As Bharatiya Janata Party MPs from Bihar raised the hooch tragedy issue in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday leading to a ruckus, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav slammed the BJP, saying they only have an agenda of "spreading hatred and lies".
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs from Odisha, including Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday, called on Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and urged him to take the required steps for implementation of the Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
The issue will be raised by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Congress and Communist Party of India (CPI) MPs Tiruchi Siva, Pramod Tiwari and Sandosh Kumar P, respectively.
Members of both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha gave notices under Rule 267 and Rule 176 of the Rules of Procedure for the suspension of business to conduct a discussion on the December 9 clashes between the forces of India and China at the Tawang border.
Not wasting any time after the BJP came out second-best in the closely fought Himachal Assembly polls, the party's Uttrakhand in-charge Dushyant Gautam has convened a meeting of all MPs of the state in the national capital, New Delhi, on Monday.
Speaking at the presser, Udayanraje Bhonsle said, "PM himself called the meeting. He had called Rajya Sabha MPs from Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. He wanted to share some points with us regarding the party, how to get the party enhanced, and how to boost it up further".
A meeting is underway between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and a delegation of MPs of Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) parties (comprising the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, the NCP and the Congress) over the Karnataka-Maharashtra border issue.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) on Wednesday informed in the Parliament that 56 cases were registered by CBI against MLAs and MPs from 2017 to 2022 (up to 31.10.2022) out of which chargesheet were filed in 22 cases.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged leaders of all political parties and all floor leaders to give more opportunities to first-time, new and young MPs in the Parliament, and to make the Winter Session productive with combined effort.
Lok Sabha will adjourn for an hour post-reading of the obituary today. Opposition MPs, led by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury have requested Speaker to adjourn the House for half the day as a mark of respect to veteran politician and sitting MP Mulayam Singh Yadav who passed away this year.