After another day of disruptions and suspensions that saw the count of the members suspended for the remainder of the ongoing Winter Session to 141, both Houses will reconvene for business on Wednesday. As the session resumes at Lok Sabha, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is to move a bill to amend and consolidate the law … Read more
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that it has a record of more than 95,000 foreign offenders. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanad Rai, shared the input in a written reply to a query of a legislator, saying, “As of November 2023, the National Database of Offenders … Read more
Parliament Winter Session 2023: As many as 33 Lok Sabha MPs, including Leader of Congress Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, were suspended from the Lower House as the opposition continues its demand for statements from PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on a major security breach in Parliament. Parties associated with the INDIA bloc also … Read more
Thirty-three Opposition MPs, including Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Trinamool Congress’ Saugata Roy and Kalyan Banerjee, and DMK’s TR Baalu, A Raja and Dayanidhi Maran, were suspended from the Lok Sabha for “misconduct” and not obeying the directions of the chair. The day’s proceedings were marred by repeated adjournments in the Lok Sabha on Monday. … Read more
NEW DELHI: Floor leaders of the opposition’s INDIA bloc held a meeting on Monday ahead of the commencement of the 11th day of the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament. The members of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance met in the chamber of Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament to discuss a … Read more
New Delhi: As the winter session of Parliament enters the last leg beginning Monday, three bills seeking to amend criminal laws and the appropriation bill will be in focus amid the divide between the Treasury and Opposition benches over the issue of security breach in the Lok Sabha. The government has listed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, … Read more
Congress’ leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday urged Speaker Om Birla to revoke the suspension of 13 opposition members, saying in the wake of the Parliament security breach incident, the MPs were pressing for an explanation from the government on ”very troubling issues”. They should be given a fair hearing to allow … Read more
New Delhi: Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote to Speaker Om Birla on Sunday night, urging him to revoke the suspension of 13 Opposition MPs and “restore normalcy” in the House. The letter comes after the Parliament works were stalled for two consecutive days last week over the security breach in LS and … Read more
The Congress on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of running away from a debate on the security breach in Parliament and said the reason for it is that questions will be raised on the role of the Mysuru BJP MP in facilitating the entry of those who jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber. The … Read more
Last Updated: December 17, 2023, 09:40 IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi issues first response in Parliament security breach episode. (File Photo) PM Modi appealed that instead of launching debate or resistance regarding the matter, it is necessary to dig deep into the matter in order to find a solution. Days after the Parliament security breach … Read more
