The Patiala House Court of Delhi has fixed June 18, 2024, for hearing on a plea moved by a newly elected MP from Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, seeking interim bail for taking an oath.
Urging the Parliament to intervene in the process of jailed candidates becoming Members of Parliament, Senior Advocate Vikas Singh said that the number of legislators with criminal charges is on the rise adding that it is an irony that "people in jails cannot vote, but can contest and win
Newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Members of Parliament (MPs) from Madhya Pradesh attended the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA)'s meeting at the central hall of Parliament on Friday.
In a show of solidarity, Austrian Members of Parliament opened their doors to Penpa Tsering, president of the Central Tibetan Administration, for a discussion on the plight of Tibetans amidst China's human rights abuses.
While addressing the media in Shimla, the BJP leader said, "The late Krishan Dutt Sultanpuri from the Congress party represented Shimla parliamentary constituency six times but did not spend MPLAD funds for development in the area.
"But Modi Ji and his government have been completely exposed in front of the whole country today. In 2023, when 150 members of parliament were expelled, the same policy that PM Modi and BJP were against, the policy the whole country was against, was passed--the 'first come, first served'
In the complaint, Bhatt said that false statements have been made in the advertisements about his MP fund. He said that the advertisement published in various newspapers mentioned that he has spent only 40 per cent of his MPLADS (Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme) fund and
Two Members of Parliament (MPs) of the Trinamool Congress, including Derek O'Brien and Sagarika Ghose, will join the INDIA alliance rally on March 31 at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, said TMC leader Shashi Panja.
Around 300 guests, including several Members of Parliament, senior Government officials, ITEC alumni and prominent Nepalese alumni of academic institutions from India attended the celebrations.
Only 24 Maldives Members of Parliament (MPs) attended the opening sitting of the People's Majlis where President Mohamed Muizzu delivered his first presidential address, Maldives-based online news outlet Adhadhu reported.
Members of Parliament of INDIA bloc parties, including those suspended, are staging a protest in front of the Gandhi statue in the Parliament premises on Wednesday morning over the suspension of 141 opposition MPs and the 'security breach' incident.