The issue of plane crash of late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar may be raised in Parliament. Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) leader, MLA and Ajit Pawar’s nephew Rohit Pawar has met Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav. He met Akhilesh and demanded that the issue of Ajit Pawar’s plane crash be raised in the second phase of the budget session of Parliament.

Recently, he also met Aam Aadmi Party convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. After meeting Kejriwal, Rohit had said that there is a connection with the Aviation Minister and the owner of VSR. The truth is not coming out. I want the issue to be raised in Parliament. I am ready to present every evidence. Many leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party do not want investigation on this issue. BJP people are getting trolled in Maharashtra.

Rohit Pawar also asked for time from Rahul Gandhi

Rohit Pawar had said on Saturday, March 7, ‘We want to meet opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and we have asked for time for this. Along with him, he also wants to meet West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Lok Sabha MP Kanimozhi, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren. All these big leaders and parties are fighting against the government for the interests of the people and we all together will request them.

Earlier on February 28, NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar had raised questions on the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) report on the plane crash in Baramati. Former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four other people were killed in this plane crash. Rohit Pawar, who has claimed that it was not just an accident, had said in his post on the social media platform ‘X’, What initial result did the AAIB find in the primary report? Based on this CID report, how will the investigation be conducted? This line in point 5.1 on page number 4 of this report, Baramati Airfield is in Baramati district of Maharashtra state, is enough to show how seriously AAIB has prepared this report.

After Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar filed nomination for Rajya Sabha elections, questions are being raised as to how many days will he stay in Delhi and when will he stay in Patna. Janata Dal United’s working president and MP Sanjay Jha has replied to this question.

Talking to journalists in the Parliament complex, he said that if the House runs, he will stay in Delhi and the rest of the time he will stay in Patna. Jha claimed that the Bihar government will run only under his guidance.

Sanjay Jha said that as far as Nishant Kumar joining the party is concerned, many colleagues wanted Nishant Kumar to come forward and now he has come to work for the party. The Rajya Sabha MP said that those who know Nitish Kumar also understand his way of working. This (going to Rajya Sabha) is completely Nitish Kumar’s own decision and work cannot be done by putting any pressure on him. He said that whatever decision Nitish Kumar takes, the entire party will stand with him.

RJD made serious allegations against Nitish Kumar and JDU

On the other hand, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Yadav said that if Nishant has joined politics, I wish him all the best. He alleged that CM Nitish Kumar never sticks to his decisions and does not even certify them. He said that we cannot live with such people who keep taking the family forward.

The RJD leader also said that Sanjay Yadav also said that there is a huge difference between the words and actions of Nitish Kumar. He said that considering the current situation of the Chief Minister, he does not want to make personal comments on him, but he believes that this decision has been taken from the Chief Minister. He also said that Tejashwi Yadav was saying from the very first day that Nitish Kumar will not become the Chief Minister of Bihar and sooner or later the truth will be revealed to everyone.

PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Kota-Bundi Greenfield Airport on Saturday. During this, he praised Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. PM Modi gave him credit for the development of the area. Om Birla is also a BJP MP from Kota, Rajasthan.

The cost of this airport is Rs 1,507 crore. This is expected to boost connectivity, tourism and economic development in Hadoti area. In his address, PM Modi gave credit to Om Birla for development and also mentioned the new IIIT campus and road related projects.

Birla worked with the spirit of service for the development of Kota: Modi

During the foundation stone laying ceremony of the airport, Narendra Modi said that he would like to praise the continuous efforts of Kota MP Om Birla for this important project. His endeavor has always been to improve the lives of the people of Kota and give them new opportunities. Be it the airport, the new IIIT campus or the expansion of roads. He worked in the spirit of service for the development of Kota. It is because of his efforts that the development of Kota and the entire area is getting new momentum.

PM Modi said that the Lok Sabha speaker is an excellent speaker and parliamentarian. He is dedicated to the Constitution and the parliamentary system. He also praised him for managing the House by rising above the party line. Also emphasized on his respect and leadership.

What did Prime Minister Narendra Modi say in praise of Om Birla?

