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Not working as per rules: Opposition MPs boycott Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting on Waqf Amendment Bill

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Not working as per rules: Opposition MPs boycott Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting on Waqf Amendment Bill

The parliamentary panel examining the Waqf (Amendment) bill witnessed high drama as opposition members walked out protesting against the personal allegations made by a witness before the committee against Congress president and leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge. Opposition members also protested the panel’s summoning of Mahant Sudhirdas, advocate Vishnu Shankar … Read more

NEET paper leak: RS LoP Mallikarjun Kharge leads Oppn MPs into well to protest paper leak

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NEET paper leak: RS LoP Mallikarjun Kharge leads Oppn MPs into well to protest paper leak

The Opposition sought to corner the government on the NEET paper leak issue in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, pressing aggressively for a debate on this issue before the motion of thanks to the President’s address is taken up. In a rare instance, Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and other senior INDIA bloc leaders … Read more

lok sabha speaker: Prerna Sthal: Statues shifted to other places before also, says Om Birla

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lok sabha speaker: Prerna Sthal: Statues shifted to other places before also, says Om Birla

Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday inaugurated the newly-constructed ‘Prerna Sthal’ in the Parliament complex, consisting of statues of leaders and freedom fighters. Prerna Sthal was constructed to install the statues of leaders, including Mahatma Gandhi, at one place inside the Parliament House Complex. For building the Prerna Sthal, the statue … Read more

Mallikarjun Kharge: Your letter justifies govt’s arrogant attitude: Mallikarjun Kharge to Jagdeep Dhankar

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Mallikarjun Kharge: Your letter justifies govt’s arrogant attitude: Mallikarjun Kharge to Jagdeep Dhankar

Leader of the opposition (LoP) Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankar of justifying “the autocratic and arrogant attitude of the government” and “denigration of Parliamentary practices and subversion of democracy”, continuing a letter war between the two. Hitting back at Dhankar’s charge in a letter to the LoP two days ago … Read more

Jaya Bachchan outburst on MPs’ suspension, says ‘It is a mockery of democracy’ – The Economic Times Video

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Jaya Bachchan outburst on MPs’ suspension, says ‘It is a mockery of democracy’ – The Economic Times Video

On opposition MPs suspended from the Parliament for the remainder of the winter session, Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan, says “It is a mockery of democracy. If there is no opposition, then what is democracy? Democracy is when the Parliament has both sides, Yes and No. What is your way of deciding that certain people … Read more