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The state BJP workers today organised a protest rally against the emergency imposed by former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi in 1975 and called it the “black day in country’s history”.

Hundreds of BJP workers led by senior party leader Bhanwar Lal Sharma today organised a protest rally beginning from Ramniwas Bag at New Gate, police said.

“It was a misrule of Congress party when Gandhi had imposed emergency and put people and political leaders inside jail,” Panchariya said while addressing the gathering.

“It was the black day in the history of the country,” he added.

The government today announced that it would construct a Ramayana museum at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, which would portray the epic journey of Lord Rama, but sought to steer away from controversy saying it would be kept away from the disputed site there.

Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma said the Centre has begun the process of identifying the land.

Recalling that Congress got a drubbing in 1977 polls following imposition of Emergency by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh today said that is a lesson every political party and leader should learn, including the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“Well for that (Emergency), Mrs Indra Gandhi apologised for that herself. Therefore, we got drubbing in 1977 elections because of that. That was lesson which everyone should learn, including Mr Modi”, Singh told reporters here today.

Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray took potshots at the BJP here today and said that it has become a trend to display fake degrees.

“It has become a trend in politics to display fake degrees. Simply do the right thing. Why run behind false things,” Thackeray said, without naming anybody including Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde or Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani, at a book launch function in suburban Dadar.

However, a senior Sena leader said that Uddhav Thackeray’s remarks were also aimed at Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani, whose fake degree case has reached court.

As India marks 40 years of Emergency that was declared on June 25, 1975, young Indians call it an attempt to protect the “dictatorship” of Indira Gandhi and an “ugly attempt to curb human rights”.

Emergency was a very personal experience for Kartik Nijhawan, 21, who grew up with his father telling him stories from the Emergency period.

The Telangana government on Thursday made it clear that Andhra Pradesh has no right over institutions listed under Schedule 10 of tje Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act.

A day after Andhra Pradesh appointed director general of the Centre for Good Governance (CGG) located in Hyderabad, Telangana said the neighbouring state has no right to do so when there is already a director general appointed by Telangana heading the institution.

Telangana’s Advocate General Ramakrishna Reddy said Telangana alone is entitled to get revenues from the institutions listed under the schedule.

Describing the AAP government’s maiden budget as one for the poor and middle classes, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said it was a historic budget as it endeavoured to fulfill the hopes of the common man.

“This is a budget of the poor and middle class people. With this budget, we have tried to live up to the expectations of the public. We did what we promised,” Kejriwal said at a press conference in the Delhi assembly complex after the presentation of the budget for the 2015-16 fiscal.

Kicking up a row, the Special Public Prosecutor in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case in which some Hindu extremists are accused alleged that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had asked her to “go soft” in the case after the NDA Government assumed power, a charge the agency rejected as “incorrect”.

Rohini Salian, the SPP in the case,alleged that she was approached by an NIA officer in person, apparently on instructions from “higher-ups”.

The absence of BJP leader L K Advani at an event to mark 40 years of Emergency, where party chief Amit Shah was the main speaker and organised by a party-affiliated body, set off speculation whether the veteran leader was not invited.

A stalwart of the opposition’s crusade against the Emergency, Advani was missing at the event organised by Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Research Foundation.

The Foundation’s treasurer Shyam Jaju, who is BJP’s vice-president, insisted that Advani was invited.

Shah declined to answer to reporters’ queries on the matter.

Finance Minister Manish Sisodia today estimated a total revenue of Rs 41,500 crore in fiscal year 2015-16, from the budget proposals.

While presenting Delhi budget Sisodia said, “The Estimates of total Receipts in 2015-16 is Rs 41,500 crore which is Rs 3,731 crore more than the Receipts of Rs 37,769 crore approved in the Vote on Account. With the proposed Estimates of Receipts and Expenditure there will be a surplus of Rs 371 crore.”

In the wake of political slugfest reached to climax with ACB is all set to issue notices to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on cash for vote bribery case, Governor ESL Narasimhan today left for national capital here on Thursday evening. The Governor of common capital is to meet Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at around 11 am and may discuss on the controversial turned issue of section 8 and cash for vote scam that bewildered the two Telugu states.

An Australian delegation, led by Hon Steven Ciobo, MP, Parliamentary Secretary, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Investment, called on Telangana Minister for Industries, Handlooms, Textiles Jupally Krishna Rao today in the Secretariat in the morning.

