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Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party, on Monday, exchanged a war of words over Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's remarks regarding the Gandhi surname. Taking a dig at the Gandhi family, Assam Chief Minister Hemanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the 'first scam' of the Congress party started with the surname 'Gandhi'. Congress responded to Sarma by referring to BJP leader Varun Gandhi's surname.

"I request Rahul Gandhi to give away the Gandhi title. Their first scam started with the title Gandhi," Sarma said. Speaking at the National Executive Meeting of BJP Mahila Morcha in Guwahati, the Chief Minister of Assam further alleged that the Gandhis did only 'parivarvad' (nepotism) and 'worked on breaking the country'. "(Mahatma) Gandhi ji gave us independence, and they grabbed the surname. All are duplicate Gandhis," Sarma said.

Shiv Sena (UBT) supremo Uddhav Thackeray raised concerns on Sunday (September 10), suggesting the possibility of a "Godhra-like" incident occurring during the return journey of attendees 'Karsevaks' expected to gather in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, from across the nation for the Ram Temple inauguration.

The term 'Karsevaks' refers to volunteers who participated in the 'Ram temple movement'. In February 2002, 'Karsevaks' returning from Ayodhya on board the Sabarmati Express were attacked, and their train coach was set on fire at Godhra station in Gujarat. This incident resulted in several casualties and triggered widespread riots across the state.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s departure has been delayed after his aircraft faced some technical glitches on Sunday evening at Air Force Station, Palam. The chief of protocol of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has been informed by the High Commission of Canada later in the evening that the departure of the PM and his delegation has been delayed.

On September 8, Canadian PM Trudeau arrived to attend the G20 Summit and was received by the MoS (Electronics and Information Technology, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship) Rajeev Chandrasekhar. He was staying at The Lalit Hotel in Barakhamba Road

At least seven workers were killed and another injured when the construction lift in a 40-storey building, which is under construction, collapsed on Sunday evening in the Balkum area in Thane city of Maharashtra, officials said. Yasin Tadvi, who heads the disaster management cell of Thane Municipal Corporation, said it was a construction lift and not the regular elevator.

"The workers had finished water-proofing work and entered the lift at the 40th floor when the lift came crashing down at around 7:30 pm and landed in P3 (three levels underground in the parking area)," he said.

N Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party has called for Andhra Pradesh bandh on Monday in protest against the arrest of the former chief minister in connection with a misappropriation of government funds case. Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena Party or JSP has extended its support to the state bandh call.

On Sunday, a day after his arrest in a case involving alleged corruption in Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation, Chandrababu Naidu was sent to 14 days in judicial custody.