Patna, June 9 (IANS) The controversy surrounding the recent changes to the security arrangements of RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi intensified on Tuesday, with Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Tejashwi Yadav launching a sharp attack on Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary upon his arrival in Patna from Delhi. Tejashwi Yadav arrived at Patna airport along with his father, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, and Rajya Sabha MP Misa Bharti.The leaders subsequently left for Rabri …
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Patna, June 6 (IANS) In a strong protest against the withdrawal of the Z+ security cover, former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Saturday returned all security personnel deployed at their official residence, escalating a political row over the issue. The move drew a sharp reaction from the RJD, which accused the government of engaging in “revenge-driven politics” and attempting to weaken the opposition through administrative measures….
Bengaluru, June 5 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Friday that he had promised senior Minister Ramalinga Reddy the Bengaluru Development portfolio after becoming Chief Minister. However, he maintained that the decision on portfolio allocation rests with the party’s high command.Speaking to the media regarding Reddy’s resignation from the ministerial post on Friday, Shivakumar acknowledged the assurance he had given, saying he had told Reddy he would be allotted the Benga…
Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) Former state minister Firhad Hakim on Wednesday resigned as the Mayor of Kolkata. According to Trinamool Congress sources, he took the decision after taking permission from party supremo Mamata Banerjee. On Wednesday, several Trinamool MLAs reached the state secretariat Nabanna to attend an administrative meeting at the invitation of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. Among them was Kolkata Port MLA Firhad Hakim. He resigned from the post of Mayor of Kolkata after returning …
Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) Rathindra Bose, the new Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly, on Wednesday accepted the resolution of the new block in Trinamool Congress’s legislative party as both the official Trinamool Congress block and the principal opposition party in the House.Earlier in the day, 58 out of the 80 elected legislators of Trinamool Congress, led by expelled party legislator Ritabrata Banerjee, submitted a resolution carrying the signatures of the 58 legislators, seeking recognition bot…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 23 (IANS) The CPI(M) is witnessing an unusual phase of internal dissent, with criticism of senior leader Pinarayi Vijayan intensifying across party committee meetings following a major electoral setback in Kerala.The discontent has surfaced even as the party holds a three-day review meeting in Delhi, which Vijayan is not attending. Party leaders are assessing the scale of the defeat and the growing dissatisfaction within the ranks.What has stunned the top CPI (M) leadersh…
Guwahati, May 20 (IANS) Assam Congress MLA Jakir Hussain Sikdar on Wednesday said that the Congress high command is in the process of selecting the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in the Assam Assembly, and an announcement regarding the Leader of the Opposition is expected soon.Speaking to reporters here ahead of the first session of the newly constituted Assam Legislative Assembly, Sikdar said Congress MLAs would jointly participate in the oath-taking ceremony and all Assembly pr…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) In a striking reversal of political fortunes, former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was on Thursday officially declared Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition, hours after V. D. Satheesan was selected by his Congress as his successor following the party-led UDF’s emphatic victory in the Assembly elections.The decision to appoint Vijayan as the Opposition leader was taken at the meeting of the Communist Party of India-Marxist state committee, formally marking the b…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 6 (IANS) In a development highlighting the growing churn within Kerala’s defeated Left camp, the Communist Party of India (CPI) has openly opposed the move to appoint former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan as the Leader of the Opposition.The issue reportedly figured during a CPI leadership meeting, where senior party leaders argued that the post should go to a new face, holding Vijayan’s leadership style partly responsible for the Left Democratic Front’s (LDF) elect…
Kochi, May 6 (IANS) In a stinging critique following the Left Democratic Front’s (LDF) crushing defeat in the Kerala Assembly elections, former Left-supported lawmaker Sebastian Paul has squarely blamed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, calling the verdict a direct rejection of his leadership style.Paul, who has previously served both as a legislator and Lok Sabha member with Left backing, said the scale of the defeat reflects public anger not merely against governance but against Vijayan as an…