Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed concern over the health of former Bangladesh Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, extending India's support and wishing her a quick recovery.
"Today, in the all-party meeting, we raised the same issue (SIR)... Earlier too, we raised that electoral reforms must be given priority over any other subject... They said that it can be taken up later... Today, they started the listed business. And when we asked them about the assurance
Congress leaders from Uttarakhand met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi at 10 Rajaji Marg on Monday to discuss the party's revamped organisational structure and roadmap for the state.
Senior party leaders reached out to households across several localities, urging residents to complete their voter registration formalities and contribute to what they described as a transparent and essential democratic exercise.
Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said the opposition does not create drama but stops those who do, adding that the BJP should focus on fulfilling their promises to the people.
Amid the tussle between parties over local body elections in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis emphasised that the polls should remain focused on local issues and party workers.
The first day of the winter session of Parliament saw repeated sloganeering, with the ruling party alleging that the Opposition MPs are not letting the house function. Between 11 AM to 2 PM, the house saw 3 total adjournments, and legislative business of just around 50 minutes took place.
Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav alleged that the ongoing SIR process is being conducted not to strengthen democracy, but to cut the votes of certain individuals.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday clarified that he did not intentionally skip the Congress strategic group meeting held a day earlier, stating that he was on a flight returning from Kerala when the meeting took place.
"Over a singular issue of SIR, the opposition washed out an entire session of the Parliament. Similar things are expected this time as well, seeing the statements being made by opposition leaders. Such things affect first-time MPs, who really want to work for their constituencies and want