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Kochi, Dec 24 (PTI) Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly V D Satheesan on Sunday lashed out at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan calling him a coward and arrogant over the police allegedly using water cannons and tear gas on Congress leaders a day ago and lodging a case against them for destroying public property.

While the Congress and UDF leaders alleged that it was a “premeditated attack” targeting their life, the ruling CPI(M) and LDF justified the police action.

Leader of the Opposition Satheesan alleged that police are displaying double standards while dealing with agitations taken out by the SFI, student unit of CPI(M), compared to that of Youth Congress | Latest News India

The newly elected BJP government in Madhya Pradesh held its first Assembly session Monday and immediately triggered a row after a portrait of the late former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was swapped out for one of the late Dr BR Ambedkar.

Protests have erupted in both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh, as disgruntled leaders and their supporters continue to show their dissatisfaction over ticket allocations for the upcoming Assembly polls. Former state health minister Rustam Singh has resigned from the BJP and joined the Bahujan Samaj Party after being denied a ticket, while Congress activists have protested outside the residence of state unit chief Kamal Nath. Both parties have...

Belagavi: Congress workers protested in front of the Congress Bhavan here, alleging that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been portrayed in a derogato.

The remarks come days after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, a Congress ally, dismissed the Opposition's demand for a JPC over a report by short-selling firm Hindenburg on Adani.

The party's chief spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said that the protests are not merely about the alleged targeting of Rahul Gandhi but about the Congress’s resolve "to protect the constitution and democracy".

"Why are you scared of a JPC on Adani? You have a two-thirds majority in the Parliament, then why are you scared? This means that something is awry," Kharge said.

Wearing black clothes, several opposition MPs on Monday took out a march from parliament to Vijay Chowk to protest against the government over the Adani issue and Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Lok Sabha.