ISLAMABAD: Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, a senior leader from the party headed by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, was on Friday elected as the Speaker of the newly-formed National Assembly. PML-N’s Sadiq secured 199 votes out of a total of 291 votes cast, Dawn.com reported. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate beat his rival Amir Dogar, … Read more
Home News Himachal Crisis: Sukhwinder Sukhu To Continue As CM Till Lok Sabha Polls, Says Congress The observers informed the party’s central leadership that MLA’s and ministers are “extremely dissatisfied” with CM Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu. The observers have recommended that Sukhu should remain CM till the general elections. Shimla: Bhupinder Singh Hooda and DK Shivakumar, … Read more
PATNA: If Bihar CM Nitish Kumar resigns and joins hands with BJP-led NDA, it will be his second volte-face in less than 18 months and the fourth in less than 11 years.JD(U) has 45 members in the 243-member Bihar Assembly. The support of BJP and HAM(S) will take NDA’s total tally to 127, which is … Read more
MUMBAI: The political temperature has risen in Maharashtra ahead of the crucial verdict by the assembly speaker on the cross-petitions by Shiv Sena factions seeking disqualification of each other’s MLAs following a split in the party. The outcome will decide the way forward for the Eknath Shinde government and also the regional outfit’s rival groups.Narwekar … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 6, 2023 4:04 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The House of Commons is debating whether to have a committee determine if Speaker Greg Fergus should be punished for a video message he filmed that was played at a political party convention. Fergus apologized for … Read more
MUMBAI: “Let us distinguish between dissent and defection in the Tenth Schedule,’’ said senior advocate Arvind Datar on Monday calling for reforms, to replace the Speaker as the decision-making authority in disqualification pleas and recategorize which whip can lead to such action.Datar was giving the prestigious K T Desai Memorial lecture this year to an … Read more