New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Opposition leaders on Tuesday criticised the government’s decision to reduce the number of subsidised LPG cylinder refills available under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) from nine per year to four, with some quipping that it should now be renamed the “Andhkaar Scheme”. Talking to IANS, Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit said the decision reflected the government’s failure to sustain welfare support for citizens.”What this means is that PM Modi first took over Cong…
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New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Opposition INDIA bloc leaders on Saturday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Bihar government after former Chief Minister Rabri Devi sent back all security personnel deployed at her official residence following the Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary-led government’s decision to withdraw the Z+ security cover provided to her and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav.Defending the Bihar government’s decision, the BJP took a jibe at Rabri Devi and L…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Indian Army on Friday disapproved of attempts by the Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh and Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Kumar Jha to tarnish the image of defence forces, promote falsehoods about service conditions aimed to instigate divisions within the armed forces and manufacture an “Officer-Men divide”. Sounding a false and misleading information alert, the Additional Directorate General of Public Information under the Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Wednesday termed the move by BJP’s top leadership to reduce the number of vehicles in their convoys “hollow symbolism” and questioned the actual extent of the reduction. Talking to IANS, Jha said: “How much did they reduce it by? How much did they actually bring it down? From 75 to 37, or from 35 to 17? Look, this may work for headline management.”He further criticised what he described as excessive expenditure by the government, saying: “Just r…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) As Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the BJP’s first Chief Minister of West Bengal, RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Saturday congratulated him and said that the government’s top priority should be to end the atmosphere of violence in the state. Speaking to IANS, Manoj Kumar Jha said, “There is no need to go into too much detail. The BJP government’s victory had become clear on the day of vote counting itself. Whatever the reasons behind it may be, it is interesting that Suv…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Kumar Jha, on Saturday, called Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) promise of providing monthly financial assistance to women and unemployed youth in West Bengal ahead of the state’s two-phased Assembly polls, an ‘act of desperation’. He alleged that after the initial cash transfer of Rs. 10,000 to women in Bihar, there is now a “blanket of silence”.His reaction comes a day after the Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the release of the…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) A fresh political debate has emerged over the implementation of the Women’s Reservation Bill after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Budget Session of Parliament has been extended to facilitate its rollout. The law, enacted in 2023, provides for 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures, but is currently linked to delimitation and is expected to come into effect by 2029. Leaders from the Shiv Sena and Shiv Sena(UBT) on Monday welcomed the move, urging…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s remarks defending India’s diplomatic restraint over the ongoing West Asia conflict have sparked sharp reactions from leaders across the political spectrum, with some supporting his position while others criticised the Centre for what they described as an unclear foreign policy stance.Reacting to Tharoor’s comments, Congress MP Tariq Anwar told IANS the views expressed by the senior leader may be personal and stressed that the governme…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) With a Delhi court sending Youth Congress (IYC) National President Uday Bhanu Chib to four days of police custody following his arrest in connection with the shirtless protest held during the India AI Impact Summit, Opposition leaders on Tuesday criticised the move, stating that raising issues through protest is not a crime. Speaking to reporters, Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala said: “If a government betrays the nation’s interests in trade agreements, exposing it …
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Opposition leaders in India on Saturday welcomed the decision of the US Supreme Court striking down tariff measures imposed during the tenure of US President Donald Trump, terming the verdict significant for global trade and rule-based economic order.Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Ashok Mittal also referred to fluctuations in tariff levels in recent years.“On August 27, 2025, the US increased the tariff from 25 per cent to 50 per cent. Earlier, under the interim trade deal b…