Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday asked Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien to withdraw from the House as he had been named, terming his continued presence "outrageous defiance" of his directions and rules
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday urged members of the House to exemplify conduct that can be emulated by others and also told them to go through the report of Privileges Committee which held AAP member Raghav Chadha "guilty" of two charges against him
AAP leader Raghav Chadha on Monday expressed happiness over being allowed to attend the proceedings of Rajya Sabha after the House accepted the recommendation of the Privileges Committee that his suspension for more than three months is enough punishment for "violating the rules".
"I was kept suspended for 115 days, and I could not ask people's questions during the period. Today, I thank the honorable Supreme Court and the Rajya Sabha Chairman."
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday reconstituted the panel of vice-chairpersons comprising eight members with the presence of 50 per cent women parliamentarians.
As the landmark women's reservation Bill secured parliamentary passage after a daylong debate and discussion in the Rajya Sabha, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said the draft legislation marks a milestone in the nation's journey towards empowering 'Nari Shakti'.
The Rajya Sabha Chairman emphasized that the presence of women MPs on the chair would send a powerful message to the world at large and it would symbolize that they held a ‘commanding position’ during this epochal moment of change.
The Central Hall of the old Parliament building has been renamed 'Samvidhan Sadan' in keeping with the significance of the place where