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Amit Shah To Address BJP’s Working Committee In Poll-Bound Madhya Pradesh Today
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will release the Madhya Pradesh government’s “report card” here on Sunday and address the BJP’s working committee meeting in Gwalior, the home turf of Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, a party functionary said.
“Shahji will come here (Bhopal) in the forenoon of August 20 and release the report card of the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government at a function. Thereafter he will leave for Gwalior where he will chair and address a working committee meeting,” Ashish Agrawal, state BJP media cell head, told PTI over phone on Saturday.
BJP insiders said party MLAs, MPs, district presidents and general secretaries have been told to reach Gwalior. Around 1,500 office-bearers have been called to the meeting where the party is expected to come out with its final plan for the polls, they said. This will be the last meeting of the state working committee before MP goes to polls, due by the year-end.
“We want to increase our movement in Gwalior, the erstwhile kingdom of the Scindias,” another BJP leader said. According to political observers, the BJP is striving to put up a good show in Gwalior and Chambal region, especially after losing the Gwalior mayoral elections last year to the Congress, after 57 years.
Indian Submarine INS Vagir To Reach Australia Today
Indian Navy (IN) submarine, INS Vagir, which is on an extended-range deployment, is set to reach Australia’s Fremantle on Sunday, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday. INS Vagir, which is the navy’s fifth Kalvari class submarine, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in January this year and is based in Mumbai. The submarine’s deployment commenced in June.
According to the Defence Ministry, during its stay, INS Vagir will take part in various exercises with Royal Australian Navy (RAN) units on the West Coast of Australia.
On the other hand, on the East coast of Australia, Indian Naval ships and aircraft are involved in Exercise MALABAR 23 from August 11-21 and AUSINDEX 23 from August 22-24.