Nayab Saini elected legislature party leader, to take oath as CM on Oct 17

Nayab Singh Saini was on Wednesday chosen as the leader of Haryana BJP Legislature Party in a meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Chandigarh.

Nayab Saini will now take oath as Haryana Chief Minister for the second time on October 17.

Union Minister Shah said that Haryana's victory is the result of the developmental narrative carried by the Prime Minister across the country.

"This is a triumph of BJP's policies. Since the 1980s, no party has seen a Chief Minister re-elected for a third consecutive term, and if it happens, it happens with BJP," he said.

"I want to tell the opposition that if there is any state which buys all 24 crops, then it is the BJP-ruled Haryana state. If anyone has made the most purchases at MSP, it is PM Modi," he said.

The Union Home Minister further slammed the opposition over Agniveers and said that they left no stone unturned in instigating them.

"This is not a scheme of injustice towards the youth, but one that will rejuvenate the army with young blood. BJP promises that every individual who returns from Agniveer will secure a pensionable job in the Indian Government or the Haryana Government," Shah said.

The BJP is set to form its third successive government in Haryana after it won 48 seats in the 90-member assembly as per the results announced last week. The Congress won 37 seats.

The oath taking ceremony is slated to be held at Panchkula at 10 am at Dussehra Ground in Sector 5 on October 17. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be present, along with senior leaders from the BJP and Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers from NDA-ruled states.
 

PM, NDA CMs and Dy CMs to attend half-day conclave in Chandigarh today

Several of the 20 National Democratic Alliance (NDA) chief ministers (CMs) and deputy CMs will participate in a half-day conclave in Chandigarh on Thursday, which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) termed as “first of its kind after several years”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be present at the meeting. “The discussions will cover a structured agenda, including national development issues,” the BJP said in a press statement. Union ministers JP Nadda, who is also the BJP chief, Amit Shah, and Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu will also be present. 

Never called for closure of madrasas: NCPCR chief

The apex child rights body, NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo said he never called for the closure of madrasas but recommended state funding to these institutions be stopped as they are depriving poor Muslim children of education. He said that Muslim children from improverished backgrounds are often pressured into religious schooling over secular education. We advocate for equitable educational opportunities for all children, he said. In a recent report, NCPCR called for stopping the state funding unless they comply with the Right to Education Act.