Editor’s Note
This briefing covers key administrative and political developments, including the formation of Parliamentary Standing Committees with assigned leadership, a Cabinet-approved 3% increase in Dearness Allowance for central government employees, and updates on arrests related to the Bareilly violence.
The formation of 24 Parliamentary Standing Committees has been completed. Several leaders, including Shashi Tharoor, Digvijay Singh, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Radha Mohan Das Agrawal, and Tejasvi Surya, have been given key responsibilities. The Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees has been increased by three percent. The Cabinet has approved the 3% DA hike, raising the DA for central employees from 55% to 58%. In the Bareilly violence, a total of 81 people have been arrested so far. Entry of political leaders into Bareilly has been banned, as informed by the Bareilly SSP.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has postponed the ‘Bharat Bandh’ (nationwide shutdown) due to festivals. The AIMPLB had earlier announced the bandh for October 3. The board has also come out in support of Tauqeer Raza, demanding his release.
At the Indian Army’s Vijayadashami celebration in the Bhuj military camp, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated:
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was fitted with a pacemaker on Wednesday, as informed by his son and Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge. Kharge was admitted to M S Ramaiah Hospital on Tuesday. Priyank said his father’s condition is stable and he is feeling better.
Shops, hotels, and other establishments in Mumbai can now remain open 24 hours. With the exception of liquor shops, bar permit rooms, hookah parlors, and country bars, all other establishments, eateries, and shops will now remain open round-the-clock, as per an order issued by the state government’s industries department.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who arrived at the TV9 Festival of India, said:
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said:
• Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated on Wednesday that he will remain Chief Minister for the full five-year term.
• A fire broke out in a sleeper coach of the Pushpak Express traveling from Lucknow to Mumbai near Bhadali station between Bhusaval and Jalgaon.
• Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar met the wife of late Assamese singer Zubeen Garg, paying tribute on behalf of the Congress and Rahul Gandhi.
• The mother of Supreme Court Chief Justice B.R. Gavai will not attend an RSS program in Amravati on October 5.