The state Congress on Friday stepped up its ‘Hisab Dey Sansad’ programme on Friday, questioning the Bharatiya Janata Party MPs in Himachal Pradesh on their performance over four years. Launching a scathing attack on the BJP MPs in the state at Dadasibha in Jaswan Pragpur constituency in Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) Chief, …
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March 30, 2018A war of words erupted in a meeting of a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs after BJP members objected to committee Chairman P. Chidambaram’s presence, as he is also a counsel in a case related to Aadhaar in the Supreme Court. The panel met on Wednesday and the subject “National Security and Privacy Concerns …
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December 28, 2017He has asked all the members to remain present during the rest of monsoon session of Parliament.
August 1, 2017Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday suggested that BJP MPs understand the changes taking place in modern-day politics and devote themselves for peoples' welfare. "The Prime Minister advised them to understand the changes taking place in the country's political arena. He said that now there is tough political competition and therefore they, as people's representatives, …
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July 28, 2017Prime Minister Narendra Modi today exhorted BJP MPs to strike a chord with the masses by directly communicating with them on the government’s plans and programmes using mobile phones and social media platforms. Modi’s advice to his party MPs came during his fifth and final round of informal consultations at the Prime Minister's residence-cum-office here …
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March 31, 2017Prime Minister Narendra Modi today exhorted BJP MPs to strike a chord with the masses by directly communicating with them on the government’s plans and programmes using mobile phones and social media platforms. Modi’s advice to his party MPs came during his fifth and final round of informal consultations at the Prime Minister's residence-cum-office here …
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March 31, 2017Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday cautioned BJP MPs from Uttar Pradesh to refrain from pressurising state officials and also asked them to focus on development of their region, sources said. Modi's remarks came during his meeting with parliamentarians from the state at his official residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg here. Bharatiya Janata Party …
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March 23, 2017Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed unhappiness over lack of quorum often causing delay in Parliament's functioning and asked BJP members to ensure their presence, saying he can call any of them any time. He told them at a BJP Parliamentary Party meeting that attending Parliament is their basic responsibility and added wryly that he …
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March 21, 2017Keeping up with its pro-poor pitch, BJP on Tuesday said the government's overall policy has been driven by its concerns for the poor and asked its parliamentarians to project Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "messiah of the poor" among the masses. Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu asked party MPs at the parliamentary party meeting …
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February 7, 2017Amid stalemate in Parliament over opposition parties’ protest over demonetisation, BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday night held a meeting with party MPs from southern states where they are believed to have discussed the current political situation. The meeting was held at the residence of Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar, who is a Lok Sabha …
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November 24, 2016Amid stalemate in Parliament over opposition parties’ protest over demonetisation, BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday night held a meeting with party MPs from southern states where they are believed to have discussed the current political situation. The meeting was held at the residence of Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar, who is a Lok Sabha …
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November 24, 2016Demonetisation is not the end but the beginning of a “long, deep and constant” battle against black money and corruption and will benefit the poor and the common man, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said as the BJP parliamentary party passed a unanimous resolution endorsing his “great crusade”. Speaking at the first meeting of …
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November 22, 2016