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Imphal Times Supplementary issue Heat wave conditions intensify in NDA seeks Speaker who can represent various parts of country Parliament globally Agency Haryana also, with Narnaul the evening. Agency New Delhi June 2, sizzling at 47.2 degrees Celsius. In Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu New Delhi June 2, Hisar experienced blistering city recorded a maximum of 43.6 Heat wave conditions have heatwave conditions at 45.6 degrees Celsius, 4.2 notches So who will be the next further intensified in large degrees Celsius, three notches above season’s average. While Speaker of the 17th Lok swathes of the country as the above normal. heatwave conditions continued Sabha, which convenes for mercury crossed the 50-degree In Punjab, Amritsar reeled throughout the day, there was a the first time in a fortnight? A mark in Rajasthan’s Churu. Met under severe heatwave light dust storm in Jammu search is underway to find the Department said, Churu in the conditions with 45.7 degree yesterday. ideal candidate among western Rajasthan was the Celsius, up by five degrees In Uttar Pradesh, the highest Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hottest place in the country above normal. maximum temperature was MPs, 303 of whom will enter yesterday at 50.8 degrees Union Territory Chandigarh recorded in Banda at 48.4 degrees the House after the April-May Celsius, nine notches above sizzled at 42.4 degrees Celsius, Celsius. Several areas in the state general election. normal. three degrees above normal. reeled under heatwave The person chosen to be The entire state reeled under In Himachal Pradesh, at least conditions. Speaker will have to almost intense heatwave conditions four places recorded their The heatwave condition immediately take key with Ganganagar recording 49 maximum temperatures in continued to prevail in the decisions, one of which is to degree Celsius, while Bikaner excess of 40 degrees Celsius. western part of Odisha while the rule whether the Lok Sabha sizzled at 47.9 degrees Celsius. The hottest place in the state coastal region encountered high will have a leader of the National capital Delhi recorded was Una at 44.9 followed by humidity levels. Jharsuguda in opposition. The 16th Lok a maximum of 46.1 degree Bilaspur 43, Hamirpur 40.6, the western region of the state Sabha didn’t have one A BJP leader will occupy the National Democratic Alliance legislation related to reforms in Celsius and the heat wave Mandi 40.5 degrees Celsius. recorded a temperature of 42.6 because no opposition party Speaker’s chair on January 19 (NDA) regime wants to use key sectors expected to get a conditions are likely to persist However, capital Shimla and degrees Celsius had the required numbers. after the party emerged with a these forums to deepen its fresh push in the second for the next three days. Met some other parts of the state Maximum temperatures were The search criteria for the clear majority in the 543- international engagement. innings of the Narendra Modi office has issued the highest got some relief from the markedly above normal at many Speaker are exacting and precise member Lok Sabha from the The Speaker is the ex-officio government, the ruling party red-colour warning for the city. scorching heat as places over central Maharashtra, and divided into four clear general election and has the president of the Indian wants a seasoned politician Heatwave conditions thundershowers accompanied east Madhya Pradesh and north markers, HT has learnt. First, the numbers required to defeat Parliamentary Group (IPG), set who can negotiate with intensified in Punjab and by gusty winds came towards interior Karnataka and Kerala. chosen person needs to be a any opposition candidate, if up in 1949, which functions as opposition parties and prevent whiz at parliamentary one were to be fielded. the National Group of the Inter- deadlocks that delay the processes. Tricky logjams “Someone who can effectively Parliamentary Union (IPU) and passage of such bills. NSCN-IM reaffirm stance on ‘Naga inside the house can only be and firmly showcase the the main branch of the Congress president Rahul broken up by someone who has power of India’s parliament Commonwealth Parliamentary Gandhi told his party’s MPs on Agency rooted in the ethos of Naga the rule book at the fingertips, democracy to the rest of the Association (CPA). The Saturday that the last time if the Kohima, June 2, Integration nationalism,” he said. Zinyü and that’s the number 1 world will be the Speaker,” the Speaker is also the chairman of Speaker gave them five minutes Myanmar) is a Naga by added that people living in and criterion. first leader said, requesting the Conference of Presiding to speak in the House, it may Leaders of the NSCN (IM)’s identity,” Zinyü said.”Nagas around