An FDA clerk, Rajendra Dherange, was arrested by the ACB for allegedly taking a Rs 35,000 bribe at Mantralaya. Minister Narhari Zirwal said he would resign if any link to him is found. Congress leaders Varsha Gaikwad and Harshwardhan Sapkal criticized the BJP-led government, calling for strict action and a probe

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Arshad Madani criticised the government’s order making all six stanzas of Vande Mataram mandatory, calling it a violation of religious freedom and constitutional rights, and accused it of politicising patriotism