Tag: Lok Sabha

Won’t project Rahul Gandhi as PM candidate in 2019 LS polls: P Chidambaram

The Congress leader's statement comes days after Rahul Gandhi said he will become prime minister if allies want him to.

October 22, 2018

Aam Aadmi Party announces candidates for Delhi Lok Sabha seats

While Brijesh Goyal will be in-charge of New Delhi constituency, Rajpal Solanki will hold the seat of West Delhi, Cabinet Minister Gopal Rai told the media here.

October 14, 2018

No party interested: B S Yeddyurappa terms Karnataka by-polls as ‘unnecessary’

The Election Commission had on Saturday announced that by-polls in Shimoga, Bellary and Mandya in Karnataka will be held on November 3.

October 8, 2018

AAP asks Punjab MLAs to find ‘clean’ candidates for 2019 Lok Sabha polls

In 2014, the AAP had won four out of the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab.

October 3, 2018

Tariq Anwar quits NCP, LS

He was annoyed with Sharad Pawar 'defending' PM Modi in controversial Rafale fighter jet deal.

September 29, 2018

122% rise in candidates with criminal cases in Bihar

According to the latest report of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW), around 70 per cent of the 40 Lok Sabha Members from Bihar have criminal cases pending against them.

September 27, 2018

Ordinance won’t help Muslim women

The legislation proposed by the Government does not consider how a man jailed for instant triple talaq will be able to meet his maintenance obligations, argues Aftab Alam.

September 27, 2018

To pacify protesting upper castes, MP CM moves to dilute SC/ST Act

Parliament on August 9 had passed a bill to overturn the apex court order concerning certain safeguards against arrest under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe law.

September 21, 2018

LK Advani renominated as chairman of Lok Sabha ethics panel

The Committee examines complaints relating to unethical conduct by members of Parliament. 

September 12, 2018

Shivpal Yadav’s Samajwadi Secular Morcha to contest on all 80 LS seats in UP

Former Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav, who recently split from the party to form the Samajwadi Secular Morcha, announced that his newly-formed party will contest on all 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

August 31, 2018

Overseas arrogance

Indeed curious is the wisdom that Rahul Gandhi spouts before an audience abroad. At home he confines himself to mundane politicking. Is it because before a foreign jaunt he gets his captive think-tank to identify what could sell, and then has speech-writers prepare him to cut an impressive figure, in contrast to his insipid presentations …

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August 27, 2018

CAG report confirms corruption in scholarship scheme for SC students : NSCA

A Dalit rights group on Thursday said the Comptroller and Auditor General’s (CAG) report presented in the Lok Sabha has highlighted the frauds and corruption currently happening in implementation of the Post Matric Scholarship Scheme in Punjab. The National Scheduled Castes Alliance (NSCA) said the CAG report has especially pointed to the misuse of the …

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August 24, 2018

From success to collapse

The Aam Aadmi Party has lost the initiative and is facing collapse in the state ahead of the 2019 general election.

August 13, 2018

Needless ‘needle’

If there was an iota of sincerity to the many laudatory observations in the addresses welcoming the new Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, both the NDA and the Opposition have combined to cast an ugly shadow over journalist-turned-politician Harivansh (we respect his desire not to use a caste-identifying surname) by converting his election into …

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August 11, 2018

Lok Sabha passes 21 bills in 17 sittings of monsoon session

"The House lost 8 hours and 26 minutes due to disruptions, but the members sat for 20 hours and 43 minutes beyond the scheduled time," Mahajan said. 

August 10, 2018

Sunil Jakhar seeks action against separatists’ threats

Punjab Congress president and Member of Parliament from Gurdaspur, Sunil Jakhar on Thursday demanded the Union government to raise the issue with concerned western countries from where some separatist elements are threatening the political leaders of Punjab. Jakhar said that in response to a question asked by him in the Lok Sabha, the Union government …

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August 10, 2018

Lok Sabha passes bill to enable NRIs to appoint proxy to cast vote

According to a UN survey, India's diaspora population is the largest in the world with 16 million people from the country living in 2015.

August 9, 2018