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Union Home Minister hit out at Congress and said that during Manmohan Singh's government, there was no policy for the country, there was no talk on the security of the country and that every day a new corruption came to the fore.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today (October 27) addressed the inaugural session of 'National Conference on Delivering Democracy: Reviewing two decades of PM Narendra Modi as Head of Government'. During his address, Shah said that in 2001, the BJP decided that Narendra Modi will become the CM of Gujarat. "It was a rare occasion - because he had no real experience of running administrations until then," he said.

He also hit out at Congress and said that in Manmohan Singh's government, the cabinet ministers considered themselves to be the Prime Minister.

"There was no policy for the country, there was no talk on the security of the country, every day a new corruption came to the fore," Shah added.

Earlier in the day, Supreme Court formed a three-member committee to probe the Pegasus snooping. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and comprising Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli said the Committee has been formed to probe the falsity and discover the truth in Pegasus row.

"Right to Privacy violation needs to be examined," the top court added.

The three-member committee will be headed by former Supreme Court Judge RV Raveendran along with Alok Joshi and Sandeep Oberoi. The SC has asked the Committee to examine the allegations thoroughly and place a report before court within two months.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually attended the 16th East Asia Summit. 

27 October 2021

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A Special NIA court in #Bihar has convicted 9 SIMI terrorists in the 2013 Patna serial blasts case. A series of bomb explosions had taken place at Patna Railway Junction and Gandhi Maidan in 2013.

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West Bengal: In an accident, BJP councillor of Ward 86, Tista Biswas passed away near Tamluk while returning from Digha. While she succumbed to her injuries, her husband and child are undergoing treatment at the hospital.