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May 30, 2019

Khandu Takes Oath as Arunachal Pradesh CM

Six days after securing the first electoral victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Arunachal Pradesh in the assembly polls, Pema Khandu took oath as the northeastern state's Chief Minister for the second time.
Khandu, who has been in the CM's chair since July 2016 and witnessed several twists and turns in the state's politics, was administered the oath of office by Governor BD Misra.
Eleven ministers were also sworn in.

Amit Shah, Ravi Shankar and Kanimozhi Resign

Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah, union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and DMK leader Kanimozhi resigned as Rajya Sabha members. The three leaders resigned from the Upper House after they were elected to the Lok Sabha in the recently concluded election.
The BJP president created history by winning the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 5.57 lakh votes against his nearest Congress rival CJ Chavda.
Ravi Shankar Prasad won his first Lok Sabha election, defeating his colleague-turned opponent Shatrughan Sinha by more than 2.84 lakh votes from Patna Sahib.
Kanimozhi, daughter of the late party patriarch M Karunanidhi won the Thoothukudi Lok Sabha constituency by defeating her BJP rival Tamilisai Soundararajan by more than three lakh votes.

Jaitley Opts Out of PM Modi's New Team

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking him not to give him any responsibility in the new government due to health reasons. The finance minister's letter comes a day before PM Modi begins his second term in office.
The minister added that he would, however, be able to undertake any work informally to support the government or the party.
Arun Jaitley's decision implies that PM Modi will have to induct a new Finance Minister in his second term.

May 29, 2019

Mizoram Becomes a Dry State

Ending over four years of controlled sale of liquor, Mizoram turned into a dry state again with the coming into effect of a new law that bans the sale and consumption of alcohol in the northeastern state.
The present Mizo National Front (MNF) government, which came to power in 2018 with prohibition as one of its main promises, passed the Mizoram Liquor (Prohibition) Bill 2019 in the state assembly in March.
But the new legislation, which replaced the 4-year-old Mizoram Liquor (Prohibition and Control) Act, (MLPC) couldn't be implemented immediately due to the model code of conduct in place for the Lok Sabha polls and legal issues.
The model code of conduct as well as the high court granting time till May 27 to liquor sellers to dispose of existing stock led to a delay.

West Bengal MLAs and Councillors Join BJP

The BJP's "Mission Bengal" gathered pace, with three MLAs from West Bengal joining the party at its headquarters in New Delhi, along with 50 municipal councillors from Kanchrapara, Halishahar and Naihati.
Shubhrangshu Roy from Trinamool Congress is former Union Minister Mukul Roy's son; the other two are Tusharkanti Bhattacharya and Debendra Nath Roy.
With over 50 councillors joining the BJP, the party now has a majority in at least three municipal councils.

India 3rd Highest Forced Marriage Destination

Latest UK government data revealed that India has become the third most likely country where a British national is forced into marriage.
The Forced Marriage Unit, a joint UK Home Office and Foreign Office government body, recorded 110 cases — 82 in 2017 and 79 in 2016 — of British nationals being subjected to forced marriage in India in 2018.
Pakistan topped with 769, followed by Bangladesh at 157 and Somalia with 46 cases.

May 28, 2019

BIMSTEC Heads Invited

India has invited several heads of state, including those from the Bay of Bengal community (BIMSTEC) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony on May 30.
The Government of India has invited the leaders of the BIMSTEC Member States for the swearing-in ceremony.
This is in line with the government's focus on its 'Neighbourhood First' policy.
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation includes Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, India and Thailand and received sustained attention during Mr. Modi's first term.

May 27, 2019

Jolt to Kushwaha

After drawing a blank in the Lok Sabha elections, former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) received yet another setback as all three of its members in the bicameral legislature joined Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U).

AAP Coins New Slogan for 2020

During its first party workers' convention after the loss in the Lok Sabha polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) launched a new slogan, 'Kejriwal in Delhi', to gear up for the upcoming assembly polls in the city.
The convention, organised was attended by hundreds of party workers from across the city.
The slogan was officially launched by senior AAP leader and the party's Delhi convener Gopal Rai.
In the 2015 assembly elections, AAP had achieved a landslide win.The AAP had won a record 67 seats out of 70.

May 26, 2019

NHRC Issues Notice to Gujarat Government

The National Human Rights Commission sent a notice to the Gujarat government over the fire at a commercial complex in Surat in which 22 students in Sarthana area of the city died.
The NHRC also observed that mere announcement of compensation to the aggrieved families cannot be a solution to such kind of hazards.
The NHRC took suo motu cognisance of the incident. Considering the incident as a grave violation of human rights of the students, the Commission issued a notice to the chief secretary, government of Gujarat calling for a detailed report in the matter, including status of the criminal cases registered against the building owner and others found guilty, along with action taken against the public servants concerned.

Dhinakaran, Kamal Haasan Fail to Open Account

With Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam winning 23 out 38 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which was in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party, was not the only one routed.
New entrants Makkal Needhi Maiam of actor Kamal Haasan and TTV Dhinakaran's Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, failed to open account.

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