It was scheduled to be a visit to the Election Commission of India by a senior team of parliamentarians from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on April 4 , ostensibly to submit a representation on the controversy around duplicate Elector Photo Identification Cards that was signed by the party’s MPs.
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THE BIG STORY
TMC MPs’ infighting in open after BJP shares videos, chats
As gleefully shared by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s spokesperson and also chief of its IT cell, Amit Malviya, it ended up becoming a slanging match between the TMC’s lawmakers, that continued into Friday night on a WhatsApp group of the party’s MPs.
Then, on Tuesday, two senior party MPs spoke to the press.
The purported chats feature angry exchanges between Serampore MP Kalyan Banerjee and Bardhaman-Durgapur MP Kirti Azad. Banerjee’s purported chat also refers to a “versatile international lady”, which is believed to be Krishnanagar MP Mahua Moitra. Read more.
THE BIG QUESTION
Is a 'pocket veto' by governors constitutional? SC delivers landmark ruling
The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi for attempting to thwart the will of an elected legislature, declared his decision to reserve 10 re-passed bills for presidential assent as “illegal”, and laid down timelines to curb inaction by governors across the country, in a landmark judgment that seeks to reassert constitutional discipline, curtail gubernatorial overreach, and reiterate India’s federalism.
Calling out what it described as a “growing and dangerous” trend of governors creating political roadblocks to frustrate state governments, a bench of justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan underlined that governors must function within the four corners of the Constitution and not derail the democratic will of the people expressed through their elected representatives. Read more.
3 killed after speeding SUV runs over pedestrians in Jaipur; 6 critical: Police
As the vehicle moved from MI road to the narrow lanes under the Nahargarh police station area, the driver mowed down people and vehicles on its way. Read more.
Photo of the Day
Rosy starlings dazzle Delhi’s sky
The sky above Rashtrapati Bhawan seen covered in swirling murmurations of rosy starlings on Tuesday evening. | Credit: Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo
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