International pop star Rihanna tweeted her support to the ongoing farmers’ protest at the Delhi borders. She tweet, “why aren’t we talking about this” alongside a link to a CNN news article headlined, “India cuts internet around New Delhi as protesting farmers clash with police.”
Aam Aadmi Party MPs Sanjay Singh, Susheel Gupta and N.D. Gupta have been suspended for causing disruption in the Rajya Sabha over the farmers protest issue. These MPs stormed into the well of the House causing disruption to the proceedings.
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal’s car was damaged and four persons were injured on Tuesday in a clash between Congress and Akali workers during filing of nomination papers for Jalalabad municipal polls in Fazilka district, officials said. Badal, however, escaped unhurt in the violence, they said.
Senior BJP leader and Member of Parliament Dr. Subramaniam Swamy tweeted that in Lord Ram’s India petrol is priced at Rs. 93 per litre whereas in Sita’s Nepal it is Rs. 53 per litre and in Ravana’s Sri Lanka it is Rs. 51 per litre.
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 3rd February amid uproar over a discussion on farm laws.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha on 1st February. Disappointment loomed large over common people as the budget lacked any kind of new exemption on the expected income tax, but people over the age of 75 have been exempted from ‘IT returns’.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar announced that, “we have received many complaints regarding the content of OTT platforms. Films and serials released on OTT platforms and digital newspapers don’t come under purview of Press Council Act, Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act or Censor Board.
‘Does the tricolour belong only to the Prime Minister ? The whole country loves the national flag and those who disrespected it should be arrested by the Government’, said Bharat Kisan Union chief Rakesh Tikait in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement.
After the Jammu-Kashmir Police arresting two terrorists belonging to a new Jihadi terrorist outfit and interrogating them, 4 terrorists of Jaish-e-Mohammed were arrested.
The Central Government plans to start a cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims in the year 2021-2022. The scheme will have an insurance coverage cap per case to be decided by the Government.