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Calcutta HC seeks response from SEC on concerns raised by Opposition for panchayat polls

The Calcutta High Court sought a response from the West Bengal State Election Commission on concerns raised by leaders of the Opposition parties for panchayat polls.

The Hindu

Labour backtracks on £28bn green prosperity plan

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said the Opposition would not give a ‘final set of numbers’ until a further fiscal statement from the Government.

The Independent UK

Panchayat poll in West Bengal on July 8

The panchayat poll in West Bengal will be held in a single phase on July 8, State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha said on Thursday. The election will be held for three-tier panchayats across 20 districts and two-tier panchayats in hill districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong.

The Hindu

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Charges against SFI put CPI(M), govt. on the defensive

The government and the ruling Left Democratic Front appeared to scramble to defend the Students Federation of India (SFI) leadership, which had recently come under a scathing attack from the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for alleged felonious conduct.

The Hindu

My father stopped Advani’s rath, Nitish Kumar will stop Modi rath in 2024, says Tejashwi

Tejashwi Yadav alleged that attempts were being made by the Centre to change the history of the country. Read more on The Hindu

The Hindu

Opposition meeting to be held in Patna on June 23

The Opposition meeting was initially scheduled for June 12 but had to be postponed after Mr. Kharge and Mr. Gandhi expressed their inability to attend because of prior commitments.

The Hindu

‘Some creatures’ come together during monsoon: BJP leader Dhami on Opposition unity

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami night compared efforts by Opposition parties to forge unity against the BJP with that of the rainy season when “creatures like snake, mongoose, scorpion and crab, come together because of the fear of monsoon”.

The Hindu

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Report showing Maharashtra tops in attracting FDI has silenced Opposition, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis said the report by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), which apparently showed that Maharashtra had surged ahead of Gujarat and Karnataka in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), had silenced the Opposition.

The Hindu

The LDF progress report

While the LDF has mostly avoided political trouble, it faces some challenges now

The Hindu

The falling bridges of Bihar: ten bridges collapsed in last three years

Even as the State’s road construction department issued a show cause notice to the company that built the Aguwani-Sultanganj link, records reveal that nine other bridges have collapsed over the last three years

The Hindu

A vote for change: On the result of the Thai parliamentary election

Following the results in the Thailand election, any move to stop the winners from forming the government would be disastrous

The Hindu

Opposition meet likely to be postponed

With the Congress’s top leadership expressing inability to participate In the joint Opposition meeting scheduled for June 12, according to sources the meeting is likely to be postponed to a later date.

The Hindu

Opposition mourns the tragedy at Balasore, largely holding back on questions

Opposition parties largely refrained from attacking the government on the Odisha train accident

The Hindu

Amid the glitter of celebration, denial of dissent is the irony of emerging Telangana

Telangana Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao bedazzled everyone over a month ago, inaugurating the aesthetically designed new State Secretariat complex. The very next day, an Opposition leader — MP and Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee chief A.Revanth Reddy — was stopped from entering the august premises

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Govt. wants to make sedition law more draconian: Congress

Congress alleged that the BJP government was planning to make the law more draconian before 2024 national elections

Dynamite News

Delhi Ordinance Row: CM Kejriwal meets Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren; seeks support

Kejriwal had on May 23 embarked on a nationwide tour to seek support from the Opposition parties against the Ordinance. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Stalin says DMK will strongly oppose the Union govt’s Delhi Ordinance; asks other parties to do the same

Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin said that the DMK will strongly oppose the Ordinance promulgated by the BJP-led government at the Centre, to effectively nullify the SC judgement, which said Delhi’s elected government and not its Lieutenant-Governor had powers over managing the services of the bureaucrats.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | 16 parties confirm participation for the June 12 Opposition meet; Centre to provide air connectivity for Manipur’s hill areas; and more

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A parliamentary democracy or an executive democracy

The urgent question that must be asked is whether India can continue to be called a parliamentary democracy or whether it has become an executive democracy

The Hindu

In Bengal, court orders dominate politics

The Calcutta High Court has become a ground for political muscle-flexing

The Hindu

Status quo in Turkey: On the new term for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

In Turkey, a new term could be the ideal opportunity for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to right the wrongs and offer a new inclusive beginning

The Times of India

Don't take any step that undermines sports: Union minister Anurag Thakur tells wrestlers; Opposition slams govt

NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday asked protesting wrestlers not to take any step that could undermine sports or hurt players and said they should wait for the probe to complete, even as political parties stepped up attacks on the government over the issue.

ABC News

Roger Cook to hit the ground running as new WA premier, as opposition slams union influence

Roger Cook has hit the ground running, gaining the approval of Labor's right faction today to confirm his endorsement as WA's next premier.

The Hindu

CM calls meeting of Ministers today to consult on implementation of ‘guarantees’

Ahead of the crucial meeting of the State Cabinet on Thursday to decide on the method of implementation of poll guarantee schemes, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has convened a meeting of Ministers on Wednesday.

The Hindu

Such 'poaching' not designed to strengthen Opposition unity, serves BJP: Congress slams TMC after W.B MLA crosses over

A day after its lone MLA in West Bengal joined the TMC, the Congress on May 30 lashed out at the Mamata Banerjee-led party, saying such “poaching” is not designed to strengthen Opposition unity and only serves the BJP’s objectives.

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