No assembly session, but Jharkhand legislators keep getting salarySeptember 18th, 2009 RANCHI - In the eight months since president's rule was imposed in Jharkhand, state legislators have been getting their basic salary and medical expenses without having to do any work. President's rule was imposed Jan 19 and since then the state assembly has been kept under suspended animation.
Shiela Dikshit asks ministers, legislators to take pay cutsSeptember 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday issued an advisory proposing a 20 percent salary cut for state ministers and legislators. "I call for 20 percent salary cuts of all Delhi ministers and legislative members as an effort to save money," Dikshit told reporters here.
Raje refuses to quit, BJP summons her to DelhiAugust 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday summoned to Delhi a defiant former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje after she refused to step down as leader of opposition in the state assembly, while over 50 legislators trooped into the capital in a virtual show of her strength. According to party sources, Raje was summoned to Delhi by party's top leadership which was determined that she stepped down from her post after the BJP's poor show in the April-May elections in the state.
Angry BJP legislators from Rajasthan shout slogans outside Advani homeAugust 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Over 50 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators from Rajasthan Friday trooped to the home of senior party leader L.K. Advani to express solidarity with former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, who has been asked by party president Rajnath Singh to quit as leader of opposition in the state assembly.
Seven Jharkhand legislators lose membership for defectingAugust 13th, 2009 RANCHI - Seven legislators Thursday lost membership of the Jharkhand assembly under the anti-defection law. Speaker Aalamgir Aalam finally passed his ruling in nine anti-defection cases, seven months after the hearings were completed.
35 Congress legislators suspended from Chhattisgarh assemblyJuly 23rd, 2009 RAIPUR - As many as 35 Congress legislators were suspended from the Chhattisgarh assembly Thursday for shouting slogans near the speaker's chair and disrupting the proceedings of the house. The suspension was revoked after 10 minutes.
Congress legislators demand President's intervention in GujaratJuly 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A group of Congress legislators from Gujarat called on President Pratibha Patil at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and sought her intervention in the state's governance on Wednesday. The legislators blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled government for deterioration of law and order situation in the state.
UPA steps up efforts to form government in JharkhandJune 21st, 2009 RANCHI - Enthused by its victory in the Rajya Sabha elections, leaders of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) have stepped up efforts to form the government in the state. UPA won both the Rajya Sabha seats in the by-elections Saturday.
BJP legislators protest power and water shortage in DelhiJune 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Legislators from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday staged a demonstration outside the Delhi assembly to protest power and water shortage in the national capital. The legislators and other Delhi BJP members gathered outside the assembly demanding that the Delhi government take immediate measures to provide relief to people reeling under power and water shortage in various parts of the capital.
JMM steps up government formation moves in JharkhandMay 29th, 2009 RANCHI - Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Friday stepped up efforts to form an alternative government in the state by initiating dialogue with alliance partner Congress. "The UPA (United Progressive Alliance) will form the government in the state.
Mayawati suspends two BSP Uttarakhand legislatorsMay 19th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati Tuesday suspended two party legislators in Uttarakhand for working against the party and indulging in anti-BSP activities, party sources said. Qazi Mohammad Nizamuddin and Chaudhary Yashveer Singh were accused of carrying out election campaigns in Uttarakhand in support of Congress Lok Sabha candidates, they added.
Apex court upholds Meghalaya speaker's ruling on disqualificationMarch 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Thursday restored Meghalaya assembly Speaker Bindo M. Lanong's right to decide on the disqualification of legislators under the anti-defection law.
Delhi policeman faces attempt to rape charges, suspendedMarch 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - An assistant sub inspector of Delhi Police has been suspended after a woman alleged that he tried to rape her when he came to her house to record a statement, an official said Saturday. The accused police officer, Vedpal of the Vijay Vihar police station, Friday visited the victim's home in Rohini Sector 1 to record her statement after receiving a report that she had a scuffle with her neigbours.
After spat in house, YSR wants assembly to stop live telecastFebruary 10th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Wednesday called for discontinuing live telecast of the proceedings of the state legislative assembly in view of the ugly incidents that took place earlier in the day.
32 legislators suspended from Chhattisgarh assemblyFebruary 2nd, 2009 RAIPUR - Thirty-two legislators of Chhattisgarh's opposition Congress party were suspended for a day from the state assembly Tuesday after they trooped towards the speaker's podium. Speaker Dharamlal Kaushik suspended the legislators as they marched towards his chair, demanding that either a house panel or the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe the Jan 8 killing of 17 tribals allegedly by the police in Dantewada district.
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