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Maharashtra Congress cracks whip, cancels membership of two MLC candidates

Maharashtra Congress cracks whip, cancels membership of two MLC candidates

The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee has expelled two of its legislative council election candidates and cancelled their primary membership after they withdrew their nominations without informing the party leadership. According to official letters issued by the party, action has been taken against Sahebrao Kamble, candidate from the Yavatmal constituency, and Shailesh Agrawal, candidate from the Wardha–Chandrapur–Gadchiroli constituency. The letters, signed by Senior Vice-President Ganesh Patil on behalf of Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal, state that both candidates were nominated by the party but later “kept the leadership in the dark” and withdrew their nominations, causing organisational difficulties. Terming the conduct as serious indiscipline, the party said they had acted against organisational interests and were expelled with immediate effect. The decision has been communicated to district Congress committees in Yavatmal, Wardha, Chandrapur, and Gadchiroli. The party said the move was aimed at enforcing discipline during the legislative council election process and preventing similar incidents in future. Tatkare slams Raut over claims of horse trading for council seats; dubs charges baseless, imaginary Maharashtra National Congress Party (NCP) …

BJP brass cracks whip, tells Odisha unit to get active ahead of panchayat polls

BJP brass cracks whip, tells Odisha unit to get active ahead of panchayat polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has directed its Odisha unit to increase outreach on the ground and ensure the gains made in the 2024 polls are not squandered ahead of the panchayat polls that are due next year, people aware of the matter said. BJP chief Nitin Nabin was in Odisha last week. (X) In 2024, the BJP won 78 of the 147 seats in the state assembly and formed the government in Odisha for the first time, removing the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) from power after 24 years. The BJP also won 20 of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in the state, even as its count in Uttar Pradesh fell from 62 in 2019 to 33, and its overall tally dropped below the majority mark in Parliament for the first time since 2014. The BJP leadership noted that Odisha leaders were avoiding travel, typically undertaken to connect with the masses. It asked them to expand the party’s footprint and urged the cadre to ensure that the Special Intensive Review (SIR) does not …

Trinamool nominates Sobhandeb as Opposition leader, Firhad as Chief Whip

Trinamool nominates Sobhandeb as Opposition leader, Firhad as Chief Whip

Ballygunge MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, 82, had served as the State Minister of Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs earlier. File. Photo: X/@SobhandebChatt1. The Trinamool Congress on Saturday (May 9, 2026) nominated senior party leader and Ballygunge MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay as the Leader of Opposition in the 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Mr. Chattopadhyay, 82, had served as the State Minister of Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs earlier. A press statement signed by Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee said the party will have two deputy leaders of Opposition in the House – Dhanekhali MLA Asima Patra and Chowringhee. MLA Nayna Bandyopadhya. Kolkata Municipal Corporation Mayor and Kolkata Port MLA Firhad Hakim has been nominated as the Trinamool Chief Whip in the Assembly. Since party chairperson Mamata Banerjee lost the Assembly polls from Bhabanipur, she will not be present in the House. The responsibility of leading 80 MLAs of the Trinamool Congress will fall on Mr. Chattopadhyay. During the day, the party chairperson said: “We will continue to be a strong, vocal and uncompromising opposition both in Delhi and West Bengal.” …

Not a family outing, be there 100% or don’t go: Govt cracks whip on sports federations ahead of Commonwealth, Asian Games | Sport-others News

Not a family outing, be there 100% or don’t go: Govt cracks whip on sports federations ahead of Commonwealth, Asian Games | Sport-others News

Cracking the whip on the country’s sports administrators, the government told officials not to treat multi-sports events as an “outing with family,” demanded that they be there for the athletes “100 per cent of the time,” and warned that otherwise “we don’t need you.” The comments were made by sports secretary Hari Ranjan Rao during the Sports Governance Conclave in Ahmedabad on Friday. The conference was attended by Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Gujarat’s Deputy Chief Minister and Sports Minister Harsh Sanghavi and senior officials from the Indian Olympic Association and National Sports Federations. Addressing the federations, Rao, who has served as an Additional Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), said: “It would be shameful if a large contingent of officials goes and not one is available when the athlete needs them. They have to be there 100 per cent of the time for the athletes. Please don’t go if you think of this as an outing with relatives. We don’t need you.” Turning his attention to this year’s Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, …

Manish Tewari introduces bill in Lok Sabha to free MPs from ‘whip tyranny’, promote ‘good law-making’

Manish Tewari introduces bill in Lok Sabha to free MPs from ‘whip tyranny’, promote ‘good law-making’

Congress MP Manish Tewari has introduced a private member’s bill in Lok Sabha that seeks to allow parliamentarians to take an independent line in voting on bills and motions other than those affecting the government’s stability in a bid to free them from “whip-driven tyranny” and promote “good lawmaking”. Mr. Tewari, who introduced the bill on last Friday (December 5, 2025) to amend the Anti-Defection Law, said his proposed legislation seeks to flag who has primacy in a democracy — the elector who stands in the sun for hours to elect his or her representative or the political party whose whip the representative becomes the helot of. Opinion | The hollowing out of the anti-defection law The bill, introduced by Mr. Tewari for the third time in Lok Sabha after 2010 and 2021, seeks to give parliamentarians the freedom to toe an independent line in voting on bills and motions other than a confidence motion, no-confidence motion, adjournment motion, money bills and financial matters that could affect the stability of a government. “This bill seeks …

