Monsoon Session: BJP-led NDA consolidates position, INDIA bloc tackles roadblocks
The government has a heavy legislative agenda, and several significant Bills are expected to be taken up during the upcoming session.
The government has a heavy legislative agenda, and several significant Bills are expected to be taken up during the upcoming session.
To overcome shortfall of numbers in Lok Sabha, BJP intensified outreach to regional and Opposition parties, including DMK and NCP (Sharad Pawar). On Wednesday NCP (SP)appeared to signal openness to Delimitation Bill if conditions met
Congress General Secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government of abandoning its anti-corruption plank, alleging that the Prime Minister's 2014 promise of "Na Khaunga, Na Khane Doonga" (I will neither indulge in corruption nor allow it) had been undermined by a series of alleged scams, cronyism and governance failures over the past 12 years.
Mahua Moitra publicly accused senior TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay of misleading party colleagues about his health and travelling to Delhi amid a growing rebellion by a section of Trinamool Congress MPs.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of attempting to secure a two-thirds majority for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the Lok Sabha by all means ahead of the forthcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament, alleging that the ruling establishment was seeking to weaken Opposition parties to achieve its political objectives.
The NDA marked 12 years at the Centre as Prime Minister Narendra Modi crossed a historic tenure milestone, drawing congratulations from political leaders and international figures.
Tributes poured in from constitutional authorities, Union ministers, BJP leaders and members of the Indian diaspora as the Prime Minister reached a landmark in India's political history.
Leaders of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will felicitate Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on June 10 to mark 12 continuous years of his government at the Centre, sources said.
Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday took oath as Assam Chief Minister for a second consecutive term, becoming the first non-Congress leader in the state’s history to get back-to-back tenures.
Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to begin his second term as Assam Chief Minister with top NDA leaders attending a high-profile oath ceremony in Guwahati.
