1. Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the DGP and IGP Conference 2024 organized at Lok Seva Bhawan, Odisha. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and DGPs and IGPs of all states are participating in this three-day conference. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the conference on Saturday. At the conference there will be extensive discussions on strengthening India’s internal security mechanism.
2 The Maharashtra government withdrew the order to release Rs 10 crore to strengthen the State Waqf Board. Chief Secretary Sujata Saunik gave this information. Maharashtra BJP put up a social media post about this and said that the previous order had been cancelled. Meanwhile, BJP Maharashtra tweeted: “The administration canceled the GR regarding payment of Rs 10 crore to the Waqf Board. Fake news is being spread that the BJP-Mahayuti government will immediately release funds of Rs 10 crore to the Maharashtra Waqf Board.
3 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu met Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi. We reported that the Chief Minister urged the Union Minister to provide special industrial package to Himachal Pradesh. He said that to ensure balanced regional development, it is now necessary to provide special industrial package to Himachal Pradesh similar to Jammu and Kashmir and northeastern states.
4 On the news that the Indian cricket team will not travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy, BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla today said that discussions are underway in this regard. A decision will be made after analyzing the situation. Our top priority is player safety. Hybrid mode is also an option, but is under discussion.
5. Political temperature is high in Delhi regarding the assembly elections. Meanwhile, in the Delhi Assembly, former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal fiercely attacked the BJP. He said the law and order situation in Delhi is very bad. Gangsters rule here and Home Minister Amit Shah remains a mute spectator. There have been shooting incidents at three locations in the last 24 hours. Lawrence Bishnoi runs the gang from Sabarmati jail. He has the protection of the BJP.
6 Delhi Chief Minister Atishi protested against the dismissal of the Assembly bus officers and demanded their immediate reinstatement. She told Vijendra Gupta that if she gets the LG to provide permanent jobs to bus commissioners, then she will not field a candidate against him in Rohini and will also campaign for him. He said he will convince the party to do so.
7 Himachal Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania said action against BJP MLAs will be taken within the Assembly itself. Harsh Mahajan has responded to the breach of privilege notice. E-Vidhan Sabha is now connected to the national e-Vidhan app. The winter session will be held in Dharamshala from December 18 to 21. Consideration will be given to convening a special session on issues related to Himachal.
8 Gaurav Gogoi, deputy leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, held the government responsible for the postponement of the Lok Sabha. He said that the government is being arrogant and does not set topics or dates for discussion. He also said that “the government should make it clear what issue it wants to raise and when it wants to raise it.” Did the government say that Adani, Manipur, Sambhal, China and foreign policy will be discussed? Nothing came from the government.
9. In Maharashtra, the CM’s face is yet to be finalized and opposition leaders are continuously attacking over it. Meanwhile, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader DK Shivakumar said, “There is no clarity. He has not fought for collective leadership. I think the government will not last long.
10 Speaking about the Karnataka Cabinet’s decision to reopen the corruption case against BS Yediyurappa and his family, BJP leader Katta Subramaniam Naidu said: The Congress is mired in corruption. Congress is the king of corruption in the entire country, so they don’t need to tell us anything. They are filing cases…why are they raising an old case? We tell our workers that we don’t have to worry, our party is strong.
