New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Lok Sabha Speaker’s office and six rebel Shiv Sena(UBT) MPs on a plea filed by Shiv Sena(UBT) leader Arvind Sawant challenging the Speaker’s decision recognising their merger with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena under the anti-defection law. A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe sought responses from the respondents and posted the matter for further hearing after two weeks.The notices were issued to the L…
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New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal has moved the Supreme Court by filing a writ petition as a party-in-person challenging the interpretation of the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution, contending that the existing legal position on political mergers is diluting the anti-defection law. The petition, filed against the Union of India, was assigned Diary No. 42846/2026 and filed on July 20, according to details available on the apex court’s official website.Appearing before a Bench…
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Monday accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of committing an “assault on Indian democracy, freedom, and the Constitution”.In an editorial in the party’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, the party focused on two key developments over the past two days: the early morning police action against activist Sonam Wangchuk at Jantar Mantar and the Lok Sabha Speaker’s recognition of rebel factions from the Shiv Sena and Trinamool Congress.Acc…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The recognition of the merger of rebel SS (UBT) with Shiv Sena (Shinde) by the Lok Sabha Speaker has been welcomed by the latter, as they described the move as an indication of a crumbling outfit under Uddhav Thackeray and also a victory for progressive politics under Eknath Shinde. Speaker Om Birla approved the merger of six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs with Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Saturday, validating their switchover under the anti-defection law, ahead of the Parliamen…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) After staging a walkout to protest the presence of the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) members at the all-party meeting convened by the government on Sunday, the Opposition leaders called the invitation of the Trinamool Congress’ rebel faction “unconstitutional” and “murder of democracy”.The Opposition described the NCPI as an “unrecognised political party”.Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy, speaking to the reporters on the walkout, said: “The concern is that…
Jaipur, July 15 (IANS) Calling the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly a “pathshala” that can shape national leaders, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday urged legislators to uphold accountability, participate meaningfully in debates and embrace transparency to meet the changing expectations of the public.Addressing the ‘Amrit Manthan’ programme organised to mark the 75th anniversary of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, Birla said the Assembly is the institution where public representatives tru…
Nashik, July 12 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Sunday that the government and private institutions must work together to ensure that quality healthcare reaches the last person in society, He made these remarks while inaugurating a private health facility in Nashik, Maharashtra, according to an official statement.Birla noted that the Central government has been working to promote the health and well-being of all.He observed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has consistently encouraged …
Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday stated that, in addition to engaging in meaningful discussions and recognising issues, the primary objective of any ideal state Assembly should be to devise solutions for prevailing problems.The Lok Sabha Speaker said this at the inauguration of a two-day orientation programme for the newly elected Legislators in the West Bengal Assembly.“Common people have lots of hopes and expectations from a legislator. The role of an MLA, existing…
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) With International Yoga Day being observed across the country, NDA leaders on Sunday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his efforts towards garnering global recognition for India’s ancient tradition. The leaders also underlined the importance of yoga, calling it a way that binds young and old together.Addressing a Yoga Day event in the national capital, Union Minister J.P. Nadda mentioned how it was PM Modi who approached the United Nations (UN) to …
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) The West Bengal Assembly will henceforth adopt paperless functioning, Speaker Rathindra Bose told media persons on Thursday. At the same time, he said that a special training session will be organised for first-time legislators to help them get acclimatised to the functioning of Assembly proceedings.According to the Speaker, with a memorandum of understanding (MoU) having been signed earlier this month for the launch of the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) scheme in W…