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NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday led the opposition charge against Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he pinned the blame on them for the defeat of the women’s reservation bill in the Lok Sabha.In a social media post on X, Kharge accused PM Modi of turning an official address into a political speech,…
NEW DELHI: The opposition parties are mulling another notice in Parliament for removal of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar , the move coming days after their earlier plea was rejected by the Speaker of Lok Sabha and the Chairman of the RajyaSabha.Sources said key INDIA bloc parties are discussing the matter and working on a…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a fiery attack on opposition for defeating the proposed amendments to “women’s reservation law,” as he accused them of committing “bhrun hatya” (feticide) in Parliament by scuttling his govt’s “honest attempts” for rollout of 33% quota for women by 2029 and increase in the Lok Sabha seats…
NEW DELHI: Opposition leaders on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his women reservation bill address where he accused the TMC, Congress, DMK and its allies of being guilty of “foeticide” by not letting the quota bill pass in the Lok Sabha.“Narendra, the worst form of insulting women is to have used…
NEW DELHI: A united opposition on Friday spurned PM Narendra Modi’s last-minute appeal for a “conscience vote” and home minister Amit Shah‘s offer to write into the women’s reservation bill that Lok Sabha seats in all states will go up by 50% to inflict on govt its first legislative defeat in 12 years, with the…
Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday hit out at the opposition over its criticism of the women’s reservation bill and the proposed delimitation, accusing it of pushing a “north-south division narrative.”Speaking in the Lok Sabha ahead of voting on the bill, Shah sought to rally support and…
New Delhi: Nominated member Harivansh is likely to be elected Rajya Sabha deputy chairman as five notices have been received in his favour and opposition has not given any notice proposing a candidate. Election for the post will take place on Friday.The office of the deputy chairman, Rajya Sabha, fell vacant after Harivansh’s term ended…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha witnessed a showdown between opposition and the treasury benches as government on Thursday introduced bills to amend the women’s quota law and set up delimitation commission.The house erupted soon after Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill and the Delimitation Bill 2026, while…
Parliament showdown over women’s quota, delimitation bills: Centre, oppn trade barbs — who said what NEW DELHI: A sharp showdown erupted between the Centre and the Opposition in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, with both sides trading charges over the proposed women’s reservation and delimitation bills, setting the tone for a heated special session of…
NEW DELHI: Opposition parties Tuesday said they will vote against the constitutional amendment on delimitation that proposes to raise Lok Sabha strength from 543 to 850, calling it a “dangerous” move that could reduce the share of southern, north-western, north-eastern and smaller states. Congress neta Rahul Gandhi termed it an “anti-national act”. The parties also…
