LIVE: Centre asks Bengal govt to explain attack on J P Nadda's convoy

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Attack might have been planned, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

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Madhya Pradesh CM condemns attack on J P Nadda's convoy, slams Mamata

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee addressing a public rally in Kolkata

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Condemn attack on Nadda; Bengal has descended into era of tyranny, anarchy and darkness: BJP leaders

BJP leaders on Thursday condemned the attack on the party chief JP Nadda by alleged TMC supporters in West Bengal and said it is an attack on democracy and Bengal government will have to answer to people for this sponsored violence. The party leaders and senior ministers also demanded the strictest possible action against "goons" who carried out the attack. Deploring the assault on Nadda, senior party leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said this attack is a reflection of the declining law and order in the state of West Bengal.

 

"The attack on the convoy of the BJP national president, should be thoroughly investigated and the responsibility of this incident should be fixed," Singh said in a series of tweets.

 

Taking note of the attack, Union Home Minister and former BJP president Amit Shah said the Bengal government will have to answer to the peace-loving people of the state for this sponsored violence.

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Home Ministry seeks report from West Bengal govt over attack on J P Nadda's convoy

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday sought a detailed report from the West Bengal government over the attack on BJP National President J.P. Nadda's convoy. The Ministry, in a written message to the state Chief Secretary, has asked to submit the report about the issue and lapses in law and order in the state that may lead to the risk for senior BJP leaders camping in the state ahead of the assembly elections that is just six months away, said sources privy to the development.

 

Condemning the attack, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also said that the Central government is taking congnisance of "sponsored violence" very seriously. In a scathing attack on the West Bengal government run by state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Minister said Bengal has gone into an era of "tyranny, anarchy and darkness under the Trinamool rule".

 

Expressing his views in a series of tweets, Shah said the central government is taking this attack "very seriously" and that the Bengal government will have to answer to the peace-loving people of the state for this "sponsored violence". "The attack on Nadda Ji is very condemnable."

 

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New Parliament building will be a symbol of Atmanirbhar Bharat: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the new Parliament building will be a symbol of Atmanirbhar Bharat and that the aspirations of 21st century India will be fulfilled in the new building. The Prime Minister expressed his views while laying the foundation stone of new Parliament building which is proposed to be completed in 2022 when the country will celebrate the 75th year of Independence.

 

"If the old Parliament House gave direction to post-independence India, the new building would become a witness to the creation of a self-reliant India. The new Parliament building will be symbol of Atmanirbhar Bharat," said the Prime Minister while addressing members of Parliament and other dignitaries present in the event at the Parliament House premises.

 

"If work is done to fulfil the needs of the country in the old Parliament House, then the aspirations of 21st century India will be fulfilled in the new building."

 

Continuing his speech with a vision of making "India as mother of democracy" for the world, the Prime Minister said the world has been witnessing India in achieving success in the 21st Century. The Prime Minister appealed to citizens to give their best to make India gain the highest honours in the 21st Century. Noting that the existing Parliament building was constructed 93 years ago, the Prime Minister said that the new Parliament building is the mixture of the new and the old.

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Rajnath Singh spoke to BJP chief J P Nadda after his convoy was attacked in West Bengal

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'Differences fine in democracy': Modi inaugurates work for new Parliament

There could be difference in opinion about "policy and politics" but there can’t be disagreement on national interest, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday after laying the foundation stone for a new Parliament complex.

 

"Differences are fine but there should not be disconnect,” he said a day after farmers rejected his government’s proposal to amend three controversial laws which liberalise India’s agriculture markets and have sparked protests.

 

"Policies may vary, differences may occur--but we are for the service of the public, there should be no differences in this ultimate goal. Debates are held within Parliament or outside Parliament. The determination to serve the nation, dedication to the national interest should be reflected constantly."

 

"If the current Parliament building is one that gave direction to an Independent India since 1947, then the new Parliament will prove to be a testament to a new and Atmanirbhar Bharat,” said Modi in Delhi in a televised speech. READ ON...

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