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Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu promised to save Christianity. On February 10, in Amritsar, Sidhu took a dig against the recent action of attacking Mother Teresa, Christian missionaries under new Foreign Contribution Regulation Act. He said, "As long as I'm alive, no one can cast an evil eye on Christianity". The statement was on behalf of Congress, which hit out at PM Modi Government, during parliament for attacking Christianity. 

Lakhimpur violence incident's main accused, Ashish Teni has been granted bail by Allahabad High Court (HC) on February 10. Reviewing the bail plea, Justice Rajeev Singh reserved the orders and granted bail. Notably, Ashish Mishra Teni, the son of former UP Home Minister Ajay Mishra Teni was accused in the killing of eight people, including four farmers in Lakhimpur, Kheri in 2021. Moreover, an SIT also found Mishra guilty. 

Renowned wrestler "The Great Khali" joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).  Dalip Singh Rana on February 10, reached the party headquarters and joined in the presence of JP Nadda and other leaders. Notably, the developments came ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections. The Punjab Assembly elections is to be held in one phase, on February 20. BJP- Captain Amarinder Gill's new party will contest the election in alliance. 

BJP leader Anurag Thakur, shared a video of the opposition, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader misbehaving with a woman wearing burqa. The woman was sharing posters, when the SP leader came from behind and was seen touching her arms. Shared on February 9, Thakur said, "This is the black exploit of red hat. Watch the misbehavior of a SP leader with a woman walking on the road." 

Former BJP leaders Sudip Kumar Barman and Ashish Kumar Saha joined the opposition Congress on February 8. Notably, on February 7, they resigned from BJP in Tripura, after the BJP removed Barman from the ministry post due to anti-party activities.  Ahead of joining the Congress, two leaders met with former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi. The developments came ahead of 2023 Tripura Assembly elections.