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Jharkhand minister CP Singh of the BJP was seen coaxing a Muslim lawmaker to chant “Jai Sri Ram” right outside the state Assembly. BJP’s Ashwini Upadhyay said to MyNation that the issue was resolved by the two of them with a hug, while also admitting that he didn’t feel it was right to thrust one’s religion on to another. TMC MP Derek O'Brien said he had informed the CBI that he would appear before the agency with respect to the Saradha chit fund scam after the Parliament session ends on August 7 and asserted that he would not be intimidated. For the top stories of the day from across the country, watch MyNation in 100 seconds.

CP Singh, BJP minister in Jharkhand was seen convincing a Muslim lawmaker from the Congress to chant Jai Sri Ram and even went on to say that his ancestors chanted the slogan too

Tamil Nadu government requests Centre's intervention in the Cauvery water issue. Jharkhand minister CP Singh has promised to order a probe into mob lynching incident in Jamshedpur. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds for the top stories of the day.

Tabrez was allegedly lynched by a mob. His family claimed that he was forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’. Jharkhand minister CP Singh said politicising the issue was wrong.