The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has deplored the acts of violence against political parties and candidates in Pakistan ahead of the general elections on February 8 and has urged the authorities to ensure "free and fair" elections..
The leaders of the opposition bloc INDIA alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party wants to "eliminate" the entire opposition and were "politically motivated" while responding to Enforcement Directorate raids at the residence of Aam Admi Party leaders.
Karnataka CM who also announced a protest against the BJP-led centre on Wednesday, said that the demonstration is not a political one but an attempt to' safeguard the interest' of the state.
To cover up its mistakes, the Karnataka state government is holding a protest in Delhi against the Central Government which was nothing but a political stunt, former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday.
PM Modi, while speaking in the Lower House of Parliament during debate on the motion of thanks to the President's address, attacked the opposition over their 'outcry' over the action by the central agencies.
The Baloch Yakjahti Committee, in a letter, urged the human rights organizations and the Baloch nation to not remain silent and adopt the path of political struggle on the matter of forced disappearances in Balochistan.
The Election Commission of India on Monday said that Political Parties should refrain from using children in election campaigns in any form whatsoever including the distribution of posters/pamphlets or participation in slogan shouting, campaign rallies, election meetings, etc.
"It's not a political protest; it is a protest for the stepmotherhood treatment of the central government, even when drought hit the state. That's why we have organized this protest on February 7 at 11 a.m. at Jantar Mantar," said Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rubbished Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's allegations that the non-BJP states are being deprived of their legitimate tax and GST dues.
The court was hearing a petition by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren who was arrested following seven hours of grilling on Wednesday evening triggering a political crisis in the state. He has been facing questions by the probe agency in an alleged money laundering case.