Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday appealed to all political parties, particularly the Opposition, to ensure the smooth functioning of Parliament during the Monsoon Session, asserting that constructive debate, rather than disruptions, would better serve the country's interests.
On the second day of its study visit to Lucknow on Tuesday, the Joint Committee on One Nation One Election interacted with the presiding officers and leaders of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislature as well as certain elected members thereof its study visit to Lucknow.
Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, has moved with his family to the government residence at 1 Polo Road, Patna.
Suvendu Adhikari alleged that corruption, including the "cut-money culture" and extortion, had adversely affected industrialisation in West Bengal over the years.
Stung by the Leader of the Opposition, Udhayanidhi Stalin’s persistent debunking of the Joseph Vijay administration as a ‘sofa model government’ which would not last long, Tamil Nadu Health Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader KG Arun Raj on Wednesday slammed the DMK scion as a lotus eater, oblivious of the dynastic throne, he was hoping for, getting abolished by the electoral verdict.
CPI(ML) General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya said on Wednesday that the Election Commission is trying to create an impression that everything is fine with the ongoing Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar and that no complaints have been received. However, the reality is entirely different.
Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, on Tuesday accused the Trinamul Congress-led state government of deliberately not cooperating with the Election Commission of India (ECI) in executing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls.
Hundreds of Trinamul Congress supporters allegedly attacked the convoy of Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari at Khagrabari, the gateway to Cooch Behar town, on Tuesday, damaging his bulletproof car as he was en route to a political programme, permitted by the Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench of the Calcutta High Court.
Making his observation in the House of Elders, the Deputy Chairman highlighted several instances of disruptions, including members entering the well of the House and shouting slogans, disturbing ministers, and obstructing proceedings.
Opposition leader Shuvendu Adhikari has alleged that Kabirul Alam, Trinamul Congress councillor of Ward 19 of Dankuni Municipality, has his name listed twice in the voter rolls.
