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Ready to cook Upma triggers ‘mouth watering’ debate in Tamil Nadu Assembly

United News of India (UNI) — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 16:31:37 +0000

Chennai, Apr 5: Upma, a tasty South Indian cuisine, which can be made with in minutes to fulfill the hungry during curch situations, dominated the proceedings leading to a mouth watering debate in the Tamil Nadu Assembly today.

Ask any random foodie in the State to name one of their least favorite recipes, at least a few would say ‘upma’ (a south Indian recipe made of
broken rice, rava and wheat).

Such is the extent to which the ready to cook recipe exhausts many if not most south Indian foodies. But, the least inspiring food dominated the discourse of the State Assembly leading to lively debates between the treasury benches and the Opposition during the demand for grants for agriculture department.

Former AIADMK Minister OS Manian set the tone for the mouth-watering debate when he said that the farmers of the State expected a sumptuous meal comprising rice, poriyal, aviyal, vadai and payasam, but all that they got in the exclusive agriculture budget was ordinary upma.

Not content with the Budget interpretation of the opposition MLA, State Agriculture Minister MRK Panneerselvam said that even Upma is good. He said the government cannot do magic instantly, it has just begun and they would do wonders for the farmers gradually.

The aroma of the Upma debate, which happened just past-noon, was so teasing that Leader of the House and Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan intervened and asked the AIADMK member to avoid the Upma reference when members were experiencing hunger pangs as the lunch time was nearing.

In another instance of an interesting and lively interaction, Industries Minister Thangam Thennarasu, reading between the lines of the opposition MLA, when he drew the government’s attention to the overgrowth of “aagaya thamarai’ (water hyacinth, a weed) in the waterbodies in the state.

In a witty comment that had the members in splits, Mr Thennarasu wondered if there was a political connotation behind the MLA’s remark about aagaya thamarai, (as Thamarai in Tamil means Lotus, which is the symbol of AIADMK’s key ally BJP).

Eknath Shinde: What happened in today’s floor test? Check details

Dipankar Ray — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 11:34:19 +0000

Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena-BJP government won the floor test which was scheduled in the two-day special session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. The trust vote in the Assembly ended with the chants of “Jai Maharashtra”. Moreover, with 164 votes belonging to the newly formed Shinde Government. While on the other hand 99 votes were cast against the new government.

Deputy Chief Minister in his speech thanked the house for putting faith in the new government. “I thank all members who reposed their faith in Shinde govt. I also thank all those who by staying out of House indirectly helped the BJP-Shinde alliance”. Devendra Fadnavis said pointing towards those who had failed to attend the session. But had given their vote for the government by doing so. Mr Fadnavis had also said that CM Eknath Shinde is set to function according to Balasaheb Thackeray’s ideologies.

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly to congratulate CM @mieknathshinde as we prove majority, win the trust vote for our Government ! https://t.co/pTbnb656ww

— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) July 4, 2022

In the midst of the Legislative Assembly session the newly elected speaker Rahul Narvekar removed Ajay Chaudhary as Shiv Sena party president. And reinstated Eknath Shinde as the legislative party president. The Speaker had issued a letter for the same.

Nagaland Assembly goes paperless with E-Vidhan Project

Vineet Jain — Sat, 19 Mar 2022 13:41:24 +0000

The Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) on Saturday became the first in the country to have operationalized the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) program for conducting a session in paperless mode.

The Nagaland Assembly Secretariat has placed a tablet or an e-book on each of the 60 members’ tables as the Budget session for fiscal 2022-23 began this morning. “This is the medium through which we will be using this NeVA application in the Assembly as part of the pursuit to have a paperless House,” Speaker Sharingain Longkumer said in a statement.

Mr. Longkumer stated that a comparable system operating outside the framework of NeVA has been in existence in Himachal Pradesh and that many other state assemblies are headed in this way. Paperless Assembly, often known as e-Assembly, is a concept that uses electronic tools to assist all legislative tasks. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs is in charge of the process.

The Assembly Secretariat has already undertaken initial familiarisation training for members, and the training program will be continued for the benefit of all members.

It will be ramped up in the following days to fully utilize the e-Vidhan system and fulfil one of its goals of making the state legislature’s operations paperless, he added. Parliament and all state legislatures will be effectively networked after all other assemblies implement it, according to the Speaker.

The expenditures for implementing NeVA are split 90:10 between the central and state governments. “The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has complimented the Nagaland Assembly for being the first in the country to operationalize it,” the Speaker informed the House. According to the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, the goal of NeVA is to unite all of the country’s legislatures together on one platform, establishing a large data bank.

Tamil Nadu Assembly passes bill seeking to release the state from NEET exam

News Desk — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:51:07 +0000

On September 13, the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly passed a bill seeking to release the state from the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exams.

The suicide done by a medical aspirant due to fear of the result in the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test was been recalled by the main opposition AIADMK targeting the government in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, while to ensure social justice Chief Minister M K Stalin tabled a Bill in the assembly, looking out for a permanent relief to the student from NEET and give the admission to medical courses based on Class 12 marks.

சமூகநீதியின் பிறப்பிடமாம் தமிழ்நாட்டில் சமவாய்ப்பை மறுத்து மாணவர்களின் உயிரைப் பறிக்கும் ஆட்கொல்லியாக #NEET இருக்கிறது; மாநிலப் பொதுசுகாதாரக் கட்டமைப்பை வலுவிழக்கச் செய்கிறது.

