New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Opposition protests over the three-day special session of Parliament beginning Thursday are centred less on the women’s reservation quota and more on the Centre’s proposed Delimitation Bill, 2026, which seeks to expand the Lok Sabha to 850 seats using 2011 Census data.Several stakeholders, particularly from southern states, fear that the proposal could favour more populous northern states such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar over states like Tamil Nadu and Kerala, potenti…
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New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Amid the continuing stir in Noida’s Phase 2 area, an alleged link to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) surfaced on Wednesday, with Noida police booking two party spokespersons over charges of spreading misinformation on social media. According to officials, Priyanka Bharti and Kanchana Yadav – two RJD leading spokespersons and also well-known TV faces, have been named in the FIR lodged at the Cyber Crime Police Station.The case pertains to the circulation of ‘mislea…
Patna, April 13 (IANS) Amid the ongoing political turmoil over the formation of a new government in Bihar, Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav launched a sharp attack on the ruling NDA, questioning both the process and legitimacy of the next Chief Minister. Addressing a press conference at the Karpoori Auditorium in Patna, Tejashwi Yadav remarked that the decision regarding Bihar’s next Chief Minister would be taken by just two individuals, rather than reflecting the will of the people.He …
Patna, April 11 (IANS) Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, National Working President of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alleging that its leaders seek to impose their RSS ideological agendas in place of the country’s constitutional values. Speaking at a felicitation ceremony organised by members of the minority community at Shri Krishna Memorial Hall in Patna, Tejashwi accused the BJP of engaging in divisive politics and attempting to create …
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…
Patna, March 31 (IANS) After Nitish Kumar resigned from the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC), political speculation over Bihar’s next Chief Minister has intensified. Amid this, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) MLA from Mokama, Anant Singh, has made a significant statement regarding potential successors to Nitish Kumar.Speaking to media persons in Patna on Tuesday, Anant Singh endorsed Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar as the most suitable candidate from the JD-U to become the next Bihar Chief …
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Opposition on Tuesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government is itself responsible for making illegal infiltration an election issue, with leaders of at least four Opposition parties claiming that wherever elections have been conducted or will take place, the ruling party raises the matter.The reactions followed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while virtually addressing BJP booth-level workers in Assam ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls, …
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Congress leaders on Tuesday countered Union Home Minister, Amit Shah’s, accusation of it nurturing Naxalism in the country. The party highlighted the martyrdom of its leader in Chhattisgarh at the hands of Naxals.The comments came after HM Shah accused Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party of consistently providing ideological support and a soft corner to Naxalites, during his address in the Lok Sabha. Speaking to IANS, Congress MP I…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) A political storm erupted on Monday after Mamata Banerjee claimed there was a conspiracy to kill her, drawing sharp reactions from leaders across party lines and intensifying the rhetoric ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections.The Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo, while addressing a gathering in Manbazar earlier, alleged that her life was under threat, triggering concerns among Opposition leaders and a counterattack from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Reacting t…