A video recording reveals a heated exchange between Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Deputy SP Anjali Krishna, which has gone viral. The video shows Pawar allegedly ordering the Deputy SP to halt illegal sand mining operations. This incident occurred on September 1st. A local individual had contacted Pawar and connected him with Anjali Krishna. When the officer asked Pawar to identify himself and requested that he call her directly, Pawar responded with strong words. The ADR reported that approximately 47% of the ministers in India face criminal charges. Specifically, 302 out of 643 ministers are involved in criminal cases, including grave offenses like murder and kidnapping. The Telugu Desam Party has the highest number of ministers with criminal cases. The Meteorological Department has issued a heavy rainfall alert for Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, with warnings of severe conditions and potential loss of life due to flooding and landslides. In other news, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah was cleared in the MUDA land allocation case, West Bengal approved a new policy to convert industrial land into housing and real estate, India reiterated PM Modi’s stance on the Russia-Ukraine war at the UN, the US imposed a 15% baseline tariff on Japanese imports, and Afghanistan experienced another earthquake.