Kohima were more Second, the person would need anonymity. “New Delhi is keen Officers of Legislative Bodies be just two minutes this time Angami region on Friday have a unique history and fortunate to have received to put India’s best foot forward to show India’s emergence as in India and leads most of the around, signalling the reaffirmed their stance on unique nationality and have political education than some at international parliamentary a global power and the role of parliamentary delegations on opposition party’s concern that ‘Naga integration’— territorial upheld it. It has never been other Naga tribes living in forums. A good rapport with the Speaker assumes overseas visits. the treasury benches may integration of all Naga conquered or subjugated by remote places. He said that he non-BJP members is another importance in that context.” “The Speaker’s role is not silence criticism in Parliament. contiguous areas— during a any power or nation before was “fortunate” to be talking decisive factor, two senior A Lok Sabha speaker limited to just basic duties of “But in those two minutes, we seminar on ‘Retrospection on the British took over South to Angami leaders in the leaders of the party told HT, represents India in at least four Parliament,” the second leader will put forth what the Naga Integration.’ East Asia. The Nagas had no national service. He added that And, finally, the person will need major international events in said. Congress party believes,” The seminar was organised by treaty with any nation. In fact Naga forefathers “with a to be a parliamentary veteran. a year and the BJP-led With several pieces of Gandhi said. the Angami region of the Nagas lived in their own patriotic urge, believed in the NSCN (IM) at Hotel Hut, in village-states undisturbed,” unity and integration of Nagas Kohima. The Naga aspiration he added. and they had sworn in the unity to live under one umbrella of Zinyü urged the Naga people of Naga people, in the motto Direct tax reform to take centre stage in PM political and administrative to follow the footsteps of the ‘Ura Uvie’.” entity as “one people, one forefathers, more than ever Member of the NSCN (IM)’s Modi’s second term nation” has been the driving now, in order “to strengthen Collective Leadership, ‘Rtd. Lt. force of Naga “national the unity and integrity of Col.’ Victor Angami in his short Agency national, state- and local-level the archaic Income-Tax Act, Lowering the tax rate will also movement,” said Mhiesizokho Naga nationhood.””Back speech said that they will back New Delhi June 2, taxes and ushered in a uniform 1961, at the Rajaswa Gyan leave more disposable income Zinyü, former president of the then, Nagas had their own any party (faction) that works tax regime in the country. Sangam, a conference of tax in the hands of consumers, Angami Public Organisation, form of self-governance for the welfare of the Nagas in The National Democratic Now, the finance ministry has administrators, held on spurring them to spend more, who was the resource person governed by traditional its true sense.He urged Nagas, Alliance (NDA) government, been asked to speed up the September 1-2, 2017. The task in the process accelerating of the day.”The Naga politics practices, customary laws, and particularly youngsters, not to in its second term, plans to framing of the Direct Tax Code force had been initially faltering economic growth. has been all inclusive, and religious belief,” he reminded. take ceasefire lightly. Zeneituo introduce transformational (DTC) and incentivise expected to submit its report According to the latest there has never been any Zinyü went on to say that Angami, a ‘kilonser’ in the changes in the direct tax individuals and companies to by May 2018, but ran into official data, economy growth connotation such as insider or “survival of the people largely NSCN (IM) hierarchy, said that regime by pruning a tax rate voluntarily file their tax delays. slowed to a nearly five-year outsider. Any Naga whether depended on its land and its government of India is trying that is as high as 30%, returns, as the government Lower tax rates, the low of 5.8% in the January- living in Nagaland or Assam natural resources. Thus the to “disintegrate the Nagas.” widening the tax base and seeks to widen the direct tax government hopes, will act as March quarter, pulling down or Manipur, or Arunachal concept ‘Ura Uvie’ (our According to him, the ‘greatest making it easier for honest base, two officials with direct an incentive for taxpayers to full-year growth to 6.8%. Pradesh or Burma (now country, our own) is deeply divider’ is the Shillong Accord. individuals and corporate knowledge of the matter said comply with the direct tax According to experts, the entities to comply with tax on condition of anonymity.

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