Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee suspended for a day from Waqf panel for hurling bottle

Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee suspended for a day from Waqf panel for hurling bottle

In a rare move, Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee was on Tuesday suspended for one day from the parliamentary committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill after he smashed a glass water bottle and hurled it towards the chairman, amid heated exchanges with BJP MP Abhijit Gangopadhyay, sources said. Since its inception, the Joint Committee on Waqf … Read more

Lok Sabha adopts motion naming 21 members for joint panel on Waqf Bill; will have 10 MPs from Rajya Sabha

Lok Sabha adopts motion naming 21 members for joint panel on Waqf Bill; will have 10 MPs from Rajya Sabha

The Lok Sabha on Friday named 21 members to a joint committee of Houses to examine the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. The panel will also include 10 members from the Rajya Sabha and must submit its report by the end of the first week of the next Parliament session. Kiren Rijiju, the minister of parliamentary affairs … Read more