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Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday asked if Rahul Gandhi can be disqualified for his comments about a community, then why similar action cannot be taken against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for hurting the sentiments of women by his taunts against Mamata Banerjee.

The TMC national general secretary was speaking a rally at Shahid Minar Grounds here.

He also asked the party's legal cell to file a case against Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, seeking his disqualification from the House for "insulting" a woman minister from the tribal community.

Punjab government on Tuesday told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that they are close to catching radical preacher Amritpal Singh. Amritpal Singh has remained untraceable since a police crackdown against him and members of his 'Waris Punjab De' began in Punjab on March 18.

The court of Justice N S Shekhawat was hearing the habeas corpus petition filed by advocate Imaan Singh Khara, seeking the release of Amritpal Singh from alleged police custody.

The habeas corpus plea was recently filed by Mr Khara, claiming Amritpal Singh was in "illegal custody" of police.

The damning report by US short seller Hindenburg Research might have caused a staggering 48 per cent drop in the market capitalisation of the Adani Group of companies over the last two months, but the jury is still out on the full political implications of the Adani-Hindenburg saga.

A section of voices has also attempted to use the incident to their advantage, characterising the charges as foreign interference. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday added a fresh 'national security' flavour to the brewing financial controversy as he sought answers from the Union Defence Ministry, alleging thousands of crores of foreign money being siphoned through alleged shell companies into the Adani group that are also active in India's defence sector.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi why there was no investigation into the investment of people's retirement fund in the Adani group even after various allegations were levelled against the firm. Taking to Twitter, Gandhi said, "LIC's capital, to Adani! SBI's capital, to Adani! EPFO's capital too, to Adani! Why is public's retirement money being invested in Adani's companies even after 'Modani' exposed?". "Mr prime minister, no investigation, no answer! Why so much of fear," he asked in a tweet in Hindi.

A major political controversy erupted after Adani Group stocks took a beating on the bourses after US-based short seller Hindenburg Research made a litany of allegations, including fraudulent transactions and share-price manipulation, last month.

Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday evening safely brought gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed to Naini Central Jail in Prayagraj amid tight security arrangements. Atiq was brought from Sabarmati jail in Gujarat and will be produced before a Prayagraj court on Tuesday.

Atiq Ahmed is the main accused in the murder case of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator Raju Pal, which took place in 2005. He is named in more than 100 criminal cases, including the recent Umesh Pal murder case.

Atiq, a former Samajwadi Party MP from Phulpur, was shifted to Sabarmati jail following a Supreme Court order in 2019 after being accused of orchestrating the kidnapping and assault on a real estate businessman, Mohit Jaiswal, while in prison in Uttar Pradesh.