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Lok Sabha refers FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 to JPC amid Opposition protests

Lok Sabha refers FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 to JPC amid Opposition protests

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The Lok Sabha on Wednesday approved the Centre’s proposal to refer the FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 to a Joint Parliamentary Committee amid Opposition protests. The JPC will have 21 Lok Sabha and 10 Rajya Sabha members and is expected to submit its report before the Winter Session Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav calls government’s proposed Parliament response time limit ‘undemocratic’

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav calls government’s proposed Parliament response time limit ‘undemocratic’

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Amid the ongoing Parliament Monsoon Session, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday lashed out at the Central government for attempting to set a “time limit” for its response in Parliament, describing the move as “undemocratic” and an attempt to provide “empty statements” rather than genuine answers. संसद में जवाब देने के लिए सरकार जो समय-सीमा तय करना चाहती है, वो स्वयं में अलोकतांत्रिक है। दरअसल ये जवाब नहीं होगा, थोथा बयान होगा। सच तो ये है कि भाजपा चाह ही नहीं रही है कि कोई जवाब दिया जाए, वो तो सत्र का समापन करने के लिए उतावली है। ज़िम्मेदारी और जवाबदेही समय की किसी शर्त… — Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) August 12, 2026 Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Opposition MPs protest over Ram temple donations, Jharkhand student action

Opposition MPs protest over Ram temple donations, Jharkhand student action

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Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Sanjna Jatav, R Sudha, Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan and other opposition MPs stage a protest seeking a response from the government on police action on student demonstrators and alleged theft of Ayodhya’s Ram temple donations during the Monsoon session of Parliament. Pic/PTI Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Lok Sabha introduces four Bills amid Opposition protests, adjourns till 2 pm

Lok Sabha introduces four Bills amid Opposition protests, adjourns till 2 pm

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The four key Bills, including the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, and the National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, were introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday amid uproar by Opposition members. The House was later adjourned till 2 pm as Opposition MPs continued protests demanding a response from the government over the police action during the students’ protest at Jantar Mantar and the alleged theft of Ram temple donations. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Pedestal fans used to dry ₹4,200-cr Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway repair

Pedestal fans used to dry ₹4,200-cr Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway repair

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Already facing backlash over the construction quality of the newly built ₹4,200-crore Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway, a road contractor on Thursday found itself in the hot seat after a video surfaced showing workers using pedestal fans to blow-dry freshly laid bitumen, igniting a fresh wave of public ridicule. The concessionaire, PNC Infratech, is already in trouble after multiple complaints about the quality of the road construction led the National Highways Authority of India to take action Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, who shared a video clip of fans and exhausts placed along a stretch of the expressway to blow away the surface humidity, put the spotlight on the quality of the expressway construction that had been opened just weeks earlier on July 13. Also Read | Driver suffered ‘momentary blackout’ before high-speed crash that killed Atiq Ahmed’s son Abaan, police say “This is the new wave of BJP-style ‘progress’. A road that was inaugurated just a few days ago already needs repairs, and hilariously, electric fans are being used at express speed to dry the patch-up work. …

Akhilesh Yadav blames BJP for paper leaks, questions anti-cheating law

Akhilesh Yadav blames BJP for paper leaks, questions anti-cheating law

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Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and MP Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday held the BJP-led government responsible for the rising number of examination paper leak cases, claiming that the highest number of such incidents had occurred during its tenure and that public anger over the issue had led to the large gathering of youth at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Samajwadi Party, Congress protest over paper leaks at Parliament

Samajwadi Party, Congress protest over paper leaks at Parliament

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Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, along with party MPs, on Tuesday held a protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alleging that more than 20 paper leaks occurred during the last decade of their governance. Maharashtra Congress MPs also protested against the alleged Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) paper leak at the Parliament complex today. Earlier today, Bharatiya Janata Party MPs also held a protest within the Parliament premises demanding the resignation of Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains over the alleged paper leak in the state. BJP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, once an Aam Aadmi Party leader, led the protest, echoing slogans, “Punjab Paper leak par jawab do (Give answers on Punjab Paper leak).” Earlier on Monday, Punjab Congress MPs staged a protest outside Parliament demanding the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over the alleged paper leak in the state and the police action against sanitation workers protesting in Barnala. Congress has alleged at least four paper leaks under the AAP government in Punjab, while the government has denied the …

Akhilesh Yadav says youth forced govt to act on NEET paper leak row

Akhilesh Yadav says youth forced govt to act on NEET paper leak row

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Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday asserted that the country’s youth had demonstrated their ability to make the government respond to public demands, saying the recent student movement over examination irregularities compelled the Centre to concede several demands.Participating in the debate on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha, Akhilesh Yadav, referring to the recent protests against the alleged NEET paper leak, said the government’s initial approach had reflected arrogance before it eventually gave in to public pressure. “We were watching the protest. The government was arrogant in the belief that it would not bow down. After the win, youngsters raised a slogan — ‘sarkaar jhukti hai, jhukane wala chahiye’ (The government yields; it just takes someone to make it yield). The youngsters know how to make the government yield,” he said. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the …

Kiren Rijiju: Opposition avoiding NEET debate with pre-conditions

Kiren Rijiju: Opposition avoiding NEET debate with pre-conditions

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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday accused the Opposition of attaching pre-conditions and trying to run away from a debate on the NEET paper leak issue. As the Opposition insisted on the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Rijiju told the Lok Sabha that during the discussion, the government would also like to put across its point of view on the paper leak issue. He said Opposition members can speak for as long as they want and the discussion can take place even for two days. Further, Rijiju said the date and duration of the discussion in both the Houses can be decided by the Opposition. According to him, the government has approached the Congress and other Opposition parties on having the debate. Rijiju made these remarks after the House reconvened at noon following an earlier adjournment. Amid the ruckus over the NEET paper leak issue, the proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm. Earlier during the Question Hour, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urged members to let the House function, describing it as an …

Rahul Gandhi defends protest, backs students' agitation

Rahul Gandhi defends protest, backs students' agitation

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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday defended the Congress’ protest near Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence, saying the Opposition had a responsibility to stand with students protesting over the alleged NEET-UG paper leak after Parliament failed to take up the issue. Addressing a press conference, Gandhi said the Opposition first sought a discussion in Parliament by meeting Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, but claimed no debate was allowed despite their request. “If students across India are taking to the streets, the Opposition should also be on the streets. Parliament is our natural forum, but when discussion is denied, we have to raise the issue outside as well,” Gandhi said. The Congress-led Opposition staged a protest at Lok Kalyan Marg on Tuesday after demanding a debate on the alleged examination irregularities. Several leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, were detained by Delhi Police during the demonstration. Reiterating the party’s demands, Gandhi called for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, alleging he had …