Evening briefing: Kharge on why Oppn walked out during Modi's speech; Centre issues advisory to states on Zika virus

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Published on: Jul 3, 2024, 18:20:50 IST

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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that the opposition INDIA bloc parties walked out of the Rajya Sabha during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech as he was “lying”. He further lashed out at Modi, saying it is the Prime Minister's “habit” to “lie and mislead people”. Kharge's comment came shortly after the Opposition walked out of the upper House of the Parliament while Modi was speaking about the Constitution. According to Kharge, Ambedkar had given the credit for drafting the Constitution to Congress. Dig deeper

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge (File Photo) (HT_PRINT)

The Centre on Wednesday issued an advisory to all states in view of Zika virus cases from Maharashtra and urged the states to maintain a constant vigil through screening of pregnant women for the virus. The states have also been advised to maintain a state of constant vigil through screening of pregnant women for infection and monitoring the growth of foetuses of expecting mothers who tested positive for Zika. 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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