10 members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Parliament, including two union ministers who emerged victorious in the assembly elections, resigned from the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, according to persons familiar with the situation.

Following their meetings with BJP President JP Nadda and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the ten MPs tendered their resignations. They went to the speaker’s office with the party president in tow, where nine MPs tendered their resignation. Kirori Lal Meena, the 10th MP, tendered his resignation to the chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

In Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh, state elections were won by 12 MPs, according to a BJP leader.

The ten MPs who have resigned are: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Diya Kumari, Kirori Lal Meena (a member of the Rajya Sabha); Arun Sao and Gomti Sai from Chhattisgarh; and Narendra Singh Tomar, Prahlad Patel, Rakesh Singh, Uday Pratap Singh, and Riti Pathak from Madhya Pradesh.

Baba Balaknath, a Lok Sabha MP from Rajasthan, and Renuka Singh, a Chhattisgarh native who was elected as the union minister of state for tribal affairs, have not yet tendered their resignations.

The responsibility for agriculture is held by Narendra Singh Tomar, while the state minister for food processing and Jal Shakti is Prahlad Patel.

The fourth minister the BJP fielded in the state elections, Faggan Singh Kulaste, is the minister of state for steel and rural development, however he was unable to win the assembly seat.

These Members of Parliament are expected to tender their resignations, and there have been rumours of a potential reorganisation within the Union Council of Ministers.

In July 2021, the Union Council underwent its most recent major restructuring with the appointment of 43 ministers, comprising 36 new members. The most recent alteration occurred in May when Kiren Rijiju was replaced as law minister by Arjun Ram Meghwal, a minister of state. The position of minister for earth sciences was given to Rijiju.

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By Neeraj Mishra

In one giant swoop, the BJP has cornered entire Western and Central India with its latest victories in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. The party now controls the entire cow belt giving it the right platform for 2024.

While Rajasthan was iffy for the Congress, it was overconfident in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, where a combination of weak and divided local leadership and women voters eventually brought it down. It has lost Madhya Pradesh 65-164 and Chhattisgarh 34-56.

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In many ways, these were elections driven by labarthis (beneficiaries) and the BJP proved itself with better planning, strategy and implementation. In Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched several schemes for women including cash incentives and even delivered two tranches of Rs 3000 each on Rakhi and Karwa Chauth to married women. 

In Chhattisgarh, where the BJP was in the opposition, it adopted a better strategy by promising Rs 12,000 per annum to married women and later getting them to sign some forms which made the signatories believe they would receive the promised benefit later. BJP workers got more than 30 lakh forms signed and in a state with more women voters than men, it surely means something.

In MP, an overconfident Congress made a mess of ticket distribution. Digvijaya Singh grabbed the largest share and brought in all his 90s cabinet. Eventually, they all lost. It is perhaps time to get rid of Digvijaya and Kamal Nath altogether just like Uma Bharti was ex-communicated from the state by the BJP in 2007 after Shivraj became CM. It paved way for the new. 

The loss in both states will hurt the party not only in the three states but its ramifications will be felt at national level with INDIA and other alliances. 

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The Shiv Sena MP made the acting dean Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital to clean dirty urinals and toilets. 31 patients have died in 48 hours at the hospital. A video is circulating on social media which shows Patil giving a broom to Dr Shyam Wakode. He asked him to clean the washroom.

He was heard saying in the video that the hospital washroom did not have simple mugs and the hospital dean shouted at people who did not use the toilet. Patil asked Dr Shyam did he behave in the same manner in his house also? Patil is part of the Eknath Sinde faction of the Shiv Sena. Talking to the media he said he felt painfull on seeing the situation at the government hospital.

He said the toilets are not cleaned for months. The toilets in the wards of the hospital are locked. He added no water was available in the toilets. Patil’s behavior has been criticized by the Maharashtra State Association of Resident Doctors. They demanded an unconditional apology from the MP.

