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The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea filed by the West Bengal government seeking to register a First Information Report (FIR) against West Bengal Opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari in a case related to a stampede at a blanket distribution which killed three on Wednesday, reported Bar and Bench.

At least 3 people were killed, including a minor, and eight others were injured at a blanket distribution program which was attended by him in Asansol in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district on Wednesday, reported The Indian Express.

A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that although the single judge was unavailable, the state could move Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court for appropriate directions.

Bharat Jodo Yatra seems to be resonating with the masses and building bridges. At least, this is what the Congress would like to tell you. Visuals have shown more and more people joining the 3,570-kilometre-long, 150-day padyatra, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi leading from the front.

The Congress has been trying to get noted "like-minded" people from various walks of life to join the Bharat Jodo Yatra whose stated goal is to "unite the religiously polarised country".

But, the grand old party essentially looks to use this massive mass-contact programme to address its existential crisis triggered by the exits of top leaders (the latest being Ghulam Nabi Azad), dissent, infighting (Rajasthan is a case in point) and a string of poll defeats.

Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on Tuesday accused the newly formed Congress government led by CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of working with a sense of revenge. The BJP leader claimed that Congress was continuing its custom of stopping work and overturning the decisions of the BJP. His remarks came after the newly appointed Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu made several key announcements several key announcements including the end of VIP culture at Himachal Bhawan and putting on hold various appointments made by the previous BJP government in the first cabinet meeting. Taking to Twitter, Jairam Thakur said in Hindi, "Congress, continuing its custom, started the work of stopping and overturning the decisions of our government, while the cabinet has not even been formed yet, but has started working with a sense of revenge. Starting work with a sense of revenge is not good."

The Winter Session of Parliament is underway with the Opposition seeking to corner the BJP-led Central government over a host of issues including the India-China troops clash along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector, inflation, and unemployment.

The Congress on Monday hit out at the Centre over the stand-off with China in Arunachal Pradesh and said the government needs to take the nation into confidence by discussing the issue in Parliament. The issue is likely to rock the Parliament on Tuesday with several leaders of Opposition parties set to move adjournment notices in both Houses for discussing the issue.

The main Opposition, Congress has alleged that the Modi government was suppressing the border issue due to which China was acting with increasing audacity.

The 701 Km expressway - being built at the cost of about Rs 55,000 crore - is one of India`s longest expressways.

The Nagpur-Mumbai expressway will pass through Maharashtra`s 10 districts and the prominent urban regions of Amravati, Aurangabad, and Nashik.

The expressway will also help improve the connectivity of adjoining 14 other districts, thus helping in the development of about 24 districts of the state, including the regions of Vidarbha, Marathwada, and North Maharashtra.