Punjab to amend Excise Act to enable hotels, clubs to serve liquor near highways
June 20, 2017 7:58 ISTPunjab Cabinet yesterday gave its not to amend Excise Act to enable hotels, clubs to serve liquor near highways.
Punjab Cabinet yesterday gave its not to amend Excise Act to enable hotels, clubs to serve liquor near highways.
Earlier today, the BJP named Kovind, a Dalit leader who has been associated with the party and the RSS, as the NDA nominee for the presidential poll.
According to news agency ANI, Bharti was issued two summons to appear before Delhi investigation wing of I-T department but failed to appear. The I-T seized properties raided in May.
This comes days after the BJP government recommended a CBI probe into the alleged multi-crore scam in Shia and Sunni waqf boards.
Opposition parties will meet on June 22 to decide on fielding a consensus candidate for the presidential election, with the NDA declaring Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as its nominee for the post.
Paswan resumed his office today after a fortnight leave taken to undergo heart surgery in London. In his absence, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh had taken additional charge of the Food Ministry.
Speaking to India TV, Parrikar, in a barb aimed at the Election Commission, said that constitutional authorities can become more corrupt than politicians when vested with absolute power.
Elaborating the reasons behind BJD's support to the NDA candidate, Patnaik said Ram Nath Kovind is an eminent lawyer belonging to the scheduled caste community.
YSRC president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy announced that his party would support Kovind's candidature for the top post as he was a Dalit leader.
Making the announcements during his speech in the Punjab assembly, the Chief Minister said the move would benefit a total of 10.25 lakh farmers of the state's 18.5 lakh farming families, including 8.75 lakh farmers having land up to 5 acres.
Kovind met PM Modi at the latter's official residence 7 Lok Kalyan Marg in national capital. BJP president Amit Shah was also present on the occasion.
Soon after deciding the candidature of Bihar Governor Kovind, Modi telephoned Rao and requested his support for the candidature.
Interestingly, DMK allies Congress and IUML stayed back even when Stalin and his colleagues trooped out of the House.
On June 12, BJP had formed a panel comprising Naidu, Rajnath and Jaitley to hold discussions with various political parties for a consensus on the presidential candidate.
The government had formed a committee led by Justice Girdhar Malviya (retd) in July last year to prepare the draft Ganga Act.
The BSP chief, however, said it would have been better if all opposition parties were taken into confidence by the NDA at the Centre before announcing the name of its candidate.
The CM even said that she has never heard of the nominee and termed it a ‘not so mature’ move.
An advocate by profession, Kovind was made the Governor of Bihar two years ago after the NDA assumed power at the Centre in May 2014.
All eyes are on Sena’s support as it has embarrassed the BJP in the previous two Presidential elections by backing the rival candidate.
Addressing the media in Lucknow, the Chief Minister asked opposition parties to rise above party politics and support Kovind’s candidature for the top Constitutional post.
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