He alleged that Speaker Om Birla didn't listen to the opposition despite the members continuously raising their voice and considered the bill as against the feelings of Indian people to remove the name of Mahatma Gandhi.
Following Bharatiya Janata Party's opposition to the Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Prevention Bill, 2025, Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday slammed the BJP and said that they would not allow Karnataka to be their laboratory of hate.
Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Thursday lashed out at the Opposition for creating ruckus in the Parliament during the passing of the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, saying that the role that the Opposition played in the passing of this Bill is "sham
Speaking to ANI, Manish Tewari said, "The problem is that you are insulting Mahatma Gandhi, you are trying to create unnecessary differentiations between Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Ram. When Nathuram Godse shot Mahatma Gandhi, you know what organisation Godse was affiliated with. Gandhi ji's
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday expressed strong opposition to the VB-G-RAM-G Bill passed in the Lok Sabha, saying the legislation threatens the future of MGNREGA.
The Bill aimed to provide a statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment per financial year to every rural household, in line with the national vision of Viksit Bharat @2047. It also focuses on strengthening rural livelihoods and accelerating overall rural development.
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) is scheduled to meet on December 27 with a focus on assessing the current political situation, party sources said.
BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Thursday backed the central government's decision to rename the MGNREGA scheme to VB-G Ram G, stating that the renaming of schemes took place as per the requirements and changes made to it. Ghosh further slammed the opposition saying that the state government is
Congress leaders and several Opposition MPs on Thursday protested from the Gandhi statue to the Makkar Dawar in Parliament over an "MNERAGA rename issue" in the Parliament complex.