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Junior Fin Min Anurag Thakur also faced slogans ‘Goli Maarna Band Karo’ or "stop shooting" in parliament on Monday as he responded to questions from the opposition lawmakers on the economy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a public rally today in Dwarka, as a part of the campaign for #DelhiElections2020. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address public rallies in Delhi Cantt, Patel Nagar and Timarpur today. While Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and party leader Rahul Gandhi will address public rallies in Jangpura and Sangam Vihar today.
Here are the Highlights of February 4:
6:00 pm: Indian Army: The five individuals who were isolated at the quarantine camp in Manesar, Haryana as they were showing symptoms of cough and cold, have been tested negative for #CoronaVirus.
5:53 pm: Tamil Nadu Health Min C Vijayabaskar: No positive case of #Coronavirus reported so far in the state. We're closely monitoring the bordering areas with Kerala after it declared n-coronavirus as 'state disaster&it's advised that people refrain from visiting Kerala
5:45 pm: Delhi: Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah holds roadshow in Moti Nagar. Delhi assembly elections are scheduled to be held on 8th February.
5:35 pm: Blaming the Centre and the Delhi government for unemployment among the country's youth, Gandhi says, "Those graduating from universities, colleges are scared whether they will get jobs or not. It is the fault of your prime minister and chief minister
5:30 pm: The Congres leader further accuses the Central government of spreading hatred on the basis of religion. "Hatred is not in our history, ours is a country of love. They (BJP) talk of religion, but no religion talks of violence," he says.
5:25 pm: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi: Narendra Modi coined good slogan of Make in India but not a single factory has been set up. They are selling everything - Indian Oil, Air India, Hindustan Petroleum, Railways & even Red Fort. They may sell even the Taj Mahal.
5:22 pm: Asaduddin Owaisi in Lok Sabha: CAA citizenship deta bhi aur leta bhi hai. Assam mein 5 lakh muslims ke naam nahi aaye. Par Assam ke Bengali Hindus ko citizenship dena chahte hain....main ghuspethi nahi ghuspethiyon ka baap hun (in reply to a MP). NPR-NRC ek hi hain.
5:20 pm: PM Narendra Modi urges people to go and vote on February 8 even if it is very cold outside.
5:15 pm: We are trying to introduce 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme to ensure that people who migrate to other states for work are not deprived of benefits: PM Modi
5:13 pm: Here 2 big projects are going on in Dwarka itself, construction of one Bharat Vandana Park has started. Tourists coming here will be able to experience the art, culture and food of the entire country in this park. A world-class convention centre is being built in Dwarka itself: PM Modi
5:10 pm: Along with bringing new heritage to old heritage, new heritage is also being developed. We have also done the work of constructing a grand National War Memorial near India Gate: PM Modi
5:05 pm: About Rs 2500 crore has been allocated for the Rapid Rail system in the Union Budget. Our Govt is trying to widen the metro network in Delhi. In the last 5 years, about 125 km of new metro lines have been built: PM Modi
5:00 pm: About Rs 2500 crore has been allocated for the Rapid Rail system in the Union Budget. Our Govt is trying to widen the metro network in Delhi. In the last 5 years, about 125 km of new metro lines have been built: PM Modi
4:55 pm: People in Delhi government wanted to delay the issues of regularisation of unauthorised colonies. It is only because of BJP and its will power that today 40 lakh people in Delhi have their own houses and shops: PM Modi
4:54 pm: Delhi can't be developed with politics of vote bank, hate; one should have intention of serving poor and take tough decisions to work for development: PM Modi
4:53 pm: After the Citizenship Amendment Act was enacted, the people of the country and Delhi have been watching from day one how rumours are being spread and lied by these people. People of Delhi are watching everything, understanding everything: PM Modi
4:52 pm: These people can cry for the terrorists of Batla House, put security forces in the dock to support the terrorists but cannot develop Delhi. People in Delhi government raised questions over the surgical strike and Balakot airstrikes by our forces. I have full faith in people of Delhi that they will give reply to such people: PM Modi
4:51 pm: Delhi needs leadership that supports the country on all decisions of national security, such as CAA, Article 370. For their politics for appeasement, will those who provoke people be able to do good to Delhi ?: PM Modi.
