The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the 'One Nation, One Election,' bill in the parliament, marking a significant step towards the electoral process.
Notably, in September this year, the Union Cabinet approved the government's 'One Nation, One Election' proposal, which proposes simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, along with urban body and panchayat polls to be held within 100 days.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Former President Ram Nath Kovind, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla were also present and paid their tributes to Ambedkar at the Parliament House Lawns.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar at the Parliament House Lawns in the national capital on the occasion of the 69th Mahaparinirvan Diwas.
New Delhi [India], December 3: KL Deemed to be University celebrated its XIV Annual Convocation with grandeur at its Vijayawada campus, marking a pivotal moment for students, parents, and faculty alike. This year, degrees were awarded to 4,706 students, including 166 Ph.D. scholars, 604 post
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his "Laal Kitab'" remarks on Sunday and stated that the Prime Minister gifted the same book to the then President Ram Nath Kovind in 2017.
The Congress chief also targetted Prime Minister Modi for saying that a "red book" of the Constitution is like urban Naxalite" and pointed out that the PM had gifted the same to Ram Nath Kovind when the latter was President in 2017.
Odisha Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan welcomed the idea of one nation one election on Friday, saying that there are "welcome steps" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Dr Ashwin Fernandes, Executive Director at UK-based QS World University Rankings, presented his book "Modialogue: Conversations for a Viksit Bharat" to former President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday.
"The Kerala Assembly legislators seem to have lost their sense of history. It is very disappointing to see Kerala Assembly take this kind of anti-national, anti-people stand," Antony added.
Former President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday praised industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata for his humility and patriotism, who passed away at the age of 86 at Breach Candy Hospital on Wednesday night and recalled his experiences with him at Rashtrapati Bhavan.