Sanskrit oaths resonate in Chhattisgarh assembly

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on December 19, 2023
Four tribal legislators, including three from the tribal Bastar region, are among the half-dozen legislators who took their oath as MLAs in Sanskrit on the first day of the inaugural session of the 90-member House, while several others pledged in Hindi and the local Chhattisgarhi dialect. While five BJP legislators took their...

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Sanskrit

Ancient Indo-European language of South Asia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday touched feet to seek blessings of Padma Shri awardee tribal poet Purnamasi J during a public gathering in Kandhamal,..
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Chhattisgarh

State in central India
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Chhattisgarh witnessed a 72.8% voter turnout across 11 Lok Sabha seats, showing variations in percentages. The election saw 220 candidates, with BJP dominating..
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Member of the Legislative Assembly

Representative of voters to a regional or sometimes national legislature
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In its letter to the governor, Congress sought time for deputy leader of the opposition Aftab Ahmad and chief whip B Lok hit Batra to visit Raj Bhavan on Friday..
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BJP's estranged ally JJP is ready to support Congress-led opposition's bid to topple the Nayab Singh Saini govt in Haryana, former deputy CM Dushyant Chautala..
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Hindi

Standardised variety of Hindustani used in North India
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Bharatiya Janata Party

Indian political party
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Days before he was wheeled into hospital, Sushil Modi had revealed on April 3 that he had been diagnosed with cancer six months ago and would not take part in..
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Union home minister Amit Shah confidently proclaims BJP's imminent victory in the upcoming election, highlighting massive turnout and criticizing opposition..
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