MLAs, defying whip issued by Congress, stayed absent when cut motion & budget were put to vote. Speaker says MLAs 'attracted provisions of anti-defection law against them'.
Singh, who submitted his resignation Wednesday, said he would wait until the final outcome of the ongoing efforts by Congress' central observers to placate dissident leaders is out.
CM Sukhu’s alleged inability to keep his flock together has led to current situation in state — 6 Congress MLAs cross-voting in RS polls & PWD minister Vikramaditya Singh resigning.
Six Congress MLAs voted in favour of BJP candidate in Rajya Sabha polls in Himachal Pradesh Tuesday with sources claiming they are ‘disappointed’ with working style of Sukhvinder.
Move comes a day after cross-voting by six Congress MLAs and three Independents led to BJP winning RS seat. ‘Dictatorship’, says former CM Jai Ram Thakur.
Six from ruling party & three Independents cross-voted to facilitate BJP’s win despite Congress's numerical strength in assembly. Votes were tied & Mahajan won through draw of lots.
MLAs Sudhir Sharma & Rajinder Rana have been expressing dissatisfaction with party leadership for quite some time. Abhishek Manu Singhvi is Congress candidate from hill state.
CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu says he will light a lamp at his house Monday, encourages others to do the same. PwD Minister Vikramaditya Singh, one of the invitees, has arrived in Ayodhya.
BJP had questioned deputy CM’s appointment saying his oath violated constitutional provisions. Its petition challenging appointment of chief parliamentary secretaries is still in court.
There are more than 22 lakh women in Himachal as per the 2011 Census. Task becomes all the more daunting as hill state suffered loss of Rs 9,000 crore due to rains in July-August.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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