New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday criticised the BJP-led Centre over the alleged use of force against protesting students, while referring to the use of an AK-47 during a protest in Bihar. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Priyanka Gandhi said, “First guns, now AK-47s, pellet guns! Are they terrorists? What’s wrong with these people? They (BJP) have again registered FIRs against students in Bihar and Bengal. They have not given up their old habits. I h…
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New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) As Opposition MPs staged a protest at Makar Dwar of Parliament on Monday over police action during the Jantar Mantar protest, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey launched a sharp attack on Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi, alleging a lack of transparency regarding his foreign visits and calling for investigation into them. The Opposition members gathered with banners demanding accountability from Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the police action against students who were p…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Monday after the Opposition continued to disrupt proceedings over the alleged NEET paper leak and police action against protesting students, marking yet another day of the Monsoon Session without any legislative business.The House was earlier adjourned till noon. When it reconvened after the hour-long break, Congress member Pramod Tiwari (Rajasthan) raised the NEET paper leak issue.He said that under Article 75, the Council of …
New Delhi/Bhopal, July 27 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Monday said a “stringent law against examination paper leaks alone would not solve the country’s examination crisis” and called for a wider discussion on the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.Singh’s remarks came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the formation of a high-powered task force, headed by former UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani, to recommend meas…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Political leaders on Monday reacted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of a high-powered task force on examination reforms, chaired by Nandan Nilekani. The initiative comes in the wake of the NEET-UG paper leak controversy, which triggered nationwide protests and renewed concerns over the integrity of examinations. Reacting to the development, Congress MP Pawan Khera took a swipe at the BJP, saying the ruling party continues to rely on Congress leaders and t…
Jaipur, July 27 (IANS): The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), led by Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday announced that it will contest the upcoming Panchayat and Municipal body elections in Rajasthan. The move marks party’s first organised attempt to contest grassroots elections in the state. Rajasthan’s local elections have traditionally been dominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. AIMIM plans to field official party nominees as well as supported candidates, in an …
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) As the Centre prepares to introduce the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, in Parliament on Monday, several Opposition MPs expressed scepticism over the proposed legislation, arguing that stricter laws alone would not prevent examination paper leaks and alleging that the government has failed to ensure accountability in previous cases. Opposition MPs maintained that similar legal provisions already exist and questioned whether the pro…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Several Opposition Members of Parliament on Monday submitted adjournment motion notices in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, demanding an immediate discussion on what they described as the “brutal, unprovoked, disproportionate” use of force by the Delhi Police and security personnel against students protesting at Jantar Mantar on July 20. The notices come in the wake of the large-scale ‘Sansad Chalo’ protest held in New Delhi on July 20, where hundreds of students…
Bengaluru, July 27 (IANS) State BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra has demanded a thorough investigation into the alleged irregularities in the recruitment of 400 veterinary officers through the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), asserting that those found guilty should face stringent action. Vijayendra described the alleged audio leak related to the KPSC recruitment process as an extremely serious development. According to allegations, the audio clip suggests that candidates could secure hi…
Bhubaneswar, July 27 (IANS) After the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the opposition parties in Odisha have intensified the demand for the resignation of state School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over the school textbook error issue in the state. Speaking to media persons on Sunday, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Bhakta Charan Das said that if the state government does not take any action over the demand for the resignation of Gond i…