The remarks came as the Assembly passed the West Bengal Maintenance of Public Order (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026.
Violent clashes broke out between the councilors from the BJP and the Congress-led UDF during the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation council meeting on Monday.
Defining “goonda” as a habitual offender engaged in anti-social activities individually or as part of a gang or syndicate, the bill provides for preventive detention of individuals for up to 12 months on grounds of public safety.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has written to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, seeking his intervention in addressing the issue of unauthorized fee collection from livestock transport vehicles transiting through Punjab and ensure the unhindered movement of livestock consignments destined for Jammu & Kashmir.
Several women stopped the car of a ruling BJP MLA touring his constituency to complain about the dire shortage of water and electricity in their Shivpuri district village in Madhya Pradesh.
Eight newly-elected Rajya Sabha MPs, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and BJP leader Tarun Chugh, took the oath as members of the Upper House on Monday. Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office to the new members.
In the presence of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah, the governments of Haryana and Rajasthan on Monday signed an important agreement in New Delhi for the construction and implementation of the Yamuna Water Project.
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has apprehended Assistant Sub-Inspector Hardeep Singh posted at police station division No. 8, Ludhiana, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 14,000.
The ceremonial start of the 57-day long Amarnath yatra commenced on Monday with the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha performing the ‘Pratham Puja’ at the Holy Cave of Shri Amarnath.
Earlier rumours floated that the BJP government might introduce the Uniform Civil Code Bill in the assembly on the last day of the first phase of the session.
