Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha witnessed several adjournments on Friday, with Congress and other opposition parties insisting on a debate on the NEET-UG row and the government keen to take up the motion of thanks on the President's address
"The INDIA Opposition bloc wants to have a constructive debate with the Government on the NEET exam and the prevailing paper leak issue. It is unfortunate that we weren't allowed to do so in Parliament today. This is a serious concern that is causing anxiety to lakhs of families across India
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Friday slammed the BJP over the NEET issue and claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not ready to discuss the issue in Parliament as Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is not coming to Parliament.
"The country works as per the Constitution. For me, it's a matter of happiness to say 'Jai Samvidhaan'. I respect the Chair of the House. The Chair of the House also must respect Members of the House. In the last 20 years, my behaviour has been before the country and I have never used unparl
Congress leader and AICC General Secretary-in charge of Chhattisgarh Sachin Pilot on the Fact Finding Committee said that after discussion with leaders and workers on how to strengthen the party, a report will be submitted to AICC.
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal led a group of newly elected NDA MPs from Assam to pay a courtesy visit to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at the Parliament House on Friday.
After the Lok Sabha got adjourned till Monday and no discussion could be done on the issue pertaining to NEET, Bharatiya Janata Party MP-actor Kangana Ranaut lashed out at the leaders in the opposition and said that their conduct was not appropriate.
Following the paper leak controversy around the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical undergraduates and the cancellation of UGC-NET due to "lack of integrity," Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the discussion must happen within tradition and decoru
German businesses see India as a very "stable place" to invest following the Lok Sabha election, said the country's Ambassador Philipp Ackermann on Friday, while anticipating increased German investment in India after the India-EU Free Trade Agreement resolves tax and tariff "impediments".
After the Lok Sabha got adjourned till Monday, the opposition leaders expressed dissatisfaction that no discussion took place about the issue pertaining to the NEET controversy. Congress MP Manish Tewari called it "unfortunate" that no discussion could be held over the same.
The opposition continued its strident pitch on the alleged irregularities in the NEET examination with the Congress and other parties demanding a discussion on the floor of the house.