Lucknow, April 30 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders staged a protest in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly premises on Thursday, accusing the BJP of misleading the public on the issue of women’s reservation. The protest took place ahead of a special one-day session of the Assembly, during which the state government is expected to move a censure motion against opposition parties. The motion holds them responsible for the failure to pass the Women’s Reservation Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha.Holdin…
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Patna, April 21 (IANS) After assuming office as the Chief Minister of Bihar, Samrat Choudhary met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday. Following the meeting, Choudhary shared a post on his official X account, expressing gratitude to the Prime Minister and highlighting the importance of the interaction.”Today, a courtesy meeting was held with the illustrious Prime Minister of the country Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Guidance was received on the vision of a ‘Developed India’ and a …
Patna, April 21 (IANS) Janshakti Janta Dal founder Tej Pratap Yadav on Tuesday congratulated Samrat Choudhary on becoming the Chief Minister of Bihar and urged him to prioritise employment generation for the state’s youth and curb migration.Speaking to IANS, Yadav said, “Samrat Choudhary has become the Chief Minister, so congratulations. He should ensure employment opportunities for the youth at the ground level so that they can stay in Bihar and migration can be stopped.”Commenting on the…
Patna, April 20 (IANS) After the Women’s Reservation Amendment Bill failed to pass in the Lok Sabha a few days ago with the Opposition raising objections to it being linked to delimitation, hundreds of women workers associated with the NDA staged a large protest march at Gandhi Maidan under the banner of the Mahila Morcha on Monday.Women from across Bihar participated in what was termed a ‘March of Outrage’, raising slogans and holding placards demanding women’s rights and representation.The…
Guwahati, April 20 (IANS) The Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress on Monday launched an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of spreading a “misleading narrative” around the Women’s Reservation Amendment Bill and delaying its implementation.Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress President Mira Borthakur alleged that the BJP was attempting to portray opposition parties as anti-women while deflecting attention from the Centre’s failure to oper…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming special session of Parliament, the Supreme Court is slated to hear, on Monday, a plea seeking immediate implementation of 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state Legislative Assemblies.As per the causelist uploaded on the website of the apex court, a bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan is scheduled to hear the petition filed by Congress leader Jaya Thakur.Contending that the benefit of one-third quota for women …
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming special session of Parliament, the Supreme Court is slated to hear, on Monday, a plea seeking immediate implementation of 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state Legislative Assemblies.As per the causelist uploaded on the website of the apex court, a bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan is scheduled to hear the petition filed by Congress leader Jaya Thakur on April 13. Contending that the benefit of one-third quo…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge, in his letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has criticised the Centre for “hurrying” the implementation of the Women’s Reservation (Amendment) Bill to “gain political mileage” rather than women’s empowerment. A Special Session has been convened next week to deliberate on and pass the Women’s Reservation (Amendment) Bill.PM Modi has written to floor leaders of all parties in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, seeki…
Asansol (West Bengal), April 9 (IANS) BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul on Thursday expressed confidence that the people of West Bengal are ready for political change and will back the Bharatiya Janata Party for the state’s development and progress. Speaking to IANS, Paul said the people of Bengal have resolved to bring a BJP government, saying that the state has faced “injustice and harassment” over the past 15 years under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her party, the Trinamool Congress.”The peo…