In his first speech in the Lok Sabha, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi drew parallels between the Opposition and Hinduism by displaying an image of the Hindu god Shiva. He highlighted the Opposition’s calm approach, resembling the god’s ‘abhay mudra’, despite facing government attacks. Rahul also emphasised that Hinduism is not about fear and … Read more
Opposition members on Monday demanded a separate one-day discussion on the NEET paper leak issue in the Lok Sabha and staged a walkout after they sought a clear assurance from the government on the issue. Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi raised the issue of irregularities in NEET soon after the Lok Sabha assembled for the … Read more
The opposition INDIA bloc is unlikely to contest the Lok Sabha Speaker’s post and the NDA nominee is likely to be elected unopposed, sources said Tuesday ahead of filing of nomination for the key post. However, the Opposition has demanded that they be given the choice to pick the deputy speaker. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Bhupender Yadav as central observers for the appointment of the Chief Minister of Odisha.This decision was announced in an official release on Sunday by Arun Singh, the National General Secretary of BJP.“The Parliamentary Board of the Bharatiya Janata Party has appointed … Read more
Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi is set to take the oath at 7:15 pm at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. (Photo: PTI) According to sources, Rajnath Singh, the senior BJP leader who won from the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat, is likely to continue as the Union Defence Minister. Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi will meet his probable Cabinet ministers … Read more
LUCKNOW: Reiterating that there could be no reservation based on religion, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh accused the opposition INDIA bloc of misleading the people of the country on the issue and held them responsible for the “crisis of credibility” in Indian politics.The issue of reservation has taken centre stage amid the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha … Read more
Lucknow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said he felt that Ram Rajya will begin in the country now that the temple in Ayodhya has come up, but stressed that this does not mean a theocratic state. Addressing an intellectuals meet in his parliamentary constituency, he said Ram Rajya does not mean a theocratic state, … Read more
BJP Bihar united expressed grief over the passing away of Sushil Kumar Modi. In a long heartfelt X post in Hindi, PM Modi condoned his party colleague and remembered Sushil Modi’s role in GST implementation Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former deputy chief minister of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi passed away on Monday … Read more
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh talks about the security situation, political issues dominating the current elections and the BJP government’s performance in a freewheeling discussion at the ET Political Roundtable. Excerpts: On the assessment of elections in the first two phases.As per the assessment, it appears that we will achieve the target of 400 seats. Looking … Read more
The security situation in Jammu and Kashmir is “comfortable to hold elections,” defence minister Rajnath Singh told ET, adding that the final decision rests with the Election Commission (EC). EC has decided to hold only Lok Sabha elections – being held across the country in phases until June 1 – in the current poll cycle … Read more
