Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday moved a notice seeking a short-duration discussion on "emerging challenges for India's energy security."
In an X post, Ramesh attached two pictures from the 2003 discussions in the lower and upper houses, to emphasize his previous call for a full-fledged discussion in Parliament on the evolving situation in West Asia.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, along with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, arrived at the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) office on Monday for a meeting of party MPs.
Congress MP Mallu Ravi, one of the three MPs bringing in the No Confidence Motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, said that the Parliament is "not for suppressing debate."
Congress MPs Manish Tewari and Randeep Surjewala have moved seperate motion of suspension of business in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, respectively to discuss the escalating conflict in West Asia and India's energy security.
The Congress MP emphasised that the escalating tensions in West Asia pose immediate challenges to India's energy supply chains, autonomy and citizen safety.
Maharashtra Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar on Monday slammed the Mahayuti government over the state budget, calling the farmer loan waiver scheme a "pretence."
These remarks were made following the formal submission of a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, which has been signed by 118 MPs.
The Balen-led Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is set for a historic two-thirds majority in Nepal's parliament. With 124 FPTP seats and nearly 50% of the PR vote, the RSP is projected to secure 185 seats in the 275-member House, comfortably crossing the 184-seat threshold.
Tamil Nadu Congress leader S.M. Hidayathullah, ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, declared that the party's alliance with the DMK is formidable and expressed their goal of winning more than 200 seats.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore B on Monday criticised the Centre for scheduling a parliamentary statement by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on the conflict in West Asia, rather than a discussion in the Lok Sabha.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Arvind Sawant has asserted that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla cannot rise above the Constitution. Discussing the opposition's move to bring a no-confidence motion against him, Sawant stated that the motion of no-confidence is directed against the alleged misuse of powe