Opposition rakes up Kanwar Yatra row, NEET paper leak at all-party meet

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Kanwar Yatra, NEET paper leak, and the post of Deputy Speaker in Lok Sabha were among the issues raised at the all-party meeting convened on Sunday by the government ahead of Parliament's Monsoon Session, sources said...

At the meeting, the Samajwadi Party and AAP raised the issue of the Uttar Pradesh government's controversial directive to eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route to display the owners' names, sources said.. Gaurav Gogoi of the Congress sought the Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker's position for the Opposition, saying the post "should not be vacant"...

"In today's all-party meeting of floor leaders chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the JD(U) leader demanded special category status of Bihar..

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