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Before saying that the list of such unresolved mysteries is longer, CM Sarma in his fifth question asked about the 2009 joint statement wherein the then-PM Manmohan Singh ended up legitimising Pakistan’s accusations that India foments insurgency in Balochistan. “One whose instructions did Dr Manmohan Singh give a clean chit to Pakistan in Sharm-El-Sheikh?” Sarma asked.

Following the assault allegations levelled by Aam Aadmi Party MP Swati Maliwal against a former aide of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena said that the silence of the AAP chief on this matter shows his stance about the issue of the safety of women.

Earlier in the day, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to cancel the Diplomatic Passport of JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna who is facing an SIT probe over the allegation of sexual harassment "along with prompt and concerted actions to secure his return to India."

Swati Maliwal said, "He slapped me 7-8 times with full force. When I tried to push him, he grabbed my foot and pulled me to the floor. Amidst all this, my head hit the centre table. I was on the floor when he started hitting me with his legs. I was screaming and seeking help but no one came out."

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik is under complete control of VK Pandian

Rahul Gandhi said that he has been sitting in the system from the inside since the day he was born and the system is aligned against the lower castes

TheTMC workers had reportedly attacked the BJP workers with sharp weapons while they were guarding the polling booth in Nandigram in West Bengal.

Rahul Gandhi said, "I have been sitting in the system since the day I was born. I understand the system from the inside. You cannot hide the system from me. How it works, whom it favours, how it favours, whom it protects, whom it attacks, I know everything because I come from inside the system."

Rubbishing Arvind Kejriwal's “fair probe” demand, Swati Maliwal retorted saying, “Irony died a thousand deaths. I don’t buy this one bit.”

The development comes ahead of the upcoming 6th phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal.