Lok Janshakti Party president and BJP ally Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday accused RJD MPs Misa Bharti and Manoj Jha of using "indecent and unparliamentary" language against him during a debate in Parliament on the bill for reservation for the general category poor.
LJP chief and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan's daughter Asha Paswan on Sunday staged a protest against her own father for calling former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi an 'angootha chhap' (illiterate).
Paswan also said he favoured putting reservation in the ninth schedule (of Constitution) so that the issues concerning the same are not dragged to the court.
Hajipur is considered Paswan's stronghold for the past three decades. He won from Hajipur in 1977 with a margin of 4.24 lakh votes
As per the deal, LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan may get a Rajya Sabha berth. The party may also get a seat in Jharkhand.
After meeting Amit Shah, Ram Vilas Paswan met Arun Jaitley today to discuss seat sharing for 2019 Lok Sabha poll.
An hour-long meeting between top BJP leaders, including its president Amit Shah and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, and LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan and his son Chirag remained inconclusive, sources indicated.
In a series of tweets in Hindi, Chirag, who represents Bihar's Jamui constituency in Lok Sabha, pointed out that NDA is going through a sensitive phase after the exit of RLSP and Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
The BJP, the LJP and the RLSP had contested 30, seven and three seats of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar in 2014 and won 22, six and three of them respectively.
Chirag Paswan said patience of many within the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) was running thin as circumstances raising concerns of the Dalits and tribals have emerged of late.
There is no opposition in the country, no one wants to get behind Rahul Gandhi, says Ram Vilas Paswan
When the country was getting independence, Jinnah Sahab chose to make a separate country for Muslims, while Baba Saheb Ambedkar chose the country and drafted a Constitution for the rights of Dalits:
The Minister also announced the government decision to provide 15 kgs of grain per month per student at below poverty line (BPL) rates to hostels for SCs, STs, Other Backward Classes (OBC) and minority communities.
Paswan acknowledged that the government had a problem of perception on the Dalit issue but felt this can be set right in no time if sufficient steps were taken.
Paswan, who is a member of a group of ministers constituted for issues involving these communities, said the government is open to bringing an ordinance but will first move the apex court.
The timing of Paswan’s remark is important because it comes weeks after Andhra Pradesh’s ruling TDP quit the NDA and Modi Cabinet over special status demand for the southern state.
Paswan said a central team will be sent to Jharkhand to investigate the death of 11-year-old Simdega girl allegedly due to starvation.
"After me, Chirag Paswan will head the LJP. Chirag has the capability to lead the party," the Union minister said.
The government had last year procured 20 lakh tonnes of pulses for creating the buffer stock to cool rising prices due to supply shortage and to ensure better prices to farmers.
The levying of service charge without seeking customer consent is considered as unfair trade practice under the Consumer Protection Act. As per the law, consumers should be informed about service charge in the menu card itself.
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