New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Right after the Opposition leaders refused to attend a meeting called by the Centre for having a discussion on 12 suspended MPs, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that the Opposition's mantra is to cause disturbance and disruptions.
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): In a big boost to BJP's strength in Punjab where elections are due early next year, around 15 to 20 people including former state Cabinet ministers, MPs, MLAs, Punjabi singers and celebrities are likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday issued a three-line whip to its Rajya Sabha MPs to be present in the House tomorrow throughout "to support the government's stand and vote in support of Bills".
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday expressed disappointment over the lack of progress in resolving the stalemate on the issue of suspension of 12 members of the House that was effected on the first day of the ongoing Winter Session.
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Opposition MPs will be conducting a march from the Gandhi statue in Parliament to Vijay Chowk at 12:30 pm on Tuesday to demand the resignation of Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra, in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri case.
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Demanding the government call an all-party meeting, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and senior Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said the Centre's invitation to four Opposition parties to discuss the issue of 12 MPs was "a conspiracy to divide
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has called a meeting of the floor leaders of "like-minded" parties in Parliament on Monday.
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): The Central government has called a meeting of five political parties on Monday whose MPs have been suspended from the Rajya Sabha to break the deadlock between the government and the Opposition in the House.
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): CPI (M) MP in Rajya Sabha Elamaram Kareem on Sunday wrote to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, requesting him to convene a meeting of all Opposition parties instead of calling only five parties whose MPs were suspended from the House.
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam on Sunday said that the party will take a final decision on Monday on joining the meeting called by the Central government.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 19 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP and Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien on Sunday slammed the Centre for calling only four parties for a meeting instead of all Opposition parties for a discussion on 12 suspended MPs and termed the episode as a 'Monday
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday questioned the Centre's move to call only four parties whose members in the Rajya Sabha have been suspended instead of all Opposition parties.