Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Centre over air pollution, with party leader Jairam Ramesh alleging that the recently concluded winter sitting of Parliament effectively turned into a "pollution session" due to the government's unwillingnes
"Democracy is not merely a system of government--it is a constant process of engagement, responsibility, and accountability," Gandhi said, reflecting on leadership, democracy, and global responsibility in a rapidly changing world.
Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad on Friday slammed the central government, stating that sooner or later, the government will remove Mahatma Gandhi's photograph from the currency notes.
: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra sharply criticised the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, asserting that the original MGNREGA scheme, structured with the Centre paying the bulk of funds (often referred to as 90%), was the backbone of the rural
Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, who is currently in Germany, joined the chorus of voices against the bill and claimed that it was anti-state and anti-village by design.
"There can be nothing more shameful in a democracy than what the Congress, DMK and TMC MPs did. They got on top of the table of Secretariat employees who sit before the Speaker and raised slogans. They turned violent," Dubey said.
TMC MP Sushmita Dev on Friday criticised the central government over the replacement of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, also known as the VB-G RAM G Bill, saying that eve
"Their parent organisation assassinated Gandhi ji in 1948, and yesterday Modi ji's government assassinated the name of Gandhi ji. They did this because they have an allergy to things where Gandhi ji's and Nehru ji's names appear. They want to remove those names. They played a negative rol
TMC MP Dola Sen on Friday criticised the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), saying that the party was not a part of the freedom struggle and hence does not respect freedom fighters like Mahatma Gandhi.
The 6th Session of the 18th Lok Sabha is scheduled to reconvene at 11 am on Friday. The House was adjourned earlier following disruptions after the passage of the VB-G RAM G Bill, which replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs staged an overnight protest against the VB-G RAM G Bill 2025 on Thursday night. The protest was held to oppose the passing of the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, also known as the VB-G RAM G Bill.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor expressed strong disapproval over the renaming of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), saying the move "takes out the heart of the entire Mahatma Gandhi rural employment program."