இதற்கு முடிவுகட்டி, +2 மதிப்பெண் அடிப்படையில் சேர்க்கையை மேற்கொள்ளும் சட்டமுன்வடிவை அறிமுகம் செய்தேன். pic.twitter.com/ZrZKglWuk2

— M.K.Stalin – தமிழ்நாட்டை தலைகுனிய விடமாட்டேன் (@mkstalin) September 13, 2021

On Monday, the bill provoked a political row with Former Tamil Nadu CM and AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami criticizing the DMK government for the suicide of the NEET aspirant. Targetting the government for the suicide of 19-year old Dhanush, K Palaniswami said, “though the DMK had promised ‘cancelling’ NEET, it was not done and several students had not prepared well.” Whereas Speaker M Appavu obliterated some of the remarks which were made by K Palaniswami.

“NEET was conducted for the first time in Tamil Nadu when Palaniswami was the Chief Minister and it was not held even when late J Jayalalithaa was the CM,” said MK Stalin.

“Students and their parents were totally confused over the conduction of NEET exam in Tamil Nadu. There is no clear stand taken by the DMK government on NEET. Yesterday, a student, Danush committed suicide. DMK is responsible for it,” Edappadi K Palaniswami was quoted as saying by ANI.

Students & their parents were totally confused over the conduction of NEET exam here. There is no clear stand taken by the DMK govt on NEET. Yesterday, a student, Danush committed suicide. DMK is responsible for it: Former Tamil Nadu CM & AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami(1/2) pic.twitter.com/dFNN9V1ZSb

— ANI (@ANI) September 13, 2021

In order to ensure Social justice, bring equality and equal opportunity through “Normalisation methods” it has been decided by the government to bring a law to allocate dispense with the requirement of NEET for admission to UG Medical degree courses and to provide admission to such courses based on marks obtained in the qualifying examination, says the government by referring to recommendations of a high-level committee.

“People of Tamil Nadu have voted for change”: Rahul Gandhi congratulates MK Stalin for victory in state elections

Shreejit Shelar — Sun, 02 May 2021 12:34:56 +0000

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday, congratulated DMK President M K Stalin for his victory in Tamil Nadu assembly polls. He stated that the people of Tamil Nadu have voted for change under his leadership.

“Congratulations to Shri MK Stalin for the victory. People of Tamil Nadu have voted for change and we will, under your leadership, prove to be a confident step in that direction. Best wishes”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wrote in a tweet on Sunday.

Congratulations to Shri MK Stalin for the victory.

People of Tamil Nadu have voted for change and we will, under your leadership, prove to be a confident step in that direction.

Best wishes.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 2, 2021

The counting of votes of the 234-member Legislative Assembly election in Tamil Nadu began at 8 am on Sunday with strict protocol in place.

The DMK victory in this Assembly election will reportedly bring it back to power after a decade. While the AIADMK is in alliance with the BJP, the DMK has tied up with Congress.

Delhi State Legislative Assembly summons Facebook Representatives

Aditi Swarup — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 09:32:00 +0000

After the Indian Parliament, Delhi State Legislative Assembly summons Facebook Representatives over hate-speech complaints.

Delhi State Legislative Assembly’s Committee on Peace and Harmony has now summoned Facebook’s Executive Vice-President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan.

The complaint against Facebook said, “intentional omission and deliberate inaction on the part of the social media platform to apply hate speech rules and policies which has allegedly led to serious repercussions and disruption of peace and harmony across the NCT of Delhi.”
The letter sent by the committee said that the Committee called Ajit Mohan as a witness for testifying on oath and for rendering his assistance by providing the relevant information and explanations to expedite the determination of the veracity of allegations levelled against Facebook in the complaints and depositions made before the committee.
Earlier Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had accused Facebook to have a bias towards the BJP and RSS.

A #DelhiAssembly panel has issued a notice to #Facebook India vice president and managing director Ajit Mohan asking him to appear before it on September 15https://t.co/KLPJgzDLt7

— Financial Express (@FinancialXpress) September 12, 2020

Maharashtra Chief Minister describes Pranab Mukherjee as a “sensitive human being who treated others with respect” during legislative assembly session

Nivedya P T — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 10:17:07 +0000

Speaking on the condolence motion in the Legislative Assembly on Monday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray paid his respects to the former President Pranab Mukherjee on the first day of the state legislature’s monsoon session, according to reports from PTI.

Thackeray recollected the first time he met Mukherjee wherein the latter had visited his home ‘Matoshree’ with NCP chief Sharad Pawar as part of his campaign for the presidential polls.

“I realised he was a sensitive human being who treated others with respect. This is a rare quality,” he said.

He also recalls the time when he was asked to meet Mukherjee on his visit to Mumbai after becoming the President. “I went to the Raj Bhavan with Aaditya (Thackeray’s son) and Mukherjee told me he never thought he would be the president. ‘But the Shiv Sena openly supported my candidature and facilitated my win. Unfortunately, Balasaheb Thackeray is not with us now and my tenure is ending’,” the chief minister said recalling Mukherjee’s words.
The chief minister also paid tribute to former chief minister Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar, and former legislature members Anil Rathod, Chandrakanta Goyal among others, who died recently.
“The previous Sena-BJP alliance owed a lot to the Goyal family since several meetings would be held at her (Chandrakanta Goyal’s) residence. I remember Chandrakanta Tai and Ved Prakashji,” Thackeray said referring to Ved Prakash Goyal, who was the BJP’s treasurer for a long time.

While speaking on the condolence motion, opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis described him as an excellent parliamentarian and statesman. He also paid tributes to former chief minister Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar.