Bhopal, July 22 (IANS) The political row over the police action against Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and students protesting NEET paper leak in New Delhi, reached the Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday, with the Congress and the BJP holding rival stirs during the third day of the Monsoon Session.Congress MLAs, led by Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar, arrived at the Assembly wearing black armbands to protest the use of force by the Delhi Police against Rahul Gand…
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Bhopal, July 21 (IANS) The passage of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Tuesday triggered a fresh confrontation between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress, with both parties presenting sharply contrasting views. Leading the BJP’s response, state party president and MLA Hemant Khandelwal hailed the Bill as a “historic” step, saying Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s government had created history by implementing the UCC in the s…
Bhopal, July 21 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday brought Rahul Gandhi’s protest over the police action against students in Delhi to the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, with its MLAs staging a sit-in outside Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s chamber after they were not allowed to raise the issue in the House.Led by Leader of the Opposition Umang Singhar, Congress legislators sought a discussion on the lathi charge on students protesting over the paper leak issue at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Monday.However, Parl…
Bhopal, July 21 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Assembly witnessed fiery exchanges and repeated disruptions on Tuesday as the contentious Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026 took centre stage during the ongoing Monsoon Session.Congress MLAs staged a vociferous protest right from the start, demanding that the Bill be referred to a Select Committee and that the government immediately implement 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs).As minister Gautam Tetwal moved a motion to discuss t…
Bhopal, July 21 (IANS) On the second day of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly’s monsoon session, the Congress party staged a protest against the state government. Congress MLAs arrived at the Assembly complex carrying a “symbolic corpse” and accused the government of ignoring pressing public issues while prioritising controversial agendas.Tuesday marks the second day of the monsoon session, during which eight bills, including the much-debated Uniform Civil Code (UCC), are being discussed.The UCC B…
Bhopal, July 20 (IANS) Congress MLA Pankaj Upadhyay on Monday staged a sit-in protest in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly premises, alleging that his repeated attempts to raise issues related to the Kailaras Sugar Mill through Assembly questions had been rejected without any explanation by the Assembly Secretariat. Several Congress MLAs later joined the protest in support of Upadhyay.Upadhyay, the MLA from Jaura in Morena district, sat on a dharna near the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the opening day of …
Bhopal, July 20 (IANS) The monsoon session of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly commenced on Monday with a protest by Congress MLAs inside the Assembly premisesLed by Leader of the Opposition Umang Singhar, Congress legislators staged a demonstration against the government’s alleged failure to address farmers’ distress, particularly the shortage of fertilisers and seeds for the ongoing Kharif season and inadequate drought relief measures.Congress MLAs wore symbolic masks depicting Chief Minister M…
New Delhi/Bhopal, July 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed former Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti’s petition against his conviction in the 1998 Datia Cooperative Rural Development Bank fixed deposit (FD) fraud case, clearing the way for the Datia Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh to go ahead as scheduled. The High Court’s order means Bharti’s conviction and disqualification from the Madhya Pradesh Assembly will remain in force for now, ending the legal uncertainty over the bypol…
Bhopal, July 3 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced the schedule for the Datia Assembly by-election, setting in motion the process to fill the vacant seat.According to the notification, the bypoll will formally be notified on July 6, with candidates permitted to file their nominations until July 13. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be conducted on July 14, while July 16 has been fixed as the last date for withdrawal of nominations.Polling will take place on July …
Bhopal, June 9 (IANS) Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of attempting to influence the Rajya Sabha election through “seat manipulation,” Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan on Tuesday said the controversy surrounding her rejected nomination began when the ruling party fielded a third candidate despite lacking the requisite numbers in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly. Addressing a press conference at the Congress headquarters in Bhopal hours after the Returning Officer of th…