New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Atishi on Tuesday wrote to Speaker Vijender Gupta, accusing him of “silencing” the opposition through repeated suspensions and expulsions, and asserting that AAP MLAs will resume participation in House proceedings only after the revocation of the suspension of four legislators.In her letter, Atishi termed the Speaker’s recent remarks — questioning the opposition’s absence and calling it a breach of democratic responsi…
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New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Chief Minister of Delhi, Rekha Gupta, performed the traditional ‘kheer ceremony’ on Monday ahead of the city government’s upcoming Budget Session, continuing a practice she started last year. The ceremony involves preparing the traditional Indian dessert, offering it to God, and distributing it among those involved in preparing the budget and the public.CM Gupta said, “Our budget will provide development and boost to over 3 crore people living in Delhi.”She is …
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Delhi Legislative Assembly Secretariat will organise a function on Monday to pay homage to Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev on their martyrdom day, an official said. On this occasion, Speaker Vijender Gupta, along with Members of the Council of Ministers, MLAs, and eminent freedom fighters, will pay floral tributes to the martyrs.The event in the legislative Assembly’s complex will coincide with the start of the Second Part of the Fourth Session (Budget…
Ahmedabad, March 21 (IANS) Protests broke out outside the Jama Masjid in Ahmedabad on Saturday as workers from the All India Majlis‑e‑Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) demonstrated against the Gujarat government’s proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, which is scheduled to be taken up for debate next week. The demonstration, held on the day of Eid al-Fitr, took place without prior police permission.Protesters carried banners reading “Remove UCC, Save the Nation” and “Repeal UCC”, and c…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Ahead of the Delhi Assembly’s Budget Session beginning March 23, Speaker Vijender Gupta met Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and her Cabinet colleagues to discuss preparations and modalities for the conduct of legislative business.The two agreed to fix March 24 for the presentation of the Budget for 2026–27, said a statement. It will be the second successive Budget to be presented by CM Gupta, who also holds the Finance portfolio.After the meeting, the Chief Minister said:…
Agartala, March 18 (IANS) Former Minister and senior BJP legislator Ram Pada Jamatia was on Wednesday elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Tripura Assembly. After the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies — Tipra Motha Party (TMP) and Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) — proposed his name on March 12, Jamatia filed his nomination for the Speaker’s post.The election for the new Speaker became necessary following the demise of the sitting Speaker, Biswa Bandhu Sen, on D…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Lok Sabha took up voting on the Demands for Grants for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for the financial year 2026-27 on Wednesday.The Ministry has been allocated Rs 1,40,529 crore in the Union Budget, reflecting a 5.4 per cent increase over the revised estimates of 2025-26.Nearly 93 per cent of this allocation is directed to the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, which oversees farmer-centric schemes, subsidies, crop insurance, and welfare …
Agartala, March 12 (IANS) The ruling BJP legislature party on Thursday night proposed the party’s veteran tribal MLA Ram Pada Jamatia as the Speaker of the Tripura Legislative Assembly. A BJP leader said that the legislature party, during a meeting here, decided to propose Jamatia as the next Speaker of the Assembly. Chief Minister Manik Saha, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ratan Lal Nath, state BJP President Rajib Bhattacharjee, incumbent Deputy Speaker Ram Prasad Paul, the party’s central …
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) A wave of panic swept through the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan (Legislative Assembly) in Mumbai early this morning after an anonymous individual sent a bomb threat via email to the official office account. The threat has triggered a massive security operation, bringing proceedings to a temporary standstill during the critical Budget Session. Following the receipt of the threatening email, Mumbai Police and security agencies acted swiftly to secure the premises.According to t…
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Amid a search operation launched after a bomb threat received in an email at the Vidhan Bhavan during the ongoing budget session, the Maharashtra Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde on Thursday said the threat extended beyond the Vidhan Bhavan. According to Chairman Ram Shinde, an email was sent to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) at 6.57 a.m. “Given that the Budget Session is currently underway, the email specifically threatened attacks using bombs …