Today is the last day of the Budget Session of Parliament and the CAG report on Rafale is likely to be tabled. Also, the Triple Talaq Bill might be tabled in the Rajya Sabha. The Enforcement Directorate will continue questioning Robert Vadra in connection with the Bikaner land scam case in Jaipur. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will hold meetings with Congress party workers and leaders in Lucknow for the third day. Several opposition leaders will assemble at the event, ‘Tanashahi Hatao, Desh Bachao’ (Remove Dictatorship, Save Country), organised by the Aam Aadmi Party. The chief ministers of West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh are among the opposition leaders expected to attend the Jantar Mantar event. BJP president Amit Shah will visit the Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj today.
In international news, Mexican drug lord El Chapo, called the world’s greatest drug lord of all time, has been convicted and faces life in prison. The verdict was announced by a New York jury. Several people were killed on Tuesday when a stampede erupted at a campaign rally of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari days ahead of general elections.