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Chandigarh, March 23 – Leader of the Opposition in Punjab, Partap Singh Bajwa, said on Monday that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has been forced to abandon its high-handed approach and arrest its former minister, Laljit Singh Bhullar, following sustained pressure from the Opposition.Bajwa...

Thiruvalla (Kerala), March 23 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday alleged that a tacit understanding between the Congress and the BJP had paved the way for the saffron party's victory in Nemom during the 2016 Assembly elections, as he rejected fresh Opposition claims of a "CPM-BJP...

Bengaluru, March 23 Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R Ashoka, urged the Speaker on Monday not to allow the ongoing legislative session to be curtailed, amid indications of such a move, in the wake of bypolls to two assembly segments in the state.Ashoka, a senior BJP leader...

Jammu, March 22 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday directed its MLAs here to be proactive in highlighting people's concerns and also expose any anti-people stance of the Jammu and Kashmir government.This directive was communicated during a meeting convened by J-K BJP President and MP...

Mumbai, March 21 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, who heads the ruling NCP, said on Saturday that she had forwarded the resignation of Rupali Chakankar, who stepped down as the chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women, to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for...

Shimla, March 19 A heated exchange took place between the ruling party and the opposition on Thursday during question hour over the regularization of outsourced employees.BJP MLA Deep Ram pointed out that he had raised this very question a year ago, but had not received a response. He demanded...

Raipur, March 19 The Chhattisgarh government on Thursday tabled a bill in the state assembly aimed at preventing religious conversions carried out through force, inducement, fraud or misrepresentation.The Opposition Congress, however, raised objections, seeking to hand over the bill to a...

Shimla, March 18 The Himachal Pradesh Assembly Budget Session began on Wednesday on a contentious note with the opposition BJP submitting a notice to the Speaker against Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, accusing him of misleading the House by making false claims about government loans...

Mumbai, March 17 The Maharashtra legislative assembly was adjourned for the day on Tuesday due to a lack of quorum, prompting the opposition to accuse the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of prioritizing party matters over public issues.Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar raised an...

Bengaluru, March 17 Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti briefly adjourned the House on Tuesday, expressing displeasure over the absence of ministers and ruling party members after lunch.This development came a day after Assembly Speaker U T Khader adjourned the House and...

Chandigarh, March 17 The Haryana Assembly witnessed chaotic scenes on Tuesday after the main opposition party, the Congress, attempted to raise the issue regarding the Rajya Sabha elections, alleging the "murder of democracy."During the uproar, the House saw frequent disruptions, a brief...

New Delhi, March 17 – Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan strongly criticized the opposition in the Rajya Sabha.He accused them of petty politics over renaming rural employment schemes and of ignoring the real benefits provided to the poor under the Modi...

New Delhi, March 17 – The suspension of eight members of the Lok Sabha was lifted on Tuesday following a proposal moved by Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, after an expression of "regret" from the Congress leadership regarding the conduct of some MPs.The suspended...

New Delhi, March 17 The Lok Sabha on Tuesday immediately lifted the suspension of eight opposition members, who had been suspended from the House on February 3 for "disruptive" behaviour, following a request from Congress leader K Suresh.Following the submissions by several opposition members...

New Delhi, March 17 Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has told Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju that a meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, should be convened at the earliest to discuss the "modalities and roadmap for the implementation" of the Women's Reservation...

New Delhi/Bengaluru, March 16 – Former Prime Minister and Rajya Sabha Member H.D. Deve Gowda expressed deep concern on Monday over the persistent disruptions in Parliament caused by opposition parties, particularly members of the Congress.In this regard, he has written a letter to Congress...

New Delhi, March 16 Aiming to implement the Women's Reservation Act before the delimitation exercise is completed, the government is likely to introduce a bill to amend the law, most probably during the ongoing Budget session of Parliament.Government sources said that feelers have been sent to...

Mumbai, March 16 Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray expressed frustration on Monday over the failure to appoint leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra legislature, despite repeatedly raising the issue.He met Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar and requested appropriate action."There...

Bengaluru, March 16 Karnataka Assembly Speaker U T Khader adjourned the House and walked out on Monday, expressing his displeasure over the insufficient number of written replies from government departments to questions from MLAs. He stated that he would not run the House until concerned...

New Delhi, March 16 The suspension of eight opposition MPs from the Lok Sabha is likely to be lifted on Tuesday, sources said, citing a decision taken at a meeting convened by Speaker Om Birla.Seven Congress and a CPI(M) MP were suspended on February 3 for unruly behavior, following a...