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Speaker's Election: TMC decouples from INDIA bloc over division of votes
Protem Speaker Bhatruhari Mahtab clarified on the floor of the House that the Opposition was not "pressing for division". Later, Congress spokesman Jairam Ramesh said on X: "INDIA parties exercised their democratic right and moved motions in support of Kodikunnil Suresh... Voice vote was taken. Thereafter, INDIA parties could have insisted on division. They did not do so. This is because they wanted a spirit of consensus and cooperation to prevail, a spirit singularly lacking in the actions of the PM and the NDA."
BJP government is running without numbers, claims TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee
Elected as the Lok Sabha Speaker, the proceedings highlighted the ruling party's numerical advantage as opposition requests for division vote were declined, showcasing a lack of strength. The appointment process proceeded smoothly with the support from key government figures.
Did not ask for division of votes as a constructive step, Jairam Ramesh on Lok Sabha Speaker election
Om Birla's election as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha saw significant political maneuvers, including opposition unity and NDA's majority support, highlighting the importance of consensus and strategic decisions in the parliament.
After 20 years, Nagaland holds civic body polls, over 20% voting recorded in two hours
This was a historic election in the northeastern state as the polling to three municipalities and 22 town councils was being conducted after a gap of 20 years. The last elections were held in 2004.
INDIA bloc for Speaker from NDA, but Dy Speaker should be from Oppn: Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the opposition will support the government on the Lok Sabha Speaker's choice if the convention is followed and the deputy speaker's post is given to the opposition bloc. He also said that Defence Minister and...
West Bengal: LoP Suvendu Adhikari holds CPI-M responsible for "cutting the Hindu vote" which led to TMC’s victory in 12 Lok Sabha seats
Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari accuses CPI-M of cutting Hindu votes to help Trinamool Congress win 12 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal. Adhikari criticizes CPI-M for their disrupting tactics and claims they targeted Hindu votes in elections. He also highlights CPI-M's past actions during their regime in the state.
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People gave vote of no-confidence in him: Cong before Modi's first Varanasi visit since polls
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also posed a set of nine questions to the prime minister on issues concerning his constituency and asked why they have not been addressed.
EVMs in India are a 'black box', says Rahul Gandhi as he backs Tesla CEO Elon Musk's concerns
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have raised concerns about the security of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), calling them a "black box" and suggesting their elimination due to hacking risks. BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar, however, opposes Musk's stance, asserting that Indian EVMs are secure and isolated from networks.
'No OTP needed for unlocking EVMs': Mumbai North West Returning Officer rubbishes claims of a Mumbai daily
A poll official on Sunday said an EVM was a standalone system that does not need an OTP to unlock it. Vandana Suryavanshi, returning officer of Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency, was reacting to a report in Mid-day newspaper about a kin of Ravindra Waikar, the Shiv Sena candidate who emerged victorious there by a wafer thin margin of 48 votes, using a mobile phone connected to an EVM during vote counting on June 4.
'Sweeping generalisation': BJP counters Elon Musk over EVM remark
The BJP on Sunday accused billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk of making a "huge sweeping generalisation" by calling for eliminating EVMs, saying his views may apply to the US but not to India. In a recent post on X, Musk had said, "We should eliminate electronic voting machines. The risk of being hacked by humans or AI, while small, is still too high."
Lok Sabha polls: People voted to check power from being in hands of 1 or 2 persons, says Sharad Pawar
NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar commented on the recent Lok Sabha elections, stating that voters aimed to prevent power from being concentrated in the hands of a few individuals. He credited the BJP's majority in the Lok Sabha to the support from allies like JD(U) and TDP. Pawar urged his party members to prepare for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, expressing confidence that they would gain power in the state.
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