J&K Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu sacked over controversial statement
March 12, 2018 18:27 ISTThe Chief Minister sent a letter to Governor NN Vohra informing that she is removing Drabu, sources close to Mehbooba Mufti told news agency IANS.
The Chief Minister sent a letter to Governor NN Vohra informing that she is removing Drabu, sources close to Mehbooba Mufti told news agency IANS.
Singhvi's name was proposed by 40 MLAs -- 20 each from the Congress and TMC. Accompanied by some Congress MLAs, Singhvi filed his papers to the returning officer at the state Assembly here.
According to reports, Naresh Agrawal was unhappy with party president and former UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for giving the RS ticket to actor-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan.
"I appeal to PM Modi and the CM to not stand on ego and to accept their just demands," Gandhi tweeted.
RJD state President Ram Chander Purve said both Jha and Karim were chosen by party chief Lalu Prasad, currently lodged in a Ranchi jail in connection with two fodder scam cases.
Apart from Jaitley, the other Rajya Sabha candidates announced by the BJP from Uttar Pradesh are Ashok Bajpai, Vijay Pal Singh Tomar, Sakal Deep Rajbhar, Kanta Kardam, Anil Jain, Harnath Singh Yadav and GVL Narasimha Rao.
The first week of the second part of the Budget session which began on March 5 had been a virtual washout.
Former Union Minister Naranbhai Rathwa, who represented Chhota Udaipur Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat for the five terms, was nominated along with Congress leader and prominent lawyer Amee Yajnik from Gujarat.
Rane had recently quit the Congress to join the BJP and has been rewarded with a ticket for the Upper House from Maharashtra.
Kirodi Lal Meena (66) had left the BJP in 2008. In that year's Assembly elections he got elected as Independent candidate.
Hardik Patel had pledged support with the Congress for the Gujarat polls held in last December.
The Telugu Desam Party, which pulled out of the Modi government this week, today said its alliance with the BJP was still on, though it was 'severely hurt' by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's remarks on assistance to Andhra Pradesh.
Former Maharashtra chief minister Narayan Rane will on Monday file his nomination papers from the BJP quota for the biennial Rajya Sabha polls from the state, sources close to him said today.
Nitin Gadkari said that it is ‘irresponsible and anti-national’ to allege corruption in the Euro 7.5 billion fighter aircraft contract with France.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who donned the hat of a vocal opposition leader in last few months, has been targeting the government over demonetisation drive wherever he goes, be it within the country or overseas.
Congress said the "high" price India had paid to France for the purchase of the fighter aircraft compared to prices paid by countries like Egypt and Qatar was not some "charity" and the Modi government should answer as to where the money had gone.
The French president also met with his counterpart Ram Nath Kovind and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
The conference aims at providing a platform to Members of Parliament, Legislative Assemblies and Legislative Councils across the country to share their experiences and to develop a perspective on developmental issues in the light of sustainable devel
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah said that Indian Politics is not in a good condition since it is based on uncertainty of ideas.
Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra minister Patangrao Kadam, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital here, passed away tonight, family sources said.
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