West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh calls the Kolkata pandol stampede unfortunate, saying such incidents should not happen. He says organisers must take greater precautions and the government has made arrangements to assist the injured and grieving families.

BJP leader Braj Mohan Ram took oath as the Governor of Odisha. His swearing-in marks his assumption of office as the constitutional head of the State.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited hospital to meet people injured in the Kolkata pandal stampede that killed 19 people and left 25 injured. Accompanied by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, Shah was expected to speak to doctors and review the treatment of the injured.

Jamia Millia Islamia students entered the campus amid police detentions, demanding restoration of the students’ union after the administration sealed the university gates, AISA said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah visits Kolkata’s Kalighat Temple in West Bengal.

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke alleges that Delhi Police and Intelligence Bureau (IB) personnel are tracking his movements ahead of the ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march. He claims his house has been surrounded by police and IB personnel and says he fears being detained tonight or tomorrow morning.