Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday hit out at leaders of INDIA block partners Congress and the DMK over their 'disparaging' remarks on the recent landmark Supreme Court ruling, upholding the revocation of special constitutional privileges under Article 370 from the erstwhile state of
"I seek your consent under Rule 267 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States to suspend rules 15, 23 and 51, and any other business listed under any other rule in the revised list of business on December 20, 2023, to discuss the following issue of urgent imp
Following the suspension of 46 opposition MPs in two days from Lok Sabha for the remainder of the Winter Session, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP TR Baalu on Monday criticised the central government stating that nothing like this has ever happened in the history.
Amid the continuing war of words between the Treasury and the Opposition over the Parliament security breach on Wednesday, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Saturday demanded a statement from the Centre calling the incident a very 'serious' security lapse.
Hours after a major security breach shook up the new Parliament complex in the national capital, several members of the Opposition questioned the lapse which came on the 22nd anniversary of the terror attack on Parliament in 2001.
Scenes of uproar unfolded in Rajya Sabha on Monday after DMK MP MM Mohamed Abdullah quoted the lines of social reformist Periyar in the Upper House during a discussion on Jammu and Kashmir bills, following which Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar expunged it and reminded the MPs of the responsibility
"The statement made by me yesterday inadvertently if it had hurt the sentiments of the members and sections of the people, I would like to withdraw it. I request the words to be expunged and I express my regret," Senthilkumar said in the Lok Sabha today.
"He (Baalu) should first apologise. He is their leader. The kind of remarks he made in this House! Balu should apologise first. How will the House function like this? How can any person say anything in this House and go?" Goyal said demanding an apology from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DM
The BJP MPs were offended by the usage of an unparliamentary word by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Senthil Kumar while explaining the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) recent win in the three Hindi heartland states.
The Minister's usage of the parliamentary term for the three Hindi heartland states sparked a huge political row with the BJP taking offence against his remark.
Bharatiya Janata Party sternly criticised Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP DNV Senthilkumar for calling the Hindi heartland states as 'Gaumutra States' saying that DMK has continuously given statements against North India and Hindi.