Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the new building of the Assam Legislative Assembly in the presence of state Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Guwahati on Sunday.
The North East has the economic potential to come at par with mainland India, and for this, the development of infrastructure is a necessity, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla said on Saturday.
Om Birla made the remarks while addressing the inaugural function of the 20th Annual Conference of CPA, India Region Zone - III, in Shillong, Meghalaya, on Saturday.
A 21-member delegation from the grand Opposition alliance, I.N.D.I.A, is set to touch down at Imphal airport on Saturday for a two-visit to violence-hit Manipur.
"For the past eight days, the parties in Parliament are trying to garner the attention of PM Modi on the Manipur issue. PM Modi should speak about it. It is not a state's issue but an entire country's. Manipur is burning, people are dying and Manipur's fire is spreading to other states as
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Jagannath Sarkar on Thursday reiterated that the government was ready for a discussion on the situation in Manipur in the Parliament and said the anti-BJP coalition is creating ruckus inside the House.
Six bills, including four related to Jammu and Kashmir, were introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday as the government pushed its legislative agenda following Speaker Om Birla admitting the no-confidence motion against the government moved by Congress and other opposition parties
On the day the war of words between the Treasury and Opposition benches continued to disrupt proceedings in Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday chaired an all-party meeting to end the "impasse", sources said.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday held a meeting with all party leaders after the Lower House was adjourned for the fourth straight day in the ongoing Monsoon Session, amid uproar in the Opposition benches over the Manipur situation.
Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday soon after it met for the day as opposition parties continued their protests over the demand for a detailed discussion on Manipur violence and a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is all set to inaugurate the new building of the Assam Legislative Assembly in the presence of state Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal here on July 30.
Lok Sabha witnessed protests and sloganeering from opposition members on Monday over their demand for a discussion on the Manipur situation and a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The House briefly took up Question Hour before it was adjourned till 12 noon