BJP leaders meet in Delhi, PM jokes with lawyers, and Supreme Court hears old case detail

BJP Gathering

BJP leaders Manoj Tiwari and Shivesh Kumar met at Tiwari's Delhi residence on Saturday. Both leaders share roots in the Purvanchal region. Tiwari praised Kumar, who recently became the national president of the BJP's SC Morcha, and noted his family's long association with the party. Kumar responded by saying Tiwari started his party journey as a booth in-charge in the village where Kumar's family has ties going back to the Jana Sangh days.

PM Modi Speech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at an NGT international conference on Saturday. He shared data points on India's work in renewable energy and climate action, covering solar energy capacity and emission prevention. He humorously asked the lawyers in the audience to pay attention to the numbers, telling them these figures might help them someday, which drew laughs from the judges, lawyers, and bureaucrats present.

Supreme Court Hearing

Senior advocate Sidharth Luthra spoke in the Supreme Court about the 2015 cash for votes case involving Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy. Luthra mentioned that when the case was in the High Court, a party raised an unusual objection of regional bias against the judge. The objection claimed the judge belonged to Andhra Pradesh at a time when the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad served as the common court for both states. Luthra called the application unfortunate and preposterous, noting the judge had to deal with the bias issue first before hearing the case. The court eventually rejected the application.