Delhi Rouse Avenue Court Issues Notice to ED Over AAP MP Sanjay Singh Seeking Interim Bail
Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court issues notice to ED on the plea of AAP MP Sanjay Singh seeking interim bail to attend the ongoing Parliament session. The interim bail is sought from February 4 to February 10. He has been arrested and charge-sheeted in a money laundering case related to Delhi excise policy.
Delhi Minister Atishi Slams Interim Budget 2024-25 as ‘Jumla’, Criticizes Lack of Job Creation and Inflation Control Efforts
On Interim Budget 2024-25, Delhi Minister Atishi says, "The budget proves that this is a 'jumla' government. PM Modi had said in 2014 that he would provide 2 crore jobs every year but not even one crore people got jobs. Today they have given a new 'jumla' that they will give 55 lakh jobs. No step has been taken to reduce the inflation."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Inaugurate Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024, Showcasing India’s Innovation in Mobility and Automotive Sectors
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address a programme at India’s largest and first-of-its kind mobility exhibition - Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024 - on 2nd February at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024 will showcase India’s capabilities across the entire mobility and automotive value chains. The Expo will feature exhibitions, conferences, buyer-seller meets, state sessions, road safety pavilion and also public-centric attractions like go-karting.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar Appoints Eight New Vice-Chairpersons to Upper House Panel
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar reconstitutes the panel of Vice-Chairpersons in the Upper House comprising eight members. The newly appointed Vice-Chairpersons include Ramilaben Becharbhai Bara, Seema Dwivedi, Dr. Amee Yajnik, Mausam Noor, Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar, Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy, Manoj Kumar Jha, and D. P. Vats.
Congress Slams Interim Budget 2024-25: Accuses Government of Denial, Claims ‘Nothing for Common People, Employment, Agriculture, Women’
On Interim Budget 2024-25, Congress leader Supriya Shrinate says, "The government is still in denial mode and is not ready to accept the problems. There is nothing in this budget for common people, employment, agriculture, women. Nirmala Sitharaman said that income has increased by 50% but government data says that real income has decreased by 25%.
Tharoor Criticizes Interim Budget: Short on Substance, Heavy on Rhetoric
On Interim Budget 2024-25, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says, "It was one of the shortest speeches on record in the Budget. Not very much came out of it. As usual a lot of rhetorical language, very little concrete on implementation. She talked about foreign investment without acknowledging that that investment has come down significantly. She talked about a number of things which are couched in vague language like 'confidence' and 'hope' and so on. But when it comes to hard figures, very few figures available. This is going to be a very disappointing speech in terms of being couched entirely in generalities and without enough substance nor any willingness to address the specific problems of the economy."
Congress MP Tewari Raises Concerns Over Rs 18 Lakh Crore Budget Deficit in Interim Budget 2024
On interim Budget 2024, Congress MP Manish Tewari says, "It is a 'vote-on-account' which has only one purpose to keep the government solvent for the first quarter of the current fiscal year. What's worrying is that there is a budget deficit of Rs 18 lakh crores. This means that the government is borrowing for its expenditure. This number is only going to increase next year."
Congress Leader Singhvi Questions Governor’s Delay in Jharkhand Amidst ED Action on Hemant Soren
On ED action against Hemant Soren, Congress leader and senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi says, "Had Hemant Soren joined the NDA there would have been a different scene. He would have been washed through BJP's washing machine. BJP has created an authoritarian, absolutist and autocratic system in the world's largest democracy... I want to ask a fundamental constitutional legal question for which we have only received stunning silence. Yesterday in the Jharkhand assembly where the whole world knows that the figures are roughly 47 or 48 majority and roughly 33 or 32 opposition. After the chief minister had submitted his resignation to the governor and a new chief minister with the numbers known was proposed. Why has the governor been paralyzed into inaction for the last 18 hours?"
Asaduddin Owaisi Slams Court Decision on Gyanvapi Case, Calls It a Violation of Places of Worship Act
Gyanvapi case: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi says, "The decision taken by the court has decided the entire matter. This is a violation of the Places of Worship Act, 1991...This is a completely wrong decision."
Supreme Court to Hear Ex-Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s Arrest in Money Laundering Case Tomorrow
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned before the Supreme Court the arrest of Hemant Soren by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in a money laundering case related to the alleged land scam, last night. SC agrees to list the matter tomorrow, 2nd February.
