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BJD slams BJP over induction of chit fund scam accused

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday said the induction of former party MLA Pravat Ranjan Biswal into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would have no bearing on its organisational strength, while accusing the saffron party of compromising its moral stand by admitting a leader facing trial in the Seashore chit fund scam.

BJP accuses INDIA Bloc of ‘obstructing’, ‘threatening’ officials on SIR duty

Trivedi alleged that Jharkhand minister Irfan Ansari had openly stated that if any booth-level officer from the Election Commission came merely to collect information, “he should be taken hostage.” He questioned whether such statements did not put the Constitution at risk, adding that “wherever the INDIA alliance comes to power, the spirit of the Constitution is sidelined.”

National honour for JU’s Prof Yash Pal

The award was announced during the 52nd Annual Meeting of MSI and National Conference on “Fungi for Bharat: Fungi for Better Health in Agriculture, Remediation and Technology,” held at the Department of Botany, University of Delhi.