Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) The Maharashtra Legislative Council witnessed a heated uproar on Thursday over the recent spurious liquor tragedy in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. While the Opposition slammed the state government for its alleged lack of sensitivity and failure to prevent the incident, the ruling alliance hit back, accusing the Opposition of politicising a tragic event.BJP MLC Amit Gorkhe moved a calling attention motion demanding immediate financial assistance for the families of those who l…
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Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) The ongoing Monsoon session of the Maharashtra State Legislature witnessed dramatic scenes on Wednesday as a sharp verbal duel broke out between two ruling alliance legislators in the Legislative Council. Shiv Sena MLA Bacchu Kadu and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Pravin Darekar clashed aggressively on the floor of the Assembly over the issue of crop loan waivers, forcing the Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to intervene to restore order.The confrontation began when the …
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said that Yoga is a panacea for preventing lifestyle-related diseases, especially as the incidence of diseases has increased significantly in recent times.Therefore, everyone should practise yoga regularly to stay healthy, he added. He was speaking at the 12th International Day of Yoga programme organised near the Food Court at Juhu Beach. Chairman of the Legislative Council Prof. Ram Shinde, Member of Parliament Ravin…
Mysuru, May 12 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday endorsed a proposal to evolve a Uniform Model of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business for Legislative Bodies at a consultation held in Mysuru, an official said in a statement issued in New Delhi. Speaking at the Preliminary Meeting of the “Committee of Presiding Officers to frame the Uniform Model of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of Legislative Bodies”, Speaker Gupta said, “Uniformity in legislative procedu…
Panaji, April 9 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday highlighted the pivotal role of tech-savvy, young legislators in realising the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047, emphasising the importance of research, innovation, and technology. Inaugurating the first conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Zone VII in Goa, Birla said that people’s representatives must be adept at addressing citizens’ issues by harnessing the transformative power of science an…
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Both houses of the Maharashtra Legislature adjourned sine die on Wednesday after a month-long budget session. Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde and Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar announced in their respective houses that the monsoon session of the state legislature will start from June 22 in Mumbai.During the budget session, 27 key bills were passed across both houses. Out of a total of 29 bills tabled during the session, one was withdrawn, and one remains pe…
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday that the Legislature cannot assume the role of the Executive and directions given by the Legislature does not become the ultimate truth as action based on those directions will take place based on the ground reality. Chief Minister Fadnavis’ statement comes a day after the chaos and manhandling of Ministers during the Satara Zilla Parishad (ZP) presidential and vice-presidential elections triggered an uproar in …
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Amid a search operation launched after a bomb threat received in an email at the Vidhan Bhavan during the ongoing budget session, the Maharashtra Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde on Thursday said the threat extended beyond the Vidhan Bhavan. According to Chairman Ram Shinde, an email was sent to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) at 6.57 a.m. “Given that the Budget Session is currently underway, the email specifically threatened attacks using bombs …
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) The Privilege Committee of the Legislative Council on Tuesday submitted its report on NCP(SP) leader Suryakant More, recommending 30 days of civil imprisonment for his objectionable remarks against Maharashtra Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde during the poll campaign rally in the recently-concluded local body polls.Committee Chairman and BJP MLC Prasad Lad presented the report in this regards.Shinde who was in the Chair announced that the report has been submitted …
Gandhinagar, Feb 11 (IANS) Governor Acharya Devvrat on Wednesday received the presiding officials of three state legislatures at Gujarat Lok Bhavan for a courtesy meeting ahead of the forthcoming Budget Session of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly.Shankar Chaudhary, Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly; Harvinder Kalyan, Speaker of the Haryana Legislative Assembly; and Ram Shinde, Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, called on the Governor Devvrat.During the interaction, Chaudh…