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Rise above political divide and work in public interest, V-P tells legislators

Rise above political divide and work in public interest, V-P tells legislators

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Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma with Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan during the inaugural session of ‘Vidhayi Gaurav Yatra’, marking 75 years of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, in Jaipur on July 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) laid emphasis on the supremacy of democracy, public service and constitutional values, while calling upon the elected representatives to rise above political divide between the ruling and Opposition parties and work in public interest. Mr. Radhakrishnan was addressing the Rajasthan Assembly’s 75th foundation year celebrations at a programme titled ‘Amrit Mahotsav’ here. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Governors Haribhau Bagade of Rajasthan and Gulab Chand Kataria of Punjab and a battery of political leaders attended the day-long programme. Mr. Radhakrishnan said at the valedictory function that the crucial factor more important than winning an election for the legislators was to live up to the people’s expectations. “Legislators do not merely frame laws… They leave behind a legacy for future generations through their work ethics and values,” he said. The Vice-President …

Karnataka Cabinet reshuffle: Over 30 legislators to meet top brass in Delhi, says MLA Krishna

Karnataka Cabinet reshuffle: Over 30 legislators to meet top brass in Delhi, says MLA Krishna

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Congress MLA Belur Gopal Krishna on Friday said that at least 30-35 party legislators will travel to the national capital by May 28 or 29 to pressure the party leadership to effect a Cabinet reshuffle aimed at providing opportunities to about 20 of them. Krishna noted that the chief minister change issue is for the high command to decide. (PTI) Demanding that the reshuffle happens within 15 days, since the government completed three years in power, he warned they might take a strong decision if the ministry rejig does not occur and fresh faces are not inducted into the Cabinet. “It was earlier decided to go to Delhi after the Kerala chief minister was chosen. Now that the CM is chosen, we will meet in two-three days and 30-35 of us (MLAs) will go to Delhi. This time, we have a do-or-die situation because it has been three years since the government took office, but still no one is discussing a Cabinet reshuffle,” Krishna said. Speaking to reporters here, he said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah recently …

‘Op Lotus’ effect: How ‘mergers’ of Opposition legislators, factions with BJP took place in states after 2014 | Political Pulse News

‘Op Lotus’ effect: How ‘mergers’ of Opposition legislators, factions with BJP took place in states after 2014 | Political Pulse News

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There have been multiple instances of the Opposition MPs and MLAs changing their party loyalties and switching to the BJP since 2014, when the latter swept to power at the Centre with its first absolute majority. The crossing over of seven Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MPs, led by Raghav Chadha, to the BJP Friday falls in one of the ways this has happened – seeking to beat the anti-defection law through a two-thirds strength of the defecting faction. Some of its other methods have included resignations – such as the resignations of 22 Congress MLAs in Madhya Pradesh in March 2020 to topple the Kamal Nath government – and aiding the BJP without shifting to it, like eight Congress MLAs defying party whip and abstaining during a trust vote to help the BJP government in Manipur survive in 2020, besides the cases of individual leaders joining the BJP. The seven rebel AAP MPs used a method that has been used several times in the past – that of breaking more than two-thirds of …

‘KSCA not respecting legislators, giving general tickets for IPL matches at Chinnaswamy stadium,’ say Karnataka MLAs | Bangalore News

‘KSCA not respecting legislators, giving general tickets for IPL matches at Chinnaswamy stadium,’ say Karnataka MLAs | Bangalore News

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3 min readBengaluruMar 26, 2026 09:07 PM IST Ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season, the Karnataka Assembly Thursday witnessed a brief debate on match tickets for MLAs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Legislators, cutting across party lines, alleged that the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) was not giving them respect, as they were given general tickets. The issue was raised by Congress MLA Vijayanand Kashappanavar, as Karnataka Deputy CM and Bengaluru Development Minister D K Shivakumar was responding to discussions on issues affecting the city. The MLA said that five general seat tickets were given to legislators. “When we go to watch the match, we don’t get respect. A separate lounge should be made for ministers and MLAs,” he demanded. Leader of Opposition R Ashok joined the discussion, saying that the government had given land to KSCA at a monthly charge of Rs 1,600. “Yet, legislators are not respected,” he said. Noting that KSCA had an excise license to sell liquor, he asked the government to review it so that KSCA …

Bengaluru legislators will meet soon to discuss air quality, pollution issues related to city: Khandre

Bengaluru legislators will meet soon to discuss air quality, pollution issues related to city: Khandre

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Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre said that a meeting would be convened soon with MLAs representing all the 28 Assembly constituencies in Bengaluru to discuss issues related to pollution. Mr. Khandre, who met Suresh Kumar, MLA for Rajajinagar, on Thursday, said that a meeting would soon be held to ensure that Bengaluru does not turn into “another gas chamber like Delhi”. According to Daily Air Quality Index (AQI) values data for January 2026, the Hebbal, Jayanagar, Mysore Road, NIMHANS, Central Silk Board, Jigani Industrial Area, RV College of Engineering, and Peenya Industrial Area stations crossed the 100 AQI mark in January. There are in all 11 stations in Bengaluru. Classification AQI ranging from 0-50 is considered good with minimal health impact. The AQI ranging from 51 to 100 is considered satisfactory and the possible health impacts are minor breathing discomfort to sensitive people. AQI ranging between 101 and 200 is considered moderate, and the possible health impacts are breathing discomfort to the people with asthma and heart diseases. AQI ranging from 301-400 is considered very poor, …

