NEW DELHI: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) tasked with examining the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, has been constituted, featuring 39 members, 27 from the Lok Sabha and 12 from the Rajya Sabha. BJP MP PP Chaudhary has been appointed as the Chairperson of the committee, marking…
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh has dismissed the impeachment notice submitted by the opposition seeking the removal of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday, according to a report from news agency PTI, citing sources. He ruled that it was an attempt of the opposition of impropriety, being severely flawed and drawn in haste…
NEW DELHI: The Congress and some of its leaders on Wednesday received a notice from social media platform X for sharing clips of Union home minister Amit Shah‘s reply to the Constitution debate in which he spoke about B R Ambedkar and attacked the opposition over it.According to the PTI citing Congress sources, X’s communication…
NEW DELHI: Congress called Union minister Amit Shah‘s speech in the Rajya Sabha “bundle of lies” and said he came to the Parliament to praise PM Modi. On Tuesday, Amit Shah addressed the Rajya Sabha during a discussion on the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of India. While speaking at the Rajya…
Union minister Amit Shah on Tuesday addressed the Rajya Sabha during a discussion on the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of India. He said that both BJP and the Congress had made the amendments to the Constitution during their reign. During his speech, Amit Shah launched a veiled attack on Congress leader…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday showcased his sporting side at a friendly cricket match between Parliamentarians, where he supporters were delighted to his skills with the bat.The match, held at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi, saw the Lok Sabha Speaker XI, led by Anurag Thakur, take on…
NEW DELHI: There was pandemonium in Rajya Sabha on Friday as BJP MPs clashed with opposition members over the no-confidence motion against Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar who himself had an angry exchange with LoP Mallikarjun Kharge, before the House was adjourned for the day. As Congress MPs accused him of behaving in an extremely partisan manner,…
Dhankhar vs Kharge in Rajya Sabha on Friday. NEW DELHI: Ruckus erupted in Rajya Sabha on Friday over no-confidence motion against chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. The Friday session saw heated exchanges between ruling and opposition members. After INDIA bloc initiated the motion, alleging Dhankhar to be ‘extremely partisan,’ NDA MPs accused Congress leaders of insulting the…
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge alleged on Thursday that Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar “always suppresses” the opposition’s freedom of expression by “persistent heckling”.Kharge, who is the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, claimed Dhankar resorted to “unwarranted insistence on authentication”. He further alleged that Dhankar repeatedly “criticised…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose on Thursday submitted a privilege motion notice against parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju, accusing him of making derogatory remarks against opposition leaders in the Upper House. The notice has been endorsed by 60 opposition MPs, according to sources.The move comes after Rijiju, addressing opposition members on…
