Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has alleged that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis lied on the floor of the house about the death of 35-year-old Dalit activist Somnath Suryavanshi in police (judicial) custody in Parbhani, during the winter session of the state Assembly held in Nagpur, after the issue was raised by Sharad Pawar-led NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday hit out at Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi saying that NDA MPs are very agitated over the conduct of the Congress lawmaker in the Parliament premises.
Four-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member from Serampore Lok Sabha constituency in Hooghly district of West Bengal, Kalyan Banerjee, on Thursday, requested people to not allow delivery boys within homes when girls are alone there.
The West Bengal government on Thursday withdrew its affidavit in the election petition filed by Rekha Patra, the BJP candidate for Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the general elections this year.
Lok Sabha Speaker Friday warned the members that there should not be any sort of protests at the 'dwars', and said that action will be taken in case of violation.
"When they saw the public sentiments in the first and the second phases, they came to know the reality,” observed the Samajwadi Party (SP) president.
Uttar Pradesh is set for a mini assembly election after the Lok Sabha polls are over as around 15 legislators are contesting the parliamentary elections.
Superstar and 'KGF' actor Yash cast his vote for the Lok Sabha elections at Hosakerehalli in Bengaluru on Friday.
An 86-year old Raj Dulari made sure to bring along her entire family to vote at a polling station in Peer Mitha of the Jammu city.
In 12 constituencies, the average percentage of voting was 57.88 per cent which was 6.15 per cent less than the previous LS polls of 2019 (64.02 pc) and 3.79 pc low of 2014 (61.66 pc).
