United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir O Pedersen on Wednesday said that he engaged with various stakeholders, including leaders of armed factions, and emphasised the potential for a "new Syria" in line with Security Council Resolution 2254, envisioning a "new constitution, a social
Meanwhile, Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Manish Tewari, Sukhdev Bhagat and Randeep Singh Surjewala will be in the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for deliberations on the 'One Nation One Election' Bill, party sources said on Wednesday.
The bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, proposes simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies across India. However, the proposal has faced strong resistance from Opposition parties, who voiced concerns about its potential impact on democracy.
The vote results were announced by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, following Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal's formal introduction of the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024. He agreed to send the bill to a JPC in response to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement.
The Bharatiya Janata Party held a core group meeting regarding the Delhi elections in the office of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament House on Wednesday.
Ram Shinde, Bharatiya Janata Party's Member of Legislative Council in Maharashtra filed his nomination to stand for the election of the Council's Chairperson on Wednesday.
Adding to this, another BJP Member, Yogender Chandolia, emphasized the necessity of the bill, stating, "The opposition is vehemently attacking it, but I feel the country needs One Nation, One Election... The decision of the JPC will be universally accepted." Chandolia's statement underscores
Congress MP Maickam Tagore on Wednesday lashed out at Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on Dr BR Ambedkar, saying that he can't "bulldoze" Ambedkar's legacy which remains a voice for the oppressed communities.
"Congress has always sidelined BR Ambedkar, they have brought his photo and are taking his name in compulsion. They defeated him twice in elections. His name will be written in golden letters," Meghwal said in Lok Sabha.
"I am going to make a very important announcement today at 1 pm. This announcement will be for our elders and will prove to be another milestone in the Delhi model," Kejriwal, former Chief Minister of Delhi, posted on X.
"We have opposed this. This is an attempt to destroy our country's federal structure. This bill has been introduced so that the political power of the states and country remains with one person...The party that spends the most money in elections would be BJP," Raut told reporters.