The Association said the hospital dean was forced to clean toilets in broad daylight. They said the act was carried out in the presence of the media to make the issue political. They added the subordinates of the college administration and the doctors are left with despair and hopelessness that even after giving their best efforts in treating the patients with lack of resources. The Shiv Sena MP has made a scapegoat of the failure of the hospital administration in providing quality health care.

The Doctor’s association further highlighted the reason behind the recent deaths at the government hospital was due to lack of life saving medicines, resources, medical staff and medical faculty. An FIR has been filed against the Shiv Sena MP Hemant Patil after he made the acting dean of Nanded hospital to clean a toilet.

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red signal for southwest Madhya Pradesh on Friday, anticipating heavy rain for the next three days. Similar rainfall activity was predicted for southeast Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha on September 15, north Madhya Maharashtra on September 15, and the Gujarat area on September 16-17.

From September 15th to 17th, West Madhya Pradesh is on red alert due to isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall, including extremely heavy downpours, exceeding 204.4 mm, according to a social media post by IMD. Stay safe and prepared said IMD.

The IMD has also issued orange weather warnings for Uttarakhand, Vidarbha, Saurashtra and Kutch, Marathwada, Madhya Pradesh, Konkan, and Goa, all of which are expected to receive 115.6 to 204.4 mm of rain.

The clear low-pressure region that travelled from the northwest Bay of Bengal and the adjacent North Odisha-West Bengal coasts is presently over East Madhya Pradesh. It is expected to sweep across West Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat during the following three to four days.

A trough runs across cyclonic circulation from southwest Rajasthan to north coastal Odisha in lower tropospheric levels, associated with a well-marked low-pressure area over East Madhya Pradesh in lower tropospheric levels, the IMD said in its daily report.

From September 15 to 18, the western area, encompassing Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, and Gujarat, is predicted to have extensive rains, thunderstorms, and lightning. Heavy to extremely heavy rains may also fall in isolated spots within these zones. On September 16, exceptionally heavy rains are forecast in north Madhya Maharashtra.

Mild to moderate rainfall and thunderstorms are expected in the northwest From September 15 to 17, which includes Uttarakhand, Jammu division, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and southwest Uttar Pradesh. Isolated severe rain is likely, with East Rajasthan experiencing very heavy rain on September 16 and 17.

On September 15, Odisha and Jharkhand are anticipated to see extensive rains, thunderstorms, and lightning, with further activity on September 18 and 19. These weather systems are also forecast to bring heavy rain to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on September 17.

A mix of scattered to moderately widespread rainfall, thunderstorms, and isolated heavy rainfall from September 17-19 is expected in northeastern states such as Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura.

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On Friday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi travelled for the first time since being re-elected as a member of the Lok Sabha from his home in Delhi to his congressional district in Kerala’s Wayanad.

Rahul Gandhi’s membership in the Lok Sabha was reinstated on Monday by the Secretariat after the Supreme Court on August 4 delayed his conviction in the Modi surname remark case.

Rahul Gandhi would visit Wayanad on August 12, according to Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee Working President VT Siddique earlier on Tuesday. We have already started making arrangements for a cordial welcome for him. Tomorrow’s meeting of the district Congress Committee is scheduled. It will take place on August 12 and 13 with Rahul Gandhi in attendance.

Rahul Gandhi will receive the most joyful welcome in Wayanad history, Siddique continued.

Rahul Gandhi will attend the district party committee meeting on Saturday while in Wayanad. When he previously visited Kerala’s constituency while he was still disqualified, he stated that losing his MP tag would not prevent him from speaking up for the Wayanad community in Kerala or from raising concerns about the Union administration.

According to party sources, Rahul Gandhi has also reportedly been given a new address for the residence at 12 Tughlaq Lane.

In order to receive a bungalow as an MP in Delhi, Rahul Gandhi has received official confirmation from the Estate office, according to sources on Tuesday.

The Congress politician was found guilty and given a two-year prison sentence for his comments on the “Modi surname” on March 24, which resulted in his disqualification as a member of the lower house.

