Overview

• State BJP confirmed the October 17 event in Sonipat will not go ahead, with local reports saying it could be rescheduled.
• Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini’s October 14 programme in Nuh was also cancelled, with district officials describing it as postponed.
• The cancellations came hours after Saini and senior BJP leaders reviewed extensive preparations for the Sonipat gathering and related inaugurations.
• Coverage notes an ongoing investigation into IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s October 7 suicide, with Chandigarh Police registering an abetment case and invoking the SC/ST Act.
• Some outlets reported the pullback followed public calls for action against senior police officials named by the officer, though party statements have not linked the decisions to the case.