4:50 pm: Delhi also needs a government that, when the time comes, strengthens the country's favor, standing with our brave soldiers. Delhi does not want politics that weakens the Indian side at the time of terrorist attacks and which by its statements give the enemy a chance to attack India: PM Modi
4:49 pm: If works are done at this pace, then many problems in Delhi can be solved. This is the reason why the people of Delhi have shown confidence in the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections. Due to this belief now, the people of Delhi are stating today that the country has changed, now Delhi will change: PM Modi
4:47 pm: The number of free electricity connections we have given under the Saubhagya scheme is more than the total population of Australia. The number of houses the government has built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is more than the total population of Sri Lanka: PM Modi
4:46 pm: The number of toilets the Central Government has built with the Swachh Bharat Mission is more than the population of Egypt. The number of gas connections we have given to poor mothers from the Ujjwala scheme is almost equal to the population of Germany: PM Modi
4:44 pm: Today, Ayushman Bharat scheme provides free treatment to people equal to the total population of countries like America, Canada: PM Modi
4:42 pm: The speed and scale with which the central government has worked in the last 5 years is unique in itself. Never since independence has work done so fast: PM Modi
4:41 pm: What is the fault of the farmers of Delhi who do not get the benefit of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. What is the fault of Delhi's daily commuters, why the extension of the fourth phase of metros were not approved for 2 years: PM Modi
4:39 pm: There is such an unhappy government sitting in Delhi which does not care about the lives of the people of Delhi. What is the crime of the homeless people of Delhi that they do not get their own house under PM Awas Yojana?: PM Modi.
4:37 pm: Delhi government does not care for its people. Why are people deprived of benefits of Central govt's schemes for housing and health: PM Modi in Dwarka rally
4:36 pm: The Delhi government has refused to implement many central government schemes. What is the crime of the poor of Delhi, who do not get the benefit of Ayushman Bharat Scheme, which gives them free treatment up to 5 lakh rupees?: PM Modi.
4:35 pm: Delhi needs a reconciliation politics, not confusing. Delhi is not going to stop development plans, everyone needs leadership, who believe in the development: PM Modi at Dwarka.
4:34 pm: This time in the interest of Delhi and the country, we have to stand united, with one voice and with full force. Delhi needs a government to give direction, not to blame. Delhi needs freedom from politics that is stuck and hate
4:33 pm: I respectfully bow to your passion to keep the spirit of national interest for changing Delhi.
4:32 pm: Such an atmosphere in favour of BJP is awakening many people 4 days before voting. Tomorrow in East Delhi and today in Dwarka, it has become clear what the results are going to be on February 11.
4:30 pm: PM Narendra Modi at an election rally in Delhi: The upcoming Delhi elections are the first elections of this decade. This decade will belong to India. India's development will depend on the decisions taken today.
4:27 pm: PM Modi greeted with 'Modi, Modi' chants by people present in the rally
4:24 pm: Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Dwarka, to address a public rally shortly. BJP President JP Nadda also present.
4:20 pm: Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on defence budget allocation: We have seen a modest increase of about 8% year on year, we will be studying how to manage this budget & how to make full use of it.
4:15 pm: Kapil Gujjar, who opened fire in Shaheen Bagh area on February 1, sent to two days police custody by a Delhi Court.
4:10 pm: Tamil Nadu Minister for School Education KA Sengottaiyan: There will be no public examination for Class 5th and 8th. The examinations will be held as per the existing system.
4:05 pm: Ministry of Home Affairs Sources: MHA to submit feedback tomorrow to the Prime Minister's Office, of Ministers who visited the UT of Jammu & Kashmir during the outreach program. Out of 37 ministers, 31 have submitted their feedback so far.
4:00 pm: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee holds public rally against Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register of Citizens and National Population Register in Nadia.
3:55 pm: First cases of local transmission of coronavirus in Singapore: The Straits Times
3:50 pm: Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress in Rajya Sabha: If you had brought constructive matters, we would have bowed before you, but you brought destruction. What is Shaheen Bagh? It is your creation. If you will do such work, then Shaheen Bagh will come up everywhere in India.
3:45 pm: Mumbai Police Sources: Police have intensified the search for Urvashi Chudawala (booked for sedition for allegedly raising slogans in support of Sharjeel Imam). She is still untraceable, teams have been formed to locate her.
3:40 pm: A Delhi court has sent Ajeet, the person who allegedly supplied the weapon to the person who opened fire at an anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) march in Jamia area on 30th January, to 14 day judicial custody.
