Senior Congress leader and erstwhile Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has urged today railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to introduce special trains on the Malda, Murshidabad, and Dinajpur (North and South) routes ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr to accommodate the surge in passenger traffic during the festive season.
The Sebaashray initiative which provides free medical assistance to people living the areas under Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat enters the 60th day today.
Dismissing the apprehensions of Tamil Nadu and other southern states of their Lok Sabha seats coming down in the proposed delimitation exercise next year, Union Home Minister and BJP strongman Amit Shah on Wednesday assured that not even a single seat will be reduced and accused Chief Minister MK Stalin of spreading a red herring to divert attention on the phenomenal corruption under the DMK regime.
“We are faced with the situation of the Lok Sabha constituenciesgetting reduced because of properly implementing the family planningprogramme and bringing population growth under control,” the chiefminister contended.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, who is on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency here, on Thursday said unemployment is on the rise in the country due to demonetisation and GST imposed by the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Monday said that neither the Congress-led UPA nor the BJP-led NDA has been able to tackle the problem of unemployment in the country.
The report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 is scheduled to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has tabled the Economic Survey for 2024-25 in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Soon after, both the houses were adjourned for the day.
Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, expressed his deep condolences following the tragic stampede that occurred during the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj on Wednesday, which left many people injured, several of them critically.
Lok Sabha LoP and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi offered prayers at the Valmiki Temple in Delhi on Tuesday ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls scheduled on February 5, 2025.