Manipur NDA legislators to meet in Delhi days before extension of prez rule ends| India News

Manipur NDA legislators to meet in Delhi days before extension of prez rule ends| India News

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) legislators on Sunday left for New Delhi for a meeting on Monday, days before the six-month extension of the president’s rule in the ethnic violence-hit northeastern state ends. The president’s rule was imposed on February 13 last year as sporadic violence continued in the state. Former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh said all NDA legislators have been called for the meeting. (X) “We earlier had a meeting of the BJP legislators. This time, all the legislators of NDA have been called…so it is likely about the new government formation,” BJP lawmaker and former chief minister N Biren Singh told the media at the Imphal airport before his departure to Delhi. BJP’s Manipur chief A Sharda Devi hoped the Monday meeting would lead to the formation of a new popular government. In the 60-member Manipur Assembly, the BJP has 32 seats, the National People’s Party seven, Janata Dal (United) six, Naga People’s Front five, Kuki People’s Alliance two, and the Congress five. There are also three …

More Karnataka Congress legislators backing Shivakumar travel to Delhi

More Karnataka Congress legislators backing Shivakumar travel to Delhi

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Another batch of legislators backing Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Sivakumar has flown to New Delhi to meet Congress high command leaders, amid a power tussle within the ruling party in Karnataka over the CM change issue, party sources said on Monday, reported news agency PTI. Sources told PTI at least six legislators have landed in the national capital on Sunday night. Few more legislators are likely to travel soon, to pitch for Shivakumar as CM, they said. The power tussle within the ruling party has intensified, amid speculation about chief minister change in the state, after the Congress government reached the halfway mark of its five-year term on November 20, citing an alleged “power-sharing” agreement involving CM Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar in 2023. The MLAs who are in Delhi are – H C Balakrishna (Magadi), K M Uday (Maddur), Nayana Motamma (Mudigere), Iqbal Hussain (Ramanagara), Sharath Bachegowd (Hosakote), and Shivaganga Basavaraj (Channagiri), party sources told PTI. AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, who is in Bengaluru, is scheduled to travel to Delhi, and Congress top leader …

Karnataka Assembly Speaker Revokes Suspension Of 18 BJP Legislators

Karnataka Assembly Speaker Revokes Suspension Of 18 BJP Legislators

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Bengaluru: More than two months after 18 BJP MLAs were suspended from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for six months, Speaker U T Khader on Sunday said their suspension has been revoked. The decision was announced by Mr Khader after a meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, Leader of Opposition R Ashoka, and Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil. In an unprecedented move, 18 BJP MLAs were suspended for six months from the assembly on March 21 for showing “indiscipline” and “disrespecting” the Speaker, and were forcefully evicted from the House by the marshals as they refused to leave. Mr Khader said, “Though I proposed the suspension, the House gave its approval through a resolution. So, today the leader of the House and Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, Law Minister and Leader of the Opposition discussed with me. It has been decided to revoke the suspension and the conditions that were specified, and to allow them to function as legislators.” Speaking to reporters, he said, “The suspension has been …

Atishi writes to President Murmu, seeks time to meet her with AAP MLAs over suspension of legislators

Atishi writes to President Murmu, seeks time to meet her with AAP MLAs over suspension of legislators

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AAP MLAs suspended from Delhi Assembly: All Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs except Amanatullah Khan were suspended for three days from the Delhi Assembly for sloganeering during LG VK Saxena’s address. AAP MLAs suspended from Delhi Assembly: Delhi Leader of Opposition (LoP) Atishi has written to President Draupadi Murmu, seeking time to meet her, along with AAP MLAs, regarding the suspension of 21 legislators from the Delhi Assembly. In a letter to the President, Atishi said, “I want to bring to your notice a very serious and sensitive matter, which is a direct attack on the Indian democracy. The BJP government in Delhi has removed the photos of Babasaheb Ambedkar and Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh from various Delhi government offices. This is not only an insult to the brave sons of the country but also an insult to Dalit, backward and deprived society.” “The Aam Aadmi Party’s legislative party wants to meet you regarding this matter so that appropriate steps can be taken against this dictatorship. This is not a matter of self-determination, but a …

Screen Chhaava movie for all legislators in India, make it tax-free, demands Sena (UBT) MP

Screen Chhaava movie for all legislators in India, make it tax-free, demands Sena (UBT) MP

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The recently released movie Chhaava, based on the life of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, should be screened for all the legislators across the country, Shiv Sena UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi demanded on Thursday. She also sought that the movie be declared “tax-free”. “I have written to Ashwini Vaishnawji to urge the Chief Ministers of all the States that the movie based on the glorious life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj be made tax-free, as well as to organise special screening of the movie for the members of the legislative Assemblies and the Parliament,” she said. The Shiv Sena (UBT) MP also wrote two separate letters to Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnav and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. “I am writing to request that special screenings of the recently released film Chhaava be organised for legislators across the country. The film depicts the life and legacy of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj and serves as an important representation of Indian history and the Maratha Empire. As a Member of Parliament from Maharashtra, I take great …