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Today in Politics: PM Modi to visit Jamnagar’s Vantara during Gujarat tour

Ahead of J&K’s Budget Session, National Conference and Congress to convene legislature party meetings. In Haryana and Punjab, voting in local body elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during a post-budget webinar on agriculture and rural prosperity, in Delhi, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (PMO via PTI Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has been in Gujarat for a three-day tour since Saturday, is set visit Vantara, an animal rescue centre in Jamnagar, on Sunday.

Vantara is an animal rescue, conservation, and rehabilitation centre established by Reliance Industries and Reliance Foundation in Jamnagar in an area of nearly 3,000 acres within its refinery complex.

Later in the day, the PM is set to visit Sasan, the headquarters of Gir National National Park, PM Modi will also chair a meeting of Shree Somnath Trust, which manages the world famous Somnath temple, in his capacity as its chairperson.

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Party meetings ahead of J&K Budget Session

The National Conference (NC) and the Congress have convened separate legislature party meetings in Jammu on Sunday, a day before the start of the first Budget Session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly in seven years. This will be the first Budget of the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah-led NC government and the second Assembly session after assuming power in October last year.

The 40-day budget session, having a total of 22 sittings, is scheduled to start on Monday with the address of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.

The Budget Session is likely to be stormy with the Sajjad Lone-led Peoples Conference reportedly having moved a resolution to the Assembly secretariat condemning the abrogation of Article 370 and demanding the restoration of pre-August 2019 constitutional position. While it was not immediately clear whether the Speaker had entertained the resolution, the BJP had said it will not tolerate any “unconstitutional, undemocratic or anti-national agenda” during the session.

On February 27, Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather chaired an all-party meeting of legislators seeking cooperation during the session to ensure productivity of the house.

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Municipal polls in Haryana, Punjab

The elections of seven Municipal Corporations (MC), four Municipal Councils and 21 Municipal Committees are scheduled to be held across Haryana on Sunday, with results on March 12. The MCs are Faridabad, Gurugram, Manesar, Hisar, Karnal, Rohtak and Yamunanagar. Additionally, bypolls for mayoral posts will also be held in Ambala and Sonipat.

A day ahead of voting, the Congress submitted a representation to the Governor seeking intervention and directions to the State Election Commission (SEC) for switching over to ballot papers instead of EVMs in the MC polls. The SEC had earlier rejected Congress’s request.

About 25,000 polling personnel, including police- and polling-related staff, have been deployed for the smooth conduct of these elections. A total of 10,000 EVMs will be used to conduct these elections.

In Punjab, voting for the municipal council elections in Tarn Taran, Dera Baba Nanak and Talwara is also scheduled for Sunday.

– With PTI inputs

Day after PM Modi’s visit to the town, Manipur’s Churachandpur sees violent protest

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Protests in Manipur's Churachandpur turned violent as two men were arrested for damaging decorations for PM Modi's visit. The crowd demanded their release and attempted to storm the police station. The men were eventually released after a bail hearing. The incident occurred after a clash between locals and police on Thursday, but the situation had calmed down before Saturday's visit.

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