
Morning Digest | Kashmiri Pandits flee Kashmir Valley; Chidambaram, Sibal, 39 others elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha, and more
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Kashmiri Pandits flee Kashmir Valley
Hundreds of fear-stricken Kashmiri Pandits left the Valley for Hindu-majority Jammu district on Friday even as the Centre turned down their demand of relocation. Amid this, a prominent Pandits’ body, the Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS), in an open letter to the J&K Chief Justice, sought his intervention to allow frightened Pandits to leave the Valley.
Chidambaram, Sibal, 39 others elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha
Former Finance Minister and Congress leader P. Chidambaram, Samajwadi Party (SP)-backed Kapil Sibal, senior Congress leaders Rajeev Shukla, Vivek Tankha, Rashtriya Lok Dal’s (RLD) Jayant Chaudhary and Misa Bharti of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) were among the 41 candidates from 11 States who were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha on Friday, while 16 seats across four States will witness a contest on June 10.
PM Modi bats for a strong Opposition that is free of dynastic politics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that when he targets parivarvad or dynasticism in politics, he does not hold any personal resentment against any political party or particular individual and asserted that he wants a strong Opposition in the country.
Centre writes to five States on COVID-19 surge

When reporters brought to her notice the claim by villagers that the late maharaja of Mysore Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar had gifted the land to them, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar said she is not aware of the matter, but sought to assure people that no effort will be made to take back the land that had been gifted by the late maharaja.