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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the AAP government would soon move Supreme Court to get municipal polls conducted on time. He said there was talk that the Centre might dissolve the Delhi Assembly and convert the city into a full Union Territory and added that any such "BJP ploy" would fail in face of stiff resistance from residents.

During a discussion on an alleged BJP conspiracy to delay municipal polls on the second day of the special session of the Delhi Assembly, Kejriwal said the saffron party was "terrified" of contesting elections against AAP.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at his opponents for their criticism of the Covid vaccination certificate and initiatives such as UPI and said that the Digital India drive had not just made life simpler for citizens but also ushered in transparency and removed middlemen from the system.

Breaking his silence on the issue, Modi said that at a time when the world was discussing how India was able to issue certificates to citizens soon after they were vaccinated against Covid-19, there were some people who were just focusing on why his photograph appeared on these documents.

PM Narendra Modi on Sunday instructed BJP lawmakers, including parliamentarians and MLAs, to cast their votes carefully in the presidential polls and ensure a historic win for NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu whose life, he said, is an inspiration for all. He asked party workers to highlight how she remained committed to humanity despite facing several adversities in her personal life.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In the telephone conversation, both leaders discussed the situation in Ukraine where PM Modi reiterated India's position on "dialogue" and "diplomacy".

"In the context of the ongoing situation in Ukraine, the Prime Minister reiterated India's long-standing position in favour of dialogue and diplomacy," said a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Friday.

Putin briefed Modi on the Russia-Ukraine war situation at the behest of the latter even as the two sides expressed "mutual intention for the comprehensive strengthening of the special and privileged strategic partnership between Russia and India."

A two-day special session of the Maharashtra legislature will be held from July 2. The decision was taken in the first cabinet meeting held after Eknath Shinde took over as the new chief minister of the state, officials said. On the first day of the session, election to the post of Assembly speaker will be held, they added.

A trust vote was also likely to be held during the session, sources said, though there was no official communication in this regard. Shinde told officials in the meeting that development projects need to be expedited. Elected representatives and the administration need to work hand in hand, he was quoted as saying in the official statement.