He said the functionaries linked to the office of Lok Sabha Speaker were pressuring coaching institutes, paying guest accommodations and guesthouse operators to discourage students from attending the programme ....
According to these reports, the MPs could travel to New Delhi and may seek recognition as a separate group in Parliament by submitting a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in the coming days.
The BJP-led NDA does not have the numbers in the StateAssembly to make BJP-backed Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani a winner in the polls, unless there is cross-voting, a ruling party legislator said ....