-NDTV.com A number of state assembly polls, including in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, are scheduled over the next few months. New Delhi: The BJP's NDA ally Janata Dal-United (JDU) today demanded that the Centre roll back the hike announced today in LPG cylinder prices by petroleum companies. The party, which leads the coalition in Bihar, cited the financial pressure on households amid the Covid pandemic and said political rivals could use the...
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Bihar alliance without a single elected Muslim -Nalin Verma
-The Telegraph The state's largest minority community has held key ministerial and other constitutional posts whether under the rule of Congress, Samyukta Socialist Party, Janata Party, Janata Dal or the RJD Patna: Bihar has for the first time since Independence got a ruling coalition without a single MLA from its largest minority community. None of the four parties in the National Democratic Alliance — the BJP, Janata Dal United, Hindustani Awam Morcha Secular...
More »How a Bihar NGO siphoned off crores in govt funds under govt nose -- with some help -Santosh Singh
-The Indian Express Srijan Mahila Vikas Sahyog Samiti Limited, providing vocational training to women and selling pickles, allegedly pilfered funds from Bhagalpur district administration’s various accounts for at least half a dozen welfare schemes. Bhagalpur: Over 10 years and across two governments, of JD(U)-BJP and the RJD-JDU, one Bhagalpur NGO allegedly siphoned off an estimated Rs 700 crore of public funds. Nine FIRs and 12 arrests later, the Bihar government ordered...
More »Land bill: Modi govt gives in, agrees to bring back UPA’s key provisions -Pradeep Kaushal & Ruhi Tewari
-The Indian Express Sources said all the 11 BJP members in the Joint Committee of Parliament on land bill on Monday moved amendments seeking to bring back social impact assessment and consent clause. In a major climbdown following sustained opposition pressure, the government on Monday agreed to drop most of its contentious amendments to the Land Acquisition Act of 2013, bringing back the crucial clauses related to consent of affected families...
More »Regional parties asks more health and population questions
-PTI Regional political parties like DMK, NCP, Shiv Sena were more active in asking health and population related questions in both the Houses of Parliament as compared to two national parties - the Congress and BJP in last two years, a recent analysis has found. The report was released by Indian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (IAPPD) which conducted a comparative analysis of Parliament questions on health and population for...
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