The Supreme Court, in granting bail to TMC youth wing functionary Kuntal Ghosh in a teacher recruitment scam, imposed the condition that he cannot hold any public post. The court noted that the investigation into the large-scale scam would take considerable time, and hence bail was justified with stringent conditions to ensure he does not influence the process.
Rasik Chandra Mandal, born in 1920 and convicted for murder in 1994 at age 68, pleads for release from life sentence due to age and ailments. The Supreme Court admitted his petition and granted interim parole, allowing him to spend his remaining days with his family.
Congress accused the Maharashtra elections of being compromised, noting a mysterious rise in voter turnout in the final hour and significant voter list manipulations. They requested urgent hearings with the Election Commission and decided on a national movement against electoral bias. The party avoided direct complaints against EVMs but discussed potential issues with the EC’s functioning.