J&K to come at par with Delhi, Puducherry; MLAs to get voting.
J&K to come at par with Delhi, Puducherry; MLAs to get voting rights for elections of Prez, RS RS to bid farewell to 4 members on Feb 8
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 5: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will introduce a bill in the Parliament next week bringing the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir at par with Delhi and Puducherry to grant voting rights to MLAs of the J&K Legislature in the election of President and Rajya Sabha seats.
The bill has been necessitated as erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh by the Central Government on August 5, 2019. As Jammu and Kashmir was granted the Legislature, it will be brought at par with New Delhi and Puducherry and its MLAs, whenever they are elected, will get right to vote in the election of President and Rajya Sabha seats.
The writer is a former member of the prime minister’s economic advisory council, and heads a macroeconomic consultancy based in Islamabad.
OVER the last few weeks, calls from influential members of civil society have been growing for a ‘grand national dialogue’. This appears to be a result of the growing political polarisation in the country, and a shrillness in the public discourse introduced by the PTI government since it came to power. However, this also coincides with much of the mainstream political opposition’s leadership facing an accountability process for some fairly visible amassment of largely unexplained wealth that has happened during their respective tenures in public office. As a result, the opposition has bandied together and been forced into a ‘do-or-die’ situation, taking fairly extreme and unprecedented positions.
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Backed By Sena, Opposed By Congress; BJP Sees political Drama In Aurangabad Renaming Row
As Shiv Sena mulls on renaming Aurangabad city to Sambhajinagar amid opposition from its ally Congress, the BJP asked whether the move is a poll-induced drama
As Shiv Sena mulls on renaming Aurangabad city to Sambhajinagar ahead of Municipal Corporation elections amid opposition from its ally Congress, the BJP has asked whether the move is another poll-induced drama to distract the people from real issues.
Questioning the MVA government’s intentions behind renaming the city, BJP MLA Ram Kadam said, “For five years, Shiv Sena was in power in Aurangabad as a part of the Maharashtra government but the thought of renaming the city to Sambhajinagar never crossed their mind.”
Devendra Fadnavis dubs Shiv Sena, Congress’ fight over renaming Aurangabad as ‘drama’ ahead of civic polls
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Congress for fighting over the renaming of Aurangabad city.
Speaking to the media, the Leader of Opposition called the face-off between Sena and Congress as a ‘drama.’
Shiv Sena s demand to rename Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar has caused unease in the Maha Vikas Aghadi government with Maharashtra Congress president Balasaheb Thorat saying that the party would strongly oppose any proposal that seeks to rename the city. A few days back, Thorat had asserted that changing the names of places is not a part of the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of the three ruling parties in Maharashtra.
Updated Jan 03, 2021 · 07:06 pm Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has said the matter will be resolved once the alliance partners sit and discuss. | PTI
Congress and Shiv Sena, allies in the Maharashra government, are locked in a disagreement over renaming of Aurangabad city,
The Indian Express reported on Sunday.
The Shiv Sena has rekindled its old demand of changing the name of Aurangabad (after Mughal ruler Aurangzeb) to Shambhajinagar (after Maratha ruler Shivaji’s son), in the lead up to the civic elections in the city.
“This demand was made by Balasaheb Thackeray,” Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut claimed on Sunday, according to NDTV. He changed the name to Sambhajinagar. Only the paper work is left.”