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Katchatheevu - a tiny island - in the Palk strait between India and Sri Lanka is a trigger point and an emotive issue since it is no longer Indian and was ceded to Sri Lanka by the Indira Gandhi government back in 1974. 50 years later, the BJP has raked up the issue and have said the Congress, back in the day, had to business to cede the territory to Sri Lanka. The Congress has hit back accusing the BJP of double standards on India's territorial integrity.

Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi Chief Minister, is now in Tihar jail where he will spend the next two weeks in connection with the liquor policy case. The Opposition says Arvind Kejriwal is being harassed as part of an effort to shut down the opposition, the Enforcement Directorate says that he is the kingpin of the alleged scam. And the AAP says that he will continue to be Delhi's Chief Minister even while he is under bars. Can Arvind Kejriwal run the government from jail?

Amid the Opposition's Loktantra Bachao rally, the BJP launched an all-out attack at the INDIA bloc. Can the now-united Opposition escape the corruption shadow? A power-packed debate on Left, Right & Centre.

A footbal association official was arrested over an alleged assault on two women footballers in Goa. Two women footballers of Khad FC, a Himachal Pradesh-based club, alleged that Deepak Sharma, an executive committee member of the All-India Football Federation assaulted them in their room. Sports Minister Anurag Thakur reacted to the NDTV report and asked for action to be taken. The official accused in the case has been arrested. Is the government doing enough to keep sportswomen safe? Watch Left Right and Centre.

PM Narendra Modi has hit out at Congress over a letter written by 600 lawyers to the Chief Justice of India by recalling how the party had "called for a committed judiciary" even 50 years ago.

 

The ruling Congress seems to be imploding in Karnataka.  The state's higher education minister Dr MC Sudhakar has threatened to resign if the Kolar seat is given to seven-time MP KH Muniyappa's son-in-law.

India takes a tough stand on Western interference over the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. After Germany, the US spoke on the arrest, irking New Delhi. The MEA summoned a top US diplomat and registered its strong protest in a meeting that lasted 40 minutes. Is New Delhi drawing a clear red line for the Western world?

The 2024 Mahabharat is on and all is not well in the Maharashtra alliances. The Maha Vikas Aghadi today developed fresh fissures as the Uddhav Sena unilaterally declared candidates for polls, including on seats that the Congress is keen to contest. Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam blasted the Uddhav Sena for declaring candidates for Mumbai and asked the party leadership to end the alliance. In the Mahayuti, on the other hand, the muscle flexing is on among the allies to corner more seats. The BJP, Shinde Sena, and Ajit Pawar's NCP have yet to declare their candidates for the crucial state that sends 48 MPs to the Lok Sabha. On LRC, we discuss:  What is happening in Maharashtra?

Political heavyweights today filed their nominations for the first phase of voting which will take place on April 19. Key leaders, including Union Ministers and opposition leaders, filed their nominations today. On Left, Right And Centre, we were joined by two candidates from the NDA and the INDIA bloc who have filed their papers today.

Delhi is witnessing a political showdown between AAP and the BJP over the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. While the AAP claims that the CM is effectively governing from ED custody, the BJP has dismissed it as a sham. On the show, we will discuss whether AAP's 'government from jail' strategy is feasible."