As the Opposition continued to train guns on the Centre over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter list in Bihar, Communist Party of India (CPI) MP Sandosh Kumar said that the exercise "intentionally" attempts to exclude Dalits, Adivasis, and Minorities from the voting list.
The mortal remains of veteran Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and former Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan were brought to his hometown of Alappuzha on Wednesday for the public to pay their last respects.
In his letter to the Rajya Sabha General Secretary, the CPI MP wrote since the "constitutional and electoral implications" of SIR seriously eroded the democratic credentials, there was a critical need to discuss the issue in the Rajya Sabha.
While praying for Dhankar's good health, the Congress MP also mentioned that the Vice President's resignation was "sudden" and "unexpected," saying that if Dhankar stepped down due to health reasons, then he could have done it before the commencement of the Parliament monsoon session.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan visited the residence of the late Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and former CM VS Achuthanandan, to pay tribute to him.
Veteran CPI(M) leader Achuthanandan passed away on Monday at the age of 101. He was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram after a cardiac arrest.
Meanwhile, Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP P Sandosh Kumar has moved a notice of a motion before the Rajya Sabha to discuss the Pahalgam terror attack, Operation Sindoor, and United States President Donald Trump's repeated claims of brokering peace between India and Pakistan
Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP Amra Ram on Monday launched an attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not chairing the all-party meeting ahead of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament.
In a notice to the General Secretary of the Rajya Sabha, P Sandosh wrote, "I hereby serve notice under Rule 267 of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) of my intention to move the following motion for the suspension of business listed for 03/02