Patna: Tensions escalated in Patna on Friday as workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress clashed during a protest outside the Congress office. The protest was held by BJP workers in response to alleged abuses directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his mother during a Youth Congress event in Darbhanga on Wednesday....
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday underscored the need to uphold the dignity and respect of the Speaker’s post, stating that both the government and the opposition must ensure that legislative proceedings strictly follow the rules of the House. He warned that historically, assemblies that failed to maintain their dignity faced “dire consequences.” Shah...
Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Friday accused Congress-led alliance Vice-President candidate Justice B Sudershan Reddy of “supporting” Naxalism. Speaking at the Manorama News conclave in Kochi, Shah claimed that if the 2011 Salwa Judum judgment delivered by Justice Reddy had not been given, Naxal terrorism in India would have ended...
Rahul Gandhi has strongly criticised three new bills that propose the removal of senior government officials, including the Prime Minister and state Chief Ministers, if they are jailed for 30 consecutive days on serious criminal charges—even without a conviction. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, the Congress leader called the bills “draconian” and “unconstitutional,” accusing the...
The Lok Sabha witnessed a heated debate on Wednesday over the bills aimed at removing elected representatives arrested for over 30 days on serious charges, leading to a sharp exchange between Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress leader KC Venugopal. As the government introduced the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025, the Government...
In a dramatic turn of events inside Parliament, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee has accused Union ministers Kiren Rijiju and Ravneet Singh Bittu of assaulting two women MPs from the party during a protest in the Well of the House. The demonstration was staged against three contentious bills that propose the removal of the...
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Vice Presidential candidate, Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan, filed his nomination on Wednesday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior Union ministers, showcasing a strong display of unity ahead of the September 9 election. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP President JP Nadda, Union Health...
Dramatic scenes unfolded in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday after Union Home Minister Amit Shah tabled three contentious bills that propose the removal of the Prime Minister and Chief Ministers if they remain in jail for 30 consecutive days on serious criminal charges. Opposition MPs tore up copies of the bills, stormed into the well...
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made headlines today with what he described as an “uncommon handshake” with BJP MP and former Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy after the latter won a key post in the Constitution Club of India. Speaking to the media in Parliament ahead of a turbulent day dominated by Opposition protests over voter...
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has once again diverged from the party line, this time over a contentious bill proposing the removal of senior government functionaries, including the Prime Minister and Chief Ministers, if they remain in jail for over 30 consecutive days. The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025, to be introduced...