External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday described the Afghanistan situation as 'critical'. Briefing the Opposition leaders at the Parliament building on the prevailing situation in the war-torn nation, he said that the government is taking all steps to evacuate people from the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for the Centre and states to work together as a team and rise over politics to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. He made the remarks at an all-party meeting called by the Central government, which was skipped by some opposition parties including the Congress.
Government on Sunday held an all-party meeting that was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and floor leaders of various political parties.
Parliament's Monsoon Session is slated to begin from July 19 and will conclude on August 13.
Former Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday slammed the Modi-led government for insisting on elections in Jammu and Kashmir before granting statehood.
Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday said that "solution to J&K's problem lies in the democratic set up"
The Congress on Tuesday decided to attend the all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday, with its leader GA Mir asserting that the restoration of full statehood of Jammu and Kashmir will be its "priority number one".
Jammu and Kashmir’s six-party grouping, the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), will meet on Tuesday to decide on their “joint strategy” over the invitation for an all-party meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 24.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to hold Jammu and Kashmir all party meeting on June 24, heads of political outfits have started confirming that they have started receiving formal invite for the same. Reports say that the all party meeting which will be headed by PM Modi is part of Centre's initiatives to bolster political processes, including holding assembly elections, in the union territory.
Invitations were sent out on Saturday to 14 political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, including four former chief ministers, for participation in a high-level meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on June 24, which is expected to set the road map for holding assembly elections there.
The poll body will meet one representative of every political party today to discuss the implementation of COVID norms for upcoming four phases of election.
"Government's proposal still stands. Please convey this to your supporters. The resolution should be found through dialogue. We all have to think about the nation," said PM Narendra Modi in all-party meeting.
In the all-party meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, TMC's Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Shiv Sena MP Vinayak Raut, and SAD's Balwinder Singh Bhunder spoke at length on farmers agitation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India's Covid vaccine is highly effective. The PM said that homemade vaccines have shown promising results.
The Government of India in a statement on Friday's All-Party Meeting (APM) led by PM Modi on the Indo-China Ladakh stand-off reiterated India's stand that it will not allow unilateral change of the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC leader Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that the government should not let China enter telecom, railway and aviation sectors.
An all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the situation along the India-China border is currently underway. The virtual meeting comes after 20 Indian Army personnel, including a colonel, were martred in a violent clash with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley in Ladakh on Monday night.
Home Minister Amit Shah to hold an All Party meeting over COVID-19 situation in Delhi. AAP leader Sanjay Singh and Delhi Congress Chief Anil Kumar Chaudhary to attend the meeting.
All party meeting was called by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on January 30.
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