Posen also questioned Sitharaman that there is widespread reporting in the Western press about MPs in the opposition party losing status, and about Muslim minorities in India being subjected to violence.
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on April 14 a fresh plea by the Muslim side in the Gyanvapi mosque-Kashi Vishwanath Temple dispute case seeking alternative arrangement for 'Wuzu' or ablution where the Shivling was reportedly found, in view of more rush during Ramzan.
The PML-N leader while addressing a ceremony in Narowal, said that the federal and provincial elections should be held at the same time in the country.
Leaders of the Indian Secular Front (ISF), a Muslim outfit, were stopped from entering violence-hit Rishra town of West Bengal's Hooghly district on Friday.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday slammed the Hyderabad police for its "inaction" on the people who were carrying Nathuram Godse portrait during Sri Rama Navami rallies whom he called "India's first terrorist".
Reacting to Congress leader DK Shivakumar's promise of cancelling the scrapping of the four per cent Muslim quota after coming to power, Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai said that the Congress party cannot even touch the reservation.
"Congress wants that Madhya Pradesh should not remain the peace island, there should be riots in the state. I am surprised that the veteran Congress leader, former Chief Minister Kamal Nath, when he was not the Chief Minister before the 2018 elections, even then he was saying loudly that why
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Friday said that if the grand old party came to power in the assembly elections, it would cancel the scrapping of 4 percent Muslim quota by the ruling government.
The accused has been identified as Mohammad Rahan alias Deepak Thapa, a Nepali national who migrated to Hyderabad 12 years ago and converted to Muslim Community, the police said.
Violent clashes broke out in three districts of Bihar including Nalanda's Biharsharif, Sasaram in Rohtas and Naugachia in Bhagalpur after a Ram Navami procession on March 31.
The Supreme Court on Thursday, relating to the Gyanvapi mosque-Kashi Vishwanath temple case, allowed the Muslim side to file an application before it regarding their request to carry out 'Wuzu' or ablution inside the mosque premises during the month of Ramzan.