'Demand to confer the Bharat Ratna on Nitishji is to sideline him in politics and force him to retire from politics.'
Top parliamentary leaders of major ally Trinamool Congress on Tuesday kept away from the dinner hosted by the prime minister to keep the flock together after which the government expressed confidence of sailing through crucial financial business during the Budget session.
Top parliamentary leaders of major ally Trinamool Congress on Tuesday kept away from the dinner hosted by the prime minister to keep the flock together after which the government expressed confidence of sailing through crucial financial business during the Budget session.
Participating in a debate on General Budget, Trinamool member Ratna De said the imposition of 10.5 per cent service on rail freight had 'nullified' the 'inflation neutral Rail Budget presented by our leader Mamata Banerjee.'
There will be total of 51 seats going to polls spread across 7 states in the fifth phase.
Three TMC leaders Amit Mitra, Bratya Basu and Rathin Ghosh were sworn-in virtually. Mitra is unwell and both Basu and Ghosh are recuperating from COVID-19.
A bill to amend the Citizenship Act, one of the six items on which government had issued ordinances, was on Monday passed by the Lok Sabha.
On July 25 too, the speaker had asked Mann not to attend the House till a decision was arrived at.
The new law will apply to all establishments employing 10 or more people and the entitlement will be for only up to first two children.
The enquiry committee has been asked to file its report by August 3 and Mann has been asked to make a statement on Tuesday at 10:30 am.
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