3:30 pm: Election Commission of India: The Commission has decided that Rajendra Prasad Meena (AGMUT:2010) shall be posted as DCP (South-Delhi) and shall be directed to assume the charge immediately.
3:25 pm: Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally at DDA Ground in Dwarka shortly
3:20 pm: Shashi Tharoor, Congress in Lok Sabha: Lip service was paid to Skill India, Digital India & Startup India but no mention of Standup India as you are so busy banning stand-up comedians. Government schemes should really be named as sit-down India, shutdown India & shut-up India.
3:10 pm: Ministry of Home Affairs in a written reply in Lok Sabha: 66 protests took place in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act. 11 cases have been registered in which 99 people have been arrested.
3:05 pm: Ministry of Home Affairs in a written reply in Lok Sabha: Delhi Police have reported incidences of violence, unlawful gathering, stone pelting, damage to public/personal property and number of persons arrested during protests against Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
3:00 pm: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Nadia: Don't show them any documents, if they ask you to submit your Aadhar card or details about your family, don't give it to them, until and unless I tell you directly.
2:40 pm: Ministry of Home Affairs: As reported by the Jammu & Kashmir Government, the agriculture operations are going on smoothly in the valley. During FY 2019-20 (up to January 2020), 18.34 lakh Metric Tons of fresh fruit (apples) have been dispatched
2:25 pm: BJP Sources: The issue of BJP MP Ananth Kumar Hegde's remarks on Mahatma Gandhi has been referred to the party's disciplinary committee for further action.
2:20 pm: Senior Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi to ANI on his son Samir joining BJP: I have no information about this, If he is joining BJP then it is his independent decision.
2:15 pm: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Nadia: In Assam, more than 100 people died because of the National Register of Citizens (NRC). In West Bengal, 31 or 32 died out of fear of NRC.
2:10 pm: West Bengal BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh in Lok Sabha: Nobody says 'Go back' to Rohingya who come from Myanmar and the refugees from Bangladesh in West Bengal, instead they are welcomed because they are voters. But Prime Minister and Governor are greeted with 'Go back' there.
2:05 pm: Mumbai: All India LIC employees Federation and other organisations hold protest against Centre's budget announcement regarding disinvestment plan of LIC (Life Insurance Corporation)
2:00 pm: Delhi: Samir Dwivedi, son of senior Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi joins BJP.
1:40 pm: Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on the release of AAP manifesto: If a sanitation worker dies during duty then his/her family will be given financial assistance of Rs 1 crore. I would like to tell BJP that people of Delhi want the BJP to declare a Chief Ministerial candidate and I am ready to debate with that person.
1:35 pm: Muzaffarpur (Bihar) Shelter Home case: Delhi's Saket Court reserves order for 11th February, after hearing arguments on the quantum of sentence for the convicts. CBI has sought life imprisonment for convicted NGO owner Brajesh Thakur.
1:30 pm: Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia: The Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill which was passed in Delhi Vidhan Sabha in 2015, has been pending with the Central Government for the last 4 years. The AAP Government will continue its struggle to get the Bill passed.
1:25 pm: Muzaffarpur Shelter Home case: Delhi's Saket Court reserves order after hearing arguments on the quantum of sentence for the convicts. Court will pronounce the order today at 2:30 pm.
1:20 pm: Nazia, Shaheen Bagh protestor whose 4-month-old infant passed away: My son had caught cold, there was no other health issue. We'll still go to protest for our country. We don't have any documents, what will we do? We demand that Modi ji & Amit Shah ji should take back CAA&NRC.
1:15 pm: Goalpara: Seven dead and many feared injured after the bus they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Dhupdhara area, today.
1:05 pm: Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm.
1:02 pm: BJP MP Anantkumar Hedge: The speech is in public domain if anyone wants to see, it is available online and on my website. I never said a word against Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Nehru. I was just discussing about our freedom struggle. All related media reports are false, I never said what is being debated over. It is an unnecessary controversy.
12:58 pm: BJP MP Anant Kumar Hegde on his statement against Mahatma Gandhi: I own my statement made on 1 Feb, 2020. I never made any reference to any political party or Mahatma Gandhi or anybody else, I was just trying to categorize freedom struggle.
12:55 pm: Air India: In view of #CoronaVirus, Air India is suspending its flights to Hong Kong after flying AI314 on the 7th February 2020.
12:50 pm: Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached movable as well as immovable properties totaling to Rs 8.38 Crores belonging to one, Jai Prakash Mandal & others under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act,(PMLA) in a cheating case. Further probe underway.
