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"Matter not with me": Ex-PM Deve Gowda on JD(S)-BJP seat sharing issue
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) national president HD Deve Gowda on Friday said that the matter regarding the seat-sharing between JD(S) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not with him adding that party leader HD Kumaraswamy will discuss the issue.
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"It was Rajiv Gandhi's dream…,": Sonia Gandhi on Women's Reservation Bill
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday sought immediate implementation Women’s Reservation Bill, saying it is an emotional moment for her and the decision to empower women through panchayati raj institutions was taken by her husband and former Prime Minis
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"Was pending since 1996": Former PM Deve Gowda on Women's Reservation Bill
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"I want to congratulate the Prime Minister. He has taken the decision yesterday in the cabinet which was pending since 1996 when the UF (Unted Front) government led by me took the Women's Reservation Bill in 1996," former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda said.
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Maneka Gandhi, Shibu Soren and Manmohan Singh to speak in joint sitting of
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In the joint sitting of Parliament which is set to be held in the new Parliament building tomorrow, BJP MP Maneka Gandhi, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Shibu Soren and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will speak for five minutes each, sources said on Monday.
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"Sit together and sort it out" former PM Deve Gowda on Cauvery water row
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
As the Cauvery water sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is simmering, former Prime Minister HD Devegowda on Monday said that the "quarrel" among two neighbouring states will not be solved "legally" and that a solution will come out only after both sides sit together. Read More
"Emotional moment for all of us to move out...": Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on the last day of Parliament proceedings in old building remembered former Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru and others and said that he was tireless in listening to the voice of the Opposition and never mocked or deflected when answering questions.
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"Will celebrate his next birthday as former PM": Congress leader Pramod Ti
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"He may celebrate this birthday as the Prime Minister, I wish him health and happiness... But next birthday, he will celebrate as a former Prime Minister," he said.
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"Just wait and see the outcome of the discussion in Parliament": Former PM
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Addressing the media before the parliamentary session, Gowda hinted at the significant matters he intends to raise during the discussions but opted to keep the details under wraps until he addresses the Parliament.
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“No hurdles in Nawaz Sharif’s election participation in Pakistan": Ex-Mini
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
“After the approval of Article 62 (1) (f) former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, and Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) head Jahangir Tareen are now eligible to participate in elections,” ARY News quoted Dar as saying.
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“PM Modi changed work culture, every Rupee sent reaches people directly”:
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
“Development will be our model. I would like to say in one line that the former Prime Minister of Congress used to say that they send Rs 1 and 15 paise used to reach the people. But the PM has changed the work culture and every Rupee sent reaches directly to the people. This is a huge politi
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“Nawaz Sharif to return to Pakistan on October 21”, confirms brother Shehb
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Amid speculations, Former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif confirmed on Tuesday that his elder brother and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan on October 21, Geo News reported.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meets Norwegian lawmakers in Oslo
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday called on Norwegian lawmakers including former Prime Minister Erna Solberg in Oslo.
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