Kedar Dawar, Congress's MLA in Madhya Pradesh's Bhagwanpura in Khargone district wrote a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and demanded for public holiday in the state on August 9 on the occasion of World Tribal Day.
As the BJP's key ally in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), JD (U) demanded a special status category for Bihar, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, in a written reply, said that special status cannot granted to Bihar as per the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) report 2012.
The unrest was sparked by students who have long demanded an overhaul of the quota system, which originally reserved 30 per cent of government jobs for descendants of veterans who fought in Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971.
In a recent all-party meeting ahead of the upcoming budget session, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh highlighted a significant shift in the political landscape regarding special category status for states.
The TTAP leadership passed a unanimous resolution seeking immediate release of political prisoners and demanded an empowered judicial commission to investigate firing on peaceful marchers in Bannu.
Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor has demanded the resignation of Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi, saying that it is regretful that due to the political obstinacy of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the very essential functioning of the corporation has now reached a standstill.
The attack on the businessman's house in Chandigarh took place on January 19th, this year, when associates of designated individual terrorist Goldy Brar had opened fire at the victim's house. Satinderjit Singh alias Goldy Brar had earlier demanded extortion money from the businessman.
Nana Patole demanded the ruling party initially provide an account of "what they did while in power" and added that they have "failed in running the government" in Maharashtra.
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Friday demanded the immediate withdrawal of criminal cases filed against people for waving Palestinian flags during Muharram processions.
Following the derailment of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express train in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda, TMC leader Kunal Ghosh demanded resignation of Union Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray responding to the Maharashtra government 'Ladla Bhai Yojana' for boys, called it a "jumla" and demanded the government to give the entire amount of the scheme for the year in one go.
Ahead of the Budget session of parliament, Dr Harsh Mahajan, Chair of FICCI Health Services Committee and founder and chief radiologist of Mahajan Imaging and Labs, demanded government fulfil its 'promise' of spending 2.5 per cent of GDP on the healthcare sector.