Thousands of farmers assembled in the national capital for two day protest on November 29 and 30, demanding debt relief and an increase in the Minimum Support Price for their produce. The farmers also demanded a special joint three-week long Parliamentary session on the agrarian crisis. Wearing coloured caps, waving[Read More…]
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BJP says opposition dreaming of gaining power without leader
The BJP National Executive on Sunday passed a political resolution that vowed to return to power again in 2019 with a bigger mandate than that of 2014, saying the opposition has no leader, no strategy and no vision while the ruling party has no such dearth. Briefing the media, Union Human Resource[Read More…]
Opposition unity failed idea, NDA will break records in 2019: PM Modi
Debunking opposition plans for a grand alliance as “political adventurism” and a “failed idea”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed confidence that the BJP-led NDA will get more seats than ever and break all records in the 2019 Lok Sabha battle. He ruled out cracks in the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), saying the coalition[Read More…]
Pakistan Election: Opposition rejects result, demands new poll
A multi-party conference (MPC) and Pakistan Peoples Party late on Friday rejected the just-concluded Pakistan election results, demanding a transparent and free and fair re-election. A multi-party conference (MPC), called to devise a joint strategy over alleged rigging in the 2018 general elections of Pakistan, demanded a transparent re-election and[Read More…]
Kumaraswamy takes oath as non-BJP opposition puts up unity show
Bengaluru: H.D. Kumaraswamy was on Wednesday sworn in as the 25th Chief Minister of Karnataka at the head of a JD-S-Congress coalition government here in a ceremony that brought together leaders of anti-BJP parties on a single platform exactly a year ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The event[Read More…]
Government avoiding Parliament due to Gujarat polls, says Congress
The Congress on Tuesday alleged the government is deliberately delaying the winter session of Parliament to avoid questions from the opposition benches which can hamper its prospects in the Gujarat assembly polls. “They do not want discussion in Parliament so they are giving different excuses for delaying the winter session.[Read More…]
Are those observing black day in favour of black money, asks Sitharaman
Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday wondered if the opposition parties are in favour of black money as they are observing the first anniversary of demonetisation as a black day. On this day last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, which[Read More…]
Opposition has no right to interfere in my personal faith: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, paid a visit to the Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya on Thursday and hit out at the Opposition for criticising the grand Diwali celebrations which took place in the city. “This is my personal faith and how can opposition interfere in this?” Adityanath said. “Opposition[Read More…]
No credible Opposition to take on BJP in 2019 polls: Manish Sisodia
In conversation with The Sunday Express, Delhi deputy chief minister, Manish Sisodia, said that it will be difficult to find a viable alternative to the BJP at the time of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections because “there is no credible opposition in the country”. “The problem is that the BJP[Read More…]
Lalu’s Patna rally ‘congregation of the corrupt’: Srikant Sharma
RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav was attacked on Thursday by Uttar Pradesh Power Minister Srikant Sharma over the Yadav’s proposed rally of opposition parties in Patna, terming it as a “congregation of the corrupt.” “Laluji is not organising a rally but a ‘jamawada’ (congregation) of the corrupt,” said Sharma. Yadav[Read More…]
BSP clarifies mahagathbandhan poster to be ‘untrue’
The Bahujan Samajwadi Party( BSP) on Monday clarified that the poster that went viral on social media was false. Earlier on Sunday, a poster from the party’s official Twitter handle was posted, which showed a number of leaders like Sonia Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati, Lalu Yadav and Sharad Yadav together[Read More…]
‘Mughalsarai’ to be named as ‘Deen Dayal Upadhyaya station’; opposition not happy
The Rajya Sabha witnessed huge commotion over the government giving its consent to Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath’s proposal to rename ‘Mughalsarai’ railway station to Deen Dayal Upadhyaya station on Friday. Noted Jan Sangh leader, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya was found dead in mysterious situation near Mughalsarai station in February,[Read More…]
Opposition to move privilege motions against Sushma Swaraj for ‘misinforming’
Opposition parties will move privilege motions against external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj in the Rajya Sabha for allegedly misinforming the House on India’s foreign policy, on Friday. Reportedly, the leaders of different political parties will move two privilege motions against Swaraj for allegedly “providing wrong information on the Bandung Asia[Read More…]