A day after the Surat Session Court issued a ruling on his interim motion for a stay of his conviction in the defamation case on April 20, the move to evacuate the house had been made. Since that time, Mr. Gandhi has resided at 10 Janpath Road, the home of Sonia Gandhi, the former president of the Congress.

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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha, was attacked by a crow on Wednesday while taking on the phone in the Parliament.

A photographer for the news organisation was present outside the Parliament and captured the scene, as soon as the image was shared it quickly went viral online.

In the viral image, a crow can be seen swooping over Chadha’s head and pecking on the top of his head in a series of three to four photos taken as he left the House after watching Rajya Sabha sessions. Chadha was astonished, and when he realised it, he bowed.

The images were posted on Twitter by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Delhi handle, which also used the old Hindi proverb Jooth Bole Kauwa Kaate which translates as crow bites the liar, to mock the AAP leader.

Until today we had only heard, today we also saw, the crow bites the liar, wrote BJP Delhi in a tweet.

Netizens are alarmed by the message, which received more than 4,000 likes and almost 1,400 retweets.

In their replies, a number of Twitter users expressed concern about Chadha’s wellbeing. Additionally, a person added, that his heart is very upset. According to other Twitter users, it was a negative omen.

The BJP’s criticism comes as the Opposition tabled a resolution of no confidence in the government on Wednesday after demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi address the violence in Manipur within Parliament.

On Wednesday, Speaker of the Lok Sabha Om Birla accepted the notice of a no-confidence motion from the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA). However, the no-confidence vote poses no threat to the BJP administration because it has the backing of at least 332 Lok Sabha members.

Speaking of the no-confidence motion, Chadha remarked, critical tools of debate, conversation, and discussion within Parliament are frequently used throughout India’s parliamentary history. Regardless of how those instruments and motions turn out, their sole purpose is to have a lengthy discussion on a significant issue, after which the Indian Prime Minister is required to appear before Parliament and address the concerns raised by the public and Lok Sabha members.

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A smartphone shop owner in Madhya Pradesh’s Ashok Nagar was reportedly giving tomatoes to customers free of cost with mobile phones.

The smartphone owner said since tomatoes have become expensive following that they wanted to offer something to customers due to increased competition in the market, so they decided to give 2 kg of free tomatoes with smartphones.

As the tomato price has touched the sky, vegetable sellers have been trying unusual things, like hiring bouncers to manage customers and giving away tomatoes for free with smartphone purchases. Recently, McDonald’s burger dropped tomatoes from their burger meal.

Meanwhile, another interesting case came to light from UP’s Varanasi, where a vegetable vendor identified as Ajay Fauji has taken extreme measures to handle the tomato price hike.

Following the tomato theft recently reported in Karnataka, he decided to hire bouncers to keep customers at a distance when they come to purchase tomatoes.

Ajay Fauji explained the matter and said he has hired bouncers since the tomato price has become expensive. People have been indulging in violence and even looting tomatoes. He added as they have stocked tomatoes in the shop, they would not take any risk of getting into an argument. That’s why they have hired bouncers here. Ajay further added tomatoes are being sold for Rs160 per kg and people have been buying 50 or 100 grams only, he said.

In several parts of the country, tomato prices have been on fire, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka. The price of tomatoes has crossed Rs 150 per kg. Even a big player in the market and the younger generation’s choice McDonald’s recently announced in issued letter that they decided to drop all the tomatoes item due to a hike in tomato prices in Delhi.
A store in Ashok Nagar has been offering free tomatoes on purchases of smartphones. The quantity of free tomatoes depends on the purchase of the number of smartphones by the buyers.

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A 42-year-old man, who had gone to visit Sai Baba temple, died inside the temple premises in Katni district of Madhya Pradesh.

The video of the incident has gone viral on social media.

Watch the viral video here:

The viral video shows the man bowing his head down before the statue of Sai Baba in the temple and collapsing to never get up again. He sat in that position for a long time. When people went near and saw, he had already died. The cause of death is said to be a heart attack.

