Overview
- Congress’s J&K unit has launched a “Chalo Delhi Chalo” campaign culminating in a symbolic gherao of Parliament to press for full statehood restoration on July 21.
- Leaders of 24 INDIA bloc parties met virtually to set Monsoon Session tactics, including seeking answers on the Pahalgam terror attack, President Trump’s ceasefire claims and Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- At a Durgapur rally on July 18, Prime Minister Modi accused the TMC of enabling infiltration and imposing a “Gunda Tax” on investors while unveiling over ₹5,400 crore in projects for Bengal.
- TMC state general secretary Kunal Ghosh and finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya denounced Modi’s Bengal address as “full of lies and fake facts,” highlighting ₹1.7 lakh crore in withheld funds and disputing new project pledges.
- In Motihari, Modi inaugurated more than ₹7,000 crore in development projects and warned of the “evil intentions” of the RJD-Congress combine as Bihar prepares for Assembly elections.