Rush Hour: Rahul Gandhi says BJP running Bihar by ‘remote control’, SC flags delays in trials & more

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of running Bihar by “remote control”, while using the face of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. At a rally in Muzaffarpur, Gandhi said that the BJP has “nothing to do with social justice”.

The leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha claimed that the voices of the most backward communities are not being heard in the state.

Assembly elections in Bihar are scheduled on November 6 and November 11, and the results will be announced on November 14. The Congress is part of the Opposition Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, along with the Rashtriya Janata Dal, three Left parties, the Vikassheel Insaan Party and the Indian Inclusive Party. Read more.

The Supreme Court has said it will consider issuing nationwide guidelines to set timelines for trial courts to frame criminal charges, in order to prevent delays in proceedings. Such delays, the bench observed, are among the primary causes for stagnation in criminal proceedings.

The observations came while hearing a bail plea filed by Aman Kumar, who has been in jail since August 2024 as...

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