The BJP is deploying several measures in Maharashtra to gain support from OBC castes and improve its poll performance. Efforts include reducing onion export duty and opening the Banjara Virasat Museum. The party aims to strengthen its MADHAV formula involving Mali, Dhangar, and Vanjari communities, while also addressing the Maratha reservation issue.

Malik, who argued from Tihar jail, maintained before the tribunal during the hearing that he was drawn into believing that an armed struggle was the only way to fulfil and realise the aspirations of the Kashmiri youth, in particular the Kashmiri population. The reply from Malik recorded by the tribunal delves into how, after a while, Malik purportedly gave up armed struggle in favour of a ‘Gandhian’ way of resistance to the perceived Indian occupation/domination of Jammu & Kashmir.

MMU, a conglomerate of religious scholars, preachers and theologians in J&K and Ladakh, and J&K Muslim Personal Law Board led by Mufti Nasir-ul Islam informed Shah that Narsinghanand’s inflammatory and defamatory remarks have caused severe emotional distress to the Muslim community and created potential for widespread unrest.

Accusing the ruling party of pursuing a political plot in Goa, Rahul Gandhi said such attempts will not go unchallenged. “In Goa, the BJP’s strategy is clear: divide the people while exploiting ecologically sensitive areas by illegally converting green land and bypassing environmental regulations – an assault on Goa’s natural and social heritage. BJP’s attempts will not go unchallenged. The people of Goa and the whole of India see through this divisive agenda and are standing united”.