Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray faction on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to refer the judgement in the Nabam Rebia case to a seven-judge bench of the apex court.The judgment restricted the power of the Speaker to decide disqualification petitions if a resolution seeking his removal was pending.Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Thackeray faction, contended before a five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, that the court may refer the Nabam Rebia judgement (2016) to the seven-judge bench, "if we are able to persuade the court to do so".

Decrying Union Minister Amit Shah’s bogus statement on law and order situation in Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) senior leader and Punjab Cabinet Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Wednesday said that it is just a futile attempt by BJP to malign the Punjab's image to gain political mileage in the poll-bound Gujarat.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday came down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for defaming the farmers of Punjab over the farm fire incidents in the state even this time there is a significant slump in these cases as compared to previous years due to concrete steps have been taken by the Punjab government under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.