Opposition Congress today created an uproar in the Rajasthan Assembly and boycotted the Question Hour following the suspension of a question related to illegal gravel mining.

The question about action against illegal gravel mining, asked by ruling party MLA Prahlad Gunjan, was part of a list of questions.

When it was the time to take up the question, Speaker Kailash Meghwal said that it had been suspended and would be answered later.

The Congress members then created an uproar, saying the government did not want to answer an important question and also boycotted the Question Hour.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rajendra Rathore said the government was willing to answer. He requested the speaker to include the question on the day when questions for the mines department would be taken up.

The speaker said that it was suspended on technical grounds and would be answered later.&nbsp;

The question about action against illegal gravel mining, asked by ruling party MLA Prahlad Gunjan, was part of a list of questions

Opposition Congress today created an uproar in the Rajasthan Assembly and boycotted the Question Hour following the suspension of a question related to illegal gravel mining. The question about action against illegal gravel mining, asked by ruling party MLA Prahlad Gunjan, was part of a list of questions. When it was the time to take up the question, Speaker Kailash Meghwal said that it had been suspended and would be answered later. The Congress members then created an uproar, saying the government did not want to answer an important question and also boycotted the Question Hour. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rajendra Rathore said the government was willing to answer. He requested the speaker to include the question on the day when questions for the mines department would be taken up. The speaker said that it was suspended on technical grounds and would be answered later.

Uproar in the Rajasthan Assembly after question over illegal mining suspended

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today alleged that bypolls to 20 Assembly seats have been &quot;imposed&quot; on the people of the national capital and it would &quot;hamper&quot; development works for the next two years.

In a major setback to the ruling AAP in Delhi, <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/aap-asks-disqualified-mlas-to-be-prepared-for-legal-electoral-battles-30287">President Ram Nath Kovind has disqualified 20 of its MLAs</a> for holding offices of profit. Kovind gave his assent on Saturday to the recommendation in this regard by the Election Commission.

These MLAs were appointed parliamentary secretaries to assist ministers with their work by the AAP dispensation.

Kejriwal claimed the disqualified MLAs were not given a single penny by the Delhi government.

&quot;I had given the responsibility of various works to these 20 MLAs. They were asked to take care of schools, hospitals, mohalla clinics. One MLA was given the responsibility of public schools.

&quot;This MLA used to visit school to check if teachers are present in public schools and spend from his own pockets to carry out this work. We have not given single penny to these 20 MLAs,&quot; Kejriwal said at a gathering during a Basant Panchami celebration here.

The chief minister said that he is not afraid of the BJP as he is on the way of truth and the people of Delhi are with him.

He said by imposing by-elections, the BJP has halted development works for the next two years.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia wrote an open letter to Delhiites, terming the disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs as &quot;dirty politics&quot; of the BJP and appealing to them to give a befitting reply to the saffron party.

&quot;They have imposed polls on Delhi by disqualifying our 20 MLAs. There will be a model code of conduct and all government&#39;s works will come to a halt.

&quot;Thereafter, the Lok Sabha polls will come due to which model code of conduct will come into effect again, stopping development works. After this, (Delhi)

Assembly polls will take place,&quot; Sisodia said in the letter.

Sharing the letter on Twitter, Sisodia said that the BJP has &quot;imposed&quot; bypolls to the 20 Assembly seats on the people of Delhi, effectively hampering the development works in the city for the next two years.

AAP MLAs are reported to have withdrawn petition against disqualification and are likely to file a fresh plea.&nbsp;

20 AAP MLAs were appointed parliamentary secretaries to assist ministers with their work by the AAP dispensation

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today alleged that bypolls to 20 Assembly seats have been "imposed" on the people of the national capital and it would "hamper" development works for the next two years. In a major setback to the ruling AAP in Delhi, President Ram Nath Kovind has disqualified 20 of its MLAs for holding offices of profit. Kovind gave his assent on Saturday to the recommendation in this regard by the Election Commission. These MLAs were appointed parliamentary secretaries to assist ministers with their work by the AAP dispensation. Kejriwal claimed the disqualified MLAs were not given a single penny by the Delhi government. "I had given the responsibility of various works to these 20 MLAs. They were asked to take care of schools, hospitals, mohalla clinics. One MLA was given the responsibility of public schools. "This MLA used to visit school to check if teachers are present in public schools and spend from his own pockets to carry out this work. We have not given single penny to these 20 MLAs," Kejriwal said at a gathering during a Basant Panchami celebration here. The chief minister said that he is not afraid of the BJP as he is on the way of truth and the people of Delhi are with him. He said by imposing by-elections, the BJP has halted development works for the next two years. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia wrote an open letter to Delhiites, terming the disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs as "dirty politics" of the BJP and appealing to them to give a befitting reply to the saffron party. "They have imposed polls on Delhi by disqualifying our 20 MLAs. There will be a model code of conduct and all government's works will come to a halt. "Thereafter, the Lok Sabha polls will come due to which model code of conduct will come into effect again, stopping development works. After this, (Delhi) Assembly polls will take place," Sisodia said in the letter. Sharing the letter on Twitter, Sisodia said that the BJP has "imposed" bypolls to the 20 Assembly seats on the people of Delhi, effectively hampering the development works in the city for the next two years. AAP MLAs are reported to have withdrawn petition against disqualification and are likely to file a fresh plea.

