Today in Politics: Mann may rejig Punjab Cabinet, 4 ministers likely to face axe; Rahul in J&K on last day of phase 2 campaign

While determination was nary official announcement connected the reshuffle, aggregate sources wrong the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and successful the authorities On Sunday said that 4 ministers person submitted their resignation letters. They see Chetan Singh Jouramajra, who held the Public Relations, Mining and Horticulture portfolios, Bram Shankar Jimpa (Revenue), Balkar Singh (Local Bodies) and Anmol Gagan Mann (Tourism).

Those apt to beryllium inducted see Lehra MLA Barinder Kumar Goyal, Hardeep Singh Mundian (Sahnewal), Dr Ravjot Singh (Sham Chaurasi), Tarunpreet Singh Sond (Khanna) and Mohinder Bhagat (Jalandhar).

This volition beryllium the 4th reshuffle of the two-and-a-half twelvemonth aged Mann authorities successful Punjab, and comes days aft the enactment carried retired a akin workout successful Delhi aft AAP nationalist convener Arvind Kejriwal was released from jailhouse aft being granted bail by the Supreme Court successful the excise argumentation case.

Sources said Balkar Singh’s ouster from the Cabinet was waiting to hap particularly aft helium was caught successful a contention during Lok Sabha elections erstwhile a sleazy video, purported to beryllium of the minister, had surfaced.

Anmol Gagan Maan, 1 of the 2 women ministers, is said to beryllium facing anti-incumbency successful her constituency Kharar. Recently, she had deed the headlines for publically saying immoderate officials took bribes successful her name.

Sources said, Jouramajra, considered to beryllium adjacent to CM, has not taken his ouster kindly and was trying till precocious successful the evening to not fto spell of his berth. The removal of Jimpa, however, has travel arsenic a surprise, adjacent to the AAP leaders.

Rahul successful J&K connected past time of signifier 2 campaign

Leader of the Opposition (LoP) successful the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi  volition code two rallies successful Jammu and Kashmir connected Monday, the past time of campaigning for the 2nd signifier of the Assembly polls.

Gandhi volition get successful the Surankote country of Poonch astir 11 americium and volition code a nationalist rally. He volition past proceed to Srinagar, wherever helium volition code different rally successful the Shalteng area.

The 2nd signifier of the Assembly elections volition spot Rajouri and Poonch of Jammu, and Srinagar, Budgam and Ganderbal of Kashmir spell to the polls.

Shah successful Haryana

Union Home Minister Amit Shah connected Monday volition code nationalist rallies successful poll-bound Haryana.

Shah volition code a gathering successful Tohana, wherever the enactment has fielded JJP turncoat Devender Singh Babli and past proceed to Jagadhri Assembly constituency, wherever helium volition code a rally successful enactment of BJP campaigner Kanwar Pal Gurjar.

All 90 seats of Haryana spell to the polls successful a azygous signifier connected October 5, the results of which volition beryllium announced connected October 8.

EC squad successful Jharkhand

A 12-member Election Commission (EC) squad volition beryllium connected a two-day sojourn to Jharkhand from Monday, an authoritative said past week.

“A 12-member EC squad volition get successful Ranchi connected Monday. The team, led by CEC Rajiv Kumar, volition reappraisal the state’s canvass preparedness and clasp a bid of meetings connected September 23 and 24 with assorted stakeholders,” Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar told PTI.

The squad would interact with representatives of governmental parties, enforcement agencies, the main secretary, the manager wide of constabulary (DGP), different elder constabulary officials, lawman commissioners and superintendents of constabulary of each districts.

The Assembly elections are expected to beryllium conducted successful 2 to 3 phases successful Jharkhand, sources said.

Nadda to emblem disconnected Parivartan Yatra successful Jharkhand

BJP National President Shri J.P. Nadda volition wage floral tributes to Bhagwan Birsa Munda statue and emblem disconnected the Dakshin Chhota Nagpur Pramandal Parivartan Yatra from Khunti connected Monday.

On Sunday, Khunti MLA Neelkanth Munda took banal of the preparations for the yatra and slammed the Hemant Soren-led JMM authorities for leaving the “people successful distress” for the past 5 years. “Jharkhand cannot make nether this government. The intent with which erstwhile PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee formed the authorities is yet to beryllium fulfilled,” helium said.

PM Modi to code Summit of the Future successful New York

Prime Minister Narendra Modi volition code the Summit of the Future connected Monday, but not the yearly high-level gathering of the United Nations General Assembly, according to the latest schedules from the UN.

Earlier, PM Modi was listed earlier arsenic a talker astatine the September 26 league of the Assembly high-level meeting. External Affairs Minister (EAM), S. Jaishankar, is present listed arsenic India’s talker astatine the Assembly high-level gathering and volition code it connected September 28.

Ninth circular of India-EU FTA talks to begin

Senior officials of India and the 27-nation European Union (EU) volition commence the adjacent circular of talks for a projected escaped commercialized statement from Monday here, an authoritative said.

The statement is aimed astatine further boosting bilateral commercialized and investments betwixt the 2 regions. The 2 sides are negotiating a escaped commercialized agreement, an concern extortion statement and an statement connected geographical indications (GIs).

“The five-day talks volition commencement from September 23. It volition beryllium the ninth circular of negotiations. Also, the concerns of Indian stakeholders regarding the EU’s sustainability measures, specified arsenic CBAM, deforestation and others, volition beryllium discussed with the EU,” the authoritative said.

VHP to sermon Tirupati laddu row

The contention surrounding Tirupati laddus and the request for “freeing” temples crossed the state from authorities power are among the cardinal issues to beryllium discussed astatine a gathering of the VHP’s apex assemblage successful Andhra Pradesh connected Monday.

The day-long gathering of the Vishva Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) Kendriya Margdarshak Mandal, to beryllium held successful Tirupati city, volition besides sermon the contented of spiritual conversion, a elder functionary of the organisation said connected Sunday.

VHP nationalist caput wide Bajrang Bagda said a solution connected this contented whitethorn besides beryllium passed astatine the meeting, Bagda said.

– With PTI inputs