New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla, on Thursday spoke for the first time in the House after the no-confidence motion against him was rejected, expressing gratitude to members of the House for participating in the debate and sharing their views. He emphasised that the functioning of Parliament is guided strictly by established rules and procedures. Addressing the Lok Sabha, Om Birla said the discussion on the motion continued for more than 12 hours and provided an opportunity …
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New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) In a significant escalation of tensions in Parliament, Congress leader and Parliamentarian KC Venugopal passionately defended the Opposition’s no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla during a heated debate in the House. The motion, backed by around 118 Opposition MPs, accuses the Speaker of running the proceedings in a blatantly partisan manner, severely undermining democratic principles.Rising to speak on the motion, Venugopal expressed profound concer…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a scathing attack at Congress and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, questioning his ‘seriousness’ and ‘authenticity’ of claims that his voice is muzzled inside the House.HM Shah counted numerous instances from the past, when the noted Congress leader was found wanting because of his frequent foreign visits and also disinclination to participate in key debates, ranging from Vande Mataram to the land acqu…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday slammed the Opposition for bringing a notice seeking the removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and also took a swipe at the Congress and the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) for allegedly stoking pandemonium in the House with false claims.HM Shah rejected the specific claim that the LoP was not allowed to speak in the House, saying that the Lok Sabha functions according to established rules and every member is expected to abide …
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah stood in strong defence of Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Wednesday and lashed out at the Opposition for bringing notice to seek his ouster from the Chair.The Home Minister, responding to the debate on the no-confidence motion against the Lok Sabha Speaker, said that the Speaker doesn’t belong to any party and he remains above partisan politics. He said that the Lok Sabha Speaker serves the House, and he doesn’t belong to a party.“The…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday strongly criticised the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, saying that raising questions about the integrity of the Speaker undermines the credibility of the country’s democratic institutions.Speaking during proceedings in the House, HM Shah said there was no extraordinary incident that warranted prolonged confrontation, yet a detailed discussion had already been held.“There was no extraordinary incident, yet a discussion of 10 ho…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, replying to the debate on Tuesday, questioned the morality of Opposition in bringing a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker and took potshots at the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over latter’s antics in the House, while referring to his past instances of hugging the Prime Minister and winking at MPs, inside the Parliament.Rijiju pointed out that during the first session of the Budget Session, the Congress lea…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, replying to the no-confidence motion against Lok Speaker Om Birla, stated that the latter enjoys tremendous ‘goodwill and support’ across party lines, so much so that many Opposition members remain dismissive of the motion against him but are bound to support it out of ‘political compulsion’. “About 50 MPs from the Opposition have met me and confided that they are against this motion, but out of their political com…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Proceedings in the Rajya Sabha turned chaotic on Tuesday as Opposition members staged a walkout amid heated exchanges over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, currently underway in several states by the Election Commission of India (ECI).Later the Chairman adjourned the House till late in the afternoon. The SIR exercise, aimed at purifying voter lists by verifying eligibility and removing ineligible entries, has sparked sharp political divisions ah…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Lok Sabha proceedings on Tuesday witnessed heavy disruptions as Opposition members raised slogans in the House while Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan responded to questions related to growers and farm policies.Soon after the session began, several Opposition MPs entered the Well of the House and began raising slogans over allegations of vote theft. Despite repeated appeals from Sandhya Ray, who was presiding over the procee…