New Delhi: Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has declined the invitation to attend a meeting of the Lokpal selection committee as a “special invitee”, saying he was doing so to protect the “inviolability” of the Lokpal Act as the “sacred procedure” had been reduced to a “political[Read More…]
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Tejashwi Yadav hits JD(U)-BJP govt over Srijan scam; demands CBI probe
Bihar’s leader of opposition, Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday demanded a CBI probe into the Rs 1,000 crore Srijan scam. In the scam, the government funds were transferred to private accounts amid 2005 and 2013. BJP leader, Sushil Kumar Modi was the state’s finance minister then. “It is high time that[Read More…]
Conduct raids on BJP people offering Rs 15 Cr to Cong lawmakers: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Hours after Karnataka minister, DK Shivakumar was raided by taxmen on Wednesday morning, leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that the government should conduct raids on BJP people who were offering Rs 15 crore to Congress lawmakers to lure them before Rajya Sabha polls. “Conduct[Read More…]
PM Modi should apologise for demonetisation: Mallikarjun Kharge
Criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for demonetisation, on Monday leader of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge said that the 125 people died because of it and PM should apologise for it. “Gandhi ji sacrificed his life for the country Indira ji too sacrificed her life. Who came from your house? Not a[Read More…]