The Supreme Court had ordered Yadav to seek a vote of confidence within 24 hours, but he stepped down during the provincial assembly meeting, citing lack of support.
The newly constituted Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine key constitutional and legislative amendments has come under fire from the opposition over a lack of "consensus" and "parliamentary ethics". Congress MP Manickam Tagore said taht the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) w
Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan led the charge, accusing the Speaker and the government of side-lining important issues of state and national interest, and denying the opposition the right to raise critical questions.
"The obstructive opposition, with its shameful boycott, is indulging in dangerous, divisive federalism. They are betraying the very spirit of cooperative federalism, wrecking the well-being and harming the interest of the respective states and people by trying to use them as political pawns,
Union Minister Piyush Goyal slammed the opposition for boycotting the NITI Aayog meeting scheduled for July 27 and said because of personnel enmity towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi, opposition leaders are boycotting NITI Aayog meeting.
Voicing strong criticism of the NITI Aayog meetings organized by the Union Government after the opposition unitedly decided to boycott them, AAP MP Sandeep Pathak said there is no use of such meetings as the opposition voices and concerns go unheard.
Opposition members in the Punjab Assembly boycotted house proceedings on Friday to show solidarity with wheat growers. They also announced plans to launch a protest on Monday against what they termed the poor wheat procurement policy of the incumbent government.
Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina was sworn in on Saturday for a third term amid opposition boycott and concerns of the international community regarding the future of the island, Le Matinal, a Mauritius-based media platform reported.
All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi took people of only one religion inside the new Parliament building during its inauguration.
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Sunday slammed the Opposition parties for boycotting the new Parliament building inauguration and said that the latter was not okay with Prime Minister Narendra Modi doing the job.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Sunday slammed the Opposition parties' boycott of the new Parliament building inauguration and said that Congress cannot tolerate good things happening in the country.