‘Whip Tyranny’: Manish Tewari Introduces Bill To Allow MPs To Vote Across Party Lines | India News

‘Whip Tyranny’: Manish Tewari Introduces Bill To Allow MPs To Vote Across Party Lines | India News

Last Updated:December 07, 2025, 17:36 IST The bill, introduced by Tewari for the third time after 2010 and 2021, seeks to give parliamentarians the freedom to toe an independent line in voting on bills and motions. Congress MP Manish Tewari (Image: PTI/File) Congress leader Manish Tewari has introduced a bill in Lok Sabha that seeks to allow MPs to take an independent stand when voting on bills and motions and free them compulsions of party lines and “whip-driven tyranny”, while promoting good law-making. Tewari, who introduced the private member’s bill on Friday last to amend the Anti-Defection Law, said his proposed legislation seeks to flag who has primacy in a democracy – the elector who stands in the sun for hours to elect his or her representative or the political party whose whip the representative becomes the helot of. This bill has been introduced by Tewari for the third time after 2010 and 2021. It seeks to give parliamentarians the freedom to toe an independent line in voting on bills and motions other than a …

Abused by mother, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi actress was forced to dance for money, was beaten with a whip | Television News

Abused by mother, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi actress was forced to dance for money, was beaten with a whip | Television News

Coming from a humble background, she was fondly called Bulbul by those who knew her. While she acted on screen from a very young age, not many knew that her performance began when she was a child. Actress Jaya Bhattacharya, popularly known for her role as Payal in Kyunki Saas Bhi Bahu Thi, might have been a celebrated vamp on Indian television. But in real life, she was a victim of a bad marriage, which only affected her as she grew up. Born in 1978 in Lucknow, into a Bengali family, Jaya Bhattacharya doesn’t have many happy memories. In fact, she carries trauma due to all that her mother went through. Life wasn’t typically easy for Jaya, as being a girl child turned out to be her biggest mistake. Talking about her traumatic childhood, the actress once said in an interview with Siddharth Kannan that, “Both my parents never wanted to marry each other, they didn’t get along, and that trickled down to the child. My mother wasn’t happy; her dreams never got fulfilled, so …

Delhi Police cracks whip on its own over corruption; 5 arrested | Delhi News

Delhi Police cracks whip on its own over corruption; 5 arrested | Delhi News

Accepting a bribe to allow construction work at the residence of a retired police officer, settling a cheating case, and letting a meat shop operate — these are some of the crimes for which the Delhi Police has arrested five of its own personnel in the first four-and-a-half months of 2025. Four of these arrests were made in April alone. The arrests have been made under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Last year, the number of such arrests was 8. One case pertains to a Sub-Inspector (SI). On May 13, on the directions of the Delhi High Court, the SI from North Avenue police station was arrested after it came to light that he had allegedly demanded a bribe from an accused booked in a brawl case, offering to help him procure bail. Story continues below this ad The brawl was between two groups at RML Hospital and cross FIRs were lodged at North Avenue police station. On May 7, the HC heard the anticipatory bail plea of one of the accused, a proclaimed offender, …

Saira Banu recalls Manoj Kumar ducking behind her while shooting ‘tense scene’ in Balidaan: ‘A bandit came with a whip…’ | Bollywood

Saira Banu recalls Manoj Kumar ducking behind her while shooting ‘tense scene’ in Balidaan: ‘A bandit came with a whip…’ | Bollywood

Veteran actor Saira Banu remembered actor and director Manoj Kumar, who died at the age of 87. Taking to Instagram, Saira penned a long note as she took a walk down memory lane. She spoke about Manoj as a person as well as her and Dilip Kumar’s relationship with the late actor. Praising Manoj Kumar, she also shared some fun anecdotes. (Also Read | Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan pay tribute to Manoj Kumar: ‘You will always be Bharat to us’) Saira Banu and Manoj Kumar in a still from 1971 film Balidaan. Saira Banu remembers Manoj Kumar Saira posted a video collage featuring herself, Dilip and Manoj. It had black and white photos from film sets as well as the time they spent together behind the camera. Manoj was mindful of a ‘shy and reserved’ Saira, she added. Sharing the post, Saira captioned the post, “Soon after my very first film, I began receiving numerous offers. Among them was Shaadi, a film that holds a special place in my heart. It was …

BJD takes a U-turn on Waqf Amendment Bill, says no party whip issued to Rajya Sabha MPs

BJD takes a U-turn on Waqf Amendment Bill, says no party whip issued to Rajya Sabha MPs

Waqf Amendment Bill: The Lok Sabha passed the bill with a 288-232 vote in the early hours of Thursday after over 12 hours of debate. In the Rajya Sabha, Rijiju emphasised that the bill aims to usher in transparency, accountability and efficiency in the management of Waqf properties. Waqf Amendment Bill: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra on Thursday (April 3) said that our party has always upheld the principles of secularism and inclusivity, ensuring the rights of all communities. Patra expressed his views on the Waqf Amendment Bill and added that we deeply respect the diverse sentiments expressed by different sections of the Minority communities regarding the Waqf Bill.  BJD later took a U-turn on the Waqf Amendment Bill and said to its MPs that there’s no party whip in the Rajya Sabha today.  “The Biju Janata Dal has always upheld the principles of secularism and inclusivity, ensuring the rights of all communities. We deeply respect the diverse sentiments expressed by different sections of the Minority communities regarding the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024. …