India’s 21 October diary spans court hearings, politics and festivals across the country. The Supreme Court will hear a plea in the CMRL bribery case, while Vijayadashami celebrations and Police Commemoration Day programmes take place nationwide. Leaders also hold meetings and press conferences as rain and pollution developments continue.
Courts, governments and political parties have scheduled major proceedings and meetings across India. Festival celebrations and police remembrance programmes broaden the day's national significance.
Political events, court hearings, government meetings, festivals and law enforcement programmes are among the key developments scheduled across India on Wednesday, 21 October, according to news agency Press Trust of India.
The day's events include hearings in the Supreme Court and a high court, political briefings, Vijayadashami celebrations, Police Commemoration Day programmes and developments related to pollution and rain.
BJP president Nitin Nabin is scheduled to attend an event. Other political developments and party briefings are also expected during the day.
A Supreme Court vacation bench is scheduled to hear a plea by former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the CMRL bribery case. The court is also expected to hear a YSRCP plea alleging that violence in Andhra Pradesh prevented its candidates from filing nomination papers for the upcoming civic polls. A high court is likely to hear a plea by Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka challenging the extension of their judicial custody.
In the National Capital Region, a Delhi Cabinet meeting and an Aam Aadmi Party press conference are scheduled. Developments related to pollution will also be followed.
In Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will hold a Janta Darshan in Gorakhpur after performing Navratri rituals. He is then scheduled to arrive in Lucknow to attend a Police Commemoration Day event. Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Aradhana Misra Mona and working president Imran Masood will hold a press conference. Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary is scheduled to visit Basti.
In Chandigarh, Congress leader Kumari Selja will address a press conference, while Chandigarh Police will organise a Commemoration Day parade. In Rajasthan, the Congress will stage a dharna at the police commissionerate to demand an FIR in the Ritu Barala case. The BJP will hold a meeting on matters related to the panchayat elections, including ticket distribution.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister will attend the Uttarakhand Police Smriti Diwas parade at Police Lines. In Himachal Pradesh, the week-long International Kullu Dussehra will begin in Kullu, according to the PTI schedule.
In the south, Mysuru's Vijayadashami celebrations will feature the grand Jamboo Savari procession as part of Mysuru Dussehra. Vijayadasami celebrations will be held in Kerala, while rain-related developments will be followed in Tamil Nadu.
In the east, developments following the Chorbagan stampede and Durga idol immersion will be covered in West Bengal. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will attend a Police Commemoration Day programme. Jharkhand will also mark Police Commemoration Day, while Vijay Dashami celebrations will be held in Odisha.
In western India, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit the Reliance refinery in Jamnagar. Three people arrested in the Tiger Shroff firing case will be produced before a Mumbai court for remand. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray will interact with the media in Mumbai. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai will inaugurate a workshop on urban infrastructure financing in Nava Raipur.
Overall, the day's national schedule covers major judicial proceedings, political meetings, public events, Police Commemoration Day programmes and Dussehra and Vijayadashami celebrations across several states.