Meghalaya: Congress seeks disqualification of 12 MLAs who joined TMC

Meghalaya: Congress seeks disqualification of 12 MLAs who joined TMC

Congress party on Monday met Speaker and sought disqualification of 12 Congress MLAs who joined Trinamool Congress. The 12 MLAs who joined TMC met West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamta Banerjee in Kolkata. Senior leader Charles Pyngrope has been elected as the State Party chief. Congress had 17 MLAs, five Congress MLAs elected Ampareen Lyngdoh as … Read more

Assam BJP president requests MLAs from other parties not to make a beeline ahead of assembly election

Assam BJP president requests MLAs from other parties not to make a beeline ahead of assembly election

Guwahati: State BJP president Ranjit Kumar Dass requested MLAs from other parties not to make a beeline for the ruling party ahead of the Assam assembly election, even as he welcomed workers of rival parties. “We do not want any more MLAs from other parties, for it is not possible to provide tickets. However, workers … Read more

Women MPs, MLAs from UP condemn treatment of Hathras victim’s family

Women MPs, MLAs from UP condemn treatment of Hathras victim’s family

NEW DELHI: Quite a few women members of parliament (MPs) and the legislative assembly (MLAs) from Uttar Pradesh, cutting across party lines, have criticised the state government’s treatment of the Hathras rape victim’s family, and said that the Yogi Adityanath administration should take corrective measures to ensure it is not repeated. ET spoke to five … Read more

Following Manipur high Court’s order, Congress to move Governor seeking disqualification of 12 MLAs

Following Manipur high Court’s order, Congress to move Governor seeking disqualification of 12 MLAs

Guwahati: With Manipur High Court Manipur Parliamentary Secretary (Appointment, Salary and Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2012 and the Manipur Parliamentary (Appointment, Salary and Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Repealing Act, 2018 are both invalid and unconstitutional, opposition congress will move Governor to disqualify 12 MLAs. High Court of Manipur on Surjakumar Okram, DD Thaisi & … Read more