A special Parliament Session witnessed a heated debate over the women’s reservation bill. Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav demanded a census first, while Home Minister Amit Shah rejected religion-based quotas. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisi also opposed the bill. (Pics/PTI)

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was shielding "infiltrators", promoting dynastic politics and backing attempts to raise a "Babri Masjid-modelled mosque" in West Bengal, which the BJP would not allow. (Pics/PTI)