Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Friday slammed the BJP over the NEET issue and claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not ready to discuss the issue in Parliament as Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is not coming to Parliament.
"The country works as per the Constitution. For me, it's a matter of happiness to say 'Jai Samvidhaan'. I respect the Chair of the House. The Chair of the House also must respect Members of the House. In the last 20 years, my behaviour has been before the country and I have never used unparl
Congress party's Rajya Sabha MP, Phulo Devi Netam, was taken away in an ambulance from Parliament after she felt dizzy and fell while protesting in the well of the House over the NEET issue on Friday.
After the Lok Sabha got adjourned till Monday, the opposition leaders expressed dissatisfaction that no discussion took place about the issue pertaining to the NEET controversy. Congress MP Manish Tewari called it "unfortunate" that no discussion could be held over the same.
Following the paper leak controversy around the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical undergraduates and the cancellation of UGC-NET due to "lack of integrity," the opposition has been raising demands to discuss the issue of paper leaks in Parliament.
Congress MP KC Ven
Amid the row over NEET-NTA, Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain on Friday gave a suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to discuss cases of paper leaks in the conduct of exams, including NEET-UG and UGC NET for July 28, 2024.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday attacked the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for chiding Congress MP Deepender Hooda and blamed that governing party members were not stopped from raising unparliamentary and unconstitutional slogans in the house.
"The anti-constitution sentiment that emerged during the elections has now taken a new form, which seeks to weaken our Constitution," said the Congress leader.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction with President Droupadi Murmu's address to a joint session of both Houses of Parliament saying that it did not mention current issues.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor criticised President Droupadi Murmu's Thursday's customary address to the joint session of both houses of Parliament, saying that instead of mentioning Emergency, current issues affecting the country should have been included in the address.
Congress MP KC Venugopal on Thursday wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla over his statement in Parliament regarding the emergency imposed in June 1975. He called it a grave matter that impacts the Parliament's credibility.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday reacted to the President's Address to the joint session of both Houses of Parliament and said that it is a tradition and the speech in reality represents the government's views.