A parliamentary committee meeting on land acquisition was disrupted when BJP MPs, including Parshottam Rupala, walked out due to the presence of activist Medha Patkar. BJP members labeled Patkar "anti-national," objecting to her involvement. Committee head Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka defended inviting Patkar, citing standard practice.
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Rahul Gandhi has accused Devendra Fadnavis' constituency of voter list irregularities, alleging an eight per cent increase in five months and unauthorized voting. Gandhi shared a news article on X, calling for the release of digital voter rolls and CCTV footage. He claims the Election Commission is silent or complicit, labeling the situation as "vote theft".
Amidst rising NATO defense budgets and warnings of a potential Russian attack, President Putin announced a reduction in Russia's military spending, currently at 6.3% of GDP, citing inflation concerns. He dismissed NATO's buildup as non-threatening while acknowledging stalled peace talks with Ukraine due to conflicting proposals.
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has openly criticized her party colleagues, Kalyan Banerjee and Madan Mitra, for their controversial remarks regarding the Kolkata law college gang-rape case, emphasizing that misogyny transcends party lines in India. The AITC swiftly disassociated itself from the leaders' comments, condemning them strongly.
The Central Administrative Tribunal has cancelled the suspension of senior IPS officer Vikas Kumar. He was suspended after the Bengaluru stampede incident. The tribunal cited a lack of specific evidence against Kumar. It also urged the government to review the suspensions of other officials. The stampede occurred outside Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4.
US President Donald Trump hinted at potentially easing Iran oil sanctions to aid the nation's reconstruction, even while maintaining a "maximum pressure" strategy. Trump suggested China could resume Iranian oil purchases following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran. However, the White House clarified that existing US sanctions remain in effect.
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The BJP has criticized the Congress-led Karnataka government after CCTV footage revealed Bengaluru civic body workers pasting caste stickers on homes without collecting data during a survey of Scheduled Caste households. BJP MP PC Mohan called the exercise a "comedy of errors," referencing a previous flawed caste census.