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New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Friday condemned the Malda hostage crisis, where seven judicial officers were held by villagers, expressing concern that West Bengal is being pushed toward a cycle of election violence. Speaking to ANI, the RJD MP asserted that if elections become marred by violence, the nation's leaders must engage in self-reflection. He warned that the damage to national harmony cannot be easily compensated. "What has happened is co ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) An amendment bill which provides graded punishment for bodily harm to transgender persons has received the assent of President Draupadi Murmu. Opposition MPs had slammed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, for excluding gays and lesbians from its ambit. An authority has been established to determine whether a person is transgender, a provision that also faced backlash from the opposition. According to a law ministry notification dated March ...Read More >
The Election Commission of India addressed concerns regarding Bihar's voter list. After a special revision, the ECI received over 23,000 complaints. They have addressed a small portion of these. The Supreme Court is reviewing petitions challenging the revision process. The court clarified that Aadhaar is not proof of citizenship. The final voter list release will happen after reviewing all claims. Election Commission of India (ECI) has received a total of 23,557 claims and objections over the d ...Read More >
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has accused the Election Commission of colluding with the BJP to steal votes in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls. He alleged that the EC is helping BJP leaders obtain multiple voter ID cards, citing the example of Muzaffarpur Mayor Nirmala Devi, who allegedly possesses two voter IDs. Yadav questioned the anomaly and demanded accountability. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday accused the Election Commission of "colluding" with the BJP to "steal" votes in Bihar, whe ...Read More >
The Rajya Sabha was thrown into disarray as opposition factions rallied against the electoral rolls from Bihar, leading to an abrupt adjournment. The cancellation of both Zero Hour and Question Hour left members frustrated, as they sought urgent discussions regarding the Special Revision topic and demanded the Election Commission retract its initiative. Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Friday amid vociferous protests by Opposition members over the issue of Special Revision ...Read More >
A day before the monsoon session of Parliament, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Sunday said that his party will raise several key issues, including US President Donald Trump's repeated claims of mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan for a proposed US trade deal. Demanding a clarification from the centre, Singh said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must give a statement regarding Trump's claims of "ceasefire" in the name of the trade deal. "The first question is related to ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): A day before the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Sunday criticised US President Donald Trump, calling him eager to become the 'Sarpanch of the world.' Jha's remarks came after Trump's repeated claims of mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan in exchange for a proposed US trade deal. Jha also raised concerns over the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor and called for discussions in the Monsoon s ...Read More >
New Delhi: A day before the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Sunday criticised US President Donald Trump, calling him eager to become the 'Sarpanch of the world.' Jha's remarks came after Trump's repeated claims of mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan in exchange for a proposed US trade deal. Jha also raised concerns over the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor and called for discussions in the Monsoon session on why India was ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): A day before the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Sunday criticised US President Donald Trump, calling him eager to become the Sarpanch of the world. Jha remarks came after Trump repeated claims of mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan in exchange for a proposed US trade deal. Jha also raised concerns over the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor and called for discussions in the Monsoon session ...Read More >
Nagpur: Pardi flyover, which was expected to be East Nagpur's only functional route during the rains, has succumbed to the first monsoon downpour. Torrential rains have resulted in multiple potholes, uneven patches, and loose gravel deposits on the flyover, turning the Kalamna, Itwari and Bhandara wings into pothole-ridden stretches resembling a booby trap. Additionally, the roundabout above has developed several depressions, posing risk to motorists.Commuters have raised concerns over the safet ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: With opposition parties alleging SIR of electoral rolls of Bihar was a "citizenship screening exercise" and EC refuting the allegation and contending that being a citizen was the primary criterion for being a voter, Supreme Court Thursday asked whether the poll panel could venture into the citizenship issue which comes within the jurisdiction of home ministry.When senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, for EC, justified the poll panel's decision to exclude Aadhaar as a valid document for the ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday pressed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to justify the timing of its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, observing that the exercise "went to the root of democracy and power to vote". "If you are to check citizenship under SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar, then you should have acted early; it is a bit late," Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia remarked while sitting with Justice Joymalya Bagchi. Appearing for the poll bod ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on July 10 a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission's decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. A two-judge bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi took note of submissions made by a team of senior lawyers led by Kapil Sibal, appearing on behalf of several petitioners, and agreed to list the matter for hearing on Thursday. Appearing for RJD MP Manoj ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare & Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday inaugurated the 11th edition of the India Maize Summit, organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in association with (IIMR) Indian Institute of Maize Research. Speaking at event, Chouhan emphasized that 'Farmers' sewa is our mool mantra,' reaffirming the government's commitment to farmer-centric policies. He outlined a mul ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on July 10 a batch of petitions challenging the decision of the Election Commission to undertake special intensive revision of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. A partial working day (PWD) bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi took note of the submissions of a battery of senior lawyers led by Kapil Sibal on behalf of several petitioners and agreed to hear the pleas on Thursday. Sibal, who appeared for ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 7 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider on July 10 the pleas challenging the validity of the Election Commission's decision to conduct a comprehensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar. A part-time working bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi allowed the plea of senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the petitioners, for an urgent hearing in the matter, and said the court will consider the matter on Thursday. Assembly elections are due ...Read More >
RJD's petition, filed by Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha, joins a growing list of political and civil society voices opposing the EC's move. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) directive to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. The state is scheduled to go to polls later this year. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal will represent the RJD and has sought an urgent hearing on the matter, expected ...Read More >
New Delhi/Patna, Jul 6 (PTI) The controversy over special intensive revision of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar intensified as Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, RJD's Manoj Jha and several NGOs moved the Supreme Court seeking quashing of the Election Commission's order, which they claimed violated the Constitution. The Election Commission (EC) issued a statement on Sunday clarifying that it has not changed its instructions on the revision process, after several social media posts, includi ...Read More >
Patna: In response to the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen's (AIMIM) offer to join the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha issued a carefully worded statement, suggesting that sometimes refraining from contesting elections can serve a higher political and ideological objective. The development came after AIMIM's Bihar unit president Akhtarul Iman formally wrote to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, requesting the inclusion of the party in the opposition-led Grand ...Read More >
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