Union Ministers on Wednesday praised Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for his speech on the Emergency and asserted that future generations should be made aware of the Emergency imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The leaders also criticised Congress for creating a ruckus while the House
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday adopted a resolution condemning the Emergency imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as Speaker Om Birla read out the resolution condemning the act and said that June 25, 1975 will always be known as a black chapter in the history of India.
Om Birla urged all the members of the House to have "dignified discussions of agreement and disagreement by the ruling side and the opposition after he was re-elected as the speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
In the spectrum auction conducted by the Department of Telecommunications which concluded on Wednesday, Jio, India's leading digital services provider, acquired additional spectrum in the 1800 MHz band in Bihar and West Bengal
Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav condemned the motion read by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against the Emergency in Parliament on Wednesday and said that instead of talking about the past, one should talk about the present conditions prevailing in the country.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Wednesday congratulated Om Birla on getting elected as the Lok Sabha Speaker and said that the ones who tried to violate fundamental rights and suppress the press should learn from today's victory.
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra held a meeting with Japanese Senior Deputy Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi on Wednesday and exchanged views on bilateral relations, and regional and global issues of mutual concern.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday endorsed the motion read by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against the Emergency in Parliament on Wednesday. He targeted Congress and claimed that the party's character remains authoritarian and dictatorial.
The Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi on Wednesday sent Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to three days CBI remand in connection with the Excise policy case.