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Mumbai, Apr 4 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday appealed to all parties to ensure an unopposed bypoll in the Baramati assembly constituency, necessitated by the death of then NCP president Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, to elect his wife and incumbent Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar. He urged consensus in backing Sunetra Pawar to respect Maharashtra's political traditions. Recalling past instances, Fadnavis cited the unopposed bypoll held after the death of NCP (undivided) M ...Read More >
New Delhi: A political row has emerged between the Union government and the Opposition over the Centre's move to convene a special session of Parliament during the peak of election campaigning in key states, including Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The confrontation is centred on a series of letters exchanged between Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. The correspondence pertains to discussions ...Read More >
Patna, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bihar Minister Ramkripal Yadav, reacting to the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) decision to remove MP Raghav Chadha as the party's Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha, on Saturday said that the party's national Convenor Arvind Kejriwal wants to keep his party workers and leaders under control "like slaves". "Raghav Chadha has not said anything wrong. Everyone has heard it; the whole world has heard it. But I don't know what problem Arvind Kejriwal is facing. If anyone expre ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 4 (ANI): Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Saturday reacted to the removal of Raghav Chadha as the Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha, saying the action was unjustified. He stated, "Raghav Chadha has not spoken any such word, yet it is unknown why AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal is angry. The party wants its workers to work like slaves... This is an independent country, which is why Raghav Chadha refused to do slavery, and this is why such action is being taken against h ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has declared the removal of Punjab Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha from the post of deputy leader as a routine disciplinary action, while firmly pushing back against his claims. The party has directly questioned why he has consistently avoided speaking out against the BJP and the Modi Government on issues concerning the country and the party, raising serious concerns over his prolonged silence. It asserted that Raghav Chadha had repeatedly acted against the part ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 4 (ANI): Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Saturday reacted to the removal of Raghav Chadha as the Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha, saying the action was unjustified. He stated, "Raghav Chadha has not spoken any such word, yet it is unknown why AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal is angry. The party wants its workers to work like slaves... This is an independent country, which is why Raghav Chadha refused to do slavery, and this is why such action is being taken against h ...Read More >
Haryana Congress' Disciplinary Action Committee (DAC) will prepare a report and convey its decision to the party high command concerning the issue of alleged cross-voting by five party MLAs during last month's Rajya Sabha elections. The committee, under the chairmanship of party leader Dharampal Malik, met at the Haryana Congress office here on Friday evening. The five MLAs are accused for cross-voting in favour of BJP-backed Independent candidate Satish Nandal and have been issued a show-cause ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 4 (PTI) Haryana Congress' Disciplinary Action Committee (DAC) will prepare a report and convey its decision to the party high command concerning the issue of alleged cross-voting by five party MLAs during last month's Rajya Sabha elections. The committee, under the chairmanship of party leader Dharampal Malik, met at the Haryana Congress office here on Friday evening. The five MLAs are accused for cross-voting in favour of BJP-backed Independent candidate Satish Nandal and have ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: A delegation of the YSRCP led by Parliamentary Party Leader Y V Subba Reddy met Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and raised serious concerns over denial of adequate speaking time in the Rajya Sabha during the discussion on the Amaravati Bill. Speaking to the media, Subba Reddy said that despite having seven MPs, YSRCP was given only five minutes to speak and their microphone was cut midway. Subba Reddy termed this an attempt to suppress the party's voice. He pointed out that small ...Read More >
The categorisation forms the basis for allocation of central funds and security resources to states fighting Naxalism The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), in its latest categorisation of Left-Wing Extremism-affected districts under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme, has classified Bijapur in Chhattisgarh and West Singhbhum in Jharkhand designated as the only two 'LWE Affected Districts' in the country. Kanker in Chhattisgarh has been placed in the 'District of Concern' category. The ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Congress indicated on Friday that it might back amendments to the women's reservation bill even as it said holding a sitting of Parliament before the end of the current assembly election cycle would clearly violate the model code of conduct. Asserting that the government's push for a rushed delimitation exercise would have "dangerous consequences", Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said that the party did not want any disturbance in the present ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Congress indicated on Friday that it might back amendments to the women's reservation bill even as it said holding a sitting of Parliament before the end of the current assembly election cycle would clearly violate the model code of conduct. Asserting that the government's push for a rushed delimitation exercise would have "dangerous consequences", Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said that the party did not want any disturbance in the present ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A day after AAP removed him as deputy leader of the party in the Rajya Sabha, Raghav Chadha declared that he would not be cowed by attempts to silence him, drawing a fierce backlash from his colleagues.Senior AAP members accused Chadha of being scared of PM Narendra Modi and not raising issues tied to the party's stand. They mentioned his failure to sign the notice seeking the removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, and defying the party line on walkouts over issues in the House. Chadha was acc ...Read More >
Bengaluru: With a fresh round of price revisions set to take effect, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar and AICC general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala Tuesday stepped up criticism of the Centre, alleging inflation was placing an increasing burden on households. The duo said prices of some 900 essential medicines, including those used for diabetes, hypertension and infections, would rise from Wednesday, the start of a new financial year. Questioning annual revisions and tax policies, they al ...Read More >
Following a blast near the Punjab BJP office in Chandigarh, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann defends his government and reiterates Punjab's claim to the city, sparking a political blame game over law and order. Photographs: ANI PhotoKey PointsA blast occurred outside the Punjab BJP office in Chandigarh, prompting political reactions and blame.Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann criticised political rivals for holding him responsible for incidents in Chandigarh, asserting his right to comment on the city's affa ...Read More >
Rohtak: Senior Congress functionary and Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Surjewala on Friday accused Haryana Public Service Commission of discrimination in recruitment, claiming vacancies under categories of scheduled castes, backward classes, general and economically weaker sections were being left unfilled.Addressing the media after paying a visit to the house of former MP Jangbir Singh in Bhiwani following his death, Surjewala alleged that the BJP-led state govt does not consider the youth of Haryana w ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Narain Dass Gupta on Friday said that Raghav Chadha raised "common man's issues" and not Punjab-related matters in the Rajya Sabha, as he reacted to Chadha's removal as the party's Deputy Leader in the Upper House. Speaking to ANI, Gupta highlighted that Chadha actively used Zero Hour to bring up public issues, but these were not necessarily aligned with party priorities, particularly with Punjab heading for elections next year. "He use ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Shrinking of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction due to transfer of Ichchapuram-Palasa section from Khurda Road railway division to the proposed Visakhapatnam division of South Coast Railway (SCoR) evoked strong reactions from Congress, BJD and other organisations on Friday.BJD's Rajya Sabha member Sasmit Patra in a letter to railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday strongly opposed this railway move. "This decision impacts Odisha, a state that contributes significantly to ...Read More >
New Delhi: The split within AAP came out in the open as party's Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha said he was raising people's issues in the House and party retaliated saying he was not toeing AAP line. A day after AAP dropped him as deputy leader and informed Rajya Sabha secretariat not to allot party's time to him, the MP retaliated and released a video in his defence. "Whenever I get a chance to speak in Parliament I raise public issues. Maybe I raise topics not usually raised, but is raising pu ...Read More >
Chennai Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) president G.K. Vasan in an interview with The Hindu said people of Tamil Nadu are angry as the state missed several schemes due to the DMK government treating the ruling BJP as an "enemy". Expressing confidence that the AIADMK-led NDA, of which his party is a constituent, is the "winning front" in the upcoming Assembly elections, he said the DMK and actor C Joseph Vijay's TVK could fight for the "second position". Edited excerpts In 2016, you refused to ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) For some time, Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha's estrangement with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has been a subject for political discussions and certain assumptions, but no one in the know was willing to confirm, clarify, or even talk about it on record. But now, it is in the open. His removal as the party's deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha appears more than the claimed "administrative reshuffle"; it is a public signal of internal discord within AAP. This was ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the political turmoil continued over the removal of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha from the post of Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Friday, left no stone unturned to criticise the party and its Convener Arvind Kejriwal, calling the latter "insecure" and AAP as "liphafa party". BJP National Spokesperson Shazia Ilmi said she was neither surprised nor did she found anything unusual in this. "This is the Aam Aadm ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) A day after the AAP removed him as its deputy leader in Rajya Sabha, MP Raghav Chadha Friday said he has been "silenced, not defeated", prompting the party to launch an all-out attack, accusing him of shying away from raising his voice against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Centre in Parliament and instead engaging in "soft PR". As he appeared to be falling out of favour with the party's leadership, Chadha vowed to hit back like a devastating 'sailab' (flood) at an ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Raghav Chadha, who has been a Rajya Sabha MP since April 2022, is known for highlighting everyday problems faced by ordinary citizens. His interventions in the Upper House have often gone viral for focusing on practical public grievances rather than routine political rhetoric. Some of the prominent issues raised by Chadha in Parliament include exorbitant prices of food and beverages at airports; rampant food adulteration affecting public health; exploitation ...Read More >
Chandigarh, April 3 (UNI) The Disciplinary Action Committee (DPC) of the Haryana Congress met on Friday to discuss allegations of cross-voting during the recent Rajya Sabha elections found two MLAs guilty of cross-voting. The disciplinary committee chairman, Dharampal Singh Malik, indicated that Punhana MLA Mohammad Ilyas and Hathin MLA Mohammad Israil have been deemed guilty of cross-voting as they failed to respond to the show-cause notices issued to them. Malik noted that their silence confi ...Read More >
Chandigarh: A day after Raghav Chadha was removed as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday backed party decision to strip Chadha of his role and openly labelled him as ''compromised''. Mann, who was briefing newspersons here about the performance and schemes of the ruling AAP government, was responding to a query about the statement of Chadha who questioned the party's move to remove him as the deputy leader of the party in the Raj ...Read More >
PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is expected to resign on April 13. He was elected to the Upper House of the parliament on March 16 and is likely to be sworn in as a Rajya Sabha member on April 10. Sources said that he would visit New Delhi on April 9 and is likely to take oath as a Rajya Sabha member the next day. During his visit to the national capital, he is also expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Nitish is likely to resign as ch ...Read More >
Mumbai: After Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha made his first comments since being removed as his party's Rajya Sabha deputy leader, actor Disha Patani's sister Khushboo Patani came out in his support, praising him for raising important issues in Parliament and urging him to start his own political party. Raghav Chadha took to Instagram to share a video questioning his party's decision, stating that he has always championed issues faced by the common people. "I would like to tell those w ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi President Saurabh Bhardwaj and other party leaders on Friday openly criticised his party MP Raghav Chadha following his removal as AAP's Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader, citing concerns over his reluctance to raise issues against the Central Government. Speaking to ANI here, Bhardwaj asserted that Raghav Chadha "consistently hangs back" whenever the party wants to raise issues against the Central government in Parliament. "The primary dut ...Read More >
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2026, which amends 80 Central Acts to decriminalise offences and replace them with graded civil penalties, by a voice vote. The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 27. During the debate, Opposition members questioned the move to convert criminal liability into a penalty, which makes it "easy" for corporations to get away with a fine. They added if the Bill is passed, it would take away the work of the cou ...Read More >
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