Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused the BJP-led Assam government of harassing Bengali-speaking residents in the state, calling the alleged targeting of a linguistic community “discriminatory and unconstitutional.” In a statement posted on her official X handle, Mamata wrote, “The second most spoken … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhopal, July 14 (IANS) The Assembly Speakers of seven states held their first meeting at Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on Monday. The meeting held at the conference hall of the state Legislative Assembly witnessed discussions on strengthening the functioning and relevance of legislative committees in the parliamentary system. The meeting … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Jaipur, July 14 (IANS) For the first time in independent India, senior constitutional authorities, including former Chief Justices of India, Supreme Court judges, Chief Ministers, and Assembly Speakers, are participating in deliberations on the One Nation One Election (ONOE) proposal before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), BJP MP and JPC … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The start of work for setting up a 500 KW solar power plant and steps towards making the legislature paperless topped the list of achievements highlighted in the 100-day report card of the Eight Legislative Assembly released on Friday. Union Minister of State for Road … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, April 15 (IANS) Legislators of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) staged a walkout from the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday, accusing Speaker M. Appavu of repeatedly denying the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, R.B. Udhayakumar, the opportunity to raise critical issues during the Zero Hour. Speaking … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, April 8 (IANS) AIADMK MLAs on Tuesday appeared in black shirts in the Tamil Nadu Assembly as a mark of protest, alleging that they were not being allowed to speak during House proceedings. Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and AIADMK General Secretary, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, accused Speaker M. Appal … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) As the 24th Party Congress of the CPI-M is scheduled to start at the temple town of Madurai in Tamil Nadu from Wednesday, fresh speculations have surfaced over the party’s new General Secretary – a post which had been lying vacant since the demise of incumbent, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) In first comments from a Gandhi family member over the decorum issue raised by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against Rahul Gandhi, Robert Vadra, husband of Priyanka Gandhi, on Thursday said there was nothing wrong with the Leader of Opposition warmly greeting his sister. “Rahul … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) A single-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted permission for a rally in Baruipur-Paschim, the Assembly constituency of Speaker Biman Bandopadhyay. The rally is scheduled to be held on Thursday afternoon. The High Court also granted permission to Leader of the Opposition (LoP) … Read more