NEW DELHI: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to send notices to around 20 members of parliament (MPs), who were absent during voting on the bill meant for the “one nation, one election” in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, reported a news agency ANI citing sources.The MPs from the BJP were absent in the…
NEW DELHI: Law minister Arjun Meghwal on Tuesday introduced two bills aimed at conducting simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, as part of the ‘one nation, one election’ initiative, which sparked strong opposition protests.The bills, however, failed to secure the required two-thirds majority in the lower house, receiving 269 votes in favour and 198 against.Opposition…
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar NEW DELHI: In a first in parliamentary history, the INDIA bloc of opposition parties Tuesday submitted a notice for the removal of vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar, who also serves as chairman of Rajya Sabha, accusing him of “partisan” conduct as the RS chair.While the motion is unlikely to be passed, opposition members,…
To bring a motion to remove the VP, a 14-day notice has to be given and it should be approved by the deputy chairman before it is taken up. With the winter session ending on Dec 20, the notice submitted on Tuesday may not cover the required number of days. Opposition sources said they plan…
NEW DELHI: Differences among INDIA bloc parties became more visible Tuesday as TMC and SP refrained from joining Congress-led protests over the Adani issue in Lok Sabha.MPs from Congress, AAP, RJD, Sena UBT, DMK and Left parties, among others, raised slogans against PM Narendra Modi demanding accountability be fixed for alleged corruption by the corporate…
NEW DELHI: The government and opposition parties reached a consensus on Monday to resolve the parliamentary deadlock, with Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju expressing optimism that both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will function smoothly from Tuesday. The breakthrough came during a meeting of floor leaders convened by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.Leaders from various…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accused the opposition parties of spreading misinformation and conspiring against the BJP-led central government to win elections.Referencing the infamous 2019 “Chowkidaar chor hai” jibe used by the Congress, PM Modi told a gathering of party workers, “In 2019, the ‘chowkidaar’ was a ‘chor’ for them. But by…
NEW DELHI: With the first two days of the Winter Session washed out in both Houses of Parliament since it opened on Monday, essentially over the Adani issue, Trinamool Congress took a different line, from the Congress-led charge against the government, at its meeting of party MPs meeting on Wednesday. “TMC wants the House to…
NEW DELHI: The BJP Friday claimed that the opposition INDIA bloc was mulling to make the Leader of Opposition‘s post in the Lok Sabha rotational. “If the INDIA bloc feels that Rahul Gandhi is not able to handle this responsibility with full dedication, they will have to make that decision,” BJP’s Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj…
NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh government has proposed a new digital media policy to disseminate information about various developmental and public welfare schemes to the state’s residents through social media platforms, as per an official document.Under this policy, the state government will pay influencers and account holders on platforms such as Facebook, X, Instagram, and…
