New Delhi: Mamata Banerjee is known for making surprising statements. Keeping this tradition, Mamata Banerjee has declared that Lok Sabha Elections can be held in December. Mamata says that it will not be surprising if the BJP conducts early elections so that the defeat in the assembly elections of five states does not affect the Lok Sabha elections. Mamata denied that we have ended CPM's rule in Bengal and will now defeat BJP in Lok Sabha.

The opposition leader believes that since the BJP has been vigorously preparing for the Lok Sabha elections, there is no reason to talk of early elections. The BJP leader claims that there is no breath in Mamata's words. He says that there are no circumstances under which BJP has to hold early elections. BJP will win all the five state elections and then the Lok Sabha elections with huge majority.

NDA erosion forecast in Bihar-Maharashtra

As the survey season before the Lok Sabha elections has begun, a new survey has disturbed the sleep of BJP leaders. According to this survey, BJP-led NDA may lose a total of 46 seats in the two states of Bihar and Maharashtra.

According to this survey, out of total 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, NDA will win only 14 seats and India Morcho will win 26 seats. Out of 48 seats in Maharashtra, NDA is expected to get 20 seats and India Alliance 28 seats. NDA is expected to get 34 seats out of 88 seats in both the states.

In 2019, NDA got 80 seats, including 39 in Bihar and 41 in Maharashtra. It means that NDA may lose 46 seats in these two states.

The BJP leadership is denying this survey but has run inwardly. The process of formulating a special strategy has been initiated in both the states.

Nitish will not become convener because of Congress

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has created a surprise by refusing to become the convener of the Opposition Front (INDIA). Nitish announced that, I have repeatedly said that I don't want to be anything and I only want to unite the opposition. India's third meeting will be held in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1. The convener of the grand alliance is to be announced in this meeting. From the beginning, there is a discussion that Nitish Kumar will be made the convener, but Nitish refused and now it is to be seen who will be blamed.

According to sources, Nitish has refused to become the convener due to the attitude of Congress leaders. Congress leader talks of fighting Aam Aadmi Party and Trinamool Congress instead of opposition unity. Nitish has lost interest because Rahul Gandhi has made statements to make him the prime ministerial candidate.

Question to Bose, why was he silent during Manipur?

Governor of West Bengal C.V. Anandbose has been slammed on social media after the state Government slammed him for the rape and murder of a minor in Siliguri, Bengal. Bose said that Mamata government is running Kanyashree scheme but what is the meaning of Kanyashree without the life of Kanyashree? There is no point in making tall claims unless the society can save the girl's life. Under the Kanyashree Yojana launched by the Government of Bengal, there is a provision to provide financial assistance to girls from poor families.

People are asking that, where did this knowledge go during the incident in Manipur? When girls were gang-raped in Manipur and they were exposed in public, why did they not say that BJP's Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao slogan has no meaning?

Activists upset as Hindus broke the circle in Kuldi

In Haryana's Noah, leaders of Hindu organizations broke the circle in Kuldi and bowed down to the state government, causing outrage among Hindus. Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Sarvajati Hindu Mahapanchayat and Bajrang Dal have announced that the Brajmandal Yatra will be held again on Monday despite the government's ban. The Haryana government and the Nooh district administration did not grant permission for the yatra, but Hindu organizations denied that the yatra would be carried out under any circumstances. Instead, Saints and 51 people from Vishwa Hindu Parishad went to Nalhareshwar temple in government vehicles and did Jalabhishek. Police took 51 people in 3 vehicles from Nooh bypass to Nalhareshwar temple.

The Hindu activists are questioning that if they were to secretly ablution by sitting in the water, then why did they do so much? Why created hysteria by gathering workers in such a large number?

Yogi's old wine in a new bottle

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is to introduce a law to curb the rising incidence of elderly abandonment. The Yogi government will make such a law that children who harass elderly parents will not get a share in the property.

UP's social welfare department, after taking advice from legal experts, has made the process of dispossessing children and relatives who are harassing elderly parents much easier in the proposal presented to Yogi Adityanath. Under the new law, elderly parents will be able to take custody of their children's property within 30 days and the police will also help the parents.

According to legal experts, this so-called law is nothing more than propaganda. In fact, a law was made by the central government in 2007 for the maintenance and welfare of family members such as parents and senior citizens and its rules were announced in 2014. The Yogi government is making several changes in these rules.

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Whether Shivraj is the face of BJP's CM post or not

The BJP is holding a Jan Asbarwad Yatra in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh from September 3 to 21, but Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is not the only face of the party. They will participate in only half of the 18 days of the Yatra, Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said in Bhopal. This has fueled speculation that options will be kept open even if the BJP retains power. Jan Ashirvad Yatra is an ambitious and large-scale public relations program showcasing the achievements of the BJP government. In the last assembly elections, Shivraj Singh handled everything single-handedly. This time along with the Union Minister, state BJP president VD Sharma has been appointed as the coordinator of BJP's Election Management Committee last month.

Indira Gandhi reached the moon, Mamata's swagger

After taking a jab at distinguishing between Rakesh Sharma and Rakesh Roshan, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took another jab saying that Indira Gandhi had reached the moon. He said that when Indir Gandhi reached the moon, he asked Rakesh Sharma what Hindustan looked like from there. The Trinamool Congress supremo said this while addressing a rally on the foundation day of TMCP's student wing. The Bengal CM's video is being widely shared on X.

Fresh conflict between Delhi government and Chief Secretary

It has now been disputed between the Delhi government and the Chief Secretary whether the Delhi government has the power to legislate for services, whether standing orders of ministers can affect proposals on controversial matters. On Friday, Services and Vigilance Minister Atishi told the Lieutenant Governor that Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar rejected his order saying that as per the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act 2023, powers related to services rest with the administrator, other subjects are elective subjects. Atishi said on August 16 that all proposals related to transfer, posting, vigilance and non-vigilance need to be approved by the minister before being tabled in the NCCSA.

- Inder Sahni