Questions linger over the meeting called by the Jal Shakti ministry on Wednesday to address water-sharing issues between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana after the Revanth Reddy-led Congress government in Telangana sought to defer it.The Telangana government has called upon the Centre to defer discussions, likely to be held between Reddy and his Andhra counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu, on the Polavaram–Banakacherla link project until statutory clearances and stakeholder consultations are completed.AdvertisementIn a letter to the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Telangana Chief Secretary urged a revision of the meeting agenda and termed the Banakacherla project “illegal” for lacking approvals from key regulatory bodies. The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) has already rejected Andhra Pradesh’s pre-feasibility report for the project.Mamata to lead march against ‘harassment’ of Bengali migrantsThe Trinamool Congress (TMC), led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has decided to intensify its protests against the alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking migrant workers in BJP-ruled states, including Odisha, Delhi, Assam, and Jharkhand.On Wednesday, Banerjee is scheduled to lead a protest rally from College Square to Dorina Crossing in Kolkata, highlighting what the party calls “humiliation” faced by Bengali migrants who are allegedly being detained across these states.AdvertisementIn a parallel move, TMC MPs Sagarika Ghosh, Saket Gokhale, and Sukhendu Sekhar Roy visited Vasant Kunj in Delhi, where residents of a Bengali-dominated locality reportedly faced electricity and water cuts.Posting on X on Sunday, Ghosh wrote: “… To the (PM Narendra Modi-led) government: Don’t torment Bangla-speaking migrant workers and call these defenceless citizens of India ‘illegal’ and ‘foreigners’ just because they speak Bangla… How DARE the BJP insult the language of Rabindranath Tagore, Bankim Chandra, Subhas Bose, and Swami Vivekananda!”SC to hear plea on Udaipur FilesThe Supreme Court will on Wednesday hear the plea of the Kanhaiya Lal tailor murder case accused opposing the release of the film based on the matter.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi on Tuesday said the plea of filmmakers challenging the Delhi High Court’s decision to stay the release of “Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder” was listed for Wednesday.The film was scheduled to hit the screens last week on July 11.The petition before the top court was filed by Mohammed Javed, who is facing trial as the eighth accused in the case. He sought a stay on the film’s release till the trial in the case is over.Senior advocate Maneka Guruswamy, appearing for the accused, said the matter relates to the right of fair trial and urged the bench to list to hear their petition along with the pleas of filmmakers.On July 10, the Delhi High Court stayed the release till the Centre decides on pleas seeking a permanent ban over the film’s potential to “promote disharmony” in society.Calcutta HC to hear plea of RG Kar rape and murder convictThe Calcutta High Court on Wednesday will hear on an appeal by Sanjay Roy, sentenced to imprisonment till the end of his life for the rape and murder of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital doctor, seeking acquittal.In the appeal, moved before a division bench comprising justices Debangsu Basak and Prasenjit Biswas, Roy pleaded for acquittal, claiming that he was not guilty of the crime.The HC has already admitted an appeal by the CBI, which investigated the case. It has, however, refused to admit the West Bengal government’s appeal challenging the trial court’s sentence given to Roy.The trial court on January 20 sentenced Roy to imprisonment till the end of his natural life, after convicting him in the case.Rahul in AssamLeader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Assam on Wednesday, where he will hold a meeting with party workers in Kamrup district.On Tuesday, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma dismissed the visit saying, “Now that he has lost the elections, why should I spend time on him? He has no importance after losing a series of elections.”– With PTI inputs