haryana politics

Gurugram, April 11 Gopichand Gahlot, former Deputy Speaker of the Haryana Legislative Assembly and a BJP leader, passed away on Saturday at the age of 76 in Sector 28 here. He had been ill for some time, a family member said.Gahlot became Deputy Speaker in the INLD government after winning the...

Panchkula, April 10 Former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala alleged on Friday that farmers in the state are facing hardship due to the failure of the BJP government to ensure proper crop procurement arrangements and timely compensation for losses caused by unseasonal rain...

Chandigarh, April 7 Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda claimed on Tuesday that the BJP government in the state is imposing new conditions for buying farmers' crops instead of procuring at the minimum support price (MSP).Over the next few days, the Congress leader will be...

Chandigarh, April 7 Indian National Lok Dal patron Sampat Singh on Tuesday lashed out at the BJP government in Haryana, alleging gross fiscal mismanagement by the current dispensation.Singh, a former Haryana finance minister, alleged gross fiscal mismanagement by the Nayab Singh Saini...

Chandigarh, April 7 Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday claimed that instead of procuring at the minimum support price (MSP), the BJP government in the state is imposing new conditions for buying farmers' crops.The Congress leader, who will soon be touring mandis...

On March 31, in New Delhi, the decision of tennis legend Leander Paes to switch to the BJP after a five-year association with the Trinamool Congress once again brought sportsspersons in politics into the spotlight.While some rose to become cabinet ministers, others achieved mixed results...

Chandigarh, March 30 Haryana Congress MLAs will visit 'mandis' across the state to understand the difficulties faced by farmers in wheat and mustard procurement, and to provide them with support.The decision was taken at a Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting held in Delhi under the...

Chandigarh, March 29 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Sunday that drug addiction, crime, lawlessness, and financial crises remain rampant under the AAP rule in Punjab.Speaking at a rally in Kurali, Punjab, Saini said both the past and the current AAP governments have failed to...

Chandigarh, March 27 – Former Haryana Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition, Bhupinder Hooda, stated on Friday that the Congress would file a complaint with the Election Commission against the Returning Officer who allegedly manipulated the recently held Rajya Sabha elections by canceling...

Chandigarh, March 23 Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Monday that the five Congress legislators accused of cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha polls to two seats in Haryana should resign on moral grounds.The Congress has already issued a show-cause notice to the five MLAs for alleged...

Chandigarh, March 23 Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) president Abhay Singh Chautala on Monday alleged that over the past eleven years, the BJP government in Haryana has pushed the youth into a difficult situation.He was addressing a public gathering during INLD's "Yuva Sammelan" in Narwana...

Chandigarh, March 22 Haryana Minister Rao Narbir Singh suggested to Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday to contest the next election from Gurugram to fulfill the wish of the Ahirwal region to have a CM from the area."Contest one election from the Gurugram district, so that we can also...

New Delhi, March 22 Former JD(U) leader KC Tyagi joined the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) on Sunday, saying there is no difference between the two parties as both follow the ideals of former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh and socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia.Tyagi said he has come to the...

Chandigarh, March 20 The Congress issued a show-cause notice to its fifth MLA from Haryana on Friday for alleged cross-voting during the recent Rajya Sabha elections.The party had earlier issued similar notices to four other legislators in the state.The notice was served to Jarnail Singh...

Chandigarh, March 20 The Congress issued a notice to its fifth MLA from Haryana on Friday for alleged cross-voting during the recent Rajya Sabha elections.The party had earlier issued similar notices to four other legislators in the state.The notice was served to Jarnail Singh, the MLA from...

Chandigarh, March 19 The Congress has issued show-cause notices to four of its Haryana MLAs who are alleged to have cross-voted during the recent Rajya Sabha elections.This action comes after the party on Wednesday named four out of the five legislators it suspected of defying the official...

Chandigarh, March 19 A Congress delegation met Haryana Governor Ashim Kumar Ghosh here on Thursday, alleging that the ruling BJP behaved as "political predators" and openly indulged in horse-trading in the recently held Rajya Sabha polls in the state.The delegation, led by Leader of Opposition...

Chandigarh, March 18 The Haryana Assembly witnessed chaos for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as treasury and opposition benches traded barbs over the Rajya Sabha elections.After the main opposition Congress leveled allegations of "horse-trading" against the BJP, the ruling party...

Chandigarh, March 18 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), saying the opposition party worked to strengthen the Congress by abstaining from voting in the Rajya Sabha election, which was held for two seats in the...

Chandigarh, March 18 – Haryana Congress legislator Gokul Setia has announced a protest outside the state Congress office in Chandigarh on Wednesday following the cross-voting in the recent Rajya Sabha elections and the cancellation of votes cast by the state Congress MLAs.The protest is...