State Congress president Jagdish Thakor recently called for an election manifesto for the minority communities and said the Congress has always supported the minorities and never changed its ideology, irrespective of whether it occupies power or not.
Indian Express claimed that reservation is applicable in ‘Agnipath’ scheme too, like other services. However, the minister's response clearly mentions that this is not the case.
TMC MP Sudip Bandopadhyay said that the results of the election for the post of the Indian President were planned on the 21st of July to divert attention from Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata.
The opposition parties including the CPI(M), DMK, RJD, Shiv Sena, RSP, and more also issued a joint statement claiming that the Modi government is misusing the central agencies to target the opposition.