Bypolls 'imposed' on Delhi will hamper development work: Kejriwal

AIADMK leader T T V Dhinakaran sworn-in as a&nbsp;member of the Tamil Nadu Assembly today.

Dhinakaran won the recently conducted RK Nagar&nbsp;bypoll which was necessitated after Jayalalithaa&#39;s demise.&nbsp;

He succeeds former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa as a legislator of the city segment.

Dhinakaran contested as an independent candidate from the constituency and beat AIADMK&#39;s E Madhusudhanan by over 40,000 votes.

&quot;5-6 people in the party (AIADMK) are working for selfish motives, I warn them, they should mend their ways otherwise what happened in RK Nagar will happen to them as well,&quot; the minister noted shortly after his swearing-in ceremony.&nbsp;

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Dhinakaran&#39;s supporters, including some disqualified MLAs and key aides like Thangatamilselvan and P Vetrivel, were present on the occasion.&nbsp;

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Dhinakaran won the recently conducted RK Nagar?bypoll which was necessitated after Jayalalithaa's demise

AIADMK leader T T V Dhinakaran sworn-in as a member of the Tamil Nadu Assembly today. Dhinakaran won the recently conducted RK Nagar bypoll which was necessitated after Jayalalithaa's demise. He succeeds former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa as a legislator of the city segment. Dhinakaran contested as an independent candidate from the constituency and beat AIADMK's E Madhusudhanan by over 40,000 votes. "5-6 people in the party (AIADMK) are working for selfish motives, I warn them, they should mend their ways otherwise what happened in RK Nagar will happen to them as well," the minister noted shortly after his swearing-in ceremony. 5-6 people in the party(#AIADMK) are working for own selfish motives, I warn them, they should mend their ways otherwise what happened in RK Nagar will happen to them as well: TTV Dhinakaran pic.twitter.com/hhvw7l7YW5 — ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2017 × Dhinakaran's supporters, including some disqualified MLAs and key aides like Thangatamilselvan and P Vetrivel, were present on the occasion. (With inputs from PTI)

TTV Dhinakaran sworn in as R K Nagar MLA

A <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/kissing-contest-held-in-a-village-of-jharkhand-26489" target="_blank">kissing competition</a> organised in Dumaria village of Jharkhand has outraged many.

The BJP has come down hard on the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leaders involved in organising the event, demanding an apology and their immediate suspension from the state assembly.

The demand was made by Jharkhand&#39;s BJP vice-president Hemlal Murmu who said that Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MLAs and co-organisers of the competition, Simon Marandi and Stephen Marandi, had insulted the culture of Santhal Pargana.&nbsp;

&quot;JMM MLAs Simon Marandi and Stephen Marandi have insulted the culture of Santhal Pargana in the name of Hul Mela and organised the kissing competition. We demand their suspension from the House and not allowing them to attend the winter session starting tomorrow,&quot; state BJP Vice President Hemlal Murmu told reporters at Ranchi. Murmu called the competition &nbsp;&quot;an insult to women power&quot; stating that a boy and a girl don&#39;t even shake hands in the area.

Simon Marandi is JMM MLA from Littipara in Santhal Pargana. Party MLA Stephen Marandi was also present at the fair.

The organisers of the event shared that the competition was organised with an aim to bring down the divorce rate among married couples.

Reportedly, the kissing contest was a part of Dumaria&#39;s annual fair that includes activities like tribal dance, archery, running among others.&nbsp;

Simon Marandi told PTI that the competition was organised among 20 pairs to strengthen the bond among married couples.

He further noted that nobody is trying to understand the Santhal society.&nbsp;

Jharkhand&#39;s rural development minister and BJP leader Neel Kanth Singh Munda has also condemned the incident stating it an insult to tribal society. Simon Marandi was criticised for giving away prizes to the winners.

(With inputs from PTI)

A kissing competition organised in Dumaria village of Jharkhand has outraged many. The BJP has come down hard on the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leaders involved in organising the event, demanding an apology and their immediate suspension from the state assembly. The demand was made by Jharkhand's BJP vice-president Hemlal Murmu who said that Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MLAs and co-organisers of the competition, Simon Marandi and Stephen Marandi, had insulted the culture of Santhal Pargana. "JMM MLAs Simon Marandi and Stephen Marandi have insulted the culture of Santhal Pargana in the name of Hul Mela and organised the kissing competition. We demand their suspension from the House and not allowing them to attend the winter session starting tomorrow," state BJP Vice President Hemlal Murmu told reporters at Ranchi. Murmu called the competition "an insult to women power" stating that a boy and a girl don't even shake hands in the area. Simon Marandi is JMM MLA from Littipara in Santhal Pargana. Party MLA Stephen Marandi was also present at the fair. The organisers of the event shared that the competition was organised with an aim to bring down the divorce rate among married couples. Reportedly, the kissing contest was a part of Dumaria's annual fair that includes activities like tribal dance, archery, running among others. Simon Marandi told PTI that the competition was organised among 20 pairs to strengthen the bond among married couples. He further noted that nobody is trying to understand the Santhal society. Jharkhand's rural development minister and BJP leader Neel Kanth Singh Munda has also condemned the incident stating it an insult to tribal society. Simon Marandi was criticised for giving away prizes to the winners. (With inputs from PTI)

Jharkhand kissing competition: Organising MLAs asked to step down

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