LS polls 2019 | One nation one election will require 7.5 million VVPATs, involves expenditure: TDP
July 08, 2018 16:39 ISTLok Sabha elections 2019: It may be recalled that ‘one nation one election’ is the brainchild of PM Narendra Modi.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: It may be recalled that ‘one nation one election’ is the brainchild of PM Narendra Modi.
First-time MLA, Nimmala Rama Naidu, has been trying to undertake a modernisation project at the local crematorium, which was lying in shambles.
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Shouting slogans, Telugu Desam Party activists demanded that the Centre immediately fulfill all promises made to Andhra Pradesh in the Reorganisation Act, 2014, and also accord special category status for the state.
On his 69th birthday, Naidu chose not to celebrate his birthday and sat on a fast instead to protest against the alleged injustice meted out to the state due to the "non-implementation" of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
The meetings that took place at the Central Hall of Parliament were aimed at garnering support for the no-confidence motion moved by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
Telugu Desam Party (TDP), YSR Congress, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPIM) and Congress have given separate notices of no-confidence against the BJP-led central government in the Lok Sabha.
Party MP M. Rajmohan Reddy told media persons that if Parliament is adjourned sine die on April 5 without any announcement, all YSRCP MPs will tender their resignations the next day.
The second half of the budget session of Parliament has been a complete washout since the commencement of protests from the Congress, AIADMK, TDP and the YSR Congress Party on various issues stalling the proceedings.
Hitting out at the Congress, Shah said the party not only mismanaged the bifurcation but also showed zero sensitivity towards the Telugu people.
Senior TDP leader and state Finance Minister Y. Ramakrishnudu alleged that the BJP-led government is using its allies to orchestrate din in the Lok Sabha so that the no-confidence motion could not be taken up.
TDP and YSR Congress have submitted three requests to move no-confidence motion against the Modi government, protesting non-implementation of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav also said that the party will explain its efforts in the last four years to people of Andhra Pradesh.
BJP general secretary Ram Madhav told reporters that the Centre had done a lot for the state and was willing to do more, asserting that his party will explain its position to its people.
On a rough count, the ruling NDA -- minus TDP -- appears to have the support of 315 members in a House with an effective strength of 538. On its own, the BJP has 274 members -- well above the halfway mark to prove its majority.
The meeting comes as the BJP finds itself in a tight corner in Andhra Pradesh after the TDP and YSR Congress moved notices for a no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha against the Modi government.
Terming the TDP's decision a "win for democracy", Reddy asserted his party would continue to fight for Special Category Status (SCS) for Andhra Pradesh.
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