The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after several portions of his speech in Lok Sabha on Monday were expunged on the orders of the Speaker.
Haji Syed Salman Chishty, Gaddi Nashin-Dargah Ajmer Sharif also said on the matter that Rahul should have an understanding of which symbols are part of which faith.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks in the Lok Sabha and said that the latter has taken up a position of Leader of Opposition for the first time and has made very irresponsible statements thus bringing the level of politics down
Lok Sabha on Monday saw an uproar over Rahul Gandhi's remarks pertaining to Hindu community with Home Minister Amit Shah saying that the Congress leader should apologise over his remarks
Congress MPs KC Venugopal and Manickam Tagore on Monday gave adjournment motion notices in Lok Sabha demanding a discussion on the ongoing row over the alleged irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
Congress leader Abhishek Dutt on Saturday blamed the Aam Aadmi Party for their loss in the Lok Sabha elections and said that the party suffered a loss in the general elections due to the involvement of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy scam.
Following the announcement of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is being elected as leader of the Opposition in the 18th Lok Sabha, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari thanked Rae Bareli MP for fulfilling the wishes of the party leaders and said that under his leadership voices against "BJP's dictatorship"
As per the sources, the TMC will clarify their stand on the nomination of K Suresh as the Speaker of Lok Sabha by 9 am tomorrow. Notably, the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc are set to lock horns over the post of Speaker in the Parliament on Wednesday.
Ahead of the elections for the post of Lok Sabha speaker, the Congress party has issued a three-line whip to its MPs to be present in Parliament tomorrow from 11 a.m. onwards, an official statement by party said.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said that the appointment of BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as the pro-tem Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha, has been done as per the "rules", adding that Congress should not politicise the issue.
With Congress winning 99 seats in general elections, its leader in Lok Sabha will get the status of Leader of Opposition (LoP) for the first time in the past 10 years and the party is looking at nominating one of its senior members to post of chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC), a p