Top Events of the Day: Students protesting NEET-UG irregularities will march to Parliament. In Jharkhand, MGNREGA employees will Gherao Raj Bhawan demanding job regularization. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to appear in a UP court for a defamation case. Meanwhile, BJP's Anurag Thakur will present the Motion of Thanks in the Lok Sabha, with PM Modi expected to respond. Additionally, the Indo-Aussie U-23 cricket tournament will kick off in Chandigarh, highlighting an eventful day.
Students protesting against the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG, PG, and UGC-NET exams plan to march to the Parliament on July 2. The ongoing sit-in at Jantar Mantar entered its sixth day as students sought a ban on the NTA and the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
A day after Rahul Gandhi's impactful maiden speech as Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to speak in the lower House on Tuesday, July 2. Modi will respond to the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address.
The Delhi High Court will hear Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea against his arrest in the excise policy case on Tuesday. Kejriwal has accused the CBI of acting with malice and fabricating a false basis for his arrest. The plea, filed on Monday, argues that the CBI has not presented any new evidence since June 4 to justify the ongoing investigation or the arrest.
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund will unveil its Energy Opportunities Fund on June 27. The open-ended equity scheme aims to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing in companies engaged in both traditional and new energy sectors.
BJP leader Anurag Thakur will present the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address in the Lok Sabha, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to reply on July 2. The motion will be seconded by BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been summoned to appear before a UP court on July 2 in connection with a defamation case related to his remarks about Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The hearing was first scheduled in June.
MGNREGA employees in Jharkhand plan to stage a gherao in Raj Bhawan on July 2 after the state government failed to address their demands for job regularisation. The deadline set by the Jharkhand State MGNREGA Employees Association ended on June 25, prompting this action.
The Indo-Aussie Friendship Cup 2024, featuring under-23 teams from the countries, will begin on July 2 at the Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium in Panchkula. The T20 tournament offers a prize pool of ₹3 lakh and will end on July 7.
