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"Govt not honouring its assurances on electoral reforms": DMK MP Tiruchi S
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Today, in the all-party meeting, we raised the same issue (SIR)... Earlier too, we raised that electoral reforms must be given priority over any other subject... They said that it can be taken up later... Today, they started the listed business. And when we asked them about the assurance
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"PM saying 240 MPs are doing drama is very unfortunate," says Congress MP
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Manickam Tagore criticised PM Modi for saying the opposition was doing "drama," calling the remark unfortunate. He said the Congress was only asking for a discussion on alleged voter deletions and key public issues during the Parliament Winter Session.
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Opposition 'impatient to disrupt', claims BJP MP Dinesh Sharma amid walkou
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In the Lok Sabha, Opposition members pressed for an immediate debate on SIR, triggering uproar that stalled proceedings throughout the day. Amid the din, the House managed to pass a Bill to amend the GST law in Manipur, introduced earlier by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to replace
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Parliament winter session: After heated first day, Oppn MPs to protest on
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The first day of the winter session of the Lok Sabha saw repeated sloganeering by the Opposition parties alleging electoral fraud.
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TDP MP urges Oppn to participate in debates, says stalling Parliament won'
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
TDP MP Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu on Monday urged the Opposition to ensure a productive Winter Session of Parliament, saying stalling proceedings would not give them a greater voice. While urging the Opposition, the TDP leader also highlighted efforts to make the voter verification proce
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Lok Sabha likely to hold special debate on 150 years of Vande Mataram this
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Lok Sabha is likely to hold a special discussion later this week to mark 150 years of Vande Mataram, with the occasion providing members an opportunity to discuss aspects of India's cultural heritage apart from the role of the patriotic song in the freedom movement, and its contemporary r
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Winter Parliament session: BJP MP Kangana Ranaut says Opposition "frustrat
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Ranaut said, "The more they (the Opposition) lose, the more frustrated they become. The Congress and the rest of the parties have reached a point of desperation," she said, adding that important business scheduled for the day could not be taken up
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"Opposition does not create drama, they stop those who do so": Akhilesh Ya
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said the opposition does not create drama but stops those who do, adding that the BJP should focus on fulfilling their promises to the people.
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"Soil of Tiruppur must be smelling of pride today": AAP's Raghav Chadha we
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
He said the people of Tiruppur must be feeling proud, adding that members hope the tradition and leadership style of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who viewed Parliament as a deliberative body, will be upheld.
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Parliament Street protest case: Delhi court reserves order on bail pleas o
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Delhi's Patiala House Court reserved its order on the bail plea of eight accused for Tuesday in the Parliament Street protest case. A total of 17 accused were arrested by the police in a case lodged at Parliament Street Police Station. The court has already granted bail to nine accused pe
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Winter Parliament session: Priyanka Gandhi slams govt, says "How will Hous
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to reporters, Congress MP said, "The government does not want to have a discussion on anything. Then how will the House run? They should listen to at least one thing that we ask. If not on SIR, then the election reforms or any other related issue can be discussed. How will the Ho
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"PM Modi himself is a dramatist": Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury hits ba
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury criticised PM Modi's "drama" remark against the Opposition, saying the Prime Minister is "himself a dramatist" and that "no one can compete with him in drama," responding sharply during the Parliament Winter Session.
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