Former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD chief Lalu Yadav on Friday said that Electronic Voting Machines should be replaced with ballot papers in the elections.
As Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra began her maiden tenure as a Member of Parliament, party leader Sachin Pilot said that the Congress leader will raise issues relating to women and youth in the Parliament.
Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi expressed her happiness on Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra taking oath on Thursday as the MP from Kerala's Wayanad following her win in the recent Lok Sabha bypolls and said that she is "happy and proud."
As tussle over the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra within the Mahayuti alliance continues, parties part of Maha Vikas Aghadi still fume over the loss and raising questions over the credibility of the EVMs.
Priyank Kharge, Minister for Information Technology and Biotechnology of Karnataka on Wednesday emphasised the critical role of collaboration between India and Switzerland in advancing biotech research and addressing global challenges.
The Congress is preparing for the Delhi assembly polls expected early next year and has appointed Priyavrat Singh as "war room" Chairman for the polls.
"Votes of people from SC, ST, OBC, poor communities are being wasted. Set aside EVMs. We do not want EVMs; we want voting on ballot paper...Let them keep the machine at their home, at the home of PM Modi or Amit Shah...Then we would know where you (BJP-NDA) stand," Mallikarjun Kharge said
Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi on Tuesday defended Party President Mallikarjun Kharge statement "We do not want EVMs, we want ballot papers", saying that if trust of a "larger section of voters in voting machines starts shaking then the Election Commission should listen to it."
Congress MP Malikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said that there should be a two day discussion on the Constitution Day so that people can know about the importance of the Constitution and are aware of their fundamental rights.
The first day of the winter session of Parliament saw adjournments in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha over opposition demands including joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe on Adani issue even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at members of Congress and other parties in IND