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Union Minister Babul Supriyo on Sunday tweeted a fake message that stated January 1, February 2, March 3 and every date corresponding with the number of the month would be a Sunday in 2018. After users trolled him for the message, Supriyo replied, "we can all make mistakes or be April Fooled in December...I am fooled with this one."

Taking a dig at the BJP a day ahead of the second phase of Gujarat Assembly polls, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav tweeted, "Kamal ka phool always banaving April fool." He further urged the electorate to stay calm and vote wisely. He had earlier tweeted, "Where is vikaswa? Someone find it," suggesting that BJP's Gujarat model of development had failed.

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday tweeted, "I am the son of Twitter. If you will not retweet me, then where will I go?" This reportedly comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remark "I am the son of Gujarat, your son. If you will not support me, so where will I go?" ahead of the state Assembly elections.

On the first day of the Parliament's Winter Session, Opposition leaders protested against the disqualification of rebel JD(U) leaders Sharad Yadav and Ali Anwar from the Rajya Sabha. As Rajya Sabha's proceedings convened, the Opposition began raising slogans of "Taanashahi nahin chalegi" (Dictatorship will not work), forcing Vice President Venkaiah Naidu to adjourn the House till 12 pm.

Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) Lok Sabha MP Dushyant Chautala on Friday rode a tractor to the Parliament with some of his aides for the first day of the Winter Session. Reportedly, Chautala's vehicle is likely to get confiscated by the police, who may also impose a fine of up to ₹2,000.

Sonia Gandhi's last speech as Congress President was interrupted several times due to firecrackers that the party workers were bursting outside the All India Congress Committee headquarters in Delhi on Saturday. She had to pause after opening her speech, due to the loud noise of the firecrackers and had to wait for several minutes before she could resume.

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra has tweeted a poster put up by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) government in Kerala, which had a picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The poster was an invite for party members to attend a meeting on December 16 and 17. Meanwhile, the CPI (M) has said the poster would be removed.

As early trends indicated a BJP lead in over 100 constituencies in Gujarat, party workers have cut a 'mushroom cake'. "Mushroom Cake from Taiwan to Celebrate today's Victory," BJP spokesperson Tajinder Bagga tweeted. This is an apparent reference to Congress leader Alpesh Thakor's remarks claiming that PM Narendra Modi eats mushrooms from Taiwan to have a fair complexion.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi, taking a jibe at BJP on Saturday, tweeted, "If BJP had a film franchise it would be called Lie Hard #BJPLieHard #BJPLies #HowManyBJPLies". Replying to his tweet, a Congress worker said, "Another one- If BJP had a film franchise it would be called Ocean of lies". "Good sense of humour," another tweet read.

Stating that western attire is "foreign imposed slavishness", BJP MP Subramanian Swamy urged the party to make it mandatory for members to shun western clothing and wear "Indian climate friendly clothes". "Article 49 of Const (Constitution) directs alcohol drinks be banned. While I am not for penal action, BJP should make as part of party discipline," he further tweeted.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday tweeted, "Dear Mr Jaitlie - thank you for reminding India that our PM never means what he says or says what he means. #BJPLies." This comes after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi never questioned nor meant to question former PM Manmohan Singh's commitment to the nation.

At a meeting of BJP parliamentarians, PM Narendra Modi on Thursday rebuked the party MPs for ignoring his text messages, a report quoting party sources has claimed. Asking them to follow his mobile app, PM Modi said he sent messages wishing 'good morning' to the MPs but were seen and acknowledged by only a few of them.

Sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran on Thursday said his aunt VK Sasikala is on a vow of silence (maun vrat) since the death anniversary of late Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa on December 5. He added that Sasikala, currently serving a 4-year jail term in the ₹66.65-crore disproportionate assets case, will continue the vow till January end.

After Pakistan refused to return the shoes of Kulbhushan Jadhav's wife for security reasons, Delhi BJP spokesperson Tajinder Bagga tweeted, "Pakistan wants our slippers, Let's Give them Slippers." Asking users to order and send slippers to Pakistan, he shared a screenshot of the order he placed for a pair of slippers to be delivered to the High Commissioner of Pakistan.

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.

Speaking on the Pulwama attack in which five security personnel were martyred, BJP MP Nepal Singh said, "Soldiers in the Army die every day." Stating that even villagers get injured during scuffles, Singh added that there is no country in the world where soldiers do not die during battles. He later said he did not intend to insult the Army.

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has been slammed online for comparing Pawan Kalyan to Rajinikanth. "I wish @PawanKalyan will contest all seats in AP like @superstarrajini doing in TN...If he doesn't do, PK's fans will feel he doesn't have guts like Rajinikanth," he tweeted. In response, a user commented, "RGV playing with PK fans, two states and egos of Telugu people."

BJP MP Parvesh Verma on Wednesday claimed that Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal sold two of the party's three Rajya Sabha seats for ₹100 crore. He further challenged Kejriwal to undergo a narcotics test. Opposing the AAP's decision to select two "outsiders" as its Rajya Sabha nominees, several former party leaders accused it of corruption.