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.
The leader of the Opposition in the Delhi assembly said BJP MLAs enjoyed 86 per cent of speaking time while only 14 per cent was allotted to legislators from her party.
The debate over India’s delimitation exercise has once again exposed the growing fault lines between the northern and southern states. While redrawing parliamentary constituencies is a constitutional necessity, the formula for representation has become a deeply contentious issue.
In a veiled attack on the Opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hit out at the 'Lutyens' Jamaat' and the 'Khan Market Gang', questioning their silence on certain British-era laws which allowed police to arrest the groom and others if 10 people danced together at a wedding.
Former Delhi chief minister and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly Atishi wrote to Speaker Vijender Gupta on Friday that the suspension of AAP MLAs was an ‘injustice to the Opposition’ and a blow to democratic values.
The decision to dissolve the Democratic Party in Hong Kong, its largest opposition grouping, is stark confirmation of the city’s shifting political landscape.
