Sonam Wangchuk not an ordinary activist, but Oppn’s political pawn: Delhi BJP

IANS | July 19, 2026 7:04 PM

New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra said on Sunday that the appearance of senior and highly paid lawyers, including MPs Kapil Sibal and Vivek Tankha, before the Delhi High Court to seek interim relief in the Sonam Wangchuk matter makes it evident that he is not an ordinary activist but a political pawn of the entire Opposition.

Calcutta HC stays demolition of Abhishek Banerjee’s Amtala party office till regular bench hearing

IANS | July 19, 2026 3:58 PM

Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) A single judge special bench of Calcutta High Court, that conducted an urgent hearing on Sunday afternoon on the petition filed by the Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee, challenging the demolition of his party office at Amtala in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, ordered the administration of a “status quo” in the matter till further court orders.