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…
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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 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 11 (IANS) BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Wednesday called Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi “Leader of Propaganda” and said he breaks the rules of the House and attempts to disrupt proceedings. He also asserted that parliamentary functioning would be governed by established rules and not by any external “toolkit”.Speaking against the resolution seeking to move a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Thakur accused the Congress leader of repeatedly violating parliamen…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Lok Sabha witnessed heated political exchanges between the treasury benches and opposition on Tuesday as members began debating the no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla. During the discussion, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey strongly defended the Speaker and launched a sharp attack on the opposition, particularly Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. Dubey argued that parliamentary disagreements in the past had never resulted in such a step against the Speaker. …
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) As Parliament reconvened for the second phase of the Budget Session, Congress MPs intensified their criticism of Om Birla, backing the Opposition’s no-confidence motion against the Speaker.Congress MP Mallu Ravi said the motion has been brought because Opposition members were repeatedly prevented from speaking during proceedings.“Today we are bringing resolution to remove the speaker because he is not allowing the Leader of Opposition to speak. Not only the Leader o…