Morning Digest | Farmers to march to Delhi as talks collapse; jailed T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji resigns from Cabinet, and more
The Hindu
From Delhi Chalo farmers’ protest to the resignation of Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji, read a select list of stories from The Hindu to start the day.
Talks collapse, farmers to march to Delhi
As the five-hour-long second round of meetings held on Monday with Union Cabinet Ministers Piyush Goyal and Arjun Munda in Chandigarh also failed, the farmers belonging to the Samyukt Kisan Morcha-Non Political (SKM-NP), a splinter group of Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), have decided to continue with ‘Delhi Chalo’ protests as planned on Tuesday. The leaders said the protests will begin at 10 a.m.
Jailed Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji resigns from Cabinet
Jailed Tamil Nadu Minister without portfolio V. Senthilbalaji, who was arrested in June last year by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged money laundering case, resigned from the Cabinet on February 12.
Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish Kumar, says he will now stop the juggernaut of Modi in Bihar
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Monday came down heavily on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for switching sides with the BJP, during the trust vote in the Bihar Assembly.
Nine members did not speak up in outgoing Lok Sabha
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