The Parliament’s second leg of the Budget session is set for another upheaval with the Opposition’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) reportedly bringing an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, claiming misuse of Constitutional bodies. Sources said a total of 120 members of the INDIA bloc have signed the notice to be moved in the Parliament. These comprise 120 Lok Sabha members and 60 in the Rajya Sabha.
At least 15 coal-laden wagons of a goods train derailed in Jharkhand’s Palamu district on Thursday, leading to disruption of train services between Daltonganj and Garhwa Road Junction, a railway official said. However, no casualties were reported, the official said. The incident was reported near Rajhara station under the Dhanbad division of East Central Railway (ECR) when the goods train was diverting to an upline, he said.
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Muslim religious leaders and ulema in Karnataka have demanded greater representation for the community in the state cabinet, urging the Congress government to induct five Muslim leaders as ministers. They argued that Congress came to power with the support of Muslim voters and that the community deserves adequate representation in the government.
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