Amid growing differences within the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the party's stand on the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha, BJD leader Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak said that there is no infighting at all and MPs, MLAs and workers are united.
With a BJP leader taking potshots at "public spat" between two Trinamool Congress MPs and also over the "leaked" Whatsapp chat, party MP Saugata Roy expressed his anguish at the internal rift, stating that chats of the party being leaked and language used by party MP Kalyan Banerjee "is u
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Saturday expressed concerns over the detention and refusal of entry of two British MPs on a parliamentary delegation to Israel, calling it "unacceptable" and "counterproductive."
JD(U) leader Anjum Ara on Saturday said that her party supported the Waqf (Amendment) Bill only after its suggestions were accepted. Her explanation came amid the resignations in the party after its MPs voted in favour of the Bill in both the Houses of the Parliament.
Calling the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 a "debatable issue," Odisha: BJD Vice-President Debi Prasad Mishra on Friday said that it is up to BJD MPs whether they want to support the Bill or not.
Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar met with Members of Parliament from different political parties at Parliament House today to foster dialogue and cooperation.
One of the standout points of this session was the passing of the Waqf Amendment Bill of 2025. The Parliament passed the bill in the early hours of Friday after a marathon and heated debate. 288 MPs voted in favour of the Bill while 232 against it.
Speaking to ANI, the TMC MP Kirti Azad alleged, "This is a very big scam by the central government. We have demanded no links from the Aadhar Card, and the Election Commission has told us that they will work on this in the next 90 days..."
Congress MPs staged a protest against the Centre on Friday after the US President Donald Trump administration imposed 26 per cent reciprocal tariff on India.
CM Yadav highlighted that it was the result of PM Modi's concern for all the sections of the society that the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 passed in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.