Uttarakhand crisis: Speaker acted in a wrong way, says BJP
After the Nainital bench of the Uttarakhand High Court said that the nine dissident Congress MLAs, disqualified by the assembly speaker under the anti-defection law, will have the right to vote, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday said that it clearly pointed out that the speaker had acted in a wrong way.
Mar 30, 2016, 18:39 PM IST
Thursday's floor test in Uttarakhand Assembly stayed; next hearing on April 6
Tomorrow's floor test in Uttarakhand Assembly was on Wednesday stayed by the Division Bench till April 7.
Mar 30, 2016, 16:49 PM IST
Congress must introspect why legislators leaving party: Naidu
Justifying the imposition of President's rule in Uttarakhand, Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu today slammed the Congress leadership, asking it to "introspect" why its legislators are leaving the party instead of blaming the central government.
Mar 30, 2016, 15:47 PM IST
HC asks Centre to explain the haste in imposing President's Rule in Uttarakhand
The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday questioned the haste shown by the Centre in imposing President's rule in the Congress-ruled state when the date for floor test was already decided.
Mar 30, 2016, 13:49 PM IST
Congress challenges Uttarakhand HC order allowing 9 disqualified MLAs to participate in floor test
The ruling Congress on Wednesday challenged the Uttarakhand High Court ruling allowing nine of its rebel MLAs to take part in a floor test in the state assembly on March 31, said media reports.
Mar 30, 2016, 10:09 AM IST
Congress gets reprieve as HC allows floor test in Uttarakhand; Harish Rawat confident of proving majority
Ousted Congress government in Uttarakhand got a major reprieve on Tuesday after the state high court allowed it to prove its majority in the assembly on Thursday despite President's Rule in the hill state.
Mar 29, 2016, 23:48 PM IST
Uttarakhand HC has allowed disqualified MLAs to vote: BJP to Cong
BJP on Tuesday took a dig at Congress after its leaders hailed Uttarakhand High Court order as a "victory" of party's stand, noting that the court had also allowed "disqualified" MLAs to vote in the floor test.
Mar 29, 2016, 20:22 PM IST
Uttarakhand crisis: Centre to challenge high court order on floor test, CM Harish Rawat confident of victory
The Centre is likely to challenge the Uttarakhand High Court's ruling allowing a floor test in the state assembly on March 31, giving a new turn to the political events in the Congress-ruled state where President's Rule was imposed on Sunday.
Mar 29, 2016, 16:45 PM IST
Will hold fast if appropriation bill is annulled: Harish Rawat
Congress leader Harish Rawat Tuesday said he will hold a 24-hour fast if any attempt is made by the Centre to annul the appropriation Bill "passed" by the state Assembly on its annual budget for 2016-17 after reports suggested that such a move may be afoot.
Mar 29, 2016, 15:40 PM IST
Uttarakhand High Court orders floor test in state Assembly on March 31
The High Court said that the floor test will be held on Thursday, i.e. March 31.
Mar 29, 2016, 14:38 PM IST
Uttarakhand crisis: Congress moves court, Arun Jaitley defends imposition of President's Rule
The political crisis in Uttarakhand showed no signs of ending with the Congress party moving the state high court on Monday against imposition of President's Rule as BJP leader and union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley justified central rule, saying the Congress government was "murdering democracy".
Mar 29, 2016, 00:51 AM IST
Uttarakhand crisis: Virbhadra, Sonia discuss political situation in state
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and the two were learnt to have discussed the political situation in the state in the backdrop of the Centre imposing President's Rule in party-ruled Uttarakhand.
Mar 28, 2016, 17:26 PM IST
BJP legislators back in Uttarakhand; Congress MLAs meet Governor
Over two dozen Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators of Uttarakhand arrived to a grand welcome at the Jolly Grant airport here on Monday.
Mar 28, 2016, 16:27 PM IST
Harish Rawat meets Uttarakhand Governor, says 'dismissed government still has complete majority'
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Monday met Governor KK Paul and presented two memorandums signed by 34 MLAs.
Mar 28, 2016, 14:19 PM IST
'A state without a Budget' - Full text of Arun Jaitley's blog on Uttarakhand
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday that Uttarakhand had plunged into serious Constitutional crisis.
Mar 28, 2016, 12:57 PM IST
President's rule in Uttarkhand justified, says Shiv Sena
The Shiv Sena on Monday backed the imposition of President`s Rule in Uttarakhand, saying that former chief minister Harish Rawat had failed to handle to situation in the state.
Mar 28, 2016, 12:32 PM IST
Uttarakhand political crisis: Harish Rawat calls Congress MLAs' meeting in Dehradun
Amid political turmoil in Uttarakhand, which led to President's Rule being imposed in the state, former chief minister Harish Rawat called for a meeting of state's Congress legislators here on Monday.
Mar 28, 2016, 11:38 AM IST
Congress moves High Court against President's Rule in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat is likely to meet the Governor KK Paul on Monday.
Mar 28, 2016, 08:47 AM IST
Harish Rawat writes to Uttarakhand Governor, requests for chance to prove majority
Hour's after President's Rule was imposed in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Harish Rawat on late Sunday night requested Governor to give him a chance to prove majority in the house tomorrow.
Mar 28, 2016, 01:04 AM IST
Congress to move court against imposition of President's Rule in Uttarakhand
Former Chief Minister Harish Rawat said he will challenge the move in Court and meet the Governor tomorrow regarding this matter.
Mar 27, 2016, 20:32 PM IST
