Amid Oppn protests, govt likely to push Parl agenda over extension of President's rule in Manipur this week
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Lok Sabha passes bill for ST quota in Goa assembly amid opposition uproar
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to provide reservation to Scheduled Tribes in the Goa assembly, even as opposition protests demanding a discussion on the revision of Bihar electoral rolls continued unabated. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal moved 'The Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Bill, 2025' for consideration and passage amid din in the House. The legislation was passed by a voice vote. Meghwal said over the previous sessions, some amount of discussion on the draft law has already taken place. After his opening remarks outlining the features of the bill, it was passed without further discussion. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Monday that the government will be compelled to push for Parliament's approval for its legislative agenda if the Opposition continues to obstruct its smooth functioning with protests. Incidentally, the bill was introduced in the Lower House on this day in 2024 and has been pending since then. This is the first bill to be passed by the Lok Sabha in the ongoing Monsoon session, which has seen disruptions by the Opposition on various issues, including the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. After the passage of the bill, Sandhya Ray, who was in the chair, adjourned the proceedings for the day as protests by Opposition MPs continued unabated. According to the bill, the population of the Scheduled Tribes has increased considerably in Goa as per the 2011 census vis-a-vis the 2001 census figures. It noted that a "peculiar situation" has arisen in the state, wherein the population of the STs vis-a-vis the population of the SCs is considerably higher -- according to the Primary Census Abstract, 2011 for Goa. The total population was 14,58,545; the population of SCs was 25,449, and the population of STs was 1,49,275. "But no seats are reserved for the STs and they are unable to avail the constitutional benefit of reservation..." As of now, no seat in the 40-member Goa assembly is reserved for the ST community, while one seat is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
NDTV
19 minutes ago
- NDTV
Parliament Extends President's Rule In Manipur By 6 Months
New Delhi: Parliament on Tuesday approved a statutory resolution to extend President's Rule in Manipur for another six months beyond August 13. The resolution, which was passed by the Lok Sabha last week, was approved by the Rajya Sabha, amid uproar by Opposition members over the issue of electoral rolls revision in Bihar. As Opposition MPs continued their protests on SIR, Deputy Chairman Harivansh said it was a "constitutional obligation" to pass the resolution. "It's a statutory resolution. All of us, as MPs, have to follow constitutional provisions. These have a time limit within which it has to be disposed of..." Harivansh said. He then asked YSRCP member Subhash Chandra Bose Pilli to speak on the resolution. Opposition MPs however started raising slogans against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls exercise with TMP MPs raising slogans while standing next to the YSRCP member. BJD MP Muzibulla Khan said, "When Manipur law and order situation was bad, Article 356 was imposed. Today, the situation of law and order in Odisha is bad..." "Double engine government in Manipur failed.... Has the situation improved after so many months of President's Rule or not? Minister should inform us... The Centre should take responsibility, removing an elected government and imposing President's Rule repeatedly is also not good," he said. Moving the resolution for passage in the House, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said a rift was formed between two communities in Manipur due to a court order. "A rift was created between two communities in Manipur due to an order of the High Court related to a dispute on reservations. Those who say it is religious violence are wrong..." Rai said amid continued uproar by Opposition MPs. Rai also said Home Minister Amit Shah had undertaken a tour of violence- affected areas in Manipur. "He (Shah) met high level officials, security forces, civil society members..." Rai said, claiming that the northeast has witnessed widespread development under the Narendra Modi-led government. He also said since the President's Rule was imposed in Manipur, only one incident of violence has been reported. The Rajya Sabha later approved the resolution with a voice vote. The House also passed another resolution by voice vote that sought to amend the Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. The resolution was moved by Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary. Manipur was put under President's Rule in February this year after Chief Minister N Biren Singh stepped down, nearly two years after the ethnic conflict began in the state between the valley-based Meitei community and the hills-based Scheduled Tribe Kuki-Zo group of communities.
Economic Times
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California retaliates against Texas - plans to wipe out 5 GOP seats in bold redistricting move
California Democrats are proposing a redistricting map to counter Texas Republicans' efforts, potentially eliminating five GOP-held House seats. Governor Newsom aims to reshape national politics before the 2026 midterms by boosting Democratic margins in key districts. This retaliatory plan faces legal and political hurdles, requiring legislative and voter approval to override the state's independent commission rules. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Which GOP districts would face elimination? Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads What triggered California's retaliatory redistricting plan? How would California override its independent commission rules? Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads FAQs In a high-stakes redistricting battle, California Democrats are drafting a retaliatory map that would eliminate five Republican-held districts. Governor Gavin Newsom is opposing Texas 's Republican-led effort to flip seats in the United States House. If approved, California's proposal could reshape national politics ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The plan relies on legislative and voter approval, which presents significant legal and political plan would also generously boost Democratic margins in districts for competitive seats that are anchored in the Central Valley farm belt, Orange County, and San Diego County. This could give Democrats a leg up as Texas Republicans attempt to tip the House's precarious districts currently occupied by Republican Representatives Ken Calvert, Darrell Issa, Kevin Kiley, David Valadao, and Doug LaMalfa, the proposal suggests shaving the votes of right-leaning voters and increasing the votes of Democratic voters, as per a report by The Daily would increase the likelihood that a left-leaning candidate would win each race. "The party's advantage would be strengthened to strengthen their hold on the seats in districts held by Democratic Representatives Dave Min, Mike Levin, and Derek Tran," as per the Republicans, on President Donald Trump's urging, have called a special legislative session aiming to redraw congressional lines that would deliver five additional safely Republican seats for the 2026 elections. In opposition, more than 50 Texas House Democrats fled the state, denying quorum and halting the solidarity, Newsom hosted some of those lawmakers in Sacramento and publicly declared that California will not 'sit by idly.' His catchphrase: 'fight fire with fire.' California is now preparing a plan that would shift key districts toward Democrats if Texas congressional delegation's Democratic members were briefed on the proposed map Monday, according to the AP report. Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has stated his desire to promote partisan redistricting, which coincides with the proposal's halting its efforts will prevent him from proceeding, he says. According to Newsom, a special election would be held during the first week of November. The Democratic-controlled Legislature would create a new congressional map for voters to Monday, Newsom declared, "California will not stand by and watch this democracy deteriorate." To break quorum and stop the Texas Legislature's special session from moving forward with the proposed redistricting, which would probably eliminate an estimated five Democratic seats in the House, many Democratic state representatives in Texas have left the Governor Greg Abbott has ordered state troopers to assist in locating the Democratic lawmakers who are missing and has threatened to remove them from threat and the Texas Democrats' uprising have intensified the already escalating battle over congressional Constitution of California says that redistricting can't happen in the middle of a decade. Voters in 2008 approved a measure that set up a citizens' commission to make fair maps. To undo that, voters would have to agree. Newsom wants to hold a special election on November 4, when voters will decide whether to give the Legislature back power for a short time and adopt the new new map for elections through 2030 would be passed by the Legislature if Californians vote for it. If Texas doesn't want to go first, the measure won't go through, and the commission will stay the same until the next regular a tit-for-tat reaction to Texas redrawing its map to benefit Ken Calvert, Darrell Issa, Kevin Kiley, David Valadao, and Doug LaMalfa may see their districts flipped Democratic.
