ED is currently raiding Congress MLA Amba Prasad’s Hazaribagh residence in Jharkhand in connection with an alleged land and transfer-posting scam.
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PM Modi to Address Entrepreneurs and Scheme Beneficiaries
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to participate in a programme on Wednesday via video conferencing to mark the nationwide exercise for credit support to disadvantaged sections. According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), he will launch the Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan and Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan (PM-SURAJ) national portal and sanction credit support to one lakh entrepreneurs from disadvantaged sections. The PM will also interact with beneficiaries of various government schemes from disadvantaged groups, including Scheduled Castes, backward classes, and sanitation workers. The portal embodies Modi’s commitment to prioritise the underprivileged and is a transformative initiative aimed at uplifting the most marginalised segments of society, the statement said. During the programme, Modi will also distribute Ayushman health cards and PPE kits to sewer and septic tank workers under the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE).
Haryana Assembly Session to Prove Saini Govt’s Majority
Haryana’s new Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has requested the governor to convene an assembly session on Wednesday to demonstrate the BJP government’s majority in the House. Saini, who assumed office after Manohar Lal Khattar’s surprise resignation, stated that they have presented a letter of support from 48 MLAs to the governor. “We have urged the governor to convene the assembly session tomorrow when we will prove our majority on the floor of the House,” Saini told reporters after assuming charge, as quoted by PTI. When questioned about the number of supporting MLAs, Saini, who also serves as the Haryana BJP chief, confirmed, “We gave a letter of support of 48 MLAs to the governor.”
Nepal PM ‘Prachanda’ to Seek Vote of Confidence
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as ‘Prachanda’, is scheduled to seek a vote of confidence from Parliament on Wednesday. This comes after the Maoist leader severed ties with the Nepali Congress and formed a new alliance with the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) party, PTI reported. Prachanda, a former guerilla leader from the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), sent a letter to the Parliament Secretariat, indicating the end of his alliance with the Nepali Congress. Constitutional provisions mandate a vote of confidence after an ally withdraws support from the ruling coalition.