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
Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is seeking to mobilise support in the state mainly around three issues – caste survey, reservation and special category status – to ensure electoral gains for the ruling Mahagathbandhan, the ‘grand alliance’ of his JDU, RJD, Congress and Left parties. Since there is … Read more
Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy. (File pic/PTI) After the Congress won the recent Telangana assembly polls, there was speculation that the BJP would join hands with the BRS for the 2024 general elections. The BJP state president has put an end to such speculation for the time being Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy … Read more
The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned for January 3, 2024, the plea of Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra against her expulsion from Lok Sabha in a cash-for-query case. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti deferred the hearing, saying it had not gone through the case files. “I got the file … Read more
Supreme Court of India. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Over five crore cases are pending in various courts of the country, including 80,000 in the Supreme Court, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. In a written reply, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said as of December 1, out of the 5,08,85,856 pending cases, over 61 … Read more
