The Speaker of the Israeli Parliament (Knesett) Amir Ohana was accompanied by a high-level Parliamentary delegation of Israel while meeting Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais.
Welcoming the delegation, the President said that over the last 30 years, the diplomatic relations between the two countries have grown into a multidimensional strategic partnership.
The delegation called on Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at Parliament House on Friday. At the outset, Birla welcomed the delegation to India and said that Israel and India have traditionally enjoyed close and friendly relations.
Congress and other Opposition parties are contemplating moving a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla next week on the ground that opposition members are not being allowed to speak, the sources said on Tuesday.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Wednesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla asking for action against Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over his alleged defamatory remarks about Rahul Gandhi in the Lower House earlier on March 13 related to certain speeches made by the latter in the UK.
As Hirabaiben Lobi, 70, walked to get the award, she briefly stopped near the row in which PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and several union ministers were seated and were clapping for her
"I had written to you on March 17 seeking your permission to respond to totally baseless and unfair charges hurled at me by senior ministers in the Lok Sabha," Rahul Gandhi said.
Referring to the inauguration of the India-Mexico Friendship Garden in Mexico during his visit last year, Birla wished for closer India-Mexico parliamentary relations.