Prime Minister Modi said that Om Birla is an excellent Lok Sabha speaker. He is completely dedicated to the Constitution. Deeply respect the parliamentary system. Today he has risen above the party line and stands above the government and the opposition. When I see him in the House, I often think that perhaps this is the effect of his education coming from the city. He manages the House like a capable leader. Let’s take everyone along.

PM Modi said that he handles all our MPs very well in the House. Respect their requests and feelings. He is a speaker who respects the MPs a lot. Even if some arrogant, spoiled students from high families come and refuse to give up their angry habits, he still manages everyone as the head of the house. He doesn’t insult anyone. He also tolerates it. The PM said that it is good to listen to everyone’s tough words. Perhaps that is why he is liked so much in the House.

Opposition brought no confidence motion against the speaker

This reaction of PM Modi has come after the no-confidence motion brought against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. 118 MPs signed it. The second phase of the budget session will start from March 9. Three Congress MPs are going to bring a resolution demanding the removal of Speaker Birla. He is accused of stopping Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders from speaking in the House. Among them, Congress’s Mohammed Javed, Kodikunnil Suresh and Mallu Ravi have accused the Speaker of supporting his party and making unnecessary allegations against the women of the opposition.

Birla has suspended the opposition MPs for the entire parliamentary term for raising public issues, but the ruling party members were not reprimanded for insulting the former PM. In this entire matter, BJP and Opposition Congress have issued a three-line whip to their Lok Sabha MPs. In this, presence in the House is expected from 9 to 11 March.

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday (February 12, 2026) made a big claim regarding the trade deal between America and India. He said that America can impose zero tariff on Indian textiles. This statement of the Union Minister is a sign of great relief, due to which India’s textile sector can benefit a lot in the future.

India’s textile exporters will benefit – Goyal

The news of relief has come to light after the US administration led by President Donald Trump made major changes in the fact sheet of the India-US trade deal and relaxed some of the conditions. In this regard, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that after the signing of the final agreement between India and America, India’s textile sector can also get the facility of zero tariff like Bangladesh. The trade agreement between America and Bangladesh had earlier created a lot of challenges for the Indian textile industry, but after America has imposed zero tariff on Indian textiles, Indian textile exporters will benefit greatly from it.

Comment on Congress regarding trade deal

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal also made a sharp comment on the allegations made by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi during the budget session of Parliament regarding the US-India trade deal. In fact, Rahul Gandhi said that the trade deal that India has made with America shows that PM Modi has completely surrendered to Donald Trump. Countering Rahul’s statement, Piyush Goyal said that Rahul Gandhi spread a big lie in the Parliament that the trade deal with America has benefited Bangladesh more than India.

He said that Bangladesh has got the facility under the agreement with America that if the raw material is purchased from America and the complete cloth is prepared from it and it is exported, then there will be no tariff on that goods. India can also get the same facility.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, while speaking on the budget on Wednesday, said that the Central Government has sold India through the India-US trade deal. Apart from this, he released many arrows of words, which have been removed from the records of Lok Sabha.

Removed statements from Epstein to Anil Ambani

Rahul Gandhi made several statements in the House targeting the Central Government, many of which have been removed from the record. These include 8 words:

• the country has been sold
• available
• sold
• epstein
• Anil Ambani
• Prime Minister sold the future of 1.5 billion people
• Not ashamed of selling the country

Rahul’s statement on PM Modi removed from record

Rahul Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ‘sold’ India through this deal and it is a ‘wholesale surrender’. Rahul Gandhi said that this agreement is a surrender not just of the Prime Minister but of the future of 1.5 billion Indians. He claimed that the government did this to protect the financial structure of BJP. Rahul said, ‘You have sold India. Aren’t you ashamed of selling India? You have sold our mother Bharat Mata.

Rahul Gandhi raised questions on India-US trade deal

Rahul Gandhi said on many aspects of the India-US trade deal that India’s data was handed over to America, the need for data localization was abolished, free data flow was allowed, digital tax was capped, there was no need to show source code and foreign companies were given 20 years of tax exemption. He said:

• India’s energy security has been handed over to America.
• Now America will decide whether India should buy oil from Russia or not.
• Energy and finance are being weaponized globally, but the government allowed America to use this weapon.
• The door has been opened to American mechanized farming, which will crush poor farmers.
• The government has also caused huge losses in the digital sector.
• Earlier the American tariff on India was an average of 3 percent, now it has increased to 18 percent, while India reduced the tariff for America to zero.

