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Former Madhya Pradesh minister and Balaghat MP Dhal Singh Bisen has been appointed Uttarakhand Governor. The announcement came by phone while the 74-year-old was walking with his grandson at his Seoni residence, triggering celebrations among well-wishers and local residents in his home district and across Madhya Pradesh.
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Rahul Gandhi appeared with NSUI-linked students and a content creator after protests over SIR and a demand for Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. Students alleged that police assaulted them, withheld access to a woman officer during detention and detained protesters after outside intervention. The allegations were made during a Delhi press conference.
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The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has begun a campaign outside Shivtirth in Mumbai after a signature drive. Party leader Sandeep Deshpande said the initiative is intended to convey public grievances about what he called the “atrocities of election commission” and demand that Gyanesh leave his position.
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Prateek Som, a 2024 Harvard Kennedy School alumnus, says an open letter by Harvard alumni is a collective statement rather than an institutional position. He says the appeal urges allegiance to India's Constitution and national interest while defending protest rights and warning against intimidation of constitutional authorities or disregard for the rule of law.
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AISA national president Neha Bora joined Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during a Delhi march against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Her prominent place in the procession has prompted speculation about Congress's approach to the CJP movement, although no formal strategy has been publicly established in the supplied material.
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Rajasthan BJP President Madan Rathore has condemned the alleged assault involving RSS pracharak Krishna Avtar in Jaipur, calling the reported treatment cruel. Rathore said he had heard the account, promised impartial justice and confirmed that the injured person was receiving medical care from doctors.
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CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke says members and volunteers remain detained in Hingoli, Maharashtra, while lawyers have allegedly been denied access. He also rejects any divide between CJP and INDIA bloc protests, saying demonstrators should remain united in opposing Gyanesh Kumar and demanding his resignation.
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Union Minister of State L Murugan has resigned from the information and broadcasting and parliamentary affairs ministries. In a 5-page letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he also said he would give up his Rajya Sabha membership and devote his time to strengthening the BJP in Tamil Nadu.
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Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is facing demands for resignation as protests take place at Jantar Mantar. Amid the political dispute, attention has also turned to his academic record, including Uttar Pradesh board-topping results, IIT Kanpur training and a long career in the IAS and Election Commission.
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The BJP retained control of three urban local bodies in Gujarat, winning 38 of 44 Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation seats and keeping power in Thara and Okha. Congress finished behind the BJP in all three contests, while the Aam Aadmi Party failed to win a seat in Gandhinagar.
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The Supreme Court registry has identified 14 deficiencies in a joint petition filed by Rahul Gandhi and 10 other INDIA bloc leaders against the Election Commission. The case cannot be listed for hearing until missing authorisations, documents, a clearer identity-card copy and the shortfall in court fees are corrected.
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor described the INDIA bloc's Delhi protest as a major mobilisation for democracy. He said Rahul Gandhi's petition had been accepted on the Election Commission of India website and that the Chief Justice of India was expected to hear it at the earliest opportunity.
