As the landmark women's reservation Bill secured parliamentary passage after a daylong debate and discussion in the Rajya Sabha, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said the draft legislation marks a milestone in the nation's journey towards empowering 'Nari Shakti'.
The Union Minister said, "After the inauguration of the new Parliament building, we wanted to dedicate this building to women...This will be a historical building...To introduce this bill on Ganesh Chaturthi was the government's decision...This is not from the point of view of elections... T
The Rajya Sabha Chairman emphasized that the presence of women MPs on the chair would send a powerful message to the world at large and it would symbolize that they held a ‘commanding position’ during this epochal moment of change.
The spokesperson of the agency informed that the accused, identified as Ajay Kumar, has been arrested on the complaint of Jagdeep Singh, a resident of Nabha city.
Vice President and Chairman of Rajya Sabha Jagdeep Dhankhar speaking in the farewell session in the old Parliament told members it was time to bury the strategy of weaponising disturbance and disruptions in parliamentary functioning and termed them as unethical practices.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Lok Sabha Chairman Om Birla and other Parliamentarians were present for the joint photo session.
Dhankhar, during the discussion on 'Parliamentary journey of 75 years, starting from Samvidhan Sabha-Achievements, Experiences, Memories and Learnings', said that the bill which was passed by the Lok Sabha unanimously and by the Rajya Sabha with only one abstention had the backing of 16 s
The House was adjourned after holding a six-hour long debate on the "Parliamentary journey of 75 years starting from Samvidha Sabha- achivements, experiences, memories and learnings".
Rajya Sabha took up discussion on Parliamentary journey of 75 years on Monday on the first day of the Special Session of Parliament with Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar stating that “weaponising disruption and disturbance as a strategy” would never get sanction of people
Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar made the announcement in the Upper House on the first day of the Special Session of the Parliament today.