Protests outside the residences of BJP leaders in Amritsar. Members of farm and labour unions gathered in front of the homes of BJP leaders Rajinder Mohan Singh China and Amarpal Singh Bony on Tuesday. Activists raised slogans in support of their demands.
Speculation grows as the BJP considers Navjot Singh Sidhu s return and Yuvraj Singh s candidacy from Gurdaspur. Despite Sidhu s criticism, BJP leaders see a chance of his return, possibly contesting from Amritsar. Yuvraj Singh s meeting with Nitin Gadkari fuels rumors of his candidacy. Congress downplays Sidhu s potential move, hinting at a different constituency. The BJP s history of celebrity candidates in Gurdaspur adds intrigue to Yuvraj Singh s potential candidacy.
The anticipated switchover of former Congress minister Lalchand Kataria and four-term MLA Richpal Mirdha to BJP has been held up on the tracks. A senior BJP leader confirmed that consensus in the entry on Kataria and Mirdha was yet to be reached, making their immediate induction unlikely.
Mangaluru City police detained members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal who were protesting the FIR filed against Mangaluru City South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath, Mangaluru City North MLA Y Bharath Shetty, VHP leader Sharan Pumpwell, corporators Sandeep Garodi, Bharath Kumar and another unidentified person in connection with the protest held in front of St Gerosa English Higher Primary School last week.