Watch: 25 BJP leaders get relief in Muzaffarnagar riots case | Above the Fold| 13.08.2026
A court allows withdrawal of the case against 25 BJP leaders and Hindu activists accused in the Muzaffarnagar riots; former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal is attacked with a sword by a Nihang in Maharashtra; Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge condemns a ‘shuddhikaran’ ritual after his Uttarakhand visit, and more.
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