New Delhi: As Narendra Modi leaves for Indonesia to attend the ASEAN-India Summit and the East Asia Summit, the invitation card received by Modi for these meetings has become a topic of discussion. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra has posted the invitation card regarding Modi's visit to Indonesia on social media. Addressing Modi, 'Prime Minister of India' is written in this card. It has started speculations that the Modi government has officially asked all the countries of the world to write India instead of India from now on. Apart from that, Indonesia does not mention India. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh put this same card on social media and quipped that this is a proof that the Modi government is confused. The name of this event is ASEAN-India Summit but Modi is not ready to call himself the Prime Minister of India.

Sidhu in favor of alliance with AAP in Punjab

While the Congress leadership in Punjab is opposing the alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party, Navjot Sidhu has come out in favor of the alliance. Taking a swipe at the protesting Congress leaders, Sidhu said that everyone should believe whatever the Congress high command decides on the issue of alliance with AAP.

Sidhu has said that when the Congress leadership has taken a decision to join the Aam Aadmi Party in the national interest, every Congressman must respect it. Congress leaders should come out of selfish and narrow mindedness and think about national interest as the interest of the country is paramount.

After the Aam Aadmi Party formed the government in Punjab, there is a fierce conflict between Congress and AAP. Congress leaders are constantly attacking the AAP government and calling it corrupt. On the other hand, AAP is also attacking the Congress by calling it corrupt.

Birendra will leave BJP over alliance with JPP

Veteran leader Chaudhary Birendrasinh has thrown up his sleeves on Dushyant Chautala's alliance with the Janayak Janata Party (JPP) in Haryana. Asserting that BJP does not need to tie up with anyone in Haryana, Birendra Singh has also indirectly threatened to leave BJP and form a new party if BJP ties up with JPP. Birendra Singh has called a meeting of his supporters on October 2 and a final decision will be taken regarding the formation of a new party. Birendrasinh said that expanding the NDA will not benefit the BJP.

Dushyant Chautala and Chaudhary Birendrasinh are at loggerheads over the issue of Ucha assembly seat. Birendra Singh's family has been winning from this seat for years but Dushyant Chautala has claimed that a family member will contest this seat. Neither of them is ready to give up their stubbornness, leaving the BJP high command in a quandary.

Petitions against Article 370 will not stand

The hearing in the Supreme Court has been completed on all 23 petitions filed against the Modi government's decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution, which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict after hearing the arguments of both the parties for 16 consecutive days. Now all eyes are on what this verdict will bring. BJP leaders are confident that the Supreme Court will reject these petitions as the Supreme Court expressed displeasure that the rights of the citizens of the country were being trampled on due to Articles 370 and 35. On the other hand, the opposition is hoping that Article 370 will come back again. He believes that the Supreme Court will give more importance to the constitutional provision than to sentiments.

A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud is likely to give its verdict next month.

Bhutia will join forces with Chamling to defeat the BJP

Baichang Bhutia, who was the captain of the Indian football team, has expressed his readiness to join hands with Pawan Chamling's Sikkim Democratic Front to defeat the BJP in Sikkim. Chamling's party had won 15 MLAs in the last election, but the BJP rallied and defeated 12 MLAs. Chamling has been left alone as the other two BJP allies have left for Chief Minister Premsingh Tamang's Sikkim Revolutionary Front.

Bhutia claimed that talks are going on with Chamling and the tie-up will be finalized very soon. Bhutia has also expressed readiness to merge his party with the Sikkim Democratic Front. The party founded by Bhutia before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections has not built much of a base in Sikkim. In the last assembly elections, Bhutia's party got only two percent votes. Bhutia himself contested two seats but lost and is joining hands with Chamling for survival.

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Shifting to new Parliament House on Ganesh Chaturthi

New Delhi, dated 6

Amid immense political speculation regarding the proposed functioning of the five-day special parliamentary session to be held from September 18-22, one thing has become clear that the special session will begin in the old Parliament House, while it will be shifted to the new Parliament House on the holy festival of Ganesh Chaturthi on September 19. Congress Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that since the agenda of the special session has not been disclosed, there is no transparency in the work.

