The controversy erupted after the BJP said that former Congress president Sonia Gandhi had links to an organisation financed by the George Soros Foundation.

India’s opposition bloc filed a motion to remove Vice President Dhankhar as Rajya Sabha chair. They accuse him of bias. Around 60 MPs signed the notice. Disagreements arose over discussions about alleged Congress links with George Soros. Both Houses of Parliament faced disruptions. A majority vote in both houses is needed to remove the chairman.

A BEST bus driver in Mumbai, unfamiliar with automatic transmission, crashed an electric bus, killing seven and injuring 42. He admitted discomfort with the vehicle, suggesting confusion may have led to the Monday evening accident. Police have charged him with culpable homicide.