The Finance Minister had retaliated on Rahul’s statement

Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Leader of Opposition is teaching us how to compromise. In 2009, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had talked about bringing India and Pakistan together. Then Congress had said that we will make a compromise and also talk with Pakistan. The people selling are you. He further said, ‘Kiren Rijiju rightly said that no son of his mother was born who sold India.’

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has taken a big decision. He has announced not to go to the Lok Sabha House and sit on the Speaker’s chair until the no-confidence motion brought against him by the opposition is discussed and decided. According to IANS news agency, he has taken this decision on moral grounds so that the fairness of the House is maintained and the motion is resolved quickly. There is no compulsion to do so in parliamentary rules, but Om Birla has made his stand clear, ignoring the attempts to persuade both the government and the opposition.

When will the Speaker’s decision come into effect?

The second phase of the budget session will start from March 9. According to sources, discussion on the no-confidence motion may begin on the same day (March 9). Om Birla has decided that till then he will not go to the House nor sit on the Speaker’s chair. Sources in the Lok Sabha Secretariat said that this is an ‘ethical step’ so that no party can say that the Speaker himself is influencing the process.

When will the Speaker’s decision come into effect?

The second phase of the budget session will start from March 9. According to sources, discussion on the no-confidence motion may begin on the same day (March 9). Om Birla has decided that till then he will not go to the House nor sit on the Speaker’s chair. Sources in the Lok Sabha Secretariat said that this is an ‘ethical step’ so that no party can say that the Speaker himself is influencing the process.

What will happen next now?

1. Check notice: The Lok Sabha Secretariat is already examining the notice. The Speaker himself has instructed General Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh that action should be taken as per the rules.
2. Start of discussion: Discussion on the proposal may begin in the House on March 9. For this, at least 50 MPs will have to stand up and show their support, so that a formal debate can begin.
3. Presiding Command: Speaker Om Birla himself will be absent, so the Deputy Speaker or any other member will preside over the House.
4. Voting and decision: Voting will take place after discussion. To pass the proposal, a simple majority (about 272 votes) of the total membership of the Lok Sabha is required. Since NDA has majority, the chances of the proposal being passed are very less. If passed, the Speaker will have to step down.

This step has become a topic of much discussion in Parliament. The opposition is considering this as a victory against the bias of the Speaker. This decision of Om Birla is the first time that a speaker has decided to keep himself isolated during such a motion. Its impact on the proceedings of Parliament will be seen in the coming days.

During the budget session of Parliament, Lok Sabha MP and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav made a major attack on the Central Government on Tuesday (February 10, 2026). He surrounded the government in the Lok Sabha and raised questions on many issues including the Union Budget, trade deal with America, border dispute with China and Make in India.

Taking a jibe at the government, he said that the government should first tell whether the deal was made or the budget was made first. Is the budget pudding divided here or there? If this was the deal, then why were we made to wait for 11 months? He said that if we open our market once again, then where will our self-reliance and Swadeshi go. The public wants to know from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) whether zero is bigger or 18.

What did Akhilesh Yadav say on the Union Budget?

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said that this budget is directionless. There is no vision that our country will become developed India by 2047. There is nothing for PDA in this budget. It seems that the government has stopped thinking about them. He said that in 2025 our rank will be 144th. We have been bringing so many budgets for the last 10-11 years, but our per capita income is not increasing. When the budget comes, we look for what is there for our state. There is talk of double engine, but there is nothing special for UP.

The lion of Make in India is rusting: Akhilesh

He said that the way unemployment has increased, the lion of Make in India is getting rusted. Those who fired the bullets are building Ram temple. You changed the name of MNREGA to VB-Ji Ram Ji. The PM of our country had adopted the village, he has left it orphan. This budget is directionless, India will not become developed by 2047, but there will be a lot of injustice to our poor.

Questions raised on budget, inflation and farmers’ issues

Akhilesh Yadav said that all the parties are worried about the farmers, what will happen to our farmers after this deal. When our farmers were fighting against the black laws, the government had to withdraw. Even today farmers have not been able to get legal guarantee (MSP). If this government continues, the poor will not be able to bid farewell to his daughter by putting brass on iron.