Shashi's suggestion to name the opposition front Bharat

Lashing out the ruling BJP for pushing the country's English name India to be Bharat after the opposition front renamed it India, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has suggested that the opposition group change its name to Bharat (Alliance for Betterment, Harmony and Responsible Advancement for (Tomorrow) if BJP keeps its extreme game of changing the country's name, says Tharoor in a post on Ek.

India-India Debate: Opposition Strikes Jaishankar

Opposition leaders took a dig at External Affairs Minister Subramanian Jaishankar on Wednesday as the debate sparked by the rumored idea of ​​replacing the country's English name with India heated up. As Jaishankar invited everyone to read the Constitution, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari urged Jaishankar to know history. Anyone who wants to use the name Bharat can do so, added Tiwari. Tiwari also clarified that a BJP MP said that India should stay and India should be removed.

Take action against Udayanidhi's hate speech: Intellectuals

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's son and state sports minister Udayanithi Stalin on Saturday said in Chennai that Sanatan Dharma should be eradicated like malaria and dengue, in response to which Union Home Minister Amit Shah accused the New Opposition Front India of hating Hindutva and attacking our heritage. On the other hand, a group of former judges, government bureaucrats and armed forces officers automatically took note of Udayanidhi's alleged hate speech and asked Chief Justice of the country D.Y. Chandrachud has requested. Uday's hate speech could spread communal disharmony and sectarian violence in the country, the above intellectual group added.

10 crores reward to the one who wears the head of Udayanidhi

In response to Tamil Minister Udayanidhi Stalin's call to destroy the Sanatan Dharma for its denial of social justice and equality, Paramahansa Acharya, the chief priest of the ascetic Chavani temple in Ayodhya, has announced a reward of Rs 10 crore for Stalin's beheading. Acharya added that if no one else does the job, he will kill Stalin himself. Acharya had earlier made a similar attack against actor Shah Rukh Khan and political leader Swami Prasad Maurya. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's son and Karnataka MLA Priyank Kharge has supported Stalin's remarks.

BJP- The richest political party in the country

According to a survey by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), the BJP is the richest political party in the country. It had assets of 6064 crores in the year 2021-22, which has increased by 1050 crores since the end of that financial year. This means that 68 percent of the assets of all national political parties in the country are in the BJP's coffers, more than half of which is in the form of fixed deposits. On the other hand, the main opposition Congress had assets of 805 crores in 2021-22. During this period, CPI (M) had assets of 735 crores, BSP 690 crores, Trinamool Congress 458 crores, while Conrad Sangma's party NPP had assets of 1.8 crores.

Haryana's poor youth are leaving the country: BJP leader

Senior Jat leader and former Union Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh will hold a rally in Haryana's Jind district on October 2 - Gandhi Jayanti. The Jat leader wants to bring the voice of the people to the ears of the authorities by holding a rally titled Meri Awaaz Suno. This 77-year-old BJP leader held a rally in Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar on Sunday, echoing the public opinion, saying that the youth of Haryana are leaving the country due to extreme poverty. Leader-wife Premalata held four meetings in her former assembly constituency. His son Ame Hisar MP Brijendrasingh also held six meetings.

Sikhs will start a printing press in America

According to the Sikh Gurudwara Act, 1925, the sole body that has been given the right to publish and distribute the Sikh scripture Guru Granth Sahib, SGPC (Shiromani Gurudwara Management Committee) will start its first printing press in Tracy, California, USA. This will be the first such center outside the country. A decision was taken on this issue in the executive committee meeting of SGPC held at Amritsar on Tuesday. This decision has been taken due to the increasing demand of Guru Granth Sahib among the Sikhs living in America and Canada. A Sikh missionary center will also be set up in Tracy city itself.

- Inder Sahni