After senior cabinet minister Rajnath Singh reached out to Opposition leaders on behalf of the government in a bid to build consensus for the post of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that they had conveyed Rajnath Singh that op
If the opposition INDIA bloc announces its candidate for the post, it will be the first time that elections will be held for the speaker of the lower house.
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday took a dig at the protest staged by the opposition coalition, INDIA bloc, holding the Constitution inside the Parliament premises.
Amid the row over the appointment of Bhartruhari Mahtab as pro-tem speaker, the Revolutionary Socialist Party's Lok Sabha MP, NK Premachandran, said that INDIA bloc will field candidates for the Lok Sabha Speaker and Deputy Speaker elections.
The first session of the Lok Sabha began with various prominent leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, taking oaths as Members of Parliament.
BJP MP Ravi Kishan on Monday rejected the Opposition's charge against Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he disregarded the Constitution and said that the latter always respected the Constitution.
Amid the row over the appointment of the pro-tem speaker, Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Monday slammed the INDIA bloc for holding a protest by carrying copies of the Constitution to the Parliament in the national capital.
Amid constant rants of opposition parties calming the country's constitution is in danger, JD(U) leader and Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh rubbished such claims and said the opposition wants government intervention to refrain constitutional bodies from taking actions agains
Amid the row over the appointment of Bhartruhari Mahtab as pro-tem speaker, INDIA bloc leaders on Monday carried out a protest holding copies of the Constitution inside the Parliament premises in the national capital.
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi arrives at the Parliament, ahead of the commencement of the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha today.
Meanwhile, the number of people who died in Tamil Nadu after consuming illicit liquor has risen to 57, according to updated information released by the district administration on Monday.