He said that in the name of farmers, they benefit invisible people. There is neither mention nor concern for the general public in the budget. Not giving tax exemption even when inflation increases is tax exploitation. The middle class is feeling cheated. Every budget of BJP is considered as one-twenty budget, because it is for only 5 percent of the people. The statue of Ahilyabai Holkar ji was demolished with a bulldozer. The government has demolished not just one statue but nearly 100 temples. An antique bell donated by the King of Nepal is also missing.

SP chief speaks on cleaning of Ganga and Yamuna

He said that not only the bell is missing, one thing resonates about Namami Ganga, Mother Ganga has called. Ganga has not called anyone for the last 11 years, in what condition is Mother Ganga today? If it vomits, you will slowly pass out. Tell us what is the condition of Yamuna today? If Yamuna is dirty in Delhi, then it is dirty in Mathura too, if it gets cleaned further then it joins the waters of Bundelkhand. If the best riverfront has been built, it is Lucknow River Front. If the country’s water gets spoiled, by the time it reaches UP the air of the government also gets spoiled. Let’s say Namaskar, otherwise we can at least show respect.

Deals worth lakhs of crores were signed, how much came on the ground: Akhilesh

The SP chief said that till the time they do not get their right to reservation, neither economic nor social discrimination is being removed from this budget of a developed India. How did Bullet Train become worth Rs 2 lakh crore today? You are destroying the heritage, if you don’t get votes you will destroy the pulses market. They say that they will bring investment, MoUs worth lakhs and crores were signed. How much came on the ground?

He said that the airport scam in Ayodhya started dripping as soon as it was built. The railway station in Kannauj collapsed as soon as it was built. How is your smart city? People died after drinking water in Indore. Scam in bhajan evening venue. How the business of our country got complicated. Our market has been sold completely, China has its eyes on both our market and land.

On the seventh day of the budget session of Parliament, the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a speech of thanks on the President’s address in the Rajya Sabha. During this, he has termed the statement given by Rahul Gandhi calling BJP MP and Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu a ‘traitor’ as an insult to Sikhs.

PM Modi said, ‘The incident that happened yesterday, the members of this House, the Congress, have vicious minds, whose crown prince called them traitors. His ego has reached the 7th sky and so many people have left Congress. Congress broke into so many pieces. Many people went from here to there. But no one called others traitors. But yesterday they called the MP a traitor because he was a Sikh. This was an insult to the Sikhs. This was an insult to the gurus. It was an expression of the deep-rooted hatred against Sikhs within the Congress. He was an honorable MP of this house. But they don’t feel any pain. He did not express regret.

PM Modi said, ‘The country will never tolerate calling someone whose family has been martyred for the country a traitor. Just because he changed his political views. If such people don’t sink the Congress, what will they do?
What did Congress MP Rahul Gandhi say?

Actually, on Wednesday Rahul Gandhi was protesting with the MPs suspended from the Lok Sabha. Then Ravneet Singh Bittu passed by and seeing him, Rahul Gandhi said, Hello my brother, my traitor friend, don’t worry, you will come back.

During this, Rahul Gandhi tried to shake hands with him, but Bittu did not shake hands. BJP has called this comment of Rahul Gandhi an insult to Sikhs. Apart from this, Bittu said that Rahul Gandhi has always been targeting Sikhs. He called Rahul Gandhi the biggest traitor and murderer of Sikhs.

Who is Ravneet Singh Bittu?

Ravneet Singh Bittu is a Rajya Sabha MP. Currently, he is the Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Food Processing Industries in the Modi government. In August 2024, BJP had sent him to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. Before joining BJP, Bittu was in Congress. He has joined BJP in 2024. BJP had given him Lok Sabha ticket from Ludhiana in the year 2024, but he lost to Congress candidate Amarinder Singh Raja Wadding. Before this, Bittu has been a Lok Sabha MP from Ludhiana twice.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a motion of thanks in the Rajya Sabha on the President’s address for the budget session of Parliament. As soon as he arrived, BJP MPs started raising slogans of Modi-Modi. During this, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh was also present in the House. PM Modi said that I have come to express my gratitude on the President’s address. Only after saying this, the opposition MPs started creating ruckus. They started raising slogans ‘dictatorship will not work’. In his speech, PM Modi took on Congress, Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee.

