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Ruckus In Rajasthan Assembly Over Phone Tapping Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 16, 2021

The opposition BJP in Rajasthan today protested in the well of the House after Speaker CP Joshi rejected two adjournment motions pertaining to alleged phone tapping of public representatives.

Upset Over MLAs' Conduct, Rajasthan Speaker Says, "Remove Me If You Want"

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 10, 2021

Upset over the absence of ministers from the House and MLAs not following rules, Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi today asked the members to remove him if they do not like him for taking strict action.

Top Court Notice To Rajasthan Speaker On BSP MLAs' Merger With Congress

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday January 7, 2021

The legal validity of the Rajasthan Speaker's decision -- allowing six MLA of Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party to join the Congress -- will be examined by the Supreme Court. The top court sent him a notice today, as well as the MLAs, asking for a response on the issue. The opposition BJP and the BSP had approached the top court challenging the merger...

Rajasthan Political Crisis Highlights: Rajasthan Chief Whip Moves Top Court; Congress Shifts MLAs To Jaisalmer

India News | NDTV | Sunday August 2, 2020

Rajasthan Chief Whip Mahesh Joshi has moved the Supreme Court against the Rajasthan High Court's order, which directs Assembly Speaker CP Joshi to defer disqualification of sacked Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and 18 rebel MLAs. Mahesh Joshi's plea contends the High Court's order is "unconstitutional, illegal" and against its "1992 verdict in ...

Rajasthan Chief Whip Approaches Supreme Court Against Stay On MLA Disqualification

India News | Edited by Nandini Gupta (with PTI inputs) | Friday July 31, 2020

Rajasthan Chief Whip Mahesh Joshi today moved the Supreme Court against the Rajasthan High Court's order, which directs Assembly Speaker CP Joshi to defer disqualification of sacked Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and 18 rebel MLAs.

Best Wishes, Tweets Sachin Pilot to Speaker, Whom He Has Taken To Court

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday July 29, 2020

Sachin Pilot, whose rebellion has pushed the Rajasthan Congress government to the edge, today posted birthday greetings for the man he is fighting in court -- Speaker CP Joshi.

'Hear Us Also': Team Pilot's Move To Check Speaker In Supreme Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday July 22, 2020

The Rajasthan Speaker's request to the Supreme Court to stop the High Court from announcing any verdict on the petition by Sachin Pilot and 18 more Congress rebels challenging disqualification notices will be heard tomorrow. Speaker CP Joshi has also challenged the High Court's order asking him to pause any action against the rebels until its decis...

What Abhishek Manu Singhvi Said In Case Against Rajasthan Rebels

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday July 20, 2020

Sachin Pilot and other rebel MLAs cannot go to court against disqualification notices prematurely, before any decision by the Speaker, Abhishek Manu Singhvi argued in the Rajasthan High Court today. Mr Singhvi, representing Rajasthan Speaker CP Joshi, also challenged the rebels' argument that skipping two meetings did not mean they were quitting th...

Debate On Dissent Vs Defection As Court Hears Team Pilot's Challenge

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday July 20, 2020

A court hearing on a petition by Sachin Pilot and 18 other rebel Congress MLAs challenging disqualification notices in Rajasthan today saw top lawyers arguing over whether dissent is "anti-party" and whether the Speaker's action on dissenters violates freedom of speech. Top lawyer Harish Salve, representing team Pilot, said in the Rajasthan High Co...

"Have To Implement": Rajasthan Speaker On Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Opposing CAA

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday February 9, 2020

Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi has complicated matters for the state's Congress government, and set up a potential clash with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, after comments that appear to contradict the latter's position on the citizenship law

"Cheats": Mayawati Fumes At Congress As All 6 Rajasthan MLAs Switch Sides

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday September 17, 2019

All six MLAs of Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Rajasthan joined the state's ruling Congress late on Monday, in a huge setback to the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, who has poured out her anger in tweets today.

Setback For Mayawati As All 6 MLAs In Rajasthan Join Congress

India News | ANI | Wednesday September 18, 2019

In huge setback for Mayawati, all six members of the Rajasthan Assembly, belonging to the Bahujan Samaj Party, joined Congress late on Monday.

"Don't Want New India, Give Us Old India": Ghulam Nabi Azad's Dig at BJP

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday June 24, 2019

The mob killing of a man in Jharkhand found echo in parliament today as senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad took on the BJP over its "New India" claim.

Ex-Union Minister CP Joshi Elected Rajasthan Assembly Speaker

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 16, 2019

Former union minister CP Joshi was elected unopposed the speaker of the 15th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.

Senior Congress Leader CP Joshi To Be Rajasthan Assembly Speaker

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 14, 2019

Senior Congress leader CP Joshi will soon become the speaker of the 15th Rajasthan Assembly, party sources said Monday. The election of the new speaker will be held on January 16. Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh will administer the oath of office on the same day.