BJP national president JP Nadda on Friday met former President Ram Nath Kovind at the latter's residence in New Delhi on Friday. The meeting assumes significance as the Centre constituted a committee headed by the former President to explore the possibility of 'One Nation, One Election'.&
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi said on Friday that there will be a discussion on 'One Nation, One Election'. He termed the proposal an evolution of Indian democracy and asked why the Opposition was scared of it.
The government has decided to call a Special Session of Parliament from September 18 to 22 and it will have five sittings. The information was given by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi.
The Centre, in a tweet by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, has called for a five-day special session of Parliament from September 18th to the 22nd. The agenda for this special session, however, was not revealed.
"I think Rahul Gandhi can't understand that the Ministry of External Affairs has already rejected claims on what China did, the map they issued,” the union minister said.
Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury left his New Delhi residence on Wednesday afternoon to record his statement before the Parliament's Privileges Committee in connection with his suspension from the Lok Sabha.
Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, will on Wednesday appear before the Privileges Committee of the Parliament in connection with his suspension from the Lower House.
Union Minister and BJP election in-charge of Rajasthan Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said that the Parivartan yatra organised by the party in Rajasthan will be a success like Chandrayaan-3 and that people of the state will throw out Congress from power in the upcoming Assembly election.
The Union minister, who is also the BJP's election in-charge for Rajasthan, arrived for a day-long visit to the desert state on Thursday. He is expected to take stock of the party's upcoming 'Parivartan Yatras', which are scheduled over a period of 23 days next month.
"He (ST Somashekar) has talked to me. I have also told him that it is an internal matter of the party. We will sort it out...I don't have much to say on this..." Joshi said while talking to the reporters.
As Congress leader Rahul Gandhi set off for Pangong Lake, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday took a swipe saying that the Wayand MP has taken a trip to the valley to witness and spread the word about post-Article 370 developments in Leh and Ladakh.