New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Congress and CPI-M leaders on Thursday clarified that they are not opposed to the Women’s Reservation Bill, but criticised the Centre for delaying its implementation and linking it to delimitation and the census exercise. Opposition leaders argued that while the Bill was passed unanimously in Parliament in 2023 with support from all parties, the government has failed to operationalise it. They alleged that the Centre could have implemented 33 per cent reservation for…
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Patna, April 13 (IANS) Launching a sharp political attack on the ruling dispensation in Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) of misgovernance, alleging that the state is being “run by remote control from Gujarat” and that the interests of Bihar’s people have been ignored over the past two decades.Speaking to IANS, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader, citing the law and order situation in Bihar, alleged that elements linked …
Patna, April 2 (IANS) Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav, accusing him of maligning Bihar for electoral gains.Paswan alleged that Tejashwi Yadav, during his visits to other states, portrays Bihar as the poorest state in the country and questioned why he does not explain who is responsible for such a situation.He squarely blamed the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and its leadership for the state’s backwardness.Paswan furthe…
Patna, March 5 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U leader Nitish Kumar is regarded as one of the most seasoned and adaptable leaders in Indian politics, having navigated decades of ideological shifts, coalition realignments and governance experiments. With his nomination to the Rajya Sabha, his long political journey appears set to enter a new phase.Nitish Kumar began his political career in student activism. He first contested the Harnaut Assembly seat in 1977 but was unsuccessful.In 1985, he …
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The much-anticipated India-Pakistan T20 World Cup encounter scheduled for Sunday evening has once again ignited sharp political reactions across party lines. While leaders from the BJP and its allies voiced confidence that India would secure a decisive victory, the Congress questioned the very staging of the match in light of cross-border terrorism allegedly backed by Pakistan.India and Pakistan are set to face off in Colombo later in the day. The atmosphere in the host …
Patna, Feb 8 (IANS) The arrest of Purnea MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav in a 1995 forgery case has triggered sharp political reactions across party lines in Bihar, with the ruling NDA maintaining that the action followed judicial orders, while Opposition leaders questioned the timing of the move. Reacting to the arrest, BJP Bihar President Sanjay Saraogi said Pappu Yadav has been facing criminal cases for years and was declared absconding by the court. “Orders for attachment and seizure had …
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Union Minister Kiren Rijiju welcomed the Budget 2026-27 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament on Sunday, describing it as practical, development-oriented, and aligned with the vision of a ‘Viksit Bharat’. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, he said the budget focuses on real reforms rather than rhetoric and aims to strengthen inclusive growth across the country.”Today’s budget is very practical for ‘Viksit Bharat’. It reflects …
Patna, Jan 23 (IANS) On the occasion of Basant Panchami and Saraswati Puja, former Union Minister R.C.P. Singh visited Patel Hostel in Patna on Friday, offered prayers to Goddess Saraswati and interacted with students. However, even during the religious event, political discussions surrounding his future continued to remain in focus.Recently, senior JD-U leader and Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh had categorically ruled out any possibility of RCP Singh’s return to the party…
Patna, Jan 12 (IANS) A video allegedly showing Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Lok Sabha MP Surendra Prasad Yadav using objectionable language has gone viral on social media, triggering a major political controversy in Bihar. The RJD MP, who represents Jehanabad Lok Sabha constituency, has dismissed the video as AI-generated and refused to issue any apology.Responding to queries from the media, Surendra Prasad Yadav denied the allegations and claimed that the video was fabricated using artificial int…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has once again found himself at the centre of a political storm after making a statement on India’s foreign policy, asserting that the defeat of a Prime Minister is equivalent to the defeat of India.While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) welcomed Tharoor’s remarks, the statement has once again drawn criticism from within his own party, the Congress.The BJP and the JD-U backed Tharoor’s comments, emphasising the …