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Presidential poll not about two candidates, but ideologies: Yashwant Sinha
"As I have stressed in all my meetings and media interactions, this election is not about the identities of the two candidates in the fray but about the ideologies and ideals they represent," said Sinha while sharing his statement on Twitter ahead of election. The former Union minister said, "My ideology is the Constitution of India.
Honoured to be nominated as Opposition Vice President candidate: Margaret Alva
"It is a privilege and an honour to be nominated as the candidate of the joint opposition for the post of Vice President of India," Alva said in a tweet. She further thanked the leaders of the Opposition parties for putting faith on her. "I accept this nomination with great humility," Alva, who entered politics over 5 decades ago in 1969 by joining the Indian National Congress, said.
Veteran Congress leader Alva to be opposition's Vice Presidential candidate
The name of Alva, who has also been Governor of Uttarakhand and Rajasthan, and hails from Karnataka, was decided after opposition parties met at NCP supremo's Sharad Pawar residence. The NDA has fielded West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar for the post. BJP chief J.P. Nadda announced the name of Dhankhar after the Parliamentary Board meeting at party headquarters on Saturday evening.
Oppn has plenty of ammunition to fire away in this Monsoon Session
On the first day of the session, the Presidential election will be held in which members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will vote to elect a new President. The BJP, which has played a masterstroke by fielding tribal woman Draupadi Murmu as its Presidential candidate, is eyeing to win by a huge margin. During the Monsoon Session, Vice-Presidential poll will be held on August 6.
All-party meet: Opposition rakes up attacks on Kashmiri Pandits, Chinese incursion
Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said, "The issue of Chinese incursion, foreign policy, changes in Forest Conservation Act and attack on Kashmiri Pandits and Congress leaders need to be discussed in the House." The opposition took up 13 issues in the meeting while the government wants to pass 32 Bills, Kharge said.
Corruption charges dogging TMC bring Left, Cong closer in Bengal
Massive irregularities and scam in the teachers' recruitment at all levels is an issue on which both the Congress and the CPI(M) want to start a joint movement in the state. The proposal was mooted by state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. "We want the Leftist parties to organize a mass movement throughout the state in association with us. A joint movement on this count is absolutely necessary to give it the shape of a nationwide mass movement," Chowdhury said.
CJI expresses concern on passing of bills without debates
"The country is witnessing a decline in the quality of legislative performance. We have a form of government where the executive is accountable to the legislative. However, space for Leaders of opposition is diminishing in absence of thorough debate and politics has become acronymous. Political opposition should not transform into hostility which is being seen these days which are not signs of healthy democracy," CJI said.
Jagdeep Dhankhar's roller-coaster journey to Veep nomination
By naming Dhankhar, who was little known outside Jaipur and the city's legal fraternity till July 2019, PM Narendra Modi has in a way sounded the poll bugle for Rajasthan, where Assembly elections will be held next year, and Jats form a substantial vote bank. Analysts in Kolkata also see in the move a message being sent out to Banerjee -- that despite her evident displeasure at the governor's outbursts against her government, Dhankar was being rewarded with a higher office.
Targeting Ahmed Patel aimed at 'washing BJP's sins' of Gujarat riots: Congress
"The allegations against Patel are cheap and baseless. It is only intended to cover up the sins of the Gujarat genocide of 2002... Even the then Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee had reminded (then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra) Modi of not following the 'raj dharma' during the riots," Congress state President Nana Patole said.
Prez poll: BJD MPs asked to extend full support to Murmu
"The daughter of Odisha Draupadi Murmu has been nominated to the highest office of our country. It is indeed a matter of honour and pride for our state. On behalf of the people of Odisha and BJD, we need to extend our full support to her candidature in the presidential election to be held on July 18," Patnaik told his party MPs.
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