The Lok Sabha witnessed an uproar on Wednesday after BJP MP Tejasvi Surya blamed the Wayanad landslides on the Congress and Left governments that have been in power in Kerala, attributing the tragedy to “unbridled commercial activity” in the eco-sensitive areas of the Western Ghats. “The landslides in Wayanad have taken the lives of 160 innocent people. Over the last five years, more than 350 people have died in landslides and other disasters in Kerala. Unbridled, unregulated commercial activity including quarrying and mining in the eco-sensitive areas of Western Ghats…
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Bombay HC issues summons to Ravindra Waikar over Amol Kirtikar’s plea challenging his win in Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat | Mumbai News
The Bombay High Court on Monday issued summons to Ravindra Waikar of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on an election petition by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Amol Kirtikar, seeking the cancellation of Waikar’s victory in the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency. A single-judge bench of Justice Sandeep V Marne issued a writ of summons to Waikar and other respondents to appear before the court on September 2 to answer the claim made by Kirtikar in his plea. “Issue writ of summons to respondents returnable on September 2,…
Rs 35,492 crore assistance provided to Andhra Pradesh, Rs 63,000 crore under CSS: Union MoS in Lok Sabha | India News
The Centre has so far provided a financial assistance of Rs 35,492 crore to the Andhra Pradesh government, Union MoS for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed Lok Sabha Monday. Replying to supplementary question asked by TDP member Daggumalla Prasad Rao, Chaudhary said the Centre has provided Rs 1,678.76 crore as resource gap, Rs 1,750 for Rayalaseema, the most backward region of the state, Rs 2,500 crore for the capital at Amaravati, and Rs 15,147 crore for Polavaram irrigation project.Under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, the Centre provides…
Old BJP hands sidelined in Rajasthan, new-look unit feels Lok Sabha poll result aftershocks | Political Pulse News
A month after the Lok Sabha results were announced, senior BJP leader Kirodi Lal Meena announced his resignation as Cabinet minister from the Bhajan Lal Sharma-led Rajasthan government. Kirodi Lal said he was keeping his word, having announced in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections that he would resign if the BJP lost any of the seven eastern Rajasthan seats whose charge was assigned to him by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP ended up losing four of those: Dausa, Tonk–Sawai Madhopur, Karauli-Dholpur and Bharatpur. Kirodi Lal’s resignation is…
‘Cost exceeded by Rs 670 crore’: L-G alleges corruption in construction of new block at Lok Nayak Hospital, orders Vigilance probe | Delhi News
Accusing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of corruption in construction activities at state government-run hospitals, Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V K Saxena has asked the Vigilance Department to start an inquiry into allegations of a scam at Lok Nayak Hospital where the cost of construction of a new block is said to have exceeded by Rs 670 crore. Saxena has also asked the department to request the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to constitute a special team of Chief Technical Examiners to conduct a detailed examination in the matter. Besides,…