BJPHimanta Biswa Sarma said preliminary talks with @ADB_HQ are underway to chart a blueprint for an Assam Rapid Transit System on the lines of Delhi–Meerut. He said the plan is for sustainable transport connecting key growth areas and that he will provide updates as discussions progress.
INCThe Indian National Congress said that in Narendra Modi’s "master plan," the public’s pocket will be cut, implying that the public will bear the cost. The post did not provide further details or evidence.
INCSupriya Shrinate of the Indian National Congress said that BJP members in Jabalpur lit lamps and left, and she told viewers to look at the ground reality of a country struggling with inflation and poverty. She described that reality as "poverty" and "compulsion."
INCRahul Gandhi said that Shiv Sena, NCP, and now the Trinamool Congress have each followed the same pattern, and he said the BJP and the Election Commission together break a party and then take away its election symbol. Rahul Gandhi said that if an entire party can be stolen, then it is not surprising that millions of Indians' votes can be stolen.
AAPSaurabh Bharadwaj of the Aam Aadmi Party urged people to vote and support Pankaj Kumar (ASAP) for the Secretary post in the Delhi University elections (DUSU). Bharadwaj said Pankaj Kumar is the first blind candidate in the history of Delhi University elections and that he is ballot no. 2.
INCSupriya Shrinate said that TV channels spent the whole day on a birthday spectacle and then focused only on the diya-lighting ceremony in the evening. She said that, apart from "BJP leaders," no channel could show ordinary people lighting lamps anywhere, and she asked who made such a "bad plan."
BSPMayawati said the Uttar Pradesh government should strongly argue in court that money from the 'Special Component Plan' be used for the welfare of the SC community, including in the medical colleges built in Saharanpur, Ambedkarनगर, Kannauj and Jalaun. She said this would meet the need and demand for social justice.
AAPArvind Kejriwal said that what he called "Modi ji's gift to the country" was being given on Modi's birthday, and he asked whether Modi would win elections this way.
INCSupriya Shrinate, for the Indian National Congress, said that a story was spread during BRICS claiming Chinese President Xi Jinping’s health had deteriorated. She said Narendra Modi stopped twice during his statement to ask Xi, “is it ok,” and that because the camera was on Modi, a different story was run.
BJPShivraj Singh Chouhan said that bamboo, which he called 'green gold,' is creating new opportunities for farmers' prosperity and the rural economy. He said that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, the Bamboo Mission is promoting bamboo cultivation, processing, and related industries in India.
BSPMayawati of the Bahujan Samaj Party said that the government’s new arrangement to charge fees on UPI digital transactions is, in her view, an attempt to collect tax from the public “with both hands” and reflects a capitalist, profit-making approach. She said that, for this reason, public unease and anger are natural.
INCShashi Tharoor said that, in response to criticism for visiting a clinic in Los Angeles, it was easier for him to find four hours abroad than in India. He said the clinic owner, Puneet Chandak, an Indian, had invited him and Anupam as guests to benefit from the experience.