New Delhi: Congress, which won 99 Lok Sabha seats, has made a claim for chairmanships of five department-related parliamentary standing committees. Government representatives, who have started negotiations on the matter with the main Opposition party, responded by offering Congress nominees a minimum of three chairmanships while talks are on for a fourth, it is learnt. … Read more
New Delhi: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju accused opposition parties of defaming the country and said that a campaign was being run to project that minorities were not safe in India. Speaking at an event organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minority morcha in Delhi, Rijiu said that whenever there was tension or disturbance in … Read more
Kiren Rijiju in Lok Sabha. (Image/ANI) The Waqf (Amendment) Bill will amend the law governing Waqf boards and aims to rename the Waqf Act, 1995, as the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995 Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday dismissed allegations of opposition related to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, saying … Read more
A Congress parliamentary group meeting chaired by CPP chairperson Sonia Gandhi is likely to be held on Monday to chalk out the strategy for the upcoming budget session, sources said. The meeting will be held at the residence of Sonia Gandhi. Meanwhile, an all-party meeting will be held at 11:00 am today at the Main … Read more
Last Updated: July 04, 2024, 09:46 IST Kiren Rijiju demanded action against Rahul Gandhi for showing pics of Gods in the House with disrespect. (PTI file photo) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said rules apply equally to everyone as no member is above the Chair in the House. A day after the BJP submitted a … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and five senior ministers put up a spirited defence as Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi came down heavily on the central government over its policies in a speech in Lok Sabha on Monday afternoon. In what was a rare defence seen on the floor of Lok Sabha, defence minister Rajnath Singh, … Read more
New Delhi: The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, which will begin on Monday, will see oath-taking by newly elected members. The election to the post of Lok Sabha Speaker will take place on Wednesday. With BJP lacking a majority in the House and Congress set to get the leader of the Opposition post, … Read more
Last Updated: June 21, 2024, 21:42 IST Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said consultations with the NDA partners will be held before arriving at any decision. (PTI file photo) The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will begin on June 24 and the election to the office of the Speaker, Lok Sabha has been … Read more
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday slammed the Congress for politicising the appointment of Lok Sabha pro-tem Speaker and asserted that conventions were followed in selecting BJP leader Bhartruhari Mahtab who has the longest uninterrupted tenure as a member of the Lower House. President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Mahtab, a seven-term Lok Sabha MP … Read more
First session of 18th Lok Sabha to begin from June 24, Rajya Sabha on June 27: Kiren Rijiju Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all … Read more
