Odisha being a resource-rich state, infrastructure development is a necessity so we expect a lot of investment and money in the infrastructure sector, said Pratap Keshari Deb.
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Interim Budget 2024, which will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday.
"Instead of providing a satisfactory answer to the demands of the Opposition members, the BJP has resorted to suspending members from the House. A total of 146 members have been suspended. This is a murder of democracy," DK Suresh said.
Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Thursday, a day ahead of the scheduled close of the winter session of Parliament, after the House passed some key bills, including that related to appointment of CEC and election commissioners and a bill to replace Press and Registration of Books Act, 1
Parliament passed a bill on Thursday to regulate the appointment and service terms of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners, with Law Minister Arjun Meghwal stating that legislation has been brought following a judgement of the Supreme Court
The Central government has handed over 324 cases to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the last five years, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla held discussions with the delegation of the European Parliament on Tuesday and emphasised that India and Europe share a common worldview based on values of 'Democracy, Rule of Law and Diversity.'
Congress Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari on Tuesday moved an Adjournment Motion notice to discuss the Parliament security breach incident, which has been a key reason for repeated disruptions of House proceedings since it happened.
After being suspended from Lok Sabha for the remaining part of the Winter Session, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said that BJP-led Centre is running a bulldozer over the opposition to hide the failures of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
A total of forty-seven opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) were suspended for the remaining part of the winter session for "misconduct" and not obeying the directions of the Chair.
Thirty-three opposition MPs, including Congress leader Adhir Ranjan, TMC's Saugata Roy and Kalyan Banerjee and DMK's TR Baalu, A Raja and Dayanidhi Maran, were suspended from Lok Sabha for the remaining part of the winter session for "misconduct" and not obeying the directions of the Chai