Amid the row over the demand for a nationwide caste census by the opposition, Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi posed a pointed question to Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, asking why the latter's parents forgot to conduct it during their rule.
Accusing the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) of using Muslims as "vote banks", Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor challenged the RJD and said that if they claim to be the leader of Muslims, then they should give tickets according to the Muslim population.
Former Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) leaders Anoop Dhanak, Ram Kumar Gautam, and Jogi Ram Sihag joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday ahead of the October 5 Haryana assembly polls.
Following the AAP allegations regarding party leader Ram Chandra's "kidnapping," Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party President Virendraa Sachdeva termed it a "circus" and demanded the Delhi Police interrogate AAP Councillor Ram Chandra, in whose direction he is "fabricating" the story.
Meanwhile, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) also held a state-wide one-day sit-in protest with the demand for a nationwide caste census and the inclusion of the 65 per cent quota increase in Bihar in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution.
Union Minister of State and BJP MP Harsh Malhotra on Sunday hailed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying that it is the largest political party in the world and that because of people welfare schemes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the party will have more members this time.
"This is shameful and demoralizing for the daughters of this country. Not only have these rapists come out but there are also reports that as per BJP tradition, they were welcomed with garlands," Yadav said.
Accusing the opposition of trying to gain benefit from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse incident, the Bhartiya Janata party on Sunday launched a counter protest against the Maha Vikas Aghadi.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is holding a state-wide one-day sit-in protest with the demand for a nationwide caste census and the inclusion of the 65 per cent quota increase in Bihar in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution.
Responding to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav's "cheap popularity" statement against him, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said "Our work will not stop based on the comments of people. Our work is to keep going forward."
Janata Dal-United leader KC Tyagi resigned from the party spokesperson post on Sunday, citing 'personal reasons'. Rajiv Ranjan Prasad has been appointed as the new JD-U spokesperson.
Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held separate protests in Maharashtra's Mumbai on Sunday in connection with the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue.