Important national events to look for today

Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader Sachin Pilot will not attend the legislative party meeting scheduled to be held today and has openly announced that the Ashok Gehlot-led government in the state is in minority.

1.Congress legislative party meeting today as Rajasthan crisis deepens

Rajasthan political crisis deepened after Deputy CM Sachin Pilot claimed unconditional support of over 30 MLAs and decided to skip the legislative party meet. The Congress Legislative Party (CLP) meeting is scheduled to be held at CM Ashok Gehlot's residence today.

The crisis surfaced on Friday when the Rajasthan Police issued notices to Gehlot, Pilot and the government chief whip, seeking time from them to record their statements over an alleged bid to topple the state’s Congress government. Sources close to Pilot said the letter from the special operations group (SOG) had upset the state Congress chief, who apparently saw this as a snub.

Congress legislative party meeting today

2. SC to pronounce verdict on Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple management dispute

The Supreme Court is set to pronounce its decision on the dispute over management of Thiruvananthapuram's historic Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, considered one of the richest temples in the country, today.

The case has been pending in the SC since the last nine years in the wake of charges of alleged financial irregularities.

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