National Conference president Farooq Abdullah urged the alliance to move beyond being a mere electoral pact, calling for more frequent meetings to address the "ignored" future of the nation.
By defeating Bill for women’s quota, INDIA bloc parties exposed themselves as ‘undemocratic and anti-women’ , says Adityanath; Akhilesh says U.P. to soon witness a governance model based on social justice
He terms the defeat of the Bill in the Parliament as a humiliation to the BJP-led NDA government and a victory to the Congress-led INDIA bloc
Terming the Bill the latest attack on the rights of Opposition-ruled States, he says the Modi government is trying to tamper with the federal structure
While Congress demands an all-party meeting on the Women’s Reservation Act, key INDIA bloc allies meet Amit Shah and signal support for government’s proposal
J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said both the proposed increase in the Lok Sabha seats and women’s representation need “to be examined collectively by the Opposition”
AICC President and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said that the INDIA bloc leaders have concluded deliberations on the Delimitation Bill, and the group has “unitedly” decided to oppose the Bill. In other news, Samrat Choudhary is sworn in as Bihar’s first BJP Chief Minister, the death toll rises to 16 in the Sakti power plant explosion in Chhattisgarh, and registration begins for the Amarnath Yatra starting July 3.
Opposition leaders accuse Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Chairman of conducting a “mini-trial” instead of taking a prima facie view and allowing for the rest of the process to unfold.