12:45 pm: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi in Lok Sabha: We, people of Bharatiya Janata Party, are the real bhakts. We are the real followers of Mahatma Gandhi. These people are the followers of 'nakli' Gandhi like Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
12:40 pm: PMC (Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank) Bank case: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has moved the Supreme Court today challenging Bombay High Court order, which had earlier allowed the sale of the mortgaged property in the case
12:35 pm: Locket Chatterjee, BJP MP in Lok Sabha: The situation in West Bengal is such that people are not allowed to celebrate Saraswati Puja. It is similar to Pakistan where Hindus are not allowed to conduct their pujas. Mamata Banerjee is doing politics of appeasement.
12:30 pm: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs of Qatar, Dr. Khalid Bin Mohammed Al Attiyah in Delhi today.
12:25 pm: Prime Minister's Office (PMO): Prime Minister Narendra Modi shall be visiting Kokrajhar in Assam to participate in the celebrations of the signing of the Bodo Agreement, on the 7th of February 2020.
12:20 pm: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Congress in Lok Sabha: Aaj ye Mahatma Gandhi ko gaali dete hain. Ye ravan ke aulad hain. Ram ke pujari ka ye apmaan kar rahe hain.
12:15 pm: Defence Min Rajnath Singh: Defence engagements b/w India&South Korea made immense progress in recent yrs.India’s Indo-Pacific vision shares many commonalities with South Korea’s New Southern Policy. We recognise unity of ASEAN must be key element in developing Indo-Pacific vision
12:10 pm: BJP National President JP Nadda: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal had promised the people of Delhi to install 15 lakh CCTV cameras and set up wi-fi across the capital. Till date, people are waiting for these cameras and wi-fi signals.
12:05 am: Under-19 Cricket World Cup: India to take on Pakistan in first semi-final today in Potchefstroom, South Afric
12:00 pm: Opposition MPs raise slogans against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Rajya Sabha.
11:55 am: Supreme Court has adjourned till April 14, a plea of Zakia Jafri, widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging the clean chit given by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and several others in 2002 Gujarat riots.
11:50 am: MoS Home Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha: Till now, the government has not taken any decision to prepare National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) at the national level.
11:45 am: Union Minister & BJP leader Prakash Javadekar in Rajya Sabha: The appeal of the convicts was rejected by Supreme Court in 2017 but jail authorities took more than a year to complete the process for informing the convicts. The delay is due to the state government.
11:40 am: Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Deputy Speaker Harivansh pay floral tributes to former Lok Sabha speaker MA Ayyangar, on his birth anniversary.
11:35 am: AAP's Sanjay Singh in Rajya Sabha: I request for intervention of the President and Supreme Court for speedy execution of death sentence awarded to the convicts in Nirbhaya gang-rape case.
11:30 am: Uproar in Rajya Sabha over recent incidents of firing in Delhi. Opposition raises 'Goli chalana band karo' slogan in the House.
11:25 am: December 15 Jamia Millia Islamia incident: Delhi High Court has listed the matter for further hearing on April 29.
11:20 am: Dec 15 Jamia Millia Islamia incident: Delhi High Court grants more time to Centre, Delhi Police&others to file reply on a batch of petitions related to the matter.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta tells HC investigation is still on & at a crucial stage,more time needed to file reply
11:10 am: Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 pm after uproar by opposition over BJP MP Anant Kumar Hegde's statement against Mahatma Gandhi.
11:00 am: Karnataka BJP Chief Nalin Kumar Kateel in Delhi: We had come here (BJP MP Anant Kumar Hegde's residence) to discuss state cabinet expansion. National President of the party will look into that (Hegde's statement against Mahatma Gandhi) matter.
10:55 am: Bihar: Rashtriya Janata Dal(RJD) puts up a poster against the state government, in Patna.
10:50 am: Mumbai Police Sources: Urvashi Chudawala against whom an FIR was registered under sedition charges at Azad Maidan station,is untraceable.FIR was registered against her&50 others in connection with the raising of slogans in support of Sharjeel Imam at Mumbai Pride Solidarity Gathering.
10:45 am: Dehradun: A police personnel accused in a murder case pertaining to 1997, kept his criminal record hidden & has been working for #Uttarakhand police for years. DG Law&Order says, "He is a resident of Bareilly (UP). Probe began after we received a letter. He has been suspended."
