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"The Defence Minister needs to be reminded of what the former President Pranab Mukherjee, who was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2019, would often say: the job of the Opposition in a democracy is to oppose, expose and depose," says Jairam Ramesh

The Opposition INDIA bloc seeks to submit a memorandum to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant over alleged ‘vote chori’ (theft), but the CJI has declined to meet the Congress leader.

New session begins against the backdrop of protests in Delhi seeking removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar and the Kerala High Court order on registering an FIR against Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan in the CMRL-Exalogic pay-off case

Memorandum alleges large-scale “vote theft”, demands resignation of CEC, suspension of SIR, and return to paper ballots; Rahul Gandhi says sustained Opposition pressure could bring down the government

On INDIA bloc’s third day of protest in Delhi against ‘vote chori’, a show of Opposition unity as SP, Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (SP) leaders present for lunch hosted by Congress president Kharge

Opposition says it has agreed to trim its proposed delegation from 15 to 10 members; CPI(M) MP John Brittas receives response to petition on SIR controversy

The BJD participated in the Opposition parties’ protest march over the alleged arbitrary actions of CEC in connection with the SIR of electoral rolls and the deletion of the names of more than 13 crore voters across the country, says the regional party

Venezuela's Primero Justicia wants to abolish Corpoelec and restore seven regional power firms, as daily outages in Petare rise from five to eight hours. The post Venezuela Opposition Calls to Abolish Corpoelec, the State Power Utility appeared first on The Rio Times.

ECI withdraws SIR declaration from Form 6 in States where the exercise is over

Satya Kumar Yadav questions the basis for allegations without documentary evidence; says political parties can raise objections through prescribed mechanisms, including Form 7, if they have concerns about entries in the electoral rolls

Thirty-five deputies want César Astudillo out over rising homicides and a candidate’s murder. The vote is due by 4 October and needs 66 of 130 votes. The post Peru’s Opposition Moves to Oust the Minister in Charge of Its Police appeared first on The Rio Times.

Claudia Macero, communications chief of María Corina Machado’s party, flew home to Venezuela on Sunday night as caravans demanded the Nobel winner’s safe return. Machado herself remains in Panama after seven failed attempts. The post Venezuela Opposition Aide Flies Home While Machado Stays Stuck in Panama appeared first on The Rio Times.

The BJP said Rahul Gandhi and Opposition leaders were conspiring to malign the country’s constitutional institutions and the Election Commission has already issued a fact-based clarification of “fabricated allegations”

Samrat Choudhary asks Opposition parties to come out with facts and evidence substantiating their charges

Chief Minister had earlier indicated that the government is seeking an audience with Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a meeting with a delegation of leaders from all parties in Karnataka

Mr. Gandhi appears to be seeking consistency in his politics and, in the process, addressing a criticism that he is an inconsistent politician.

Urging Opposition leaders towards ‘constructive work’, Modi says rival parties tried to muffle his own voice ‘without remorse’ in the previous Parliament session

India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party has joined opposition calls for election chief Gyanesh Kumar to resign.

BJP leader says Opposition should not contest elections if it believes the electoral system is rigged

Opposition parties and OBC groups are against the open-column option in the 2027 Census; they say the 2011 Socio-Economic Caste Census also had an open field to record caste, yielding over 46 lakh caste names; successive governments did not act on that report, says experts

CPI State secretary Binoy Viswam says the first round of discussions on the issue with the CPI(M) has been completed and that more talks will follow; he slams EC for undermining democratic rights through SIR

Sitharaman rubbished the Opposition's allegations that the government had yielded to foreign pressure, saying the MDR was not a tax and would not accrue to the government

Czech opposition parties called a no-confidence vote in the government over budget plans that post the country’s second-largest shortfall next year.

The leader of Morocco's opposition PPS (Party of Progress and Socialism) arrived at a polling station in Rabat on Wednesday to vote in the parliamentary election.

The party rejects Opposition’s charge against SIR process, says Supreme Court had upheld its legal validity multiple times

Hundreds of Iranian Americans showed support for the France-based opposition coalition, the National Council of Resistance of Iran.

The parties also asked the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognizance of the report

Workers’ energy, enthusiasm show lotus will bloom in State again, says BJP chief after concluding his first visit to west U.P. after taking over as party head; ahead of parleys, Oppn. MPs engage in one-upmanship over who can defeat ruling party

The Madhya Pradesh government is the ‘most corrupt, incompetent’ in country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says, asking the State government to ‘take a look at the ground reality’, while criticising the lamp festival