Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IANS) Karnataka BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Wednesday said that the party’s State Executive meeting will be held on Thursday (February 19) at Palace Grounds in Bengaluru.Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will inaugurate the meeting, which is expected to be attended by more than 1,250 delegates, Vijayendra said.Speaking to mediapersons after inspecting preparations at Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds, he said representatives from across the state would b…
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Amaravati, Feb 11 (IANS) YSR Congress Party has alleged that the TDP-led coalition government in Andhra Pradesh made Governor S. Abdul Nazeer speak lies in the state Assembly.Reacting to the Governor’s address to the joint session of both the Houses of the state legislature on the first day of the Budget session, YSRCP legislators alleged that the speech was full of falsehoods, inflated numbers, baseless allegations and deliberate distortions.MLA Tatiparthi Chandrasekhar said that the Governor…
Patna, Feb 11 (IANS) Political tensions escalated in Bihar on Wednesday as several Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Members of the Legislative Council (MLCs), led by Leader of the Opposition Rabri Devi, staged a protest against the Nitish Kumar-led government outside the Bihar Legislative Council.The protesting RJD MLCs gathered at the entrance of the Council holding posters bearing slogans accusing the Chief Minister of intimidating opposition members and running a corrupt administration.The posters …
Patna, Feb 6 (IANS) The Budget Session of the Bihar Legislature continued amid heavy uproar in both Houses on Friday, with noisy scenes witnessed in the Legislative Assembly as well as the Legislative Council.In the Legislative Assembly, some ruling party MLAs were seen cornering their own ministers during Question Hour, while similar disorder prevailed in the Legislative Council, where opposition members raised strong objections over the conduct of proceedings.During question hour in the legisl…
Bengaluru, Feb 3 (IANS) Karnataka BJP legislators on Tuesday staged a protest in the Legislative Council over remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, disrupting the House’s proceedings. Following the uproar and repeated appeals by Chairman Basavaraj Horatti, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s Political Secretary and Congress MLC Naseer Ahmad expressed regret over his remarks.On Monday, Congress MLC Naseer Ahmad had referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “desh drohi” (anti-nation…