Tollywood actor Mahesh Babu has been appointed campaigner of Rainbow Hospitals. At a program held on Thursday here in a hotel, Rainbow Hospitals CMD Dr Ramesh Kancherla and Director Dr Dinesh Kumar Chirla announced the same.
Speaking on the occasion, Mahesh Babu said he experienced sweet emotions when he became a father. “I never forget such moments in my life”, he said. He also said his two children took birth in Rainbow hospital.
Cine directors Raghavendra Rao, B Gopal, film producer Adiseshagiri Rao, Rainbw Hospital doctors and staff participated in the program. (NSS)

CPM Telangana State secretary Thammineni Veerabhadram today asked the State government how it would be possible to create Golden Telangana without providing quality education to the students.

Telangana CPI unit has condemned lathi-charge on Girijan Political JAC leaders and workers while they tried to storm the Telangana State Public Commission demanding release of job and education notifications only after increasing reservation percentage on the basis of population.

In a new twist to “cash for vote” row that fumbled the Andhra Pradesh Government and flummoxed its Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu for his alleged voice in the audio tapes, Chief Electoral Officer Bhanwar Lal today stated said it is a criminal and corruption case. When scribes met him at Secretariat here on Thursday evening, Bhanwar Lal said that either ACB or police can file a case against this criminal and corruption row. The Election Commission will take necessary action on it only after the court delivers its verdict, the he stated.

Telangana Settlers Forum convener Katragadda Prasuna has opined that enforcement of Section-8 of Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act on Hyderabad was unwarranted under the present peaceful atmosphere in the State.
Speaking to mediapersons here on Thursday, the former MLA Prasuna said the value of Hyderabad has increased after the creation of Telangana State. She alleged that the Andhra Pradesh rulers were deliberately provoking the sentiments in the name of settlers in Hyderabad for their selfish ends.

The Central Election Commission (CEC) here on Thursday filed a Memo in the ACB Court seeking Audio and Video tapes of ‘Cash-for-Vote’ case.
Responding to the CEC appeal, ACB informed the CEC through the Court that it has already submitted Audio and Video tapes to the Court and made it clear that it was not possible to give a copy. The ACB said it could give a Court certified copy only. The CEC official examined the certified copies and he may take them along with him. (NSS)

The Hyderabad High Court today postponed its judgment on grant of stay on arrest of A-4 in the ‘Cash-for-Vote’ case Mattaiah Jerusalem to June 29. The Court also postponed its verdict on change of Judge sought by nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson. Due to the postponement of the Special Court’s verdict, the stay on arrest of Mattaiah Jerusalem automatically adjourned to Monday.

YSR Congress Party leader Botcha Satyanarayana here on Thursday lashed out at the TDP leaders for stating that they know who met YSRCP chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy in a hotel room.

Speaking to the media here on Thursday, Botcha alleged that the TDP leaders launched a new drama saying that Jagan met somebody in a hotel in Banjara Hills and termed the allegation as unfortunate.

Hyderabad Institute of Management Skills (HIMS) is conducting a “Communication Skills Training Program” from June 30 Balaji Towers, block-B.behind Maitri Vanam, Ameerpet.

In a pressnote here, the HIMS has stated that the program will be highly helpful to students, job seekers and working professionals. The training will be imparted by efficient and experienced trainers and it will enable and empower the participants to interact confidently, present their ideas boldly and refine their English language which will ultimately make them clear job interviews successfully.

Opining that differences and tensions will rise between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh States if Section-8 of APRA was implemented in Hyderabad City, Telangana State BJP president G Kishan Reddy has made it clear that his party has no link with the ‘cash-for-vote’ and Section-8 issues.
Speaking to the media after the Core Committee meeting at party office here on Thursday, Kishan Reddy alleged that the TDP and TRS turned their personal problems as regional and people’s issues. (NSS)

TDP leader Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu today questioned Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for his motive to call nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson, complainant in “cash-for-vote” case, to his farmhouse.

The State government has released Rs 1290 lakh for taking up developmental works in Vemulawada Assembly constituency in Karimnagar district under “Special Development Fund for Welfare and Development Activities” scheme for the 2015-16, according to GO Rt No 328, dated June 22.

BC Welfare Association National President and Telugu Desam MLA R Krishnaiah today extended his gratitude to Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam Srihari for announcing to offer free education to intermediate students in Telangana State. It may be noted that Srihari made it clear that the government will distribute text books free of cost besides bearing the fees for all the 1.15 lakh students studying in 402 colleges across the state. The BC leader also sought the deputy chief minister to increase mess charges for hostel students of universities in the state.