Bhopal, April 27 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly witnessed a day of intense political friction as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government successfully passed a resolution concerning women’s reservation during a special one-day session on Monday. While the government celebrated the passage of the “Nari Shakti Vandan Sankalp”, the proceedings were marked by a dramatic walkout by Congress members who accused the ruling party of delaying the delivery of actual benefits to wom…
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Hyderabad, April 27 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday directed the officials to renovate the state Legislative Assembly building on the lines of the Parliament.At a review meeting he held along with Legislative Council Chairman Gutha Sukender Reddy and Assembly Speaker G. Prasad Kumar, the Chief Minister said measures must be taken to enhance the dignity of the House.According to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), he directed officials to redesign the Assembly to ensur…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) New Zealand’s Minister for Trade and Investment, Todd McClay, said that the FTA signed with India on Monday will be put before his country’s Parliament as early as tomorrow to fast-track the process so that it can come into force within this year.”We will start very, very quickly. We hope to have it enter into force before the end of the year, and then it will be fully implemented over about a seven-year period. Over the next few months, we will all be working very…
Chandigarh, April 27 (IANS) Haryana Congress lawmakers on Monday refused to participate in the special session of the Vidhan Sabha, saying the Legislative Assembly did not have the power to make laws on delimitation and women’s reservation. The Congress boycotted the session convened by the Nayab Singh Saini-led government and organised a parallel session outside the House here, demanding that the Women’s Reservation Bill passed in 2023 should be implemented immediately.The party unanimously…
Bhopal, April 27 (IANS) Congress MLA Anubha Munjare on Monday mounted a strong attack on the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government during a special one-day session of the state Assembly, raising issues related to women’s safety, administrative inaction and the challenges faced by elected representatives.Speaking in the House, Munjare drew attention to an ongoing protest in Balaghat city, where women have been staging an indefinite sit-in for nearly 20 days against the operation of a liquor shop lo…
Bhubaneswar, April 26 (IANS) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of misleading the public by alleging that Opposition parties are anti-women for opposing aspects related to the Constitutional Amendment Bill linked to the implementation of the Nari Shakti Vandan Act.In a press conference held here, the regional party alleged that although the Women’s Reservation Bill, introduced as the Nari Shakti Vandan Act, 2023, was passed by both Houses of Par…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir MP from Baramulla, Engineer Abdul Rashid Sheikh, has moved the Delhi High Court challenging a Patiala House Court order denying him interim bail in a terror-funding case being probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Rashid, popularly known as “Engineer Rashid” and currently lodged in Tihar Jail, has sought interim bail on humanitarian grounds to visit his father, who is in the hospital.The plea assails the trial court’s order refusing…
Washington, April 23 (IANS) Former Rajya Sabha member Priyanka Chaturvedi on Thursday raised concerns over US-India trade negotiations and pushed for greater political representation for women. Speaking at the Hudson Institute’s “New India Conference”, Chaturvedi criticised the manner in which tariff discussions have been handled, particularly in the context of recent US measures.“We were negotiating on a tariff, which was imposed on us… and came to 18 per cent,” Chaturvedi said, ref…
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday issued a stern warning to the leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) during the “Jan Aakrosh March”. He stated that those who opposed the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Women’s Reservation Bill) in Parliament and “strangled” the rights of women will find no peace in the coming days.He asserted that the struggle will continue until women secure a 33 per cent reservation in both Parliament and Legislative Assemblies.A …
Ahmedabad, April 20 (IANS) Fifty per cent reservation for women in local self-government institutions was made possible due to the efforts of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and the Congress party, Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil said on Monday while campaigning for the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections. Addressing election meetings across various wards in Ahmedabad, Gohil said the measure had strengthened women’s participation at the grassroots level.He added that altho…