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Congress moves SC over appointment of Bopaiah as pro tem speaker
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Soon after the Congress criticised the appointment of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator K.G. Bopaiah as pro-tem speaker of the Karnataka Assembly, lawyers representing Congress reached the registrar office of the Supreme Court on Friday.
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KG Bopaiah appointed as pro-tem speaker ahead of floor test in K'taka
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 18 (ANI): Karnataka Governor Vajubhai R. Vala on Friday appointed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA K.G. Bopaiah as pro-tem speaker ahead of floor test tomorrow in the state assembly, breaking the convention of appointing the senior-most legislator.
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Chhattisgarh Congress MLA urges people to thrash BJP candidates
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Rampur, (Chhattisgarh) [India] May 14 (ANI): A Congress party legislator has urged citizens to thrash Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates after accusing them of selling liquor at high prices to influence citizens ahead of state assembly elections.
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Special status: Ousted from LS Speaker's office, TDP continues protest
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Apr 6 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) legislators on Friday continued with their protests for special category status for Andhra Pradesh inside the Parliament premises even after being marshalled out from the office of Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
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Myanmar elects U. Win Myint as new president
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], Mar 28 (ANI): The Myanmar parliament on Wednesday elected the country's lower house speaker and legislator U. Win Myint as the new president.
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Delhi HC gives relief to AAP MLAs in disqualification case
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 23 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Friday set aside the Election Commission (EC)'s recommendations to disqualify the 20 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs, giving relief to the legislators who were accused of holding offices of profit.
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Kerala cabinet approves hike in MLAs' salary
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Mar. 14 (ANI): Kerala on Wednesday gave its nod for drafting the bill which will see a hike in the salaries and allowances of ministers, MLAs and former legislators.
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PM to inaugurate two-day National Legislators Conference
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a two-day National Legislators Conference at the Central Hall of Parliament House on Saturday.
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Kerala Assembly brawl case: State govt. to withdraw criminal case
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 27 (ANI): The Kerala government has decided to withdraw the criminal case against former legislators in the 2015 Kerala Assembly brawl case.
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Florida legislators reject motion on bill to ban assault rifles
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): Florida legislators on Tuesday rejected a motion to consider a bill that would ban assault rifles.
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SC directs Centre to create mechanism to examine legislators' assets
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday directed Centre to create a permanent institutional mechanism to periodically collect data of legislators and their respective associates and examine in every case whether there is a disproportionate increase in the assets.
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Bihar not happy with grand-alliance: Ex JD-U MLA
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India] February 11 (ANI): Former Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator Sarfaraz Alam said that the people were not happy with the grand-alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) therefore, he joined the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
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