POLITICS

Which Minister was favouring China?

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said that it is not necessary to accept the budget proposal regarding FDI from China. He said the Government will not accept any FDI proposals from China. Now the question is who sent a proposal to the Ministry of Finance in this regard.

Full ECI Commission to visit J&K before announcing VS poll schedule

A full Commission headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar is likely to undertake a visit to Jammu and Kashmir in the next few days to assess ground situation before taking a call on announcement of Assembly elections in the Union Territory. The final dates will be worked out in consultations with the UT administration but it is expected to take place shortly. The ECI is likely to visit both Jammu and Kashmir divisions, interact with top officials of the administration, the District Election Officers (DEOs), representatives of political parties and all other stakeholders for the elections. The Commission, according to well-placed sources, had to assess the security situation in the UT and take reports from the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police besides the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). No election has been held to the 90-member Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir after it became the Union Territory on August 5, 2019.