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Goa Political Crisis: Congress in action amid a political crisis in Goa, 5 MLAs sent to an unknown place

Congress MLAs have already dispatched five members to an unverified location ahead of Goa’s legislative session on Monday. The party’s five additional MLAs are already unreachable. One of Congress’s senior members provided this information. The unique aspect is that Congress President Sonia Gandhi despatched Mukul Wasnik to Goa despite the deteriorating political climate.

Amit Patkar, president of the party’s Goa unit, stated that the party would declare the new leader of the opposition before the session started. Five of the 11 Congress MLAs were still with the party as of Monday morning, while the other five could not be reached. MLA Alexo Sequeira has endorsed the party while he is at home.

A top party official acknowledged that the five MLAs had been relocated. He claimed that these MLAs were members of the party and that they had been sent to an unidentified location to prevent the party from further fracturing. In response to that, he stated, “Those MLAs will attend the assembly.”

It’s interesting to note that the opposition Congress in Goa announced on Sunday that five of its 11 MLAs in the state were unreachable and that the party had sided with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the controversy surrounding two of its MLAs, Michael Lobo and former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat. Together, they charged the group with planning a “conspiracy.” The news comes amid rumors that a few Congress legislators in the 40-member House may defect to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Goa | Congress MLA & wife of Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo leaves from the residence of CM & BJP leader Pramod Sawant.

Michael Lobo has been removed from the position of LoP Goa. pic.twitter.com/HOK2WmQJHR
— ANI (@ANI) July 10, 2022

Maharashtra Political Crisis: Eknath Shinde left for Delhi from Guwahati, and said- Uddhav has very few MLAs

Maharashtra Eknath Shinde: Political turmoil continues in Maharashtra. Eknath Shinde, leader of the rebel Shiv Sena, claims Uddhav Thackeray has very few MLAs. Whereas, he has an absolute majority. We are not afraid of anyone.

We have a two-thirds majority

Eknath Shinde said that we are not going to be afraid. We have a two-thirds majority. Uddhav Thackeray does not have a majority. The majority is the most important thing in a democracy.

Claims to have more than 40 MLAs

Let us inform you that Eknath Shinde is claiming to be with more than 40 Shiv Sena MLAs. Uddhav Thackeray, Mumbai’s chief minister, is constantly attempting to save the Shiv Sena government. Presently, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is being conducted by the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party, and Congress.

Dilip Lande is also among the rebel MLAs

Dilip Lande’s name has also been included in the list of rebel MLAs staying in Guwahati, Assam. He has reached Guwahati from Surat in Gujarat. At the same time, the Shinde camp says that more than 60 councilors of Shiv Sena are ready to come together.

Shinde left for Delhi

The rebel leader of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde is coming from Guwahati to Delhi. This can prove to be a big turning point in Maharashtra politics.

Uddhav ready to quit as Shiv Sena chief

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said that he is trying to persuade the rebel MLAs. Additionally, he said that he was prepared to leave his post as Shiv Sena president.

National Herald Case: Rahul Gandhi reaches ED office on second day, police again detains senior Congress leaders

Rahul Gandhi, the Congress leader, will appear before the Enforcement Directorate on the second day of questioning in the National Herald case. Over a 10-hour period on Monday, the ED questioned him about the National Herald case.

Randeep Surjewala and other senior Congress figures have been detained in connection with the investigation led by the ED against Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case.

Along with this, Congress tweeted and said, “What is the government afraid of? There are many police stations where Congress leaders are being held. And they are strong in spirit. And now they are saying, neither will you be afraid, nor will you bow down.

सरकार को किस बात का खौफ?

कांग्रेस के नेताओं को गिरफ्तार कर उन्हें अलग अलग थानों में रखा जा रहा है। और उनके जज्बे और हौसले मजबूत है।
और अब कह रहे हैं…

ना डरेंगे
ना ही झुकेंगे…#IndiaWithRahulGandhi @manickamtagore @plpunia @qazinizamuddin pic.twitter.com/MG5hzjwPEG
— INC TV (@INC_Television) June 14, 2022

Several top congressional leaders were detained on Monday after the first day of interrogation was marked by street protests and high political drama. Bhupesh Baghel, the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, and Ashok Gehlot, the Rajasthan Chief Minister, participated in the Satyagraha marches.

In response to a party protest, former Union minister P Chidambaram was pushed by the Delhi Police and fractured his left rib.

National Herald money laundering case: ED summons Rahul Gandhi on June 13 in National Herald case

Rahul Gandhi, the former Congress national president, and MP for Wayanad has appealed to the Enforcement Directorate (ED). He has now been summoned to appear on June 13 rather than Thursday in the National Herald case. Rahul is currently abroad. The defendant was asking the ED for a date to appear after June 5 in this case. A new summons was issued as a result of his appeal.

Sonia Gandhi also has to be present

Rahul Gandhi will be joined by Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on June 8 to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to answer questions in the National Herald money laundering case. Sonia Gandhi is infected with Corona and is confined to her apartment. Party officials have stated, however, that Sonia’s health will have no impact on her appearance.

Randeep Surjewala, a Congress leader, confirmed that Sonia Gandhi had tested positive for Corona. They developed a mild fever and few other symptoms. As a result, medical treatment is being provided to them. He is currently isolated. However, it will not affect their muscle mass. Significantly, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have also been found to harbor the Coronavirus. The information was brought to light on Friday.

Rajasthan government gifts iPhone to 200 MLAs; BJP preparing to return

After the state budget presentation for 2022-23, the Rajasthan government on Wednesday gifted Apple iPhone 13s to all 200 legislators in the House. In keeping with a gift-giving culture, the Ashok Gehlot-led government handed over the new iPhone 13s to all the MLAs alongside a copy of the budget. Later, the state BJP announced that it would return the mobile phones given by the Congress government.

Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday presented the budget for the year 2022-23 by the Rajasthan BJP as disappointing. The opposition party said they did not present any concrete plans to get the state’s “shaky” economy back on track. According to Satish Poonia, state BJP chief, the party will return the iPhone gifted by the Congress, which is valued between Rs 75,000-1,000,000.

The BJP, which has 71 members in the 200-member House, said it would return the gifts rather than burden the state with the expense. He tweeted, “After discussion with Gulab Kataria, Rajendra Rathore, and other MLAs, it was decided that considering the financial burden on the state government, all BJP MLAs in Rajasthan will be given iPhones by the Congress government and will return it.”

Congress awards iPhones to 200 legislators

In a statement, the state BJP chief also attacked Chief Minister Gehlot for his budget presentation and said he was good at making announcements but had a difference between words and actions. Rajasthan’s 200 legislators receive iPhone 13s from Congress. A gift like this would have cost the state about Rs 1.5 crore. The majority of MLAs were happy with the Chief Minister’s gift, except for the BJP, which will now return them. There has been more than one time when Congress has gifted all MLAs with iPads along with copies of the budget in the past.