This entire incident has been captured in the CCTV camera installed in the temple. Its video surfaced on Saturday. The name of the deceased was Rakesh Mehani (42), he lived in Sant Nagar. He went to visit Sai temple on Thursday evening. This temple of Sai Baba is in Paharua Anaj Mandi area of Kuthala police station area.

Rakesh Mehani was taking circumambulating the statue of Sai Baba in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. After he walked, he bows his head and sits in front of Sai Baba. He sits in this posture for a long time. Seeing no movement, the members of the temple management come to him. They shake him and see, but there is no movement in the body. After this he is taken to a private hospital.

Doctors fear death due to heart attack

The family did not get Rakesh’s post-mortem done. Because of this, the actual cause of death could not be ascertained. Doctors say that the possible cause of death seems to be a heart attack.

The economic condition of the deceased Rakesh Mehani was not good, he lived in a rented house in Sant Nagar. He used to work in a medical shop to provide for his family. Rakesh was married and has a younger daughter.

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For the first time, a cabinet meeting was chaired by the Mahakal, a reincarnation of Lord Shiva, in the religious city of Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain.

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a cabinet meeting with a portrait of the Mahakal deity taking the centre stage.

Lord Mahakal, traditionally believed to be the king of Ujjain, on Tuesday, chaired the Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s cabinet meeting, first time in Ujjain, which is home to the famous temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.

Chairing the first meeting of Madhya Pradesh’s newly formed cabinet, Chouhan said it is Mahakal Maharaj’s government which is the king here and all his servants have come for a meeting on Mahakal Maharaj’s soil.

The cabinet meeting was held to discuss the expansion of the Mahakaleshwar temple. Many decisions have been taken in the meeting.

The state cabinet named the complex as Mahakal Lok and also announced a local holiday in Ujjain on October 11.

PM Modi will inaugurate the first phase of the Mahakaleshwar Temple Corridor project on October 11.

The 900-metre corridor will have around 200 statues and murals related to Shiva, Shakti and other religious entities.

The construction worth Rs 351 crore has been completed in the first phase of the project. While another Rs 310.22 crore will be spent in the second phase.

Chouhan said the work is underway to divert the contaminated water from factories. The cabinet also decided to build a riverfront on the banks of the Shipra river, he said.

The government will start Mahakal Police Band in which 36 new posts will be offered and it will be used during festive seasons in the state, he also said.

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In a latest development in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone violence, a fresh arrest has been made. This time, the man who allegedly brandished a sword during violence at the Ram Navami celebration that took place last month has been arrested. It is reported that he was later chased by Superintendent of Police Siddharth Choudhary.

The man who brandished the sword has been identified as Irfan and he was chased by Choudhary when he brandished the sword to threaten people, but managed to escape from the spot, said the officials.

According to reports, Irfan’s accomplice Mohsin fired at Choudhary when he was chasing the accused, due to which the SP suffered injuries.

Mohsin was arrested earlier and Irfan was nabbed a month after the incident took place. Choudhary later told the reporters that Irfan has been sent to jail after he was arrested.

The violence broke out on April 10 and on the same day in Khargone, the curfew was imposed. During the violence, stone-pelting also took place during a Ram Navami procession that triggered clashes and arson in the town.

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The curfew remained for almost a month and it was lifted on May 4.

Meanwhile, 188 people have been arrested in 75 cases that were filed in the connection with the violent incidents, said the officials.

Earlier, police arrested three of the main accused in the violence in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone city during Ram Navami celebrations. It is reported that the main accused, Iqbal Bani, who allegedly incited the violence in the Anand Nagar area, and Afzal, the main accused of riots in the Bhatwadi area, have been arrested from nearby Jaora town and Indore, respectively.

In other news, Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum is likely to step down from the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head role at the end of the current season of the Indian Premier League. 

Uttar Pradesh DGP Mukul Goel removed from his post for disobeying orders

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