Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (April 26, 2026) accused the Trinamool Congress of “sheltering goons who torture women”, and said the BJP was giving poll tickets to Sandeshkhali’s Rekha Patra, and the mother of the RG Kar victim is proof of the party’s commitment to ensuring women’s security.

Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Sunday (April 26, 2026) submitted a petition to Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan seeking the disqualification of seven party MPs in the Upper House who recently quit the AAP and announced their merger with the BJP. Addressing a press conference, Mr Singh claimed the move by the seven Rajya Sabha MPs amounted to defection as it was against the provisions of the anti-defection law.