Oppn parties slam Modi govt, vow to boost unity in ranks

Led by Cong chief Kharge, Oppn MPs march from Parliament to Vijay Chowk

Budget Session

New Delhi (PTI): Opposition parties, including the Congress, TMC, BRS and Samajwadi Party, came together in a show of unity on Thursday and accused the Modi government of getting the second half of the budget session washed out, while asserting that if this attitude continues, the country will move towards a “dictatorship”.

With tricolour in hand, several Opposition MPs marched from Parliament to Vijay Chowk and then representatives of 19 parties held a press conference at the Constitution Club where Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and other leaders resolved to take the Opposition unity further.

Kharge accused the Narendra Modi government of not walking the

DHANKHAR REJECTS KHARGE’S POINT OF ORDER AGAINST PIYUSH GOYAL

New Delhi (ANI): Parliament continued to witness disruptions over the opposition’s demand for a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the Adani issue with Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill 2023 introduced in the Lok Sabha amid the din. In the Rajya Sabha, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar rejected ‘point of order’ raised by Leader of Opposition talk on democratic principles and causing disruptions in Parlia- ment to divert attention from the Opposition’s demand for a joint par-

Mallikarjun Kharge on Union Minister Piyush Goyal’s demand of an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks in the United Kingdom. Goyal had not named Rahul Gandhi. The Chairman also established a new a new tradition by going completely paperless. He went digital to conduct the business of the House today, marking the beginning of a paperless tradition by the chair of the House.

WHO calls for efforts to bridge gaps accentuated by Covid

New Delhi (ANI): On the World Health day this year, World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for concerted, urgent efforts to bridge gaps accentuated by Covid-19 pandemic.

WHO celebrates 75 years of improving public health and well-being in the South-East Asia Region and globally, fully committed to achieving Health for All through universal health coverage (UHC) — when all people can access essential health services, without financial hardship, stated an official release of WHO. As per the release, for decadesand since even before the 1978 Declaration of Alma-Ata - high-level leaders and policymakers from across the Region have recognized the critical role that access for all to quality, affordable and comprehensive primary health care (PHC) can play in achieving UHC and therefore Health for All. This has

LeT terrorist’s associate held in J&K’s Bandipora dist

Srinagar (PT): Security forces have arrested a terrorist associate of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday.

On specific information regarding the movement of terrorists in Aloosa area of Bandipora, in north Kashmir, a special checkpoint was established near Canal Road Aloosa, by security forces, a police spokesperson said on Thursday.