In a massive showdown, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) walked out of the Assembly on Saturday after the ruling Trinamul Congress initiated a breach of privilege motion against BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul over her comments on madrasa education and spending on minority welfare during the Budget debate.
The state government's contention was that since the SIR is being conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the government has no control over it; the demand cannot be accepted,
Responding to his query, the government said pollution remains a challenge but several sewage treatment facilities are operational or under construction.
The name of councillor Ashok Rudra, along with those of his family members, is missing from the 2002 voters’ list of the Hirapur Assembly constituency (now Asansol South), he alleged. Mr Rudra is the councillor of Ward No.
The comment, which opposition leader V D Satheesan condemned as 'body shaming', came amid a contentious debate over missing gold from Sabarimala temple idols.
At an all-party meeting held at Vidhan Bhavan, Yogi Adityanath stressed raising public interest issues.
Chandrima Bhattacharya, state finance minister will present the budget for 2025-26 in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly tomorrow.
The Sebaashray camps, which enters its 27th day, today, have witnessed the presence of 4,94,425 people so far.
With just couple of weeks to go for the February 5 Delhi Assembly polls, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, BJP's Parvesh Verma and Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit, who are contesting from New Delhi assembly constituency ,have intensified their efforts to woo voters.
Demanding the recall of Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi for insulting Thamizh Thai Vazhthu (invocation for mother Tamil), DMK Deputy General Secretary Kanimozhi, MP, on Tuesday likened his walkout from the assembly to that of a kid running away from school citing lame excuses like stomach ache.
