Amit Shah’s Ambedkar remarks, melee outside lead to disruption in Rajya Sabha

Amit Shah’s Ambedkar remarks, melee outside lead to disruption in Rajya Sabha

NEW DELHI: Opposition protest over home minister Amit Shah’s remarks on Ambedkar and the reported scuffle between Congress and BJP MPs at the entrance of the new Parliament House in the pre-lunch period led to disruptions in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, resulting in no work being done. BJP MP from Nagaland, S Fangnon Konyak, … Read more

JPC postpones today’s meeting on Waqf Amendment Bill due to technical reasons

JPC postpones today’s meeting on Waqf Amendment Bill due to technical reasons

A meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, scheduled for today has been postponed due to some technical reasons. As per the new schedule, the meeting will now be held on September 19 and 20, 2024. A meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, was … Read more

Parliament House: PM tried to break Constitution: Mallikarjun Kharge’s retort

Parliament House: PM tried to break Constitution: Mallikarjun Kharge’s retort

After the PM targeted Congress by raking up the anniversary of the imposition of Emergency by Indira Gandhi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge asked how long the PM wanted to rule by repeatedly talking about Emergency. “He (Modi) will say this 100 times. How long do you want to rule by talking about this,” Kharge asked. … Read more

Lok Sabha session starts today; Focus on Speaker choice

Lok Sabha session starts today; Focus on Speaker choice

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

congress: Lift Oppn MPs’ suspension & restore House normalcy: Cong’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to Speaker

congress: Lift Oppn MPs’ suspension & restore House normalcy: Cong’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to Speaker

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