New Delhi: Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram on Sunday slammed the Center’s decision to convene the Assembly days ahead of polls for the Tamil Nadu and West Bengal assembly elections.In a social media post, Chidambaram called the Centre’s proposal a “mischief” and claimed that it was aimed at excluding MPs from discussions … Read more
New Delhi: The budget session of Parliament will reconvene on April 16 and is likely to pass a bill to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 816.The government hopes to introduce at least two bills in this parliamentary session, including a constitutional amendment to reserve one-third of seats for women in … Read more
New Delhi: Parliament is likely to be prorogued on a fixed date when the current session ends on April 2 instead of adjourning indefinitely as per custom, as the government looks to reconvene the House and Senate to introduce a bill to reserve women’s rights in the directly elected legislature in the next Lok Sabha … Read more
Congress President Hager (file photo) Congress president hints at support for center launch in 2029New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday wrote to the Modi government rejecting the Centre’s new proposal to convene a meeting to discuss the amendment to the Women’s Reservation Bill, saying the opposition was “very busy” with the assembly election … Read more