"Rahul Gandhi's call for a transparent selection of Election Commissioners involving the Chief Justice of India is ironic, given that during Congress rule, appointments were made solely by the ruling government without any transparency," Sarma posted on X (formerly Twitter).
Amid the chaos after Rahul Gandhi rattled through the parliament, Jaishankar said that the Prime Minister of India does not attend such events, and is instead represented by a special envoy.
The two leaders underlined the significance of enhancing parliamentary ties which provide a solid foundation for the overall "Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between the two nations."
Following Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's speech claiming that the Make in India initiative has failed, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that he laid down a vision for the country.
"The rules have been changed. The Election Commissioner used to be chosen by the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and the Chief Justice. The Chief Justice was removed from that committee. This is a question to the Prime Minister, why was the Chief Justice removed from the comm
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, Monday participating in the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address, spoke about how India lacked data that can be feeded to an AI system. He in a way asserted that data was the fuel for AI.
To mark the protest against the Uttar Pradesh government over the Mahakumbh stampede incident, opposition MPs from the Rajya Sabha raised slogans and walked out of the House for some time.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday extended a warm welcome to the Russian parliamentary delegation led by the Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly, Vyacheslav Volodin, to witness the proceedings of the House.
A united opposition disrupted both houses of Parliament on Monday when they demanded an immediate discussion on the Mahakumbh Stampede that had led to the death of 30 people.