New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) BJP legislator Neelam Pehalwan on Thursday raised a demand in the Delhi Assembly to rename west Delhi’s Najafgarh as Nahargarh, a move that saw two other party MLAs demanding the renaming of north east Delhi’s Mustafabad colony as Shiv Vihar and south Delhi’s Mohammadpur village as Madhavpuram. Dismissing the Opposition … Read more
Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) of Tamil Nadu was on Tuesday conducting searches at the residence and office of opposition AIADMK‘s Coimbatore North MLA Amman K. Arjunan. The raids, which began in the morning, are based on a case registered against him for allegedly amassing wealth beyond his known … Read more
Karwar, Feb 22 (IANS) Even as his party’s state leaders are claiming that by implementing unscientific guarantees, the Congress government is pushing the state towards bankruptcy, Karnataka BJP MLA and former minister Shivaram Hebbar said the “guarantee schemes are inevitable to create an equal society”. Speaking to reporters in Sirsi town, MLA Hebbar stated, “The … Read more
Mysuru, Feb 20 (IANS) JD(S) MLA G. T. Deve Gowda on Thursday welcomed Lokayukta’s clean chit to CM Siddaramaiah in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case. To the much chagrin of his party and BJP, Gowda has further stated that Congress has a solid majority and will complete its full term in Karnataka. Speaking … Read more
Patna, Feb 19 (IANS) The Pragati Yatra of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took an unexpected turn in Sasaram on Wednesday after RJD MLA Rajesh Gupta walked out of the review meeting, alleging that he was ‘not allowed to speak’. The meeting was held to review development schemes in Rohtas district’s headquarters Sasaram. RJD MLA … Read more
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