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 …
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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…
Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah took an auto-rickshaw ride on Monday from Jantar Mantar to reach Prithviraj Road, the changed venue of National Conference (NC) statehood restoration protest in Delhi led by party president Dr Farooq Abdullah.Omar Abdullah hired an auto-rickshaw and rode in it along with his two sons, Zahir Abdullah and Zamir Abdullah, carrying a placard.He said on X, “My walk from Jantar Mantar was about to turn into another procession so we…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan on Monday called upon House members across all sides to uphold the dignity, discipline and decorum of this august institution and promote meaningful deliberations.In his opening remarks at the start of the Monsoon Session, Radhakrishnan said that while differences of opinion are integral to parliamentary democracy, they must be expressed in a manner that preserves the sanctity of the House.“Disruptions should not be allowed to u…
Patna, July 20 (IANS) A political controversy erupted on the opening day of the Bihar Legislature’s Monsoon Session after Opposition parties accused the NDA government of saffronising special government schools by painting them orange.Leaders of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and AIMIM strongly criticised the move, alleging that the government was attempting to inject religious symbolism into the education system.RJD MLA Bhai Virendra, who arrived to attend the Assembly proceedings, launched a s…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day after the Opposition did not stop sloganeering even after repeated requests from the Chair. This marked the seventh adjournment of Monday. As the House convened on Monday, on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, the proceedings were marked by chaos and relentless sloganeering from the Opposition benches. Even after Jagdambika Pal in the Chair urged the Opposition MPs to maintain the decorum of the House, the parliam…
Bhopal, July 20 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has clarified that it has not taken any decision to change the name of Barkatullah University, Bhopal. Minister of Higher Education Inder Singh Parmar informed the state Assembly in a written reply to a question on Monday. The query, raised by Atif Arif Aqueel, a Congress MLA, in the House, sought details on whether the government planned to rename the university, which was established in 1988, nearly 35 years after its inception.He also asked…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Two minutes after reconvening, the Lok Sabha was adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday after the Opposition ignored repeated requests from the Chair to remain seated and maintain the decorum of the House. This is the fourth time on Monday the Lower House was adjourned due to continued heavy sloganeering by the Opposition benches.Earlier, Dilip Saikia in the Chair tried to bring the House in order; however, the din did not fade.Saikia requested the members to be seated for th…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the third time on Monday until 1 p.m. as the Opposition benches continued to engage in heavy sloganeering and even brought protest banners with them. Dilip Saikia in the Chair tried to bring the House in order; however, the din did not fade.Saikia requested the members to be seated for the Lok Sabha to function smoothly and take up Zero Hour to discuss “significant issues” affecting the country.”This behaviour is not good for democracy……