Tag: MLA

Unnao ‘rape’: 6 cops suspended after father of ‘survivor’ dies in custody

The rape survivor's father, Pappu Singh, was rushed to a hospital from the district jail last night and died during treatment on Monday.

April 9, 2018

BJP Dalit MLA complains to PM Modi over CM Yogi’s ‘misbehaviour’

Chhote Lal has said that he was facing discrimination from the administration in his constituency and his complaints were not being heard by his own party.

April 5, 2018

Disgruntled Punjab AAP MLAs to meet Kejriwal on Sunday

As the AAP faces a split in Punjab over Arvind Kejriwal’s apology to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Majithia, state legislators will on Sunday meet the party chief in the national capital. According to media reports, the meeting between the Punjab MLAs and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener will take place in the evening …

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March 17, 2018

Chief Secretary assault: Delhi Police summons AAP MLAs for questioning

Out on bail, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal were on Saturday summoned for questioning by the Delhi Police in the chief secretary assault case, officials said. According to reports, both the MLAs were asked to appear before the police at 10 am. Khan and Jarwal were arrested for allegedly assaulting …

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March 17, 2018

Newly elected BJP-IPFT legislators to meet in Tripura today

Newly-elected MLAs of BJP-IPFT alliance, which stormed to power in Tripura, will on Tuesday  deliberate upon the various aspects of government formation in the presence of central observers — Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Jual Oram. Gadkari and Oram, who were appointed as central observers by the Parliamentary Board of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) …

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March 6, 2018

PM Modi ‘anguished’ by UP BJP MLA’s death in car crash

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his “anguish” over the death of BJP legislator from Uttar Pradesh in a car crash in Sitapur early Wednesday. “Anguished by the demise of BJP MLA from Noorpur, Shri Lokendra Singh Ji due to an accident,” Modi tweeted. “His service towards society and role in building the BJP in …

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February 21, 2018

Meagre funds for Hills left GTA handicapped: GJMM

While Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) welcomed chief minister Mamata Banerjee in the Hills on Monday, the party MLA complained in Assembly that the ‘meagre’ budgetary allocation for the region has left Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) handicapped. “The GTA has taken up many schemes and projects for which there is a huge requirement of funds. …

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February 6, 2018

Equal before the law?

Who is eligible to practice law is the latest question placed before the Supreme Court of India, vide Writ Petition titled ‘Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay vs Union of India & Others’. The members of the legislature, who are enrolled as advocates and appear in courts across the country, are likely to get affected by the result …

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February 1, 2018

HC asks EC to state facts behind AAP MLAs’ disqualification

Delhi High Court today asked the Election Commission (EC) to state the facts behind its decision to disqualify the 20 AAP MLAs for holding office of profit by filing an affidavit. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Chander Shekhar asked the poll panel to file the affidavit after the EC said it wanted to …

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January 31, 2018

UP speaker mulls ‘Best Legislator Award’ for MLAs

In a bid to inculcate discipline among legislators, Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Hriday Narayan Dixit is contemplating institution of a ‘Best Legislator Award’ on the lines of the honour given to MPs. If the proposal goes ahead, Uttar Pradesh will become the first state to institute such an award. Stung by frequent derailment of proceedings …

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January 30, 2018

BJP MLA escapes assassination bid in Manipur

BJP legislator Heikham Dingo escaped unhurt when a bomb ripped through the boundary wall of his house here, police said. No one in his family was injured either. The incident took place late on Saturday. Police and paramilitary personnel reached the house of Dingo, who represents the Sekmai assembly constituency, and cordoned off the area. …

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January 28, 2018

UP budget session from Feb 8, Speaker warns if Guv’s address disrupted

The budget session of the Uttar Pradesh Legislature is set to begin on February 8 with the Governor’s address to a joint sitting of both the Houses. In view of the opposition’s protest during the governor’s address at the Assembly’s first session last year, Speaker H N Dixit had recently warned the MLAs of disciplinary …

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January 28, 2018

Guj MLAs take oath; Mevani to demand CAG report early

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, firebrand Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani and leader of Opposition Paresh Dhanani were among the newly elected legislators taking their oath here on Tuesday. With this oath ceremony, the formal functioning of the 14th Gujarat Legislative Assembly has begun. Soon after taking oath, Congress supported Independent MLA …

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January 23, 2018

Much to be tested

There is little need to be detained by Arvind Kejriwal’s fulminations in the wake of the adverse actions taken on the troublesome issue of parliamentary secretaries in his Delhi government. The Aam Aadmi Party is unable to camouflage its persecution complex and takes to invective whenever it fails in its attempts to re-write the rule …

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January 23, 2018

AIADMK to write to EC to disqualify Pondy MLAs ‘holding office of profit’

The AIADMK today said it would seek disqualification of ruling Congress and DMK legislators in Puducherry “for holding office of profit,” in view of the Election Commission’s decision to disqualify 20 AAP MLAs in New Delhi on similar grounds. Addressing reporters here, the party’s legislature wing leader A Anbalagan said the ‘office of profit’ axe …

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January 20, 2018

Shiv Sena questions EC order disqualifying 20 AAP MLAs

Attacking the Election Commission (EC) a day after it disqualified 20 AAP MLAs for holding office of profit, the Shiv Sena on Saturday termed the decision questionable doubting if there was any ulterior motive behind the move. “There is a question mark on decision of Election Commission. Questioning Election Commission is common when decisions like …

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January 20, 2018

Brief profile of 20 AAP MLAs

Following are the list of 20 AAP MLAs whose disqualifications the Election Commission has recommended. Kailash Gahlot: He represents the Najafgarh constituency and is currently a cabinet minister in the Arvind Kejriwal government. In 2015 assembly election, Gahlot won the seat by defeating his nearest rival by a margin of 1555 votes. Alka Lamba: She …

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January 20, 2018