Patna, July 21 (IANS) The issue of Bihar’s deteriorating school infrastructure dominated proceedings on the second day of the Monsoon Session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, with the Opposition accusing the government of neglecting basic educational facilities.Responding to the criticism, Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary assured the House that the NDA government would review the matter and resolve pending land-related issues for schools within six months.RJD MLA Kumar Sarvjeet alleged that nea…
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New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) In a continuation of the ongoing deadlock, the Rajya Sabha was ultimately adjourned for the day on Tuesday following unrelenting uproar by opposition members protesting the police lathi charge on students demonstrating against the NEET examination paper leak. The Upper House is scheduled to reconvene at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.Chaos engulfed the proceedings from the very beginning. As soon as the House assembled, loud protests forced an immediate adjournment till noon.When…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday amid heavy Opposition sloganeering. It will reconvene at 11 a.m. on Wednesday. This was the third time on Tuesday the House was adjourned as din from the Opposition benches did not fade. Dilip Saikia in the Chair repeatedly requested the MPs to take their seats, maintain the decorum of the House and let proceedings continue under Rule 377. However, the Opposition members ignored the requests and continued to create ruck…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met Speaker Om Birla, along with other Opposition MPs, and demanded a detailed discussion in the Parliament on the NEET-UG paper leak issue and the violent Jantar Mantar protest. “Met the Hon’ble Lok Sabha Speaker today along with MPs of the Opposition. Our demand is simple: Parliament must have a detailed discussion on the brutality unleashed on students yesterday and on the government’s complete lack of acco…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the second time on Tuesday, this time till 2 p.m., as persistent sloganeering and protests by Opposition members continued to disrupt proceedings during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Presiding over the House, Sandhya Ray announced the adjournment after repeated appeals to Opposition members to maintain order went unheeded. Despite several requests from the Chair, members of the Opposition continued raising slogans, forcing the House …
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parliamentary party will hold a meeting on Tuesday at Parliament, marking the first gathering under its newly adopted name, ‘Mangal Milan’, as the ruling coalition seeks to strengthen coordination during the ongoing Monsoon Session. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 am at the GMC Balayogi Auditorium in the Parliament Library Building. Members of Parliament from all NDA constituents in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sa…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Abhijit Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), has strongly condemned the Delhi Police for allegedly using excessive force against students during a march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament. Addressing the media, Dipke announced that while the Parliament march was cancelled mid-way to ensure student safety, the ongoing agitation and hunger strike led by Sonam Wangchuk will continue until Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns.Speaking to IANS, Di…
New Delhi/Gandhinagar, July 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met a delegation of Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders from the tribal community at Parliament House on the opening day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament. The meeting took place on the first day of the session, which is scheduled to run from July 20 to August 13 with 19 sittings.Ahead of the session, the government had appealed to political parties to ensure the smooth functioning of Parliament and said it …
Bhopal, July 20 (IANS) Tension flared in the state capital on Monday as OBC Mahasabha activists clashed with police while demanding the implementation of 27 per cent reservation and the immediate release of 13 per cent withheld posts. Police deployed water cannons to disperse the protesters who attempted to march towards the Legislative Assembly. Several activists were arrested at Roshanpura Square.The demonstrators, who had arrived from various districts across Madhya Pradesh, gathered at Rosha…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Day one of Parliament’s Monsoon Session on Monday was lost amid chaotic scenes, with Opposition benches disrupting proceedings, where pleas by presiding officers to maintain decorum and allow respective Houses to function fell on deaf ears, leading to adjournments. Historically, Parliamentary disruptions have been used as a tool of last resort by the Opposition to hold a reluctant treasury bench accountable. However, over the last decade, this tool has become the defa…