Terming the storming of the police station in Ajnala by 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh and his supporters earlier this week for the release of his aide as "worrisome", veteran journalist and former MLA Kanwar Sandhu has said the situation can get better in the state if Punjab Police
"Ongoing situation in Russia-Ukraine being one of the important issues on the global front featured fairly extensively in discussions between PM Modi and Chancellor Scholz. PM Modi has said in his remarks that we are there to support what relates to peace," Kwatra said.
"The entire issue is worrisome, especially entering the police station and agitating over there. The way the police force was confronted is a very unfortunate incident. The state is under a huge crisis and it does remind us of the situation in Punjab in the 1980s," said Jagroop Singh Sekhon.
A day after a clash between supporters of chief of suspected pro-Khalistan outfit 'Waris Punjab De', Amritpal Singh, and Punjab Police erupted in Ajnala, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said that the law and order situation is under control.
The NCP leader demanded bail on medical grounds, where Justice MS Karnik asked his lawyer Amit Desai to convince the court that his health situation is critical, while after a brief hearing in the court today Justice Karnik agreed that his client's health is serious.
Noting that the provision under Article 105 of Constitution of MPs not being liable to proceedings in court for words spoken in Parliament is not an "unqualified privilege", Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar said on Friday that members should speak in House with responsibility and credibilit
"And we mustn't be in denial of what are very fundamental problems in that relationship. And just as a country has to fix its economic issues, a country has to fix its political issues, too. A country has to fix its social issues too. No country will ever come out of a difficult situation
While talking to the mediapersons, Soundarajan said, "It's painful to see a PG medical student in a critical situation. She had complained of ragging, it is a sensitive issue. A thorough probe should be conducted."
An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale occurred 67km West of Murghobn in Tajikistan on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday lashed out at the Centre over the arrest of Congress leader Pawan Khera alleging that the situation in the country is "worse than Emergency".
He further said that the administration is expecting a large number of devotees this year as well, and for that teams of the temple committee have been sent for deployment at the four temples-- Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri, and Gangotri.