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member of legislative assembly news

TMC split: The morality of lawmakers is a rarity

The rebel MLAs and MPs claim their disaffection with Mamata stretches back in time. But then, why did they choose to rebel only when she was defeated? Why not earlier? (Samir Jana/HT Photo)
Published on Jun 13, 2026 07:46 pm IST

D K Shivakumar is India's richest MLA. This BJP leader has just 1,700 in assets

D K Shivakumar (L) Nirmal Kumar Dhara (R).
Published on Jul 18, 2023 11:13 pm IST

MLA Dhangekar demands action against school buses, vans not following norms in Pune

MLA Ravindra Dhangekar and former MLA Mohan Joshi visit exam centre of learning licence department at Pune RTO on Monday. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 26, 2023 10:25 pm IST

Leopard mauls six-year-old boy to death in Kullu’s Anni

A Leopard maulled a six-year-old boy to death in Kullu’s Anni. (HT File)
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 04:07 am IST

Ludhiana MLA Gogi conducts surprise check at ISBT; directs to change contractor, in-charge

MLA Gurpreet Singh Gogi during a surprise visit to ISBT, Ludhiana, on Tuesday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 12:24 am IST

Punjab: MLA shuts toll plaza in Sangrur for flouting norms

Member of legislative assembly (MLA) from Sangrur Narinder Kaur Bharaj on Monday closed the Kalajhar toll plaza on the national highway for a day for its alleged failure to meet the mandatory guidelines. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 12:59 am IST

Ludhiana: Development projects inaugurated in Vijya Nagar, Indra Colony

The legislator said the authorities have been directed to complete the project within the stipulated time and ensure that there is no compromise with the quality of work. (HT File Photo)
Updated on Apr 09, 2023 03:39 am IST

Bhosari MLA Landge, former corporator Bagwe get death threats, extortion call

Landge (left) recently launched the Parivartan Helpline service to provide people with various types of assistance. According to police, on Tuesday evening, an unknown person sent a message to the helpline number. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 11:44 pm IST

Miscreants in Bihar loot Rs 26.45 lakh from ex- MLA’s employee

The miscreants were allegedly wielding guns.
Published on Aug 25, 2020 04:15 pm IST

Congress turmoil: A look at past instances involving ‘letters’

Congress president Sonia Gandhi at the Congress Working Committee's virtual meeting, in New Delhi on Monday.
Updated on Aug 25, 2020 01:36 pm IST

The anti-defection law has failed. It is time to scrap it | Opinion

Over the last 35 years, the anti-defection law has had zero success. But it has been successful in severely damaging the legislative framework of our country, with a chilling effect on deliberations in the House
Updated on Jul 26, 2020 05:47 pm IST

Why lawmakers must respect the law

Lynching is retribution, not justice. People must know the difference
Updated on Dec 14, 2019 06:08 pm IST

At crucial Shiv Sena meet, chorus for Uddhav Thackeray as Maharashtra CM grows

Uddhav Thackeray had convened a meeting of his party’s members of legislative assembly (MLAs) at his residence, Matoshree.
Updated on Jul 28, 2020 12:28 am IST

‘Heads will be smashed, legs broken’: Shiv Sena leader’s warning on poaching MLAs

Abdul Sattar’s comments came amid reports of unrest over the alliance with ideologically opposite parties – Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress – but senior Sena leaders have dismissed it.
Updated on Nov 22, 2019 04:12 pm IST

Haryana assembly elections: Cong’s Chander Mohan files papers from Panchkula

Congress candidate from Panchkula Chander Mohan submitting his nomination papers for the upcoming Haryana assembly polls at the SDM’s office on Friday.
Updated on Oct 05, 2019 12:46 am IST

HC asks Azam’s son to record statement in petition challenging his election

MP Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan.
Updated on Jul 31, 2019 06:44 pm IST

The lessons from the Karnataka imbroglio

Over the past week, no actor involved in the Karnataka crisis has observed restraint. And there has also been an unwillingness to let formal processes -- the confidence vote, in this case -- take its own course. This has meant dangerously stepping out of constitutional boundaries
Updated on Jul 22, 2019 07:59 am IST

Karnataka: Failure of the political class has opened the room for courts

A day before Thursday’s crucial trust vote in Karnataka, the Supreme Court said that the Speaker is empowered to decide on the resignations of the 15 Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs), within the time frame that he deems appropriate.
Published on Jul 17, 2019 06:02 pm IST

Don’t comment on alliance: Uddhav Thackeray, Fadnavis tell legislators

Thackeray and Fadnavis, in their respective speeches, reiterated that the alliance is strong and here to stay.
Updated on Jun 25, 2019 01:29 am IST

Congress gets lifeline in Kolhan with Geeta Koda’s victory

Congress’ Geeta Koda registered victory from Singhbhum parliamentary constituency in the general elections.
Published on May 25, 2019 10:59 am IST

FIR against AAP’s Amanatullah Khan for ‘assaulting’ former supporter

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan has in the past accused Delhi police of filing false cases against him.
Updated on May 14, 2019 12:42 pm IST

Construction is eating into the protective buffer around Mumbai’s forests

Forest areas inside Aarey Milk Colony are at risk because the government is yet to stop construction at these sites.
Updated on Apr 28, 2019 11:09 pm IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Congress rejigs LS formula, doesn’t field MLAs in MP

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Congress rejigs LS formula, doesn’t field MLAs in MP
Published on Apr 24, 2019 11:24 pm IST

Denied access to burial ground, SCs in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh threaten to change religion

Nearly 150 Scheduled Caste (SC) members of Huneti village in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand have threatened to change their religion if they are not provided with burial rights at a 0.96 hectare traditional land.
Updated on Oct 07, 2018 02:03 pm IST

Bar Council says lawmakers can practise in courts, but with a rider

BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra said that the decision was taken by the apex bar body to prevent the “misuse of powers” and “privileges” of a lawyer and not of a member of Parliament.
Updated on Mar 31, 2018 08:33 pm IST