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.
Addressing a joint sitting of both Houses, the President congratulated the newly elected members of the 18th Lok Sabha. She also expressed her gratitude to the Election Commission of India for holding the elections peacefully.
The resolution -- passed with 85 per cent of House members participating and 98 per cent voting in its favour -- urged US President Joe Biden to collaborate with Pakistan in upholding democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
Samajwadi Party chief and MP Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday came down heavily on BJP after the motion read by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against the Emergency in Parliament and said that if the party cares so much about the emergency era, then it should increase the allowance of Loktantra Raksh
Om Birla was elected as the Lok Sabha speaker for the second time in a row after the motion moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seconded by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was adopted by the House through a voice vote on Wednesday.
"It has been a rather dramatic start to the session because you had all Opposition leaders standing up and saying that they hope that the Speaker would conduct the House in a manner that is fair to all Opposition parties and that would take everyone's point of view into account and give e
Union Ministers on Wednesday praised Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for his speech on the Emergency and asserted that future generations should be made aware of the Emergency imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The leaders also criticised Congress for creating a ruckus while the House
The State Commission for Persons with Disabilities, in association with the Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Government of Goa, Cultural House of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and We Care Festival, presented the Indo-Iranian Film Festival on Disability Issues.
Om Birla urged all the members of the House to have "dignified discussions of agreement and disagreement by the ruling side and the opposition after he was re-elected as the speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
The chief minister said, "Several new facilities will be available for Loktantra Senanis. They will be able to stay for three days in Circuit Houses and Rest Houses and will receive a 50 percent discount on fares. Tamra Patras will be provided to those who have not yet received them. Additio
In his first speech as Leader of the Opposition of the 18th Lok Sabha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that it was important that the voice of the opposition be allowed in the House, adding that he hoped that the opposition would be allowed to raise the voice of people in the House with
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday declared a bounty of Rs 10 lakh each against designated terrorist Goldy Brar and one other gangster, wanted in a case of extortion and firing at the house of a businessman in Chandigarh.