New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s speech in the Lok Sabha, delivered a day earlier, saying it highlighted the importance of parliamentary traditions and the need for collective work for the country’s progress.HM Shah had strongly defended Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday and criticised the opposition for bringing a notice seeking his removal from the Chair. Responding to the debate on the no-confidence motion ag…
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New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday said that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has “perfected the art” of turning off the microphones for Opposition MPs. Supporting the motion of no confidence against Birla, she raised several objections regarding parliamentary procedures during the debate in the House.Participating in the discussion, Moitra stated: “It seems that the Speaker has perfected the art of turning off the microphones for the Opposition members.”She claim…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday raised procedural and constitutional objections in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing discussion on the resolution seeking a no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla.Participating in the debate, Gogoi cited parliamentary rules and said that the Speaker should not preside over proceedings when a resolution seeking his removal from office is under consideration.He said that the Speaker appoints a panel of chairpersons and questioned…
Amaravati, March 9 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Police continued the questioning of Bihar’s Inspector General of Police, Sunil Kumar Naik, for the fifth day on Monday in the alleged custodial torture of former Member of Parliament K. Raghurama Krishna Raju.The Bihar cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer appeared before the police at the CID regional office, where the police team is reported to have recreated the scene. Later, he was taken to Central Crime Station, Guntur, for questioning.Naik was b…
Amaravati, March 6 (IANS) Bihar Inspector General of Police, Sunil Kumar Naik appeared before Andhra Pradesh police for second consecutive day on Friday for questioning in the alleged custodial torture of former Member of Parliament K. Raghurama Krishna Raju. The Bihar cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer reached Central Crime Station, Guntur at 10 p.m. The questioning will continue till 5 p.m., a police officer said.Sunil Naik is being questioned by a police team by Vizianagaram Superinten…
Amaravati, March 5 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh police questioned Bihar cadre IPS officer, M. Sunil Kumar Naik, for about seven hours on Thursday in the alleged custodial torture of former Member of Parliament K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, who is now Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Assembly.Sunil Kumar Naik, who is the Director of Fire Services of Bihar, was questioned by Vizianagaram Superintendent of Police A. R. Damodar, who is the investigating officer in the case, at Central Crime Station, Guntur.Su…
Amaravati, March 5 (IANS) Bihar cadre IPS officer, M. Sunil Kumar Naik, on Thursday appeared before Andhra Pradesh Police for questioning in the alleged custodial torture of former Member of Parliament K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, who is now Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Assembly. Sunil Kumar Naik, who is the Director of Fire Services of Bihar, reached the Central Crime Station, Guntur at 10 a.m.Vizianagaram Superintendent of Police A. R. Damodar, who is the investigating officer in the case, w…
Amaravati, Feb 26 (IANS) A court in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday issued an arrest warrant against Bihar cadre IPS officer, M. Sunil Kumar Naik, in the alleged custodial torture of former Member of Parliament K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, who is now Deputy Speaker of the state Assembly.The Guntur mobile court issued the arrest warrant on a petition filed by the police.Guntur police had last year issued notice to the IPS officer, directing him to appear for questioning in connection with the case booke…
Amaravati, Feb 23 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh Police on Monday arrested IPS officer Sunil Nayak in Bihar in connection with the alleged custodial torture of current Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Assembly, K Raghurama Krishna Raju, in 2021 when YSRCP was in power.Nayak, who had then served as the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) in Andhra Pradesh, was arrested by a police team from Andhra Pradesh. Guntur district police confirmed the arrest.He is being b…
Patna, Feb 10 (IANS) JD(U) spokesperson Neeraj Kumar on Tuesday accused RJD leaders of using unparliamentary and provocative language in the Bihar Legislative Council, while highlighting what he described as deteriorating discipline and worsening political conduct in the House. Speaking to IANS, Neeraj Kumar said that the behaviour of the Opposition in the Council since Monday has been objectionable and against established norms.“In the Council, from yesterday, the behaviour of the Opposition …