Chandigarh, March 6 (IANS) Punjab Cabinet ministers Harpal Singh Cheema, Aman Arora and Harbhajan Singh ETO on Friday launched scathing attack on the Congress, condemning party’s decision to boycott the Governor’s Address, saying “it’s an insult to the House and to the 75-year-old parliamentary traditions of the state”. The ministers said the Opposition’s disruptive behaviour and sloganeering in the House were desperate attempts to divert public attention from the state’s developme…
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Chandigarh, March 6 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, saying the conduct of Cabinet ministers during the Governor’s address “exposed the hollowness, confusion and deep contradictions within the ruling dispensation”.Bajwa said in an unprecedented development in state’s legislative history, Cabinet Ministers Harpal Cheema and Aman Arora walked out of the Assembly while the Governor’s…
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) group leader Bhaskar Jadhav on Tuesday took the state government to task in the Legislative Assembly over rising unemployment, unfulfilled promises, and an industrial policy limited only to paper agreements. Participating in a debate on the Governor’s address, Jadhav stated that official government data reveals a seven-fold increase in unemployment within the state.While citing government data, Jadhav said the general unemployment …
Patna, Feb 5 (IANS) The third day of the Bihar Legislative Assembly’s budget session witnessed sharp political exchanges as the House took up discussion on the Governor’s address.Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav launched a scathing attack on the Nitish Kumar-led government, accusing it of neglect, false claims, and weakening democratic values.Participating in the debate, Tejashwi Yadav said that despite several Governors changing over the last 11 years, the content of the Governor’s…
Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP demanded a ruling from Speaker U.T. Khader on the letter submitted by the party regarding the alleged disrespect shown by ruling Congress legislators to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot after he declined to read out the speech prepared by the state government. The BJP further urged the Speaker to suspend Congress legislators, including Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil, in this regard.Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, R. Ashoka, rais…
Chennai, Jan 22 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said on Thursday that the DMK would consult like-minded opposition parties across the country to move a constitutional amendment abolishing the practice of the Governor’s address at the start of the first session of state Assemblies. Reacting to a series of recent confrontations between the Governors and elected governments in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka, CM Stalin accused the Governors of acting as “party agents” and deliberately…
Bengaluru, Jan 22 (IANS) Amid uncertainty over the Governor’s customary address to the joint session of the Karnataka Legislature, the Siddaramaiah government has stated that any refusal by Governor Thawarchand Gehlot to read the government-prepared speech would amount to a betrayal of the Constitution.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Thursday, State Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs H.K. Patil said, “As per Article 176 of the Indian Constitution, it is the duty of the Governor…
Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Cabinet will meet on January 6 at the Secretariat in Chennai under the chairmanship of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, ahead of the commencement of the State Legislative Assembly session scheduled to begin on January 20.The meeting is expected to play a crucial role in shaping the government’s legislative agenda and policy direction for the upcoming session.A major focus of the Cabinet meeting will be the preparation of the Governor’s address, which traditiona…