“AAP should first fulfill its promise to provide the women Rs 1,000 per month under ‘Mahila Samman Rashi’ scheme and clear the pension arrears of the widows which is still pending,” he said.
The newly-elected Congress MP, Priyanka Gandhi, on Monday while reacting to the Sambhal violence remarked that the Uttar Pradesh government itself spoiled the atmosphere in the state.
Delhi Congress President Devender Yadav promised that his party would provide potable water and regularise unauthorised colonies if voted to power in the 2025 assembly elections.
The Centre has convened an all-party meeting on Sunday ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament.
he ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday won three Assembly by-polls - Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak and Chabbewal – which were earlier held by the Congress, but lost Barnala seat to the grand old party.
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that no one will be spared for the Manipur incident, the Congress took a swipe at him saying that he tried to divert attention from the "colossal governance failures" by equating crimes against women in other states, especially those governed by the opposition while ignoring atrocities on women in states like Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.
Ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament that begins Thursday, several opposition MPs have given notices in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha demanding discussions on the situation in Manipur arising from a fresh controversy as a video of two women being paraded naked surfaced and was widely circulated.
1954-born Kirit Somaiya is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Mumbai North-East who served in the 16th and 13th Lok Sabha.
Oommen Chandy, the former chief minister of Kerala passed away this morning
The Mass Contact Programme, initiated by Chandy, was the first of its kind in the country. He received the United Nations Public Service Award for this (Mass Contact Programme) in 2013.
