Kerala Leader of Opposition (LoP) VD Satheesan on Monday claimed Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is travelling in vehicles escorted by 40 police vehicles in the wake of ongoing protests against the government in the state.
The Rajya Sabha was on Monday adjourned till the beginning of the next part of the Budget Session on March 13 amid pandemonium created by a joint Opposition led by Congress and Aam Aadmi Party, as the chair declined the notices of several members on various issues.
Bishnu Paudel, while publishing the mid-term budget review report also made it clear that the target of 8 per cent economic growth rate set for the current fiscal year also won't be achieved.
"The stay of tourists in Shimla has decreased to one day. The decrease in stay of tourists and steep fall in inflow of the tourists in Shimla is a matter of great concern, " TISHA President Mohinder Seth said in a release.
This was the last budget of the Gehlot government as Rajasthan is going for an Assembly election later this year. And the faux pas by CM Gehlot led to adjournment of the assembly in the middle of the Budget session on Friday.
The meeting will be held at Kharge's office at Parliament before the start of the business of Rajya Sabha. The meeting is believed to be called to chalk out the strategy of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha on Monday.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai today said the increased revenue of the state will allow the state government to present a better budget this year.
As a mark of protest against the state budget, the Kerala Youth Congress workers waved black flags at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan twice at Kalamassery area in Ernakulam on Saturday.