Targeted at Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee and Congress

Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued his speech. He talked about many issues and also made sharp attacks on opposition leaders. He said that the Congress should analyze the speeches of the Prime Ministers given from the Red Fort. He had no vision. A lot of our energy has been spent in breaking the image of India that existed during his time. Started correcting his mistakes. The countries of the world do not deal with India like this. The country is identified as Vishwabandhu. Big countries of the world are very eager to establish trade relations with India. Congress has neither vision nor willpower.

Apart from this, he also targeted Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. PM said that TMC colleagues said a lot. Such a ruthless government in Bengal is creating records of cruelty. Coming here and giving sermons. Advocacy is being done in the courts to protect the infiltrators.

He also targeted Rahul Gandhi and said that the person who considers himself a king talks about economic equality, Congress is making a new record every day in its decline.

We neither have to turn nor look back: PM Modi

He said, the first quarter of the 21st century has been completed, the second quarter is also going to develop at an equally fast pace. We neither have to turn nor look back. We are moving forward with the goal of developed India. If we look at the present, we have been blessed with many coincidences in India’s destiny, which is a wonderful coincidence in itself. The biggest thing is that the developed countries of the world are getting old and our country is getting young, it is a country of youth.

The blessings of Shakti are with us: PM Modi

He said, the blessings of Shakti are with us. India has today become a country that provides solutions to the world’s challenges. When the country became independent, the economy was at number 6 but these people (Congress) took it to number 11. Today we are going to take it at number 3. The world is moving rapidly towards a new world order. Today India is doing trade deals with many countries. In the last few days, deals have been made with 9 big countries of the world, one of them is the “Mother of All Deals”.

During the budget session in the Lok Sabha, an important question was asked on the status of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Class (OBC) students in higher education. YSR Congress Party MP from Andhra Pradesh Dr D. Ravi Kumar asked the Education Minister whether the government has assessed the enrollment of SC, ST and OBC students in private higher education institutions (HEIs) considering the recent All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) 2022-23 data? Let us know what response the government gave in this matter and these figures show what is the number of students of these categories in private universities?

YSRCP MP asked these questions

Dr. D. Ravi Kumar asked that institution-wise details of seats reserved for SC/ST/OBC students and actual enrollment in private HEIs and Institutes of Excellence (IoEs) receiving financial or policy support from the government be provided. If the government has not made such an assessment, what are the reasons for it? Also, does the government plan to implement monitoring, disclosure or compliance measures related to grants, scholarships or IoE status to ensure that norms of reservation, equality and inclusion are followed? If yes, what are its details and time frame?

Minister of State for Education gave this answer

Dr. Sukant Majumdar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, said in the Lok Sabha that education comes in the concurrent list of the Constitution. Therefore, it is the responsibility of both the Central and State Governments to increase the participation of all communities in higher education. The ministry is running several schemes, projects and programs which are in accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The main objective of NEP 2020 is that no child should lose the opportunity of good education and success because of his congenital condition or background. This policy emphasizes on reducing the gap between social groups, giving more opportunities to women and improving learning outcomes.

How is the situation in higher education?

The minister said that the government had implemented the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act in 2006. Under this, 15% seats are reserved for SC, 7.5% for ST and 27% for OBC in central institutions. 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) has also been implemented from January 2019. 5% horizontal reservation is also given for Persons with Disabilities (PwBD). The central government has taken several steps to increase access to higher education. In these, special focus has been kept on women and weaker sections. These steps include reducing fees, creating more institutions, giving scholarships and giving priority to economically weaker students in national level scholarships, etc. The government runs scholarships and fellowships for all higher education institutions (HEIs), including eligible private institutions, to increase access to students from socially disadvantaged groups.

What do the figures say?

AISHE 2022-23 data shows that the share of SC/ST/OBC students in the total higher education enrollment in the country has increased significantly. Overall, the share of SC/ST/OBC has reached 60.8%, while the share of General Category (including EWS) is around 39%. The share of SC/ST/OBC in government institutions is 62.2%, while in private institutions also it is around 60%. This shows that apart from reservation, students of these categories are progressing on merit also.

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