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After Punjab staking claim over Chandigarh, Haryana convenes assembly session
Though the reason for calling the session has not been officially announced, officials admit it is to stake claim for Chandigarh, the joint capital of both states. A cabinet meeting was held on Sunday under the Chairmanship of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. It was decided in the meeting that a special session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha will be called on April 5 at 11 a.m., an official statement said.
Oops! Raj Thackeray parrots BJP script at MNS rally, sparks political ire
In a Macaque-shaming somersault, Raj slammed Uddhav for not respecting the peoples' mandate in favour of Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2019 Assembly elections and choosing to ally with Nationalist Congress Party-Congress to head the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. "He has betrayed the peoples' verdict. He claims there was a closed-door understanding with Amit Shah to share the post of CM. Why he remembered it only after the elections," boomed Raj.
Eyeing Assembly polls, Centre steps on development accelerator in J&K
According to the Union Home Ministry's data, a total of 1,41,815 new works/projects have been taken up under various sectors/schemes in the UT since 2019. Funds amounting to Rs 27,274 crores have been provided for the completion of these projects. "Keeping the impending assembly election in the UT of J&K in mind once the delimitation commission completes the process, the Centre has directed the UT administration to speed up the completion of the projects before the stipulated time," a senior official said.
CBI to bring Anil Deshmukh, others to Delhi in Rs 100 cr extortion case
Sources close to the development said that all the four accused persons will be brought to Delhi for further investigation. Deshmukh, Palande and Shinde were in the custody of a special ED court, while Vaze was in the custody of NIA court. Both the courts permitted that their custody be taken over by the CBI.
Shashi Tharoor moves Private Members Bill to repeal UAPA
The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Repeal Bill, 2022 seeks to annul the UAPA, 1967. Claiming that the UAPA has become the tool of abuse for the state, Tharoor said that 66 per cent of arrests under it do not involve any violence at all while the conviction rate under this Act is merely 2.4 per cent.
Reduction of AFSPA will boost peace, industrialisation in Assam: CM
The AFSPA has been in force in Assam since 1990 and as per the Centre's announcement on Thursday, it would be removed completely from 23 districts, and would remain enforced in 9 districts and one sub-division in Assam with effect from Friday.
BJP tally crosses 100-mark in Rajya Sabha
For the first time the BJP tally in the Rajya Sabha has crossed the 100-mark. The BJP also became the first party to achieve the feat after 1988. After the recent round of election for the Upper House of Parliament held on Thursday, the saffron party tally now stands at 101. The BJP achieved this feat after winning four seats out of 13 for which polls were held on Thursday.
No personal interest in going to Rajya Sabha, says Nitish Kumar
A day after saying that his wish to go to the Rajya Sabha was not fulfilled in his political career, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday clarified that he does not have any personal interest in going to the upper house of the Parliament. "Actually, the journalists had asked about my interest to go to the Rajya Sabha, and I replied to them that I don't have personal interest in it," he said.
BJP's tally in RS increases after party wins 4 more seats from NE
Winning four Rajya Sabha seats from three northeastern states - Assam, Tripura and Nagaland, the BJP has increased its members' tally in the Upper House of the Parliament from the region. The elections for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Assam and one in Tripura were held on Thursday. BJP nominee S. Phangnon Konyak was elected unopposed to the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Nagaland last Friday.
'Those who consume liquor are not Indians': Bihar CM Nitish Kumar stirs fresh row
“If someone doesn't believe in the ideals of Bapu (referring to Gandhi), then we don't even consider them an Indian...they are mahaayogya (inept), mahapaapi (sinner) who doesn't even listen to the father of the nation...” CM Nitish Kumar. Commenting on the recent deaths of people after they consumed illegal liquor (hooch), CM Nitish said that the state government is not responsible for such consequences as the individuals know that hooch is toxic and harmful to health.
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