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Hyderabad, March 29 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday strongly criticized BRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao, alleging that he "disrespected" Dalits during his previous tenure and continues to do so as Leader of the Opposition.Speaking in the Assembly, the CM said that Rao (known...

Jammu, March 27 All India Congress Committee (AICC) Secretary Shahnawaz Choudhary on Friday strongly criticised BJP legislators for using derogatory words against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly here.Amid slogans in support and against...

New Delhi, March 27 The Delhi Assembly on Friday issued a warning to AAP leaders, including former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, regarding the 'Phansi-ghar' (execution chamber) issue, based on a report from its Privileges Committee.Speaker Vijender Gupta spoke about the "manufactured...

New Delhi, March 27 The Delhi Assembly received its third bomb threat email in as many days on Thursday, and the police commissioner has been informed about it, Speaker Vijender Gupta said in the House.Gupta said police officers visited the Assembly on Friday to investigate the emails which...

New Delhi, March 25 The Delhi Legislative Assembly received a fresh bomb threat via email on Wednesday, a day after the House received similar threats just hours before Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's scheduled budget presentation, officials said.According to sources, the latest email, sent in...

New Delhi, March 24 – Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Atishi, wrote to Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday, accusing him of “silencing” the opposition through repeated suspensions and expulsions, and asserting that AAP MLAs will resume participation in House proceedings only after...

New Delhi, March 23 – Delhi Cabinet Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Monday condemned the decision of AAP MLAs to walk out of the Assembly, saying the Opposition lacks the courage to discuss controversial issues dating back to the Arvind Kejriwal era.He stated, “The opposition is shirking its...

New Delhi/Bengaluru, March 18 – Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi criticised the Karnataka Congress government on Tuesday, stating that it had repeatedly displayed administrative failures, and that the latest incident, where the Assembly Speaker...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 – The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in Odisha submitted a petition to the Speaker of the State Assembly, Surama Padhy, on Tuesday, seeking to disqualify three of the party’s legislators under the Anti-Defection Law for allegedly cross-voting during the Rajya Sabha polls...

New Delhi, March 12 The Delhi Assembly has formed a high-level selection committee to award its annual "Best MLA" award, the Assembly secretariat said in a statement on Thursday.The committee will be chaired by Speaker Vijender Gupta, the statement said."This initiative aims to recognize...

New Delhi, March 12 – The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed contempt petitions alleging non-compliance with its earlier order directing the Telangana Assembly Speaker to decide on disqualification pleas against MLAs who had defected from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to the ruling Congress...

Panaji, March 10 Goa Speaker Ganesh Gaonkar warned ministers on Tuesday against disruptive behavior during the ongoing state assembly session, including shouting and ridiculing members.The Speaker, who did not refer to any specific instance, stated that he had observed a recurring pattern of...

New Delhi, March 6 Following discussions in the Privileges Committee, Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta accused Arvind Kejriwal on Friday of spreading a "false narrative" about the presence of a 'Phansi Ghar' (execution chamber) in the Assembly complex, and stated that the committee would...

New Delhi, March 5 – Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva condemned the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) demand to livestream the proceedings of the Delhi Assembly's Privileges Committee meeting, which is dealing with the 'Faansi Ghar' (hanging chamber) matter.Sachdeva's remarks came on the eve of the...

Mumbai, February 24 The issue of delays in official responses to letters from legislators was discussed in the Maharashtra assembly on Tuesday, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis recounting that he received a reply in 2021 to a question he had asked in 2009.Raising the issue in the House...

Guwahati, February 19 The 15th Assam Legislative Assembly was adjourned sine die on Thursday, after passing the interim budget for 2026-27.Before announcing the end of the four-day budget session, Biswajit Daimary spoke about his experience as Speaker, and thanked every member for their...

Shillong, February 19 Meghalaya's opposition leader, Mukul Sangma, urged the Assembly Speaker on Thursday to remove a remark made by the Chief Minister, which was addressed directly to him, rather than to the Chair.The opposition leader also demanded a government inquiry into alleged...

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...

Guwahati, February 17 – Members of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) in Assam staged a walkout from the Assam Assembly on the second day of the Budget Session after their notice for an adjournment motion seeking a discussion on alleged "harassment" of Miya Muslims was not taken up...