New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has reconstituted the three-member inquiry committee tasked with examining allegations against Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, who has been at the centre of controversy since burnt cash was discovered in March last year in an outhouse of his official residence, allotted to him while he was serving in the Delhi High Court. As per a notification issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Wednesday, the reconstituted committee will …
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Dhaka, Feb 18 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held a meeting with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman and conveyed India’s greetings to the Leader of Opposition on his new role and reaffirmed New Delhi’s enduring support to DhakaThe meeting was held on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the swearing-in ceremony of the new government in Bangladesh. Misri and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla represented India during the event.In a post on X, the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh said, “F…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Union ministers and ruling dispensation MPs on Thursday strongly criticised the alleged conduct of Congress members with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, terming it “inappropriate” and “against constitutional norms”, while the opposition party leaders defended their actions, saying they had only sought to raise procedural concerns with the Speaker.Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said that behaving in an improper manner with the Speaker was unacceptable and unprecedented.”I bel…
Bengaluru, Feb 11 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and former Minister M.P. Renukacharya has said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s use of the word “coward” against the Prime Minister of the country is an insult to all Indians.He was speaking to the media on Wednesday at the BJP office, ‘Jagannath Bhavan’, in Bengaluru. He demanded that Siddaramaiah apologise to the nation in this regard and seek forgiveness from 140 crore people. He said that in 2014, Siddaramaiah had called Prime Minister Naren…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Opposition parties’ reported plan to move a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker was criticised by sources in the government and in the office of Om Birla on Monday, alleging that an attempt was being made to push a false narrative over the unprecedented developments in the House on February 4. The sources issued a strong rebuttal to the Opposition’s allegations that there was no imminent threat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Opposition women…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Congress on Monday accused the BJP-led Central government of deliberately preventing the Opposition from speaking in the Parliament, calling it detrimental to democracy and urging the Lok Sabha Speaker to act impartially. Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda termed it “unfortunate” that Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was not allowed to speak.”There is a long-standing tradition in Parliament that when the Leader of the Opposition seeks to intervene…
Patna, Feb 7 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday expressed anguish over the decline in dignity and decorum in legislatures, calling it a matter of concern for elected representatives of all hues.Birla’s remarks at an event at the Bihar Legislature came close on the heels of the recent disruption-hit sittings of the Budget Session of Parliament, in which the Opposition forced several adjournments.Emphasising the need to preserve the sanctity of legislative institutions, Birla said tha…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi repeatedly refused to follow Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s ruling about only quoting “authentic” sources in the House, and continued to raise the Ladakh issue, allegedly mentioned in the unpublished memoir of former Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Narvane (Retd.).Chaos erupted in the House after Gandhi raised the India-China standoff issue, which was interrupted by the treasury benches, claiming it was against the House rules.Gandhi, speak…
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) On the occasion of Republic Day, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday unfurled the Tricolour at his residence and said that the day is an opportunity to make firm resolutions to make the country a ‘Viksit Bharat’ by the time India completes 100 years of Independence. Speaking to reporters, Om Birla said, “The day of January 26 is a matter of pride for all countrymen. On the occasion of Republic Day, I extend my best wishes and congratulations to the people of the n…
Amaravati, Jan 21 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu on Wednesday suggested a ‘no work, no pay’ policy for MLAs who are not attending the Assembly.He also mooted the proposal to give voters the ‘Right to Recall’ such public representatives.The Speaker made the suggestion at the 86th All India Conference of Presiding Officers on “Accountability of Legislature towards the People” at Lucknow.He was apparently hinting at Opposition YSR Congress Party (YSR…