Tag: Assembly
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Congress decides not to ally with anyone for assembly, LS elections in Andhra Pradesh
The decision was announced after a meeting of Congress leaders in Amravati.
January 24, 2019 -
NC will boycott assembly and Lok Sabha elections: Farooq Abdullah
The former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir said his party was not running away from polls but wanted the Centre to take effective steps for the protection of the state's special position.
September 8, 2018 -
Bengal Assembly passes resolution to rename state as ‘Bangla’
The resolution was moved by the Trinamool Congress and supported by the Left parties and the Congress; the proposed name — Bangla — will be same for English, Bengali and Hindi
July 26, 2018 -
National Conference wants J-K Assembly dissolved to thwart horse-trading
Omar Abdullah stressed the need for dialogue and zero tolerance towards human rights violations to restore peace in Kashmir.
June 20, 2018 -
BJD stalling Assembly forces Speaker to adjourn pre-lunch sessions
The unusual scene of ruling BJD member stalling the Assembly right from the question hour took place on Wednesday forcing the Speaker Pradip Amat to adjourn the entire prelunch session. Raising slogans against the BJP and the Central government, ruling BJD mla’s stood and disrupted proceedings even as the Speaker had asked the Food Minister …
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April 12, 2018 -
Probe ordered against man who sat on Gujarat Speaker’s chair
A probe has been ordered after pictures of a young man sitting on Speaker’s chair in the main hall of Gujarat Assembly went viral on social media. Speaker Rajendra Trivedi on Tuesday ordered an inquiry, said Assembly secretary D M Patel. “No one except the Speaker can sit on that chair. It is also a …
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April 3, 2018 -
AAP continues to attack officials for not answering assembly questions
Members of Delhi ruling AAP on Tuesday continued to attack bureaucrats for not giving proper written answers to the Delhi assembly questions, among other matters and Speaker Ram Niwas Goel referred three matters to different Assembly committees. Goel also adjourned the House for 30 minutes as a protest against officials not giving written answers to …
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March 27, 2018 -
‘All Commissions reports to be tabled in Assembly‘
The Punjab government will table all reports of the various Commissions set up by it in the Assembly, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced on Wednesday. The CM said this while replying to a query raised by the Leader of Opposition Sukhpal Singh Khaira during the speech of MLA Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on the motion of …
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March 21, 2018 -
Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur connects with ground in first budget
The Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday presented the state budget proposals for the next fiscal in the Assembly with focus on agriculture, horticulture and rural economy as a whole, committing to double up the income of farmers by 2022. Thakur, who holds the finance portfolio, presented the budget estimates of Rs …
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March 9, 2018 -
Trinamool to move censure motion in assembly against railway budget
West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress will move a censure motion in the state assembly against the railway budget on Thursday, 8 February, to protest against “drastic slashing of funds” for several projects, a state minister said on Wednesday, 7 February. Disclosing this to the media in Kolkata, state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee said if …
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February 7, 2018 -
Sikkim Assembly session begins
The first day of the sixth session (Part IV) of the ninth Assembly saw the presentation of the second supplementary demands for grants for the financial year 2017-18 by Chief Minister Pawan Chamling, who is also the Minister in Charge for Finance Revenue and Expenditure Department. The second supplementary demands for grants includes 37 grants, …
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January 30, 2018 -
Eight-day budget session beginning on 30 January
The Opposition is being gagged in the state with a Trinamul Congress state government deciding on a eight-day Budget session begining on 30 January leaving little time to deliberate on utility of the funds allotted for people’s welfare, leader of the Oppositon in the state Assembly said on Thursday. It is the smallest Budget such …
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January 26, 2018 -
Assembly polls: Tripura to vote on 18 Feb, Meghalaya and Nagaland on 27 Feb; results on 3 March
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced the schedule for Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya Assembly elections. The polling in Tripura will be held on 18 February. Meghalaya and Nagaland will go to vote on 27 February. The counting of votes in the three states will be on 3 March. The strength of the …
January 18, 2018 -
Sisodia accuses BJP of cheating traders
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led municipal corporations of “extorting money” in the name of ongoing sealing drive in the national Capital. Speaking during the discussion over the sealing drive in the Assembly, Sisodia said the BJP’s intent behind the drive is to “extort money” and …
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January 16, 2018 -
Delhi Assembly adjourned as AAP protests against sealing drive
The Delhi Assembly witnessed repeated adjournments on Monday as AAP legislators protested loudly over a sealing drive in the city and accused the BJP-led corporations of using it to extort money from business persons. AAP MLAs protested in the well of the House by holding banners against the sealing drive and raised slogans against the …
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January 15, 2018 -
Former Nagaland Minister quits assembly
Former Nagaland Home Minister Yanthungo Patton on Wednesday resigned as member of the assembly. Chief Minister T.R.Zeliang sacked Patton and five others ministers from his ministry last month to facilitate reconciliation between the two wrangling factions of the ruling Naga People’s Front. In his resignation letter submitted to Assembly Speaker Imtiwapang Aier, Patton stated that …
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January 11, 2018 -
Opposition boycotts Mehbooba Mufti’s speech in Assembly
The entire opposition in the assembly, including the National Conference (NC) and Congress, on Wednesday boycotted Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s reply to the debate on Governor’s address, alleging her of being “insensitive” towards killing of innocent people in Kashmir. The opposition members accused Mehbooba of running away from making a statement on the sensitive issue …
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January 10, 2018