New Delhi: Mayawati's claim has blown the BJP's sleep when the by-election to the Ghosi assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh's Mau district is a test of how effective the opposition alliance is against the BJP. BJP has fielded Darasingh Chauhan, who left the Samajwadi Party, while SP has fielded former Samajwadi leader Sudharak Singh. Mayawati has announced that she will not field a candidate from this seat.

Sources in the BSP say that Mayawati wants to see if the unity of the Congress and the SP is a challenge for the BJP. Darasingh has held sway over this seat for years. Before joining SP, Darasingh was in BJP and won from there. He also won on SP ticket. Now this time if the SP-Congress combine and defeat Darasingh, Mayawati can join the opposition front. SP believes that if Darasingh loses, Mayawati will use it to bargain with BJP.

The throne is ready to bring Shahla to BJP

Speculations are rife that Shahla Rashid, former Vice President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union, will join the BJP. Shahla Rashid strongly opposed the Government during the abolition of Article 370. Shahla claimed that the Modi government is taking away the rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Now the same Shahla is praising the government with two faces. Shahla claimed that the Modi government has changed the face of the Kashmir Valley and ushered in a new era of development. Shahla has also claimed that due to the steps taken by the government, the next generation of Kashmir will not have to grow up with conflict.

Sources say that the plan to bring Shahla to BJP has been prepared. Bringing Shahla to BJP will kill two birds with one stone. BJP will get a young Muslim face and JNU gang will get an answer.

At the behest of BJP, Pawar was offered a ministerial position

In a private meeting between Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar at the house of a businessman in Pune, there is a new rumor that Sharad Pawar has been offered a ministerial position in the central government and the chairmanship of Niti Aayog. Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan has created a stir by claiming this.

According to Chavan's claim, Supriya Soole and Jayant Patil have also been offered ministerial posts but Soole has categorically denied any such offer. Sule has also said that he will speak to Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi about Chavan's statement. Sule has clarified that he will not comment on the state level leadership of the Congress.

BJP leadership is silent on this issue but NCP leaders say that Chavan is making these statements at the behest of BJP. Of course Pawar will not join hands with BJP under any circumstances.

A fake post in the name of Chief Justice went viral

Supreme Court Chief Justice D.Y. A false post circulating in the name of Chandrachud created a sensation. The post claimed that the Chief Justice has appealed to the people to oppose the authorities. The Supreme Court has to clarify that the social media post regarding the Chief Justice's statement is wrong and the Chief Justice has not said anything like that.

In this fake post, it was written that the Chief Justice has appealed to the people that we are doing our best to protect the Constitution of India, the democracy of India but your cooperation is also very necessary. All the people have to come together on the streets and demand their rights from the government. This authoritarian government will scare people, threaten them but you don't have to be afraid, you have to be firm. Have courage and hold the government to account... I'm with you.

Congress got angry after changing the name of Nehru Museum

The Congress has been infuriated after the central government officially changed the name of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library to the Prime Minister's Museum and Library Society. The Congress has alleged that the only agenda of the BJP government is to erase all memories of the Nehru era. Congress also quipped that Modi is doing all this because of insecurity and inferiority complex but cannot erase Nehru's immense contribution.

The BJP government had already announced the renaming of the museum so its official notification came as no surprise to anyone. A large section of politicians do not even consider this change significant. He believes that if the Congress considers Nehru's legacy as great, it does not need to bother about this issue. Congress too has changed many names in the past and given the names of Nehru-Gandhi dynasty.

Hindus angry with Bajrangi's arrest

Hindus are upset over the arrest of Bittu Bajrangi for the violence in Haryana's Nooh. Bajrangi, who described himself as a cow guard, was arrested by the police in a very dramatic manner. When the police came to catch him, Bittu Bajjargin ran away wearing a lungi, but seven or eight policemen ran after him and caught him. Strict provisions have been imposed against Bittu Bajrangi, including inciting people to violence.

Hindu organizations believe that the BJP government is targeting Hindus to improve its image at the international level. Noah's violence was not initiated by Hindus but by Muslims yet the police are targeting Hindus. The Hindus are also threatening that the government will pay the price in the Lok Sabha elections. The BJP says that the government has had to take the baton as the factors like Bajrangi have not improved despite repeated warnings.

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PM post for Mamata not official party policy

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was projected as the next Prime Minister in a private meeting of Trinamool Congress supporters held in Kolkata on Sunday ahead of the upcoming third meeting of the new opposition group 'India' in Mumbai. However, party spokesperson Riju Dutta, after attending the said meeting, said that what the party leaders said in Sunday's meeting was not the party's official policy. Mamataji herself has said that she does not want the Prime Minister's chair and that is the policy of the party. What was said from the platform at Sunday's meeting were the personal views of those leaders, added spokesperson Riju Dutta.

Sisodia is in jail in a wrong case: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said he was 'missing' his party colleague and former Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia on his fifty-fifth birthday, adding that he was serving a jail term in a wrong case. However, Kejriwal tweeted a similar message to Manish Sisodia that we should take a pledge to provide quality education to every Indian child. This will form the foundation of a strong India. The dream of making the country a first tier nation will come true, Kejriwal tweeted. The next bail hearing of Manish Sisodia, who is serving jail time in Delhi's liquor policy scam, will be held on September 4.

Also check the role of police in Manipur unrest

Describing the ongoing violence in Manipur as tragic despite the heavy presence of the Central Armed Police Forces and the Army, experts say the state government has not taken timely action. The central government's response, however, has not been adequate. It seems that Prime Minister Modi is not getting proper advice on this issue. It is a great misfortune that even the debates in the Parliament have yielded no results, resulting in the puzzle remaining unsolved, experts said, adding that Manipur's history has been one of insurgency since independence. Aggrieved by the merger of Manipur into the Indian Union on October 15, 1949, some ethnic groups also took up arms against the then government and from time to time tried to seek help from the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and China as well.

Split-time migration was very difficult: Haryana MLA

Krishnalal Midha, who was twice elected MLA from Haryana's Jind, said in a program organized by the Haryana government in Fatehabad that he is a native of Pakistan-based Punjab. Our forefathers had to bear great hardships while migrating to India at the time of partition. The violence perpetrated by Muslims stopped due to counter-violence. Midha told reporters after the event that he was not a member of the generation that witnessed partition.

- Inder Sahni