The Election Commission has announced the schedule for 11 Rajya Sabha seats, with voting in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on October 16 and a separate bypoll for one West Bengal seat on the same day.
Rahul Gandhi questioned the Bihar government following an alleged harassment incident involving a minor boy and girl in Jamui and demanded strict legal action against those involved.
The councillors claimed that police action was making it difficult for them to reach polling centres and exercise their voting rights.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh cited rising prices of food and essential commodities and alleged that inflation was putting additional pressure on the budgets of middle-class and poorer households.
BJP legislators raised issues including NHM employees, power tariffs and regularisation of daily wagers, while the demand for restoration of statehood also echoed in the House.
R.B. Udhayakumar accused the Tamil Nadu minister of focusing on political issues while alleging that law and order and dengue concerns needed attention.
Domestic LPG consumers who have not completed biometric Aadhaar authentication will need to complete the process to receive the subsidy benefit.
Education, jobs and recruitment issues dominated the Indore event, while BJP leaders criticised the programme and the reported mimicry of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Rajasthan Congress has alleged that police and administrative machinery is being used to put pressure on its councillors ahead of the municipal chairperson election.
