Anand, March 6 – Govind Parmar, an MLA from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Umreth constituency of Anand district in Gujarat, died on Friday while receiving treatment at a hospital.He was 82 years old. Parmar had been ill and was being treated at the hospital in Anand, where he passed...
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Gandhinagar, February 28 – On Saturday, MLAs from the Congress and AAP in Gujarat raised concerns in the Gujarat assembly regarding alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, including the deletion of voter names.During a discussion on a bill authorizing...
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Gandhinagar, February 26 Congress MLAs staged a walkout from the Gujarat Assembly on Thursday, alleging poor budgetary allocations for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and minorities, as well as underutilisation of funds.The Opposition began a protest while Social Justice...
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Gandhinagar, February 25 The Gujarat assembly witnessed a heated debate on Wednesday after AAP MLA Hemant Ahir raised concerns over drug seizures in Jamnagar and Kutch districts, prompting the law minister to compare the state’s crime rates with Punjab and Kerala.Responding to Ahir's query...
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Gandhinagar, February 23 – The ruling BJP and the opposition Congress engaged in a heated debate in the Gujarat Assembly on Monday after Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel moved a resolution to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the national song "Vande Mataram."During the debate, Deputy Chief...
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Gandhinagar, February 19 Gujarat's total public debt has risen to ₹3,99,633 crore in 2024-25, according to revised estimates, the state assembly was informed on Thursday.This was announced by Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai during the Question Hour of the ongoing Budget session in response to...
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Gandhinagar, February 19 The Congress and the ruling BJP engaged in a heated debate in the Gujarat assembly on Thursday after MLA Jignesh Mevani from the opposition party alleged that Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel was not holding regular meetings of the state-level monitoring cell established...
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Gandhinagar, February 17 The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday demanded a live broadcast of Gujarat assembly proceedings and displayed placards, prompting the Speaker to criticize the move as a "cheap publicity stunt".The Speaker also advised the AAP MLAs to learn from the Congress on how the...
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Gandhinagar, February 16 – The Congress held a ‘Jan Akrosh Sabha’ (People’s Outrage Assembly) in Gandhinagar on Monday, protesting the Centre’s proposal to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika...
Gandhinagar, February 16 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Purnesh Modi was elected as the new Deputy Speaker of the Gujarat Assembly through a voice vote on the first day of the Budget session here on Monday.The Opposition Congress, which has 12 seats in the Assembly, had fielded its MLA...
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Gandhinagar, February 16 – Surat West Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and former Gujarat Minister Purnesh Modi was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Gujarat Assembly on the opening day of the Budget session on Monday.Purnesh Modi's candidature was proposed by veteran BJP leader Jitu...
Gandhinagar, February 16 – On the first day of the Gujarat Assembly budget session, leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) criticised the India-US trade deal, warning that it could harm farmers, livestock rearers, and small industries in the state and across the country.AAP MLA Gopal Italia...
Ahmedabad, February 15 The Gujarat assembly's budget session will commence on Monday, with Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai scheduled to present the state budget for 2026-27 on February 17, officials said on Sunday.The 23-day session, consisting of 26 sittings, will conclude on March 25...
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Ahmedabad, February 13 BJP MLA Purnesh Modi and Congress legislator Shailesh Parmar filed their nomination papers on Friday for the post of deputy speaker of the Gujarat assembly, for which elections will be held on February 16, the first day of the assembly's Budget Session.Modi is expected...