There was uproar by the opposition in both Patna and Delhi over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar. In the state assembly, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav claimed, not a single Bangladeshi or Rohingya has been found as a voter in the electoral list. He asked why Election Commission is silent on this issue. Tejashwi Yadav questioned why the names of 51 lakh voters are being removed. He described the withdrawal of voting rights as “murder of democracy”.
Amid ongoing workers’ protests in Noida over long-pending demands for salary revision, the Uttar Pradesh government has constituted a high-level committee on Monday to address the escalating industrial unrest in the Gautam Buddha Nagar district.
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Pope Leo XIV has firmly responded to criticism from US President Donald Trump making it clear that he is not intimidated and will continue to advocate for peace. Speaking to reporters aboard the papal plane en route to Algeria, Leo stressed that his position is guided by faith, not politics. “To put my message on the same plane as what the president has attempted to do here, I think is not understanding what the message of the Gospel is”, Leo said. “And I am sorry to hear that but I will continue on what I believe is the mission of the church in the world today.”
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