In a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his last address in the Lower House in the current NDA tenure at the closing of the Budget Session of Parliament, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday called it his 'valedictory speech' in the 17th Lok Sabha.
The last session of the 17th Lok Sabha, which commenced on January 31, saw a total of 9 sittings over 11 days, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi informed on Saturday.
DMK MP T Siva in Rajya Sabha on Saturday expressed his discontentment over the White Paper presented in Parliament and said that the economy was "very stable" under the UPA government as compared to the present NDA government "only corporates are enjoying".
Speaker Om Birla on Saturday said that the overall productivity of the 17th Lok Sabha has been around 97 per cent, the highest among the tenures of the last five Houses. The lower House of Parliament also lost a total of 387 hours to disruptions
Union Minister and President of the Republican Party of India (A) Ramdas Athawale met BJP President JP Nadda in Parliament on Saturday and discussed the political situation in Maharashtra.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met the Australian parliamentarians on Saturday and discussed how ties with Western Australia can be intensified.
The Yatra named 'Prajahita Yatra' is set to pass through as many villages, mandals and municipalities as possible in the Karimnagar Parliament constituency.
Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday accused Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and other Congress leaders of creating an environment in the House that disrespects the memory of Chaudhary Charan Singh, thereby causing distress to farmers across the