Opposition parties belonging to the INDIA bloc briefly walked out of the Centre's all-party meeting ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on Sunday, protesting the separate seating of a group of rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs.
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Ashlin Mathew is senior associate editor, Outlook. She is based in Delhi
While the much-anticipated bills on delimitation and women's reservation are absent from the listed agenda, the session is expected to be politically charged, with the Opposition preparing to challenge the government's legislative programme and fresh controversies looming over Parliament
The Delhi Police move to shift Sonam Wangchuk to a hospital has sparked a political row, with Opposition parties alleging a crackdown on peaceful protesters while the BJP defended the action as necessary to protect Wangchuk's health
The RSS’ push in UP seems to be on the lines of the extensive voter-awareness campaigns across Haryana and West Bengal ahead of the Assembly polls
The landslide at the Wayanad tunnel construction site has reignited concerns over building major infrastructure in the ecologically fragile Western Ghats. As the Kerala government orders an inquiry, questions are mounting over ignored warnings, environmental clearances and the project's future
In an interview with Outlook, the BJP MP said the reform could still be implemented for the 2029 General Elections even if the legislation is passed by July 2028, while defending the proposal as being in the national interest
Ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections, Union Minister and Delhi BJP chief Harsh Malhotra said the party sees an opportunity to expand in Punjab since the ruling AAP is losing support and the Congress has failed to emerge as a credible alternative.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Radha Mohan Das Agrawal spoke to Ashlin Mathew on the Narendra Modi government’s record since 2014, outlining the party’s position on key constitutional reforms and countering the Opposition’s criticism. Edited excerpts:
As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) inches towards a two-thirds majority in both the lower and upper houses of Parliament—through electoral victories, resignations, defections and shifting loyalties to ensure the passing of the delimitation bill, women’s reservation bill and the one nation, one election (ONOE) bill—Pawan Khera, the Congress Rajya Sabha member and chairman of the media and publicity wing, argues that the BJP’s pursuit is not simply about electoral politics but about acquiring power to redesign the rules of the political game. Edited excerpts from an interview with Ashlin Mathew.
The BJP’s recent electoral dominance has opened a path towards a magic majority in Parliament. The target is still a few numbers away. Will the Narendra Modi government be able to crack the arithmetic anytime soon?
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