Modi-Xi meeting has 'failed' to deliver on substantive issues: Owaisi
Hyderabad (PTI): AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping has "failed" to answer the critical questions that Indians were looking for.
The Hyderabad MP in a post on 'X' said: "The @PMOIndia meeting with Chinese President today has failed to answer the critical questions that Indians have been looking for. On the top of that list is China’s support for Pakistan during Operation Sindoor and the extension of CPEC into Afghanistan. We have not heard a word on the sharing of hydrological river data by China."
Owaisi said the border situation in Ladakh is also such that "our brave soldiers can’t patrol the buffer zones and our graziers are denied access to so many areas after 2020".
He claimed on resumption of rare earths supply and other critical items, China has made no promise, adding nor has it said that it will import more goods from India.
"These are the issues that matter to Indians, not the photo op, the colour of jacket or the length of the carpet. Sadly, Modi-Xi meeting has failed to deliver on substantive issues," the AIMIM chief said.
PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday agreed to work towards a "fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable" solution to the India-China border issue and pledged to expand trade and investment ties recognising the role of the two economies to stabilise global trade.
In their wide-ranging talks, the two leaders largely focused on boosting trade and investment ties, a move that came against the backdrop of disruptions in global trade triggered by US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs including a whopping 50 per cent on Indian goods.
In the meeting held on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, PM Modi underlined the importance of peace and tranquility on the border areas for the continued development of India-China ties and said that New Delhi is committed to advancing the relations based on "mutual trust, respect, and sensitivity".
The two leaders vowed to expand bilateral trade and investment ties, reduce trade deficit and agreed to expand common ground on bilateral, regional, and global issues and challenges like terrorism and fair trade in multilateral platforms, according to an Indian readout.
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NIA registers case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal
New Delhi (PTI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday registered a case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal, officials said.
The move came following a directive by the Union Home Ministry in this regard, they said.
In pursuance to the home ministry's order, the anti-terror agency on Sunday registered a case, which was originally filed at Uttar Kashi police station, Bhangar division, Kolkata on Saturday, and took up the investigation, an NIA spokesperson said in a late night statement.
"The case pertains to recovery of 79 crude bombs and other incriminating materials by Kolkata police, which were being stored at a spot, thereby endangering human life and property," the spokesperson said.
Earlier in the day, the Election Commission had directed the West Bengal Police to launch a special drive to arrest those involved in illegal manufacturing of crude bombs in the poll-bound state, an official said.
It asserted that all cases related to the making of any such explosive would be probed by the National Investigation Agency, the official said.
The directive came after the police recovered a large number of crude bombs from the house of a person, allegedly a TMC worker, at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district, days ahead of the second and final phase of the assembly polls in the state.
The explosives were recovered during a search at the residence of Rafikul Islam following specific inputs, the official said.
The poll panel also issued a warning to senior police officers across the state over any lapse in maintaining law and order before the April 29 polling.
The first phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal was held on April 23, while the second phase will take place on April 29. Votes will be counted on May 4.
A record 93.19 per cent turnout has been recorded in the first round of polling. Bhangar will vote in the second phase.
