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Dear Reader, The West Bengal Assembly plunged into pandemonium today as ruling TMC and BJP MLAs exchanged blows. This was after the BJP legislators demanded a statement by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over "worsening" law and order situation in the state. The BJP later claimed that several party legislators were roughed up by TMC MLAs. The Speaker has suspended 5 BJP MLAs for unruly conduct. Three-time MLA Pramod Sawant, who led the BJP to win 20 seats in the recently concluded elections, was sworn in as the state's chief minister for the second time. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries attended the oath-taking ceremony. Here are the top political stories of the day...

MLAs exchange blows in Bengal Assembly as oppn demands CM statement on law and order "MLAs are not safe even inside the assembly... At least 8-10 of our legislators were beaten up, including Chief Whip Manoj Tigga, by some TMC MLAs, as we demanded that the CM make a statement in the House on the law and order issue," Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said. Read more

Bengal Assembly speaker suspends 5 BJP MLAs for unruly conduct Five BJP MLAs, including Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, were suspended by West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay on Monday for their alleged unruly conduct in the House. Adhikari, along with BJP legislators Dipak Burman, Shankar Ghosh, Manoj Tigga and Narahari Mahato, were suspended by the Speaker for future sessions this year. Read more

Mamata 's special clean-up drive: 7 arrested from Malda, crude bombs and arms recovered Thirty crude bombs were recovered from Birbhum's Dubrajpur today during a raid, police sources said. Four barrels of crude bombs were recovered from an under -construction house, off the Rampurhat-Bishnupur road in Margram on Saturday. Read more

Pramod Sawant takes oath as Goa CM ; PM Modi attends ceremony Goa Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai administered the oath to Sawant (48) and eight other BJP MLAs as cabinet ministers in a ceremony held at Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee stadium at Bambolim near the state capital Panaji in the presence of a large number of people. Read more

Pramod Sawant: Ayurveda doctor politician who struck chord with people Sawant, a mild-mannered politician, who took over as chief minister for the first time in March 2019, brought the BJP tantalizingly close to the simple majority mark of 21, defying pre-poll predictions of a hung Assembly. Read more

Top Odisha officers draw BJP's ire for congratulating Patnaik over BJD poll success At a press meet, state BJP general secretary Prithviraj Harichandan dubbed the "behavior of the who's who" in Odisha administration as a "black spot" in the history of Odisha administration. "How can civil servants holding posts of the chief secretary and the director general of police meet and thank a particular party president and congratulate him over his camp's victory. Read more

Once Punjab implements doorstep ration; people in other states will ask for it: Kejriwal Earlier in the day, Punjab CM Mann announced the rollout of the doorstep ration delivery scheme in his state, saying the poor will no longer need to stand in queues as good quality ration will be delivered at their doorstep. Read more

Maha Cong welcomes Gadkari's 'strong Congress important for democracy' remark At an event in Pune on Saturday, Gadkari said a strong Congress is important for democracy and that it was his honest wish that the party becomes strong at the national level. Gadkari had said that democracy runs on two wheels. Read more

With PM Modi & Shah to visit in April, Karnataka BJP appears to begin poll preparation BJP plans to conduct a grand programme marking 116th birth anniversary of late Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga mutt in Tumukuru. With Shah planning to attend the event, party intends to bring in two lakh attendees as the mutt has a huge following among BJP's vote bank, Lingayats. Read more

Central civil service benefits for Chandigarh employees, says Amit Shah With the decision, the retirement age of employees in the Union Territory will increase from 58 to 60 years. The move, however, invited sharp criticism from political parties, including Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Congress. Read more

Eye on polls, AAP dissolves all units in Rajasthan The party has started expanding its base in Congress-ruled Rajasthan after it formed the government in Punjab. AAP's new election in-charge in Rajasthan Vinay Mishra announced the dissolution of all units, including the state executive, in a party workers' meeting at Birla Auditorium here. Read more

Limited opposition space in Gujarat, BJP in strong position: CM Bhupendra Patel When asked about the prospects of the AAP in Gujarat Assembly polls, Patel said, "See in democracy every party has the right to contest elections. But please understand that the BJP is functioning consistently with the same intensity, engaging with people and staying with them." Read more

Delhi Assembly: Speaker suspends 3 BJP MLAs amid chaos in House Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel on Monday suspended three BJP MLAs for the day amid vociferous protest by the AAP over "derogatory" remarks made by Delhi BJP president Adesh Kumar Gupta against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. MLAs Anil Bajpai, Jitender Mahajan and Ajay Mahawar were told to leave after they stood on the benches even as the Speaker requested them to sit down. Read more

CM Yogi Adityanath, Akhilesh Yadav take oath as members of UP Assembly While Adityanath won the recent state polls from the Gorakhpur Urban seat, Yadav was elected as an MLA from the Karhal assembly constituency. Pro-tem speaker Ramapati Shastri administered oath to members in the House. Read more

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait receives 'death' threat; complaint filed Senior superintendent of police, Muzaffarnagar, Abhishek Yadav said that the police have launched an investigation based on a complaint filed by the Bhartiya Kisan Union ( BKU) leader's driver Perjval Tyagi at the Civil Lines police station. Read more

BJP willing to accommodate talent: Party's message after poll victories In the new BJP, it doesn't matter whether a person has been a long-serving member of the party; newly joined members get equal opportunity based on their utility and talent. Read more

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