Ex-MLAs' delegation has met Speaker with demands including land for housing society & medical benefits. One-time MLA draws Rs 86,500 monthly pension, six-time legislator Rs 2.45 lakh.
Congress has suffered biggest setback, having lost four of its 17 MLAs, while AAP has lost one. Some of the defectors have joined the ruling BJP while others plan to do so.
The 2023 elections raise three questions: how elected MLAs become unpopular while the state leadership doesn't; why parties don't replace them; and is replacement good for democratic politics?
The training sessions is the result of a letter written by speaker Gian Chand Gupta to Lok Sabha saying standing committees needed training to understand nuances of Budget.
Earlier this month, Delhi revised the salaries for its MLAs after 11 years. MLA pay hikes have been a subject of many public debates, with political class often facing backlash for seeking raises.
Conducted by researchers affiliated with IIM-Bangalore, UN University World Institute for Development Economics Research, and International Initiative for Impact Evaluation.
Under the scheme, MLAs will get pension for only one term, instead of for each term served. The CM has said his govt plans to table a bill on the same in the ongoing budget session.
One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.
Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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