Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to travel to West Bengal tomorrow.
Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, February 4, 2019: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath to Visit West Bengal Tomorrow
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Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday extended support to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who sat on 'Save the Constitution' dharna against the Narendra Modi government. Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked institutions of the country. The Congress president tweeted, “I spoke with Mamata Di tonight and told her we stand shoulder to shoulder with her. The happenings in Bengal are a part of the unrelenting attack on India’s institutions by Mr Modi & the BJP. The entire opposition will stand together & defeat these fascist forces.”
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday started her 'Save the Constitution' dharna at Metro Channel in Kolkata to protest the CBI move to question Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar. Kumar was also present along with several other TMC leaders at the dharna spot. The Chief Minister has called for the dharna after high drama took place outside the residence of Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar where a scuffle broke out between a team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials and police officers on Sunday.
The Law Ministry on Sunday granted sanction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute former finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX media case, reported news agency ANI. The CBI in January had sought the sanction of the central government to prosecute Chidambaram in connection with the case. Meanwhile, earlier this week, the Supreme Court came down hard on the senior Congress leader's son Karti Chidambaram, over his plea seeking permission to travel abroad.
Lashing out at Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said she has no faith in democracy or the country's Constitution and dubbed her government "anti-democratic, anti-people and anarchic". Adityanath was scheduled to address two rallies at Balurghat in Dakshin Dinajpur district and Raiganj in Uttar Dinajpur district, but the saffron party accused the West Bengal government of denying permission to his helicopter to land here.
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