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Claiming that he has offers from several parties, BJP leader Eknath Khadse said, "My situation these days is like a beautiful girl who every boy wants on his side." He added that his admirers were increasing with each passing day. He further said he will not leave the BJP as he has been associated with the party for 40 years.

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Sunday slammed actor Rajinikanth's decision to enter politics and called him an illiterate. "One more film star is entering politics, so what is the fuss about?" he questioned. Swamy further claimed that Rajinikanth will "run away" after forming his party and starting a discourse on anti-corruption issues.

Slamming the government over only 7% utilisation of ₹9,860 crore allotted for Smart Cities Mission, Congress President Rahul Gandhi tweeted, "China is outcompeting us while (PM Narendra Modi) gives us empty slogans." He shared a documentary on a Chinese village which had turned into a megacity. Gandhi said his advice to PM Modi is to focus on job creation.

Ishrat Jahan, one of the five Muslim women who petitioned against the practice of instant Triple Talaq, was inducted into the BJP on Saturday, the party's West Bengal General Secretary Sayantan Basu said. Jahan had moved the Supreme Court after her husband broke their 15-year marriage by uttering 'talaq' thrice over a phone call from Dubai.

Stating that there was no comparison between PM Narendra Modi and Congress leaders, Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday said the two were as different as the hair of moustache and tail. The minister, who was addressing a gathering of BJP workers in Madhya Pradesh, added that Congress leaders would take a long time to become like PM Modi.

Congress will consult other opposition parties before taking a decision on the bill banning instant Triple Talaq. Reportedly, the party might press for amendments in the bill, including a clause for maintenance to the Muslim women. The meeting is likely to be convened by Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad in the Parliament chamber.

Following the Bhima Koregaon clashes in Maharashtra, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said that a central pillar of the "RSS/BJP's fascist vision for India" was that Dalits should remain at the bottom of the Indian society. "Una, Rohith Vemula and now Bhima-Koregaon are potent symbols of the resistance," he added. The clashes erupted on Bhima Koregaon battle's 200th anniversary.

Rejecting PM Narendra Modi's claim that his government made it possible for Muslim women to go on Haj without male guardianship, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said the regulation was passed by the Saudi Haj authorities many years ago. It is God's grace that Taj Mahal was already built, PM Modi would have claimed he constructed it as well, he added.

Slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his silence on the violent clashes in Maharashtra, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday called him "mauni baba". Addressing the Parliament, Kharge demanded that a Supreme Court judge be appointed to conduct an inquiry into the incident. The violence broke out in Pune district during the 200th-anniversary celebration of Bhima Koregaon battle.

Opposing the Centre's bid to make Hindi an official UN language, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor questioned why a potential Prime Minister from Tamil Nadu or West Bengal should be forced to speak in Hindi at the UN. He further pointed out that while Hindi enjoyed the status of an official language in India, it was not a national language.

Slamming Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal over not being chosen as AAP's Rajya Sabha nominee, Kumar Vishwas said, "A smiling Kejriwal had said that he will kill me, but will not let be a martyr." Adding that he was punished for speaking the truth, Vishwas said, "My request now is to let the dead body be, it's a rule of war."

Slamming the bill criminalising instant Triple Talaq, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed it was not designed to protect Muslim women. "Rather, it will cause unnecessary trouble. The BJP is indulging in politics with it," she said. The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday was adjourned amid opposition parties' demand that the bill be sent to a Select Committee.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) spokesperson Manmohan Vaidya on Wednesday blamed the 'breaking India brigade' for the recent violent clashes in Maharashtra. He said it was the same group that had raised anti-national slogans in JNU in 2016. Adding that it wants to divide the country on basis of religion and caste, Vaidya said RSS strongly condemns and opposes such mentality.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday tweeted a video of a Kannada speech she made during a BJP election rally in 1999. She captioned the video as "I am proud of all Indian languages. I speak some of them fluently." This comes after Congress leader Shashi Tharoor slammed Swaraj's efforts to make Hindi an official language at the UN.

Shiv Sena in its editorial mouthpiece Saamana slammed BJP-led Centre and Maharashtra government for failing to control the clashes during Maharashtra bandh on Wednesday. Sena said the state suffered because of politics in the police department and because the home department is controlled by BJP. Sena also accused BR Ambedkar's grandson of inciting violence by calling for the bandh.

After the Constitution, democracy, and the armed forces, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is what keeps people in India safe, according to former Supreme Court judge KT Thomas. Speaking at an RSS training camp in Kerala's Kottayam, the judge who was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2007 said that RSS had worked hard against the 1975-1977 Emergency.

Taking a jibe at PM Narendra Modi, Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani tweeted a video of PM Modi captioned, "Nostradamus predicted that In 21st century world's best actor will be from India. #BhimaKoregaon #NarendraModiLies #FakeDalitPrem". The video shows PM Modi speaking about the rights of Dalits. Meanwhile, an FIR has been filed against Mevani for creating communal disharmony through his speech.