables: Owaisi's tone

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) National Spokesperson Waris Pathan lashed out at the opposition, which had held a meeting in Bengaluru to form a group to face the BJP in the upcoming general elections, saying that they were not invited for the meeting. Because AIMIM is politically untouchable for 26 political parties. You want the votes of the Muslim community, but you don't want them for political representation, then you talk about secularism. Nitish Kumar, Uddhav Thackeray and Mehbooba Mufit, who were once with the BJP, were also present at the opposition meeting. They have now become quite secular, added Pathan.

Hindu-Muslims should not be able to buy houses from each other

Kanpur Mayor Premila Pandey received complaints of Muslims encroaching on a temple and a well in Munshi Purwa, a Muslim-majority area of ​​her city. While visiting the site, Pandey found that debris had been dumped in the well. Windows and doors have been made in the temple. After this, the mayor told reporters that this kind of behavior shows bad intentions. I will request Chief Minister Yogi Adityanathji to officially provide that Hindus and Muslims cannot buy each other's property as per the rules in the state. By doing this the two communities will be able to stay together for sure. There is a feeling of Hindus leaving the area, the mayor added.

Tamil Nadu minister defends morning liquor sale

Minister of Excise and Liquor Prohibition of Tamil Nadu S. Muthusamy said in a press conference that those who have to do heavy work as part of duty drink alcohol. Sanitary workers who clean drains should not be considered Piakkad. They drink alcohol early in the morning, they should not be scolded. He added that even when the opinions of political parties and 18 trade unions were asked about Tamil Nadu wanting to sell liquor in Tetrapak, he himself faced difficulties. The next day, the PMK party warned of a state-wide protest if liquor is sold in tetrapacks, Muthusamy told reporters.

What is the legality of the assembly session? : Governor

The Bhagwant Mann government of Punjab last month convened a special two-day session of the Legislative Assembly and passed a bill to telecast Gurbani from the state's Golden Temple. The bill was sent to Governor Banwarilal Purohit for approval. In response, Purohit told Mann that according to the legal advice he received, the legislative session held on June 19-20 violated the law and procedure.

- Inder Sahni