West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday and reiterated the need to have “one-on-one” fights to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The government, on its part, took potshots at Congress President Rahul Gandhi, saying Parliament proceedings had slowed down since he became the chief of the Opposition party.
Addressing the Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said frequent disruptions would make it unlikely for the “triple talaq” Bill to be passed in the ongoing Budget session. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said Parliament productivity