Tag: Opposition
Opposition Meets EC, Demands Budget After State Polls
Several opposition parties on Thursday approached the Election Commission seeking the Union Budget be deferred after March 8, until the assembly polls got over in five states.....
SC Refuses 'urgent' Plea On Deferring Budget
The Supreme Court on Friday refused an urgent hearing on a plea seeking that the Union Budget for 2017-18 be deferred till April.....
Kashmir Assembly Seeks Return Of Migrant Pandits
The Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution, seeking the return of hundreds and thousands of Kashmiri Hindus who migrated from the Valley at the beginning of a separatist war in the late 1980s.....
2016 Was Year Of Depression, Suppression, Regression: Azad
Targeting the Narendra Modi government over issues ranging from demonetisation to unrest in Kashmir, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday said the year 2016 has been one of "depression, recession, regression and suppression".....
Congress Criticises Centre For Removing Rajiv Gandhi's Name
The Congress on Friday strongly condemned the Narendra Modi government for removing the name of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi from Sadbhavna Diwas programmes.....
Opposition Wants To Stall BJP In Rajya Sabha: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday accused the opposition of trying to prevent the BJP from having a majority in the Rajya Sabha to stall strong anti-corruption laws.....
PM Justifies Note Ban, But Skips Mentioning Deaths
Speaking on demonetisation in Parliament for the first time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday justified the November 8 move, saying it was made at the right time, but he did not make any comment on the deaths caused by the note ban despite opposition members raising the issue.....
Parliament Adjourned Till March 9
Both houses of Parliament were on Thursday adjourned till March 9, 2017, marking the end of the first-half of the Budget session.....
DMK To Move Censure Motion Against TN Speaker
Tamil Nadu's major opposition party DMK on Tuesday announced its decision to move a no confidence motion against assembly Speaker P. Dhanapal.....
Tripura Opposition Demands CM's Resignation Over Termination Of Over 10,000 Teachers' Jobs
Opposition parties in Tripura demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the recruitment process after the Supreme Court upheld the state High Court order terminating the jobs of 10,323 government teachers. ....
