Lucknow, April 22 (IANS) The controversy that erupted over Lucknow Mayor Sushma Kharkwal’s purported remark aimed at Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav’s late mother refuses to die down, with the former claiming SP activists staged an “abusive” protest at her house. While Akhilesh Yadav has condemned her remark, Kharkwal on Wednesday alleged that she was attacked by people related to the party.Reacting to the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, Kharkwal had allegedly remark…
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New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, is set to lead a ‘Jan Aakrosh Mahila Padyatra’ in Lucknow on Tuesday, marching from his official residence to the state Assembly over the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha. The march, covering a distance of around 1.75 kilometres, is expected to begin shortly and will see the participation of Cabinet ministers, BJP leaders, and hundreds of women supporters.The protest has been organised to …
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) As the last leg of campaigning gains momentum before the first phase of Assembly election in West Bengal on April 23, Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Nabin stepped up the attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government. He said that the Chief Minister had gone to the court to seek justice for Bangladeshi infiltrators but not for the women who were “humiliated in the state”.Nabin was in Raiganj on Sunday for an election rally.Speaking to …
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched an acerbic attack on the Congress, accusing it of spreading misinformation on delimitation, adopting an “anti-reform” approach, and pursuing “negative politics” that harms national interest.He said the Congress is following a policy of divide and rule, which he alleged it inherited from the British, and is spreading misinformation that delimitation would adversely impact certain states.Addressing the nation a day after …
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A day after the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill on women’s reservation did not pass in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed the nation, criticising Congress, DMK, Trinamool Congress, and the Samajwadi Party over what he termed “selfish politics”.Expressing regret over the outcome, the Prime Minister said it pained him that the Bill could not be passed and alleged that opposition parties celebrated its defeat while blocking what he descr…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Lieutenant General Madhuri Kanitkar, a retired General Officer in the Indian Army and the third woman to achieve a Three-star rank, on Saturday mentioned reservation as “necessary from the grassroot” when it comes to civil organisations or governance. She termed it as important since according to her “equal opportunities are not provided in these sectors”.During an interaction with IANS, Kanitkar spoke about the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill in the …
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday asserted that the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, should not be interpreted as a setback for the Centre or the BJP, but rather as a “huge blow” inflicted on the nation by Congress and other Opposition parties.He made the remarks during a press conference held a day after the Bill was voted down in the Lok Sabha. The proposed legislation, which sought to provide 33 per cent reserv…
Hyderabad, April 18 (IANS) The Telangana Police on Saturday placed the State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President N. Ramchander Rao under house arrest after the party gave a call to hold a protest against the Congress following the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha a day before. The NDA will launch a nationwide protest campaign on Saturday against the Opposition INDIA bloc over the issue.Party leaders said protests will be organised at the district headquarters…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Praveen Khandelwal joined a protest on Saturday along with women workers expressing strong dissatisfaction over the rejection of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha. The protesters raised slogans against the Opposition, intensifying the political confrontation over the failed women’s reservation legislation.During the demonstration, CM Gupta raised slogans: “Phool nahi chin…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The floor leaders of the Opposition will meet at Congress National President and Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge’s chamber in the Parliament Complex at 10 A.M. on Saturday. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will not attend the meeting as he will be travelling to Tamil Nadu for the election campaign.This comes a day after the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha.The Bill, which aimed to provide …