Vice President Dhankhar, Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha Om Birla, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, and Union Ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw, Arjun Ram Meghwal and L Murugan also paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion.
Reacting to the upcoming appointment of the new Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Om Birla said on Sunday that all these decisions are taken by political parties and he has no role in it.
"Due to PM Modi's visionary leadership, this building was constructed in a short period of time, reflecting the spirit of our self-reliant India,'' Birla noted that the need for a new building had been long-standing, with both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha advocating for it," Birla said.
Speaker Om Birla on Saturday said that the overall productivity of the 17th Lok Sabha has been around 97 per cent, the highest among the tenures of the last five Houses. The lower House of Parliament also lost a total of 387 hours to disruptions
The visiting Thailand delegation, led by Senator Pikulkeaw Krairiksh, called on Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at Parliament House in the national capital on Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday emphasized women's empowerment and youth participation, saying that deliberations should be held on increasing the representation of women and youth in legislative bodies.
A bill to amend and consolidate the laws relating to development, expansion and operation of telecommunication services and telecommunication networks, the assignment of spectrum and to amend certain provisions of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act(TRAI), 1997, was introduced in th
Minutes after the proceedings started after post-adjournment at 11.30 AM, Rajya Sabha once again got adjourned till 2 pm after opposition MPs raised slogans on the issue of the Parliament security breach incident.
Mahua Moitra was on Friday expelled from the Lok Sabha after a discussion on the report of the Ethics Committee in the 'cash for query' that was tabled in the Lower House.
Mahua Moitra, who was not allowed to speak during the discussion inside the House, the Trinamool leader read out her statement outside the Lok Sabha. She said that the Ethics committee broke every rule.