Tamil Nadu Minister for Water Resources and Irrigation, Durai Muragan, on Monday addressed controversy surrounding Governor RN Ravi skipping the customary address at the Tamil Nadu assembly ahead of the winter session, questioning the governor's intention on the matter.
The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday witnessed high drama on its first day of the winter session as the opposition parties were holding protests at the Secretariat against the alleged Anna University sexual assault case.
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has hit out at Congress over disruptions in the winter session of Parliament and said issues that stall the Parliament proceedings come from outside the country ahead of a session.
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has hit out at Congress over disruptions in the winter session of Parliament, saying its partners in the INDIA bloc differed with it on the issue being raised to attack the government and alleged that the party has "insulted" Dr BR Ambedkar.
"I have explained it in detail. They succeeded in disturbing the House as per their plan," Kharge said, commenting on Union Minister Kiren Rijiju blaming the Congress over the ruckus in the Parliament.
He further said that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) don't want to walk on the path shown by Babasaheb Ambedkar.
"We will only be able to reach our goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047 if we are able to fasten the development works and that can only happen when the model code of conduct is implemented less frequently," Chaudhary told reporters.
During the winter session of the Maharashtra Legislature in Nagpur, a detailed review was presented on the measures being undertaken for the overall development of Vidarbha and Marathwada, including decisions on irrigation, industries, river-linking projects, and infrastructure.
Visuals showed the BJP leaders demanding answers to their questions and chanting the slogan "Jhoote bhashan nahin chalega, prashno ke uttar dene honge" (False speeches won't work, answers to questions must be given).
According to PRS Legislative Research, the Lok Sabha functioned for 52 per cent of its scheduled time and the Rajya Sabha functioned for 39 per cent of its scheduled time. In the first week, both Houses functioned for less than 10 per cent of the scheduled time. Lok Sabha sat an extra day
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