Congress questions timing of IT dept raid at Karnataka minister’s residence
Blaming the NDA government of misusing state agencies, the Opposition on Wednesday raised the income-tax raids against Karnataka minister, DK Shivakumar in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. A series of investigations were conducted at a Bengaluru resort where 42 MLAs from Gujarat are staying since 30 July and the properties of[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha polls to have NOTA option for the first time; opposition ‘unhappy’
Rajya Sabha was rocked by opposition protests on Tuesday over an Election Commission (EC) notification that provides MLAs the ‘None of the Above’ (NOTA) option in the elections to the Upper House on 8 August. The annoyed oppositions’ members forced adjournments of the proceedings questioning the NOTA provision for these[Read More…]
Opposition worried over large scale cross voting in presidential polls
President elect, Ram Nath Kovind’s selection as the 14th president of the country was not very doubtful but the massive cross voting has left the opposition to worry. This is particularly seen ahead of polls in Gujarat, which is to take place later this year. Expressing concern over the same,[Read More…]
Opposition will blame EVMs for Kovind’s victory now: Twitter users
Ram Nath Kovind has become the 14th President of India. No sooner did the unofficial announcement of him being made the next President came up, social media was flooded with posts congratulating him on his victory. The NDA government’s nominee and former governor of Bihar won by a massive victory[Read More…]
Modi government not letting us raise farmers’s issue: Rahul Gandhi
Addressing a rally at Banswara, Rajasthan, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him of ignoring the farmers’ issues. He said “Today, we wanted to raise farmers’issues in Lok Sabha. PM Modi was present and other Ministers were also present. We were not allowed to speak[Read More…]
Monsoon session: Against Dalit atrocity, Mayawati threatens to quit
The second day of monsoon parliament session was stormy as BSP chief, Mayawati threatened to resign from Rajya Sabha. Soon after, the Opposition troops in the well of the House started shouting slogan ‘Dalit virodhi yeh sarkar, nai chalegi.” The opposition raised slogan in Rajya Sabha against the Narendra Modi government[Read More…]
Grand Alliance is ‘our baby’ says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
While the Bihar Grand Alliance is appearing to turn sour, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar reportedly asserted that the Grand Alliance between the Janata Dal-United (JDU), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress is unbreakable. As per reports, Kumar spoke to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi about keeping the grand alliance[Read More…]
Here’s all you need to know about Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the Opposition’s choice for Vice-President
The date for the Presidential election is drawing nearer and the nation is waiting to welcome its new President by the end of the month. As much speculation about the candidates of Vice-President was enveloping the political aura of the country, the Opposition on Tuesday announced their choice for the[Read More…]
Opposition must have an alternative agenda to the government: Nitish Kumar
Speaking at a press conference in Patna on Monday, Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, said that the’ Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar is strong’. The JD(U) chief said that being the largest Opposition party, the Congress should set the Opposition’s agenda. “Opposition must have an alternative agenda to the government as[Read More…]
Congress terms Modi-Trump meet disappointing, Naidu says oppn ‘jealous’
After Congress called the result of PM Modi’s meeting with US President Donald Trump as “disappointing”, I&B minister Venkaiah Naidu retorted that the Opposition party was jealous of its own “lost opportunities” in diplomacy. “This is borne out of sheer jealousy and guilt as Prime Minister’s every foreign visit holds[Read More…]
Meira Kumar may be Congress’ choice for Presidential polls
Former LS Speaker, Meira Kumar’s meeting with party chief, Sonia Gandhi, on Wednesday, fuelled speculation that she has emerged as the party’s front-runner for the presidential candidate. Cracks in the opposition emerged after the JD(U) decided to extend its support to NDA nominee, Ram Nath Kovind, on Wednesday. Following the[Read More…]
Filing of nominations for presidential candidate begins from today, notifies ECI
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has notified that the process of filing nominations for the July 17 presidential poll has begun from Wednesday. The nomination process will continue till June 28. The ruling NDA and a group of Opposition parties have agreed upon a “mutually acceptable” presidential candidate. But[Read More…]