The Election Commission of India’s recent announcement of by-elections to three Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal, which fell vacant following the resignations of Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik — the three Trinamool Congress MPs who stepped down after the party’s debacle in the recent West Bengal Assembly elections — has brought the focus back on the former MPs and the BJP’s plans for them.
Eight newly-elected Rajya Sabha MPs, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and BJP leader Tarun Chugh, took the oath as members of the Upper House on Monday. Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office to the new members.
Senior Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh on Saturday demanded the immediate registration of an FIR against Champat Rai, former General Secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, over allegations of misappropriation of donations received at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh launched a scathing attack on the Yogi Adityanath government over the Aliganj fire incident here.
Spokesperson of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena and a Rajya Sabha MP told the media in Delhi that six MPs from his party were offered an additional Rs 10 crore to split away from the party and join the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.
Senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, on Thursday, slammed the lieutenant governor (LG) and the BJP for the alleged removal of Chief Minister Atishi's belongings from 6 Flagstaff Road.
Former Rajya Sabha member from Darjeeling, Shanta Chhetri, along with the current Darjeeling MP Raju Bista, have voiced their concerns regarding the ‘Nepal Tea menace.’
This morning, police arrested Mrs Ganguly from the spot at Bansdroni police station (PS) where she had been protesting since Wednesday evening against the arrest of Mrs Das, a local BJP worker.
"We are concerned about his safety as his current residence is not compatible from the security point of view," said AAP's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh.
The Congress on Wednesday released a fresh list of 40 candidates for the October 5 Haryana Assembly elections.
