[ad_1] BY his own admission, he was “a Communist compromising with capitalism”. His comrades in the CPI(M) – especially the conservative and rigid apparatchiks of A K G Bhavan in Delhi – and allies in the West Bengal Left Front believed he was deviating from the party ideology. But Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was a realist who […]
AIMPLB member: ‘Constitution gives all religions right to manage their affairs. How can you keep someone from another religion in Waqf bodies?’ | Political Pulse News
[ad_1] The Narendra Modi-led NDA government is likely to table a Bill meant to amend the Waqf Act, 1995 in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The Bill is aimed at making some sweeping changes to this law, giving the government significant control in regulating the Waqf affairs including the functioning of the Waqf Boards across […]
Discussion on Home denied, Opp says govt dragging feet on Cooperation Ministry in Rajya Sabha | Political Pulse News
[ad_1] AFTER HAVING failed to persuade the government to pick the Union Home Ministry among ministries whose functioning would be discussed in the Rajya Sabha, the Opposition has accused it of stalling discussion on the Ministry of Cooperation, which was offered as a substitute. The DMK’s Tiruchi N Siva, who was scheduled to initiate the […]
Amid row over MUDA ‘scam’, why Siddaramaiah govt, Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot are on a collision course | Political Pulse News
[ad_1] The conflict between the Congress-led Karnataka government and Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot has escalated amid the raging row over the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been under fire from the BJP, which has accused his wife Parvati of “illegally” benefiting from the alleged MUDA scam. The BJP has […]
Amid buzz over BJP mulling a working president to replace Nadda, a look at how its chief is chosen | Political Pulse News
[ad_1] With BJP president J P Nadda having been inducted in the Narendra Modi Cabinet 3.0, decks have been cleared now for the party to have a new chief in accordance with its “one-person, one-post” rule. Now, there have been increasing talks in the BJP circles that the party may have a working president soon […]
Dalit leader who fought for SC sub-classification: ‘Verdict will benefit a hundred generations of Madigas, other downtrodden castes’ | Political Pulse News
[ad_1] The Supreme Court in a landmark verdict on Thursday allowed the sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in reservation, allowing wider protection for underrepresented groups. Following the order, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said the state would immediately start the process of sub-classification to implement the reservation for the Madiga community […]
Haryana most-deprived Dalit groups see ‘new life’, want law for quota within quota in current session | Political Pulse News
[ad_1] Soon after the Supreme Court order Thursday empowering states to go ahead with sub-categorisation within the Scheduled Castes for the purpose of reservations, the ‘Dalit-A Mahapanchayat Haryana’ announced that it would meet Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini to press that a legislation to enforce this be introduced in the ongoing Monsoon Session. Several Dalit […]
Today in Politics: PM Modi to attend Governors’ conference; first Chandrababu Naidu Cabinet meet after Union Budget | Political Pulse News
[ad_1] President Droupadi Murmu will preside over a two-day conference of Governors beginning Friday in which issues such as the implementation of the three new criminal laws, reforms in higher education and development in tribal areas will be discussed. This will be the first conference of Governors to be presided over by Murmu, officials said. […]
Ex-BJP UP MLA serving life for SP leader’s murder: Who is Uday Bhan Karwariya? | Political Pulse News
[ad_1] Last Thursday, former BJP MLA Uday Bhan Karwariya stepped out of Naini Central Jail in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, where he had been serving a life sentence given by a local court for the murder of ex-Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Jawahar Yadav or Jawahar Pandit in 1996. Uday Bhan, 55, was released from the […]
SP chooses Brahmin leader to replace Akhilesh as Uttar Pradesh LoP: Who is Mata Prasad Pandey? | Political Pulse News
[ad_1] A day before the start of the Monsoon Session of Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, in a surprise move, chose 81-year-old veteran Brahmin leader Mata Prasad Pandey to replace him as the Leader of Opposition (LoP). The post fell vacant after Akhilesh quit the Assembly to retain the Kannauj Lok […]