10:40 am: Kerala Minister Kadakampally Surendran in Assembly: Hotels bookings were full for February-March. But after #Coronavirus reports,bookings have been cancelled.Kerala Tourism suffered during outbreak of Nipa virus &also during floods. This is another blow for the tourism industry.
10:35 am: Congress MPs Gaurav Gogoi, K Suresh, Abdul Khaleque and Hibi Eden have given adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha, over BJP leader Anantkumar Hegde's statement on Mahatma Gandhi.
10:30 am: Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Choudhary and Congress MP Manickam Tagore have given adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha, over 'environment of fear and intimidation in the country due to Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)'
10:25 am: Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Jeong Kyeong-doo, Minister of National Defense of South Korea hold a meeting at South Block. Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Army Chief General MM Naravane and Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh, also present.
10:20 am: Delhi: Jeong Kyeong-doo, Minister of National Defense of South Korea, receives guard of honour at South Block lawns.
10:15 am: BJP MP Saroj Pandey has given zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha over "need for One Nation, One Election".
10:10 am: Delhi: BJP Parliamentary party meeting underway at the Parliament.
10:05 am: BJP MP RK Sinha has given zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha, over 'anti-India propaganda under the guise of protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)'
10:00 am: AAP MP Sanjay Singh has given zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha, over 'demand to expedite the death sentence of 2012 Delhi gang-rape convicts.'
9:50 am: Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives for BJP Parliamentary party meeting at the Parliament.
9:30 am: Delhi: Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar and Nirmala Sitharaman arrive for BJP Parliamentary Party meeting at the Parliament.
9:00 am: TMC's Derek O'Brien and DMK's T Siva have given suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha under Rule 267 over "prevailing situation in the country due to proposed NPR-NRC following the Citizenship Amendment Act".
8:45 am: Dept of Health, Karnataka: Till date, 63 travellers from #CoronaVirus affected countries have been identified&58 are under home isolation.4 passengers have left the country&1 is admitted in a selected isolation hospital. Till date, 56 samples sent for testing of which 39 are negative.
8:40 am: UP Health Dept: Samples of 4 travellers were collected&sent to Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune. Reports of all 4 samples are negative.820 Isolation beds have been reserved across the state for travellers returning back from China. No confirmed case on #CoronaVirus in the state till date.
8:35 am: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to release their manifesto for Delhi Elections 2020 today.
8:30 am: BCCI: Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Ishant Sharma (subject to fitness clearance)
8:25 am: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announces India’s Test squad for the two-match Test series against New Zealand: Virat Kohli (Captain), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari.
8:20 am: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI): The All-India Senior Selection Committee have named Mayank Agarwal in the ODI squad as Rohit Sharma’s replacement.
8:10 am: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI): The opening batsman (Rohit Sharma) has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI and the Test series and will be referred to the National Cricket Academy for further management of his injury.
8:00 am: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI): Vice-captain Rohit Sharma sustained a left calf muscle strain during the fifth T20I against New Zealand at Tauranga on Sunday. He underwent an MRI scan in Hamilton on Monday.
7:55 am: Syeda Sultana: She left in 2017. Instead of giving her a beautician's job in Dammam, like promised, she was employed as a servant in Riyadh. She's not being given food, water&salary and is being tortured. Agents had even forged her documents&raised her age from 16 to 28.
7:50 am: Telangana: Syeda Sulatana, a resident of Hyderabad claims that her daughter Amreen Sultana was human trafficked to Saudi Arabia's Riyadh by 2 agents, who promised to give her job in Dammam. She says, "I request the Indian embassy and the govt to help her return to India.
7:45 am: Maharashtra: Posters of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) stating 'Bangladeshis leaves the country,otherwise you'll be driven out in MNS style' seen in Panvel of Raigad dist. Posters also show the pictures of MNS Chief Raj Thackeray&his son & party leader Amit Thackeray.
7:40 am: Karnataka: A man, who returned from China on 18th Jan, was admitted to K'taka Institute of Medical Science Hospital in Hubli y'day after he complained of fever, cough, weakness, headache. Hospital Director(in pic)says "He's under observation&is stable. We sent his sample to Pune"
7:35 am: United States: India's Ambassador to the United States Taranjit Sandhu assumes his office in Washington DC. Earlier he was the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka.
7:30 am: China virus death toll rises to 425 with 64 new fatalities, according to the government. China virus cases exceed 20,400 nationwide, the government says: AFP news agency