Evening briefing: DK Shivakumar says Himachal crisis over; setback for Ram Rahim over parole, all latest news

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Published on: Feb 29, 2024, 18:20:00 IST

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Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar, who was sent as one of the Congress' observers to Himachal Pradesh amid the political turmoil, on Thursday said that Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has accepted that some sort of failure happened within the government and MLAs during the Rajya Sabha polls and a coordination committee between the party and the government with five to six members has been formed to tackle the situation. While speaking to the reporters, Shivakumar said that the observers have spoken to the party MLAs individually and another round of discussion will happen later. He also mentioned that the government is safe and will complete the five-year term. Dig deeper

Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu with Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar, who was one of the observers, during a meeting in Shimla. (PTI Photo)

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday told the Haryana government that rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim cannot be granted parole without its -permission. Dig deeper

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That’s all we have at this hour in our evening briefing. Catch you tomorrow morning.

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