Ruling and oppostion members spar over Governor’s address in Himachal Assembly
The opposition members tried to highlight the failures of the government, while the ruling party boasted of the achievements of its government.
The opposition members tried to highlight the failures of the government, while the ruling party boasted of the achievements of its government.
Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma on Wednesday said the state government will soon propose two separate Bills to enhance the reservation for backward classes to 42 per cent, and introduce sub categorization of Scheduled Castes to correct the historical underrepresentation of the communities and ensure balanced distribution of reservation benefits.
The main Opposition Congress in Haryana is set to be wiped out in the civic polls as early leads in the underway counting of ballots indicated that the state ruling BJP is leading on nine out of 10 posts of mayor.
On the second day of the ongoing budget session in Bhopal, Congress MLAs, led by Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar, staged a protest near Mahatma Gandhi’s statue within the Assembly premises.
Singhar said that the Opposition wants debates on the issues of corruption, farmers’ woes, and other public welfare matters during the budget session. He alleged that the BJP does not want to discuss these issues.
The Congress said that details of the new venue to start the Yatra will be announced later.
Preparing for the Lok Sabha polls due in a few months from now, the Madhya Pradesh Congress on Monday held meetings of Lok Sabha in-charge leaders, District Congress Presidents and heads of various party wings.
The Congress on Monday called the Supreme Court verdict in the Bilkis Bano case a "victory of justice against the arrogant BJP government”.
Congress and Aam Aadmi Party on Monday discussed seat-sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has said the Election Commission's “point blank refusal” to engage with political parties on electronic voting machines (EVM) and voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) is a matter of grave concern for not just the INDIA bloc but for all the parties.
