Patna, Feb 27 (IANS) The final day of the Budget Session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly witnessed significant uproar in both Houses on Friday. While several important issues were taken up for discussion, leaders from the ruling alliance were also seen cornering their own government over various concerns and the issue of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) expansion also took centre stage.Amid the heated exchanges, a crucial issue related to disaster management dominated proceedings, with Leg…
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Patna, Feb 25 (IANS) Opposition members in the Bihar Legislative Assembly on Wednesday strongly protested over the alleged non-implementation of the Chief Minister’s Women’s Employment Scheme and unfulfilled promises made to 9.4 million poor families identified in the caste survey. MLAs from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Left parties held placards and raised slogans for a prolonged period in the Assembly portico, accusing the government of reneging on its assurances.The opposition…
Patna, Feb 25 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on the Nitish Kumar government over the deteriorating law and order situation in Bihar. Speaking to reporters outside the Bihar Legislative Assembly premises, Tejashwi alleged that murders are taking place daily across the state and that the government has completely lost control over criminals.“Criminals have become completely unbridled. Whoever feels like shooting is shooting. The peo…
Patna, Feb 24 (IANS) Concerns have been raised about computer education in Bihar’s government schools, with the opposition questioning the state government in the Legislature about the significant shortage of computer teachers. Raising the issue in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, CPI(ML) MLA Sandeep Saurabh stated that the state requires nearly 26,000 computer teachers, while the government has announced vacancies for only 460 posts.He demanded that at least half of the required positions be …
Patna, Feb 24 (IANS) The Bihar Legislative Assembly witnessed massive chaos on Tuesday over the police lathi charge on Chowkidars and Dafadars.Opposition members accused the Nitish Kumar government of suppressing democratic protests, triggering sharp exchanges between the Treasury Benches and the Opposition.RJD MLA Kumar Sarvjeet alleged that the Bihar government was ruling through force.“A government of sticks and bullets will not work in Bihar,” he said, leading to loud sloganeering by Opp…
Patna, Feb 23 (IANS) After attending the proceedings of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav on Monday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), accusing the government of pushing Bihar into prolonged poverty and misgovernance despite being in power for over two decades. Tejashwi Yadav said that even after 21 years of NDA rule, Bihar continues to remain among the most backward states in the coun…
Patna, Feb 23 (IANS) Former Bihar Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Rabri Devi, on Monday launched a scathing attack on the NDA government, accusing it of completely failing to maintain law and order in the state.Speaking during the ongoing Budget Session, Rabri Devi alleged that murders and rapes were being reported daily across Bihar, but the government and police machinery remain inactive.Taking a direct swipe at the BJP, Rabri Devi said the party frequen…
Patna, Feb 23 (IANS) The Bihar Legislative Assembly on Monday witnessed a sharp and unusual debate within the ruling alliance over the issue of constructing boundary walls and fencing for temples and monasteries, with a BJP MLA openly questioning his own government’s policy.The matter was raised during Question Hour by former Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad, who asked why boundary walls and fencing for temples and monasteries could not be constructed without registration under the Reli…
Patna, Feb 21 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, on Saturday released a crime bulletin strongly attacking the Nitish Kumar–led “double-engine” NDA government over the rising incidents of crime against women and children in the state.In a sharply-worded post on his official X handle, Tejashwi Yadav used sarcasm to criticise the government, writing, “In the so-called Ram Rajya created by the Modi–Nitish government, such ‘auspicious’ inc…
Patna, Feb 20 (IANS) Bihar politics witnessed a dramatic turn on Friday as sharp verbal exchanges involving animals took centre stage in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. During the discussion on the Home Department’s budget, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary launched a stinging attack on Purnea MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, triggering an equally sharp counterattack.While responding to the debate, Samrat Choudhary mocked Pappu Yadav by likening him to an “elephant.”Referring to pa…