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Six rebel Himachal leaders withdraw plea from Supreme Court
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
On February 29, the Speaker disqualified the six Congress MLAs who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls. The six MLAs who had been disqualified were Sudhir Sharma, Rajinder Rana, Davinder K Bhutto, Ravi Thakur, Chaitanya Sharma and Inder Dutt Lakhanpal under the anti-defection law.
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Kapil Sibal slams ED for 'playing politics' over CM Kejriwal's interim bai
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal slammed the Enforcement Directorate for playing politics over the interim bail of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
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Congress candidate Anand Sharma files nomination from Kangra for LS polls
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Sharma, who has mostly been in the Rajya Sabha during his political career, contested from Kangra in Assembly elections in 1982 when he was defeated by BJP's Daulat Ram.
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"Want to serve people, maybe through Rajya Sabha...": Robert Vadra
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Further, coming hard on Prime Minister Modi over his remark on 'Mangalsutra', Vadra said that it does not suit a person sitting on such a high point talking like this.
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"Has powers to put lock on such statements but...": Sibal tears into EC ov
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Weighing in on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's charge at the Congress that it was planning to put a 'Babri lock' on the Ram Temple in Ayodhya if elected, Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Wednesday questioned if it was, at all, feasible.
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"JMM, Congress and RJD converting Jharkhand into Lootkhand": BJP MP on ED
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Former Jharkhand BJP President and Rajya Sabha MP Deepak Prakash commented on raids conducted by the Enforcement Directorate's at multiple locations in Ranchi on Monday, accusing Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress and RJD of converting 'Jharkhand into Lootkhand'.
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Someone has to take charge of Raebareli: Mumtaz Patel on Rahul Gandhi's po
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"...Both Amethi and Raebareli are family bastions. Since Sonia Gandhi is in Rajya Sabha this time, someone has to take charge of Raebareli seat this time. This decision must have been taken with due deliberation - that is why Rahul Gandhi had to choose Raebareli and not Amethi this time," Pa
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"He ran away to Varanasi...," Mallikarjun Kharge on PM Modi's 'Daro Mat Bh
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Daro Mat Bhago Mat' remarks on Rahul Gandhi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday claimed that "PM Modi himself ran away to Varanasi".
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"Why voting percentage was uploaded 11 days after polling day?" : RS MP Ka
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Raising concerns over the credibility of the Election Commission (EC), following significant delays in the release of election data, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday asked why the voting percentage data for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections was uploaded eleven days after the po
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"Kangra is not a new place for me", Anand Sharma as Congress fields him fo
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"I am from Himachal, and I am in politics due to the blessings of the people of the state. Today, the party's organization has taken a decision for me and I accept this challenge. Kangra is not a new place for me, I have been there hundreds of times. When I was the union minister, I didn't f
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"One-sided victory for BJP on Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg seat in LS polls": Nara
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI in Ratnnagiri, Rane said, "I am already an MP from Rajya Sabha and a Union Minister, I am not going anywhere for the next 10 years. I am going to win elections one-sided, with a margin of around 3 lakh votes. In Maharashtra, we are going to get 38-40 seats. There are issues l
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"Will targeting opposition and jailing them strengthen democracy?" questio
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh has raised concerns about the tactics being used by the Modi government against opposition parties and its impact on democracy and national strength, including the freezing of Congress' accounts and the use of central agencies agai
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