The meeting of the state's council of ministers on Thursday also decided on giving people a 10 per cent rebate on scrapping their old vehicles and buying a new one.

Chandigarh: Bhavya Bishnoi, newly elected MLA from Haryana’s Adampur assembly seat, took oath in Haryana Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday. Bhavya’s father and BJP leader Kuldeep Bishnoi was also present during the swearing-in. Bhavya is the son of BJP leader Kuldeep Bishnoi who had vacated the seat after resigning from Congress... The post appeared first on .

Chandigarh: Bhavya Bishnoi, newly elected MLA from Haryana’s Adampur assembly seat, took oath in Haryana Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday. Bhavya’s father and BJP leader Kuldeep Bishnoi was also present during the swearing-in. Bhavya is the son of BJP leader Kuldeep Bishnoi who had vacated the seat after resigning from Congress... The post appeared first on .

Bhavya's father and BJP leader Kuldeep Bishnoi was also present during the swearing-in.

Panchkula (Haryana) [India], May 7 (ANI): Largest ever contingent of 8500 players from across the country would participate in the 4th Khelo India Youth Games. The Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur said this during the launch of the Logo, Anthem, Jersey and Mascot for the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 here at Indradhanush Auditorium on Saturday.

New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday held a meeting with BJP MPs from the state in the national capital to discuss the preparations for civic polls and organizational issues in the state.

New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Former Lok Sabha MP Ashok Tanwar is all set to join the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday in Delhi.

Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], March 22 (ANI): Amid protests and walkout by the Congress from the Assembly, the Haryana government on Tuesday passed the Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religious Bill, 2022.

Chandigarh Mar 22 PTI Amid Congress opposition and walkout the Haryana Assembly on Tuesday passed a Bill against religious conversion through force undue influence or allurement The Bill which had been introduced on March 4 was taken up for consideration and its passing in the Assembly on Tuesday Similar Bills in the recent past have been passed in the BJP-ruled state including Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh According to the Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill 2022 if conversion is done by allurement use of force fraudulent means or coercion then there is a provision for imprisonment of one to five years and a fine of not less than Rs 1 lakh As per the Bill whoever converts or attempts to convert a minor a woman or a person belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than four years which may extend to 10 years and liable to fine not less than Rs 3 lakh Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda who is the Leader of the Opposition said already in the existing laws there is provision of punishment for forcible conversions and there was no need to bring a fresh law Senior Congress leader Kiran Choudhary said I think this will be a black chapter in Haryanas history She said already there is provision of punishment for forcible conversions This Bill will deepen the communal divide this Bill is scary It can have grave consequences in futurethe shape in which this Bill has been brought is what we are objecting to she said Senior Congress leader Raghuvir Singh Kadian said There is no emergency or urgency for bringing this Bill I feel that this Bill smacks of divisive politics which is not good The Congress members later staged a brief walkout from the House PTI SUN VSD RDK RDK

Chandigarh Feb 24 PTI Haryanas Home Minister Anil Vij on Thursday said that he and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar may have different views on certain issue but their resolve is to run the government strongly and ensure the development of stateChief Minister Khattar 67 and Vij 68 the six-time MLA addressed a joint press conference here on the drugs issue during which they were asked questions about the blow hot blow cold relations between themVij said he shares a good friendship with Khattar 67When a reporter said it was a historic occasion that both were jointly addressing a news conference Khattar smiled and said Why are you saying it is a historic occasion Are we sitting together for the first time I have known Vij sahab since he first contested the polls from Ambala in 1990 When a reporter said there is always great media speculation on their relationship and it could be a matter of research Khattar told in a lighter vein Do you want to do a PhD Vij intervened I want to tell you that with CM Sahab I have good friendship and an old one We may have different views on certain issue but our resolve is to run the government strongly and undertake the states development Khattar quipped Vij Sahab tells you his mann ki baat and I tell my mann ki baat to Vij sahab Khattar added We meet regularly we talk regularly and we hold programmes together Asked about Vij denying having any knowledge about a communication from a senior Haryana Police official to the Rohtak Range commissioner on Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singhs threat perception Khattar said the issue was more related to the jail department and local administrations of Rohtak and Gurugram than the police department Vij being the Home Minister is in-charge of the police departmentUntil December 2021 Vij also held the Urban Local Bodies department which was reassigned to a newly inducted minister Kamal GuptaVij had then said if Khattar so wishes he was willing to give up all his portfolios why just one or twoAfter the reallocation last year Vij holds Home Health Ayush Technical Education and Science and Technology portfoliosEarlier in 2020 after the tug-of-war with Khattar for days over the control of the CID Vij was stripped of the charge of the department and it was later allocated to the chief ministerVij had then expressed unhappiness over not being briefed or given feedback on various issues by the CIDHowever after being stripped of the CID department charge Vij had said he has always maintained that the chief minister is supreme and can take away or divide any departmentIn July 2021 Anil Vij had alleged that some officers are obstructing his departmental work to please Khattar as they think that there are differences between the two He had made this remark after a tussle with the chief minister over Director General of Police Manoj Yadavas tenure Khattar was keen on retaining Yadava as the state police chief while Vij was in favour of replacing him after his two-year term ended earlier this year In 2015 when actress Parineeti Chopra was announced as the brand ambassador for Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao campaign by the Haryana government Vij had said he was not informed about the decision by chief minister KhattarIn February 2015 less than three months after the BJP came to power in Haryana for the first time on its own Vij who then held Health Sports and Youth Affairs had taken a veiled dig at the chief minister on Twitter saying Thank you chief minister for taking a keen interest in my departments Im relaxed Vij was then apparently upset with Khattar who then launched a number of programmes and schemes pertaining to the departments handled by himVij was among the front-runners for the chief ministers post after BJPs win in the 2014 Haryana Assembly polls Khattar who was then a first-time MLA emerged as the partys choice for the top post PTI SUN VSD TIR TIR