New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Wednesday wrote a letter to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal, demanding that a Dalit MLA be made the leader of opposition (LoP) in the Delhi Assembly. Maliwal’s request comes at a time when discussions are underway regarding the formation of the opposition … Read more
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) The rebel factor which impacted both the Mahayuti as well as MahVikasAgahdi (MVA) alliance in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, continues to create headache for Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), as the latest episode threatens to erode the party’s sole bastion in Konkan region, once a stronghold of the united Shiv Sena … Read more
Jaipur, Feb 15 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Minister Harish Chaudhary has assured party leadership of strengthening the Congress, soon after he was appointed in-charge of the grand old party’s Madhya Pradesh unit. “I sincerely thank the National President of @INCIndia, respected @kharge ji, and our leader, respected @RahulGandhi ji, for entrusting me with the responsibility as … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Newly-elected Delhi BJP legislator Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Friday wrote to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking expulsion of his party colleague Sajjan Kumar after the latter’s conviction in the third 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Sirsa asked Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi to prove his commitment … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Even before the swearing-in of the new BJP government in Delhi, the party’s legislator and former Leader of Opposition in Assembly Vijender Gupta on Thursday wrote to Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena seeking early implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission and using Rs 2,406 crore under the scheme to … Read more
Kochi, Feb 13 (IANS) After spending 46 days in the hospital and enduring anxious moments, Congress legislator Uma Thomas, who survived a severe fall, was discharged on Thursday and returned home. The incident occurred on December 29 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here, where she had come to attend a record-breaking dance performance. As she … Read more
Kochi, Feb 13 (IANS) Two-time opposition legislator Mani C. Kappan on Thursday got major relief when a court here exonerated him in a 15-year-old alleged cheating case. Kappan, a multi-faceted personality before becoming a legislator, was a film producer and has also donned the grease paint in a few Malayalam films. The exoneration order came … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a notice to AAP legislator Amanatullah Khan in connection with the Delhi Waqf Board money laundering case. A bench of Justice Vikash Mahajan was hearing a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging the trial court’s refusal to take cognisance of a … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Trouble continues to mount for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Okhla, Amanatullah Khan, as a joint team of the Delhi Police and the Crime Branch is conducting raids to apprehend him. Police sources claim that Khan’s arrest is imminent, following allegations of obstructing law enforcement operations. The Delhi Police … Read more