New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagdambika Pal on Friday asserted that democracy in India is becoming stronger, rejecting allegations made by Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra that recent legislative developments threaten democratic institutions. His remarks came after Priyanka Gandhi, speaking in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, alleged that the Union government was undermining democracy through institutional pressure and constitutional changes.”The government began weakeni…
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New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagdambika Pal, on Tuesday, launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over Naxalism, alleging that the previous Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government allowed Left-wing extremism to expand across several states, while asserting that strong measures taken under current Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership have significantly curtailed its spread.Speaking to IANS, Pal said that Rahul Gandhi’s public sta…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was defeated by a voice vote on Wednesday. The voting took place after more than 13 hours of marathon debate on the motion, in which the Opposition accused the Speaker of being ‘biased and partisan’ against it. The voice vote by officiating Speaker Jagdambika Pal was conducted amidst intense chaos and bedlam in the House, as the Opposition members created a ruckus over Home Minister Amit Shah’s reply …
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that a member of the panel of chairpersons can preside over the Lok Sabha when a resolution to remove the Speaker is being considered. In response to this Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi stated that “in future, when there will be research on parliamentary records, statistics will tell that Kiren Rijiju was the Parliamentary Affairs Minister, who interrupted the Opposition the most.”This exchange came as Gaurav …
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…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Congress initiated a move to bring a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday, triggering sharp exchanges in the House over procedural rules and who should preside over the proceedings during the discussion. Congress MP Mohammed Jawed formally moved the resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Birla. The motion has reportedly been signed by 118 Opposition MPs, who have accused the Speaker of displaying “partisan” conduct, particularly…