New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha proceedings witnessed a sharp exchange on Wednesday when CPI(M) MP John Brittas moved a notice under Rule 267 to suspend the day’s scheduled business and immediately take up discussion on the recently announced India-US trade deal. Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan declined the request, stating that Rule 267, which permits suspension of the House’s agenda, would not be allowed without a demonstrated emergency.The development came amid ongoing opposition criticis…
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New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha witnessed high drama on Monday as nominated member and BJP leader C. Sadanandan Master moved the Motion of Thanks on President Droupadi Murmu’s address, triggering protests from opposition benches, particularly CPI(M) members.Master, a Kerala-based former teacher and RSS functionary who lost both legs in a politically motivated attack in 1994, placed his prosthetic limbs on the table beside him while addressing the House seated.In a direct reference to the…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and MP Adoor Prakash, on Saturday, raised serious allegations against the Communist Party of India-Marxist Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas, demanding a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the alleged links between Brittas and the main accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case, Unnikrishnan Potti. Prakash claimed that Potti and Brittas were in regular contact and said that the nature of their relationship warranted an independent investi…