New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday accused the Opposition of crossing all limits. She further claimed that not only Parliament, but the entire country is ashamed of what is happening in the House. This comes amid continuous uproar in Parliament over Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi citing from a published article excerpts from former Army chief M.M. Naravane’s unpublished memoir. The Opposition has also been repeatedly alleging that they are not bei…
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New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Opposition parties on Tuesday moved a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, alleging “partisan conduct” in the functioning of the House. The notice has been submitted to the office of the Lok Sabha Secretary-General.The motion was moved by Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, under Rule 94(c) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Lok Sabha, invoking Article 94(c) of the Constitution, which provides for the remov…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the second time on Tuesday, this time, six minutes after reconvening, as the Opposition refused to continue with a proper discussion on the Union Budget and created a ruckus.Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju requested the Congress MPs, who were shouting ‘We want justice’ slogans, to let the discussion proceed, as the members want to lay down their points on the Union Budget.”Yesterday also, we requested the Congress party w…
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…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Amid reports that the Opposition may move a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Congress MP K.C. Venugopal on Monday refused to comment on the issue, only saying that people should wait for actions.Speaking to reporters outside the Parliament, Venugopal stressed that the Opposition was facing repeated restrictions in the House and alleged that Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi was not being allowed to speak.”You see what’s happening in Parliamen…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the second time on Monday after the Opposition members refused to maintain silence and continued with their relentless sloganeering. Krishna Prasad Tenneti, sitting on the Chair, tried to advise the Opposition MPs to sit at their places and let the House carry on with the proceedings; however, the leaders continued to create a ruckus by raising slogans.As Congress parliamentarians urged the Chair to let Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi deliver hi…
Guwahati, Feb 8 (IANS) Assam Congress President and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi, on Sunday, strongly refuted recent political assertions linked to the Special Investigation Team (SIT), alleging that the issue is being deliberately amplified to divert public attention from what he described as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government’s failures on the governance front. Reaffirming his confidence in constitutional and democratic institutions, Gogoi questioned the timing and motive behi…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) BJP National Vice President Baijayant Jay Panda’s fresh attempt to introduce India’s first proposed law restricting social media access for children under 13 got delayed yet again on Friday as the Lok Sabha got adjourned due to Opposition protests. Panda’s private members’ Bill titled “The Safeguarding Healthy Environments for Little Digital Natives (SHIELD) Bill 2025” could not be introduced earlier despite being listed in the Lok Sabha for the last three months.The …
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Several NDA leaders, on Thursday, criticised the Opposition over an incident in the Lok Sabha in which women MPs were seen surrounding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s seat, calling it a serious breach of parliamentary decorum and an insult to democratic traditions.BJP Rajya Sabha MP Dharmshila Gupta termed the incident “most unfortunate” and accused the Opposition of misusing women MPs as shields to target the Prime Minister.”The way the Opposition uses women to insult the…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a sharp critique of the Congress during his reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, accusing past Congress-led governments of lacking vision, thought, and willpower as evidenced by their Independence Day speeches from the Red Fort.In his address amid the ongoing parliamentary tensions, including Opposition walkouts and protests earlier in the session, PM Modi said that analysing the spe…