11/12/2015 Sushma to make statement on Pakistan visit on Monday External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will make a statement in parliament on Monday about her recent visit to Pakistan, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
04/12/2015 Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government passes bill to effect 400% hike in MLA salary The Delhi assembly on Thursday agreed to a four-fold salary hike for city MLAs along with a substantial increase in allowances that together will take their monthly package to Rs 2.1 lakh from Rs 88,000, the highest in the country.
24/08/2015 LJP, RLSP miffed over delay in finalizing seats!! The LJP and RLSP on Monday expressed their unhappiness over delay in finalisation of seats for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, saying the BJP must contest only 102 of the 243 seats and leave 141 for its three allies. Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) expressed discomfort with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders' slogan -- "Abki bar Bhajpa sarkar", saying it was wrong to raise such a slogan as the next government would be formed by BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Addressing a joint press conference here LJP's state president Pasupati Kumar Paras and RLSP state president Arun Kumar said the BJP should finalise the seat sharing at the earliest, as it would be the sooner the better.
18/08/2015 Modi announced Bihar package Rs.1.25 lakh crore !! Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday announced a much-awaited Rs.1.25 lakh crore special package for Bihar ahead of the assembly polls. He said the aid will "change the face of Bihar". He made the announcement during his address at Ara, district headquarters of Bhojpur, about 60 km from Patna, after he laid the foundation stones for 10 road projects.
12/08/2015 Lok Sabha debates Lalit Modi, Congress wants PM to reply!! The Congress on Wednesday demanded a reply from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Lalit Modi row, saying it was not ready to hear External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj "again and again" as she herself was involved in the case. "Only the prime minister can reply as the minister ... involved in this ... If she replies, then it is not an solution," Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said in the Lok Sabha during a debate. "The way the foreign minister supported the fugitive, if we want to talk about this, we need the prime minister to speak. Only he can take action.
07/08/2015 Congress activists show black flags to Modi!! Congress leader E.V.K.S. Elangovan and several supporters were taken into custody after they showed black flags to Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday. The Congress demonstration, soon after Modi reached here, was against the suspension of 25 Congress members from the Lok Sabha.
07/08/2015 To review preparations, Poll panel team in Bihar!! Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi, along with his team, arrived in Bihar capital Patna on Friday on a two-day visit to review preparations for the upcoming assembly polls, an official said. After reviewing the preparations, the Election commission is likely to finalise the date for the Bihar assembly polls and may announce it next week, the official said. Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi, one of the members of the election commission team, told media that the team would meet representatives of various political parties on Friday evening The team would also meet top officials to district-level officials on Saturday (August 8) to make elaborate security plans for the elections, Zutshi said. "The EC team would meet representatives of all political parties separately to know their views," he said.
07/08/2015 Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2.30 p.m. The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2.30 p.m. on Friday after Congress members raised slogans against the government and accused it of being "dictatorial". Soon after the house met, Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien allowed papers to be laid and then permitted Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal to speak. He raised the issue of the notice given by 30 MPs of the ruling National Democratic Alliance to Chairman M. Hamid Ansari, requesting him to take action against Congress parliamentarians for disrupting the proceedings. Agarwal said, "Congress is opposing the dictatorial attitude of the ruling party and all opposition is with them." "The notice given to Rajya Sabha chairman is an attempt to pressurise him," he added. As the Rajya Sabha continued to be disrupted through the third week of the monsoon session, around 30 MPs of the ruling NDA on Thursday wrote to Chairman M. Hamid Ansari to take action against Congress parliamentarians disrupting the proceedings.
07/08/2015 Rahul Gandhi said "Sushma's family received money from Lalit Modi". Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's family has "received money" from former IPL chairman Lalit Modi. "Whenever there is a robbery or stealing, a financial transfer takes place. There has been a financial transfer here as well. Sushma's family has received money from Lalit Modi. She should tell the country exactly how much money Lalit Modi has paid her family to keep himself out of jail," Gandhi said outside parliament. Sushma Swaraj on Thursday told the Lok Sabha that she did not recommend to the British government to give travel documents to former IPL chief Lalit Modi. She also said the allegations against her of recommending travel documents for Lalit Modi were "wrong and baseless". The minister had also questioned Congress president Sonia Gandhi what she would have done had she been in her place. Rahul Gandhi said: "As Sonia Gandhi's son I can say she would not have done the same thing. Whenever there is some stealing happens, secrecy is maintained by the thief. In this case, Sushma has maintained full secrecy. Nobody in the ministry other than Sushma Swaraj knew about this decision. After this decision, government of the United Kingdom changed their position."
05/08/2015 Over Congress MPs' suspension, Shatrughan Sinha unhappy!! Actor-turned-BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha on Wednesday expressed unhappiness over the suspension of 25 Congress members by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. "Feel unhappy about the developments in parliament... the expulsion of 25 learned MP friends, including one who was not even present," Sinha tweeted. "Good sense must prevail ... sooner the better," he added, referring to the parliament logjam following the Congress insistence that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj must resign. The government has rejected the demand. Mahajan suspended the Congress MPs for five days on Monday for "wilfully obstructing the business of the house" and not adhering to her repeated requests to observe the rules.
29/07/2015 In Bihar, Modi will address three rallies next month!! Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address three 'parivartan' rallies (rallies for change) in Bihar next month to bolster BJP prospects in the coming assembly elections, party sources said here on Wednesday. The rallies would be held at Gaya on August 9, Saharsa on August 19 and Bhagalpur on August 30. A Bharatiya Janata Party leader said the venues were chosen in such a manner that they covered about 10 adjoining districts of Bihar.
17/06/2015 More than 20 AAP MLAs on Delhi Police Radar A newspaper report claimed on Wednesday that the Delhi Police is soon likely to file charge sheets against several Aam Aadmi Party MLAs.
16/06/2015 Congress wants Sushma Swaraj sacked, alleges With the controversy over Sushma Swaraj helping former IPL chief Lalit Modi secure travel documents from the UK for Portugal snowballing, the Congress on Tuesday demanded that the Prime Minister should immediately sack the External Affairs Minister.
15/06/2015 Sushma Swaraj hits back at journalist Under attack for helping fugitive former IPL boss Lalit Modi obtain travel documents in UK, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday hit back at a TV journalist who had raked up the issue of propriety in the matter.
15/06/2015 BJP slams 'two-faced' AAP, mocks 'self character certificate' Attacking Aam Aadmi Party over the fake degree row and domestic violence case against its MLAs, Delhi BJP Monday said that the
27/05/2015 AAP 100 days total failure: Mayor North Delhi Mayor Ravinder Gupta on Tuesday hit out at the Arvind Kejriwal-led dispensation, terming the first 100 days of the AAP government as a "total failure" and alleging that its only achievement was "finding fault" in almost everything and everybody.
02/05/2015 On real estate bill Rahul attacks modi govt, Firing yet another salvo at Narendra Modi government, Rahul Gandhi today claimed it had diluted provisions of Real Estate Regulatory Authority Bill making the legislation pro-builders from being pro-buyers.
24/04/2015 BJP punches Arvind Kejriwal with blame game The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday labelled Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as a 'king of blame-games' and said that the Aam Aadmi Party chief's politics has been focused only on allegations and acquisitions.
20/04/2015 Rajyavardhan Rathore:Congress misleading farmers Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Monday lashed out at the Congress party for playing blame game politics while accusing it of misleading farmers.
20/04/2015 Giriraj Singh comments on Sonia Gandhi Following an uproar by the opposition in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Girish Singh on Monday expressed regret for his remarks on Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
17/04/2015 Question Rahul Gandhi’s leadership Sheila Dikshit denies Sheila Dikshit questions Rahul Gandhi’s leadership, says ‘Sonia should lead
16/04/2015 Mohan Bhardwaj said AAP is shedding Crocodile tears Standing Committee Chairman Mr. Mohan Bhardwaj yesterday said that the Delhi Government led by Aam Aadmi Party is shedding crocodile tears on the issue of loss of Rabi crops to farmers due to unseasonal rain.
