Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Topic: Opposition leaders

“Atrocious”: Opposition leaders slam BJP, Smriti Irani over row with Sonia Gandhi

Several Opposition leaders on Thursday accused Union minister Smriti Irani and other BJP MPs of subjecting Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to “brutal heckling, verbal assault and physical intimidation” in Lok Sabha.

24 suspended MPs continue 50-hour relay protest

Twenty suspended Rajya Sabha members and four suspended Lok Sabha MPs Wednesday started a 50-hour relay protest inside the Parliament complex.

Presidential polls: Mamata suggests names of Farooq, Gopalkrishna Gandhi at Oppn meeting

Leaders of several Opposition parties on Wednesday agreed to field a common candidate against the NDA in the forthcoming Presidential elections.

Mamata Banerjee to hold Opposition parties meet over Presidential polls

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee is set to hold an important meeting of Opposition parties on Wednesday to formulate a joint strategy for the upcoming presidential polls.

CMs of states ruled by BJP rivals decry PM’s VAT remark, lay accounts on table

She claimed that her government was giving a ₹1 reduction on VAT on petroleum products, which has cost ₹1,500 crore to the State exchequer.

13 Opposition leaders express concern over hate speech, communal violence

Expressed deep concern over the recent incidents of anti-Muslim violence and hate speeches, leaders of 13 Opposition parties on Saturday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s failure to speak out against those who "propagate" hate.