Bengaluru, April 15 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday strongly opposed the Centre’s proposed delimitation exercise, terming it a “political re-engineering” at the cost of southern states.In a media statement, Shivakumar said the proposal to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 850 would systematically reduce the representation of southern states while rewarding regions with unchecked population growth, alleging that the move amounts to “punishing p…
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Chandigarh, Feb 12 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday announced to start a mass contact programme from February 17 in Qadian town in Gurdaspur district to launch the first phase of an election campaign comprising 40 rallies in nearly one month for the Assembly polls slated early next year.A decision to this effect was taken by party President Sukhbir Singh Badal after consultation with the senior party leadership.Speaking on the issue, Badal said, “We will take up all the burning i…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) BJP leader and former West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Trinamool Congress government over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state, claiming that criminal activities have spread across Bengal and that the police have failed to act decisively.“Earlier, only a few areas in Bengal were sensitive, with occasional conflicts or disturbances. Now, the entire state has come under this situation. Firearms and bombs are …
Chandigarh, Jan 31 (IANS) A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab, state Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has a letter to him, apprised his leading issues concerning the state and seeking their resolution at the earliest. He said, “Punjab, one of the most prosperous states and the breadbasket of the nation, is facing unprecedented economic challenges due to pending releases of Central funds. Punjab feels neglected in terms of Central investment and policy …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 29 (IANS) State Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal on Thursday presented the sixth consecutive Budget of the LDF government in the Kerala Assembly, placing strong emphasis on welfare spending, infrastructure development and resistance to what he described as sustained fiscal neglect by the Centre.The Vijayan government has gone ahead with a full budget even as the Assembly elections are scheduled this year, and as per the convention, a vote-on-account budget is presented.Ope…
Bengaluru, Jan 21 (IANS) Karnataka unit of the BJP has criticised the state government for allegedly misusing the Governor’s office to criticise the Centre. Karnataka BJP state president and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra has demanded that the state government led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should allow the joint session of both Houses of the Legislature to be conducted under a healthy democratic framework and a positive federal spirit, without inserting content critical of the Central government in th…
Chennai, Jan 11 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Union government to take proactive and high-level diplomatic steps to protect the welfare, political rights, and constitutional aspirations of Sri Lankan Tamils amid proposed constitutional reforms in Sri Lanka. In his detailed letter, Stalin said he was drawing the Prime Minister’s attention to what he described as a deeply troubling and sensitive issue concerning the Tamil co…
Hyderabad, Jan 2 (IANS) Telangana Legislative Assembly on Friday passed a resolution, demanding continuation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) as it is and terming the recently passed Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB G RAM G) detrimental to the rights of the poor. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy tabled the resolution, which was passed unanimously by a voice vote.According to the resolution, the new law is against t…