Tag: Assembly

Rajeev Bindal gets coveted post of Speaker in HP Assembly

Former health minister and five-time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Sirmaur, Rajeev Bindal was on Wednesday unanimously elected as Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Assembly. The Congress Party, which is in the Opposition, did not put up a candidate and backed Bindal for the coveted post. After his election was announced by Protem Speaker Ramesh …

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January 10, 2018

Generational change in HP politics is positive sign: CM

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday said there was a generational change in state politics this time. “After the new BJP has taken over, even the Opposition party Congress has brought younger leadership to lead the Congress Legislature Party which is a good sign,” he said. Talking to mediapersons briefly after the …

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January 9, 2018

Unruly scenes in J-K Houses over Speaker, Chairman attending PDP-BJP meet

Both houses of the Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) Assembly on Tuesday witnessed unruly scenes as members of the opposition raised slogans against the Speaker of the Assembly and Chairman of the Legislative Council for “lowering sanctity”. The issue arose after the Speaker and the Chairman attended a dinner meeting hosted by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti …

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January 9, 2018

Strong opponent needed, but walk-out not desirable: Biman

Speaker of the state Assembly, Biman Banerjee today said while the Assembly cannot function without a “ strong opponent” creating “disruption” mid-session and staging “ walk out” to gain media attention is not “ desirable”. The Speaker was addressing several college and school students at a mock-parliament session where these institutions were competing against each …

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January 9, 2018

TN Assembly session: Opp boycotts Governor’s address

The Opposition DMK and its allies Congress and IUML boycotted the customary address of governor Banwarilal Purohit during the first session of the state Assembly. But what attracted many is the fact that the sidelined AIADMK leader and new incumbent TTV Dinakaran watched all the proceedings in calm and composed posture while actor S Karunas …

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January 9, 2018

BJP MLA embarrasses govt in Assembly

The PDP-BJP ruling coalition was embarrassed on Wednesday when a BJP MLA Sukhnandan Choudhary stormed into the Well of the Assembly accusing the government of “biased approach” towards his constituency in the Jammu division. Sukhnandan walked into the Well twice accusing his own government of acquiring farmers’ lands for pittance to construct the ring road …

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January 3, 2018

No-trust vote against Raman govt defeated after 19-hour debate

The Raman Singh-led BJP government comfortably survived a no-confidence motion moved by Opposition Congress in the Chhattisgarh Assembly by 10 votes after a record 19-hour-long debate on it. As many as 48 members voted against the motion while 38 polled in its favour. In the 90-member House, BJP has 49 members, Congress 39, BSP one …

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December 23, 2017

BJP bets on Vijay Rupani again in Gujarat, Nitin Patel Dy CM

Gujarat Chief Minister (CM) Vijay Rupani will retain his post for the second successive term with Nitin Patel as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state, said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday. The decision to elect Vijay Rupani as the CM of the state was taken by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators in Gujarat, who …

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December 22, 2017

Andhra Assembly passes bill for 5% quota for Kapus

The Andhra Pradesh assembly on Saturday unanimously passed a legislation to provide five per cent reservation for the Kapu community in government jobs and educational institutions. Meeting a long-pending demand of Kapus, the government has included the community in the backward classes by creating a separate category ‘F’. In the absence of only opposition party …

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December 2, 2017

Gujarat polls: Centenarians, Transgenders set to play major role

With Gujarat Assembly elections 2017 just around the corner, centenarians in the state and the new entrants Transgender community are set to play an important role in deciding the fate of the election. Ahmedabad Collector Avanti Singh shared her insight on centenarians, who shall be casting their vote in the upcoming elections. Singh mentioned that …

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November 28, 2017

Winds of change, says Congress after MP Assembly bypoll win

The Congress’s victory in the Chitrakoot Assembly bypoll in Madhya Pradesh signals the “winds of change” blowing in the political landscape in the country, its chief spokesperson said on Sunday. Taking to Twitter, Congress’s chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala thanked the voters for reposing faith in the party. The winds of change are in the …

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November 12, 2017

Lalu Yadav names Tejashwi as RJD’s next CM candidate

Ending speculation, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Friday said his son Tejashwi Yadav will lead the party in the next Bihar Assembly polls. He will also be the Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Chief Ministerial candidate. “RJD will contest the 2020 Assembly polls under Tejashwi’s leadership. He will be our Chief Ministerial candidate,” Lalu Prasad told the …

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November 10, 2017

Gudia gangrape-murder case clouds polls in HP’s apple belt

The case of gangrape and murder of 16-year-old girl (Gudia) hangs over the political arena in Himachal Pradesh’s apple belt in Shimla in the run up to the Assembly polls on 9 November. The alleged rape of the girl from Kotkhai area in July 2017, followed by local protests, custodial death of an accused in police …

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November 7, 2017

Sachin Pilot moves HC against controversial Rajasthan ordinance

Congress Rajasthan unit President Sachin Pilot on Thursday moved the High Court against the Vasundhara Raje government’s controversial ordinance promulgated to protect public servants against a probe into on-duty actions without prior sanction. The Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, was promulgated in early September. Pilot said he had mentioned in his court petition that …

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October 26, 2017

Assembly polls: Congress faces uphill task to beat the ‘trend’ in HP

The ruling Congress faces uphill task to beat the lurking three-decade trend of ‘change’ in power after five years in Himachal Pradesh as the hill state goes to the Assembly polls on 9 November. The Congress party had wrested power from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning 36 out of 68 seats in the 2012 Assembly polls, …

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October 13, 2017

Met Kodnani in Assembly, hospital on morning of Naroda Gam riot: Amit Shah

BJP president Amit Shah told a special SIT court here that he met former BJP minister Maya Kodnani in the state Assembly in Gandhinagar and later at the Sola Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad on the day of the 2002 Naroda Gam riot. Shah appeared before the special court as a defence witness for Kodnani, who …

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September 18, 2017

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on 10-day Vipassana course in Maharashtra

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is attending a 10-day Vipassana meditation camp at Igatpuri in Maharashtra, days after the hectic campaigning for the Assembly bypolls in Delhi. The Aam Aadmi Party leader started his course at Igatpuri in Nashik district last evening. “Arvindji’s course began at 5 pm yesterday,” AAP spokesperson Preeti Sharma Menon told …

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September 12, 2017