New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha has strongly advocated for the introduction of a “Right to Recall” mechanism in India, allowing voters to remove non-performing elected representatives such as MPs and MLAs before the end of their term. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha during Zero Hour, Chadha spoke on the issue, emphasising that the current system lacks accountability and performance evaluation for elected leaders.Chadha highlighted a key flaw in India’s…
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New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Indian National Congress on Tuesday reaffirmed its focus on organisational revival at the district level, conducting a productive one-day intensive training programme for newly appointed District Congress Committee (DCC) Presidents from eight states as part of the ongoing Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan. A total of 286 DCC Presidents participated in the session held at Indira Bhawan, where Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gan…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Opposition parties’ reported plan to move a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker was criticised by sources in the government and in the office of Om Birla on Monday, alleging that an attempt was being made to push a false narrative over the unprecedented developments in the House on February 4. The sources issued a strong rebuttal to the Opposition’s allegations that there was no imminent threat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Opposition women…
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Amid the crucial Assembly elections in West Bengal scheduled later this year, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to come for a two-day visit to the state in the third week of this month. A state committee member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that the Union Home Minister is likely to arrive in Kolkata either on the night of February 17 or the morning of February 18 and will be returning to New Delhi on February 19.However, unlike his last month-end visit …
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Trinamool Congress is mulling the possibilities of moving an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on the floor of the Parliament.The initial discussions on the matter were made at a meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, chaired by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, with the Trinamool Congress members in the two Houses of the Parliament.However, a party MP who did not wish to be named said that the discussions were just at the nascen…
Chandigarh, Dec 31 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has failed to provide in the past four years the mandatory 100 days of employment under MGNREGA to lakhs of people from weaker and deprived sections, said BJP state working President Ashwani Sharma on Wednesday. By doing so, BJP leader Sharma said, CM Mann has not only taken away the guarantee of employment but has also snatched bread from the plates of the poor, hurting their dignity and self-respect. Sharma told the media here that …
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) A Trinamool Congress delegation once again approached the Election Commission on Monday, raising their reservations against calling elderly and sick people to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing sessions and not allowing Booth Level Agents (BLAs) inside the hearing centre. The Trinamool Congress in West Bengal also asked why no action is being taken in this regard despite their repeated pleas.A five-member Trinamool delegation visited the West Bengal Chief Elector…