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• All citizens in the country to get free COVID-19 vaccine: Union Minister Pratap Sarangi October 25, 2020
  The BJP announcement of free COVID vaccine for Bihar, where assembly polls begin this week, had kicked up a controversy with the opposition parties tearing into the NDA government alleging that the ruling party was using the pandemic for political reasons.
• Rajasthan govt to bring bill against Centre's farm laws on October 31: Congress October 25, 2020
  After Punjab, the Rajasthan government will pass a bill to negate "anti-farmer provisions" in the Centre's three agricultural bills on October 31, Congress national general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal tweeted on Sunday.
• If GST has failed, revert to old tax system: Uddhav Thackeray October 25, 2020
  Addressing the party's annual Dassehra Rally online with only 50 people present in an auditorium near Shivaji Park, Thackeray said that Maharashtra has not been refunded its Goods and Service Tax (GST) dues of Rs 38,000 crore which has created huge financial crises for the state in the Corona pandemic times.
• Free vaccine in Bihar, are others from Bangladesh? Uddhav Thackeray to BJP October 25, 2020
  In a veiled attack on actress Kangana Ranaut, Thackeray said some people come to Mumbai for bread and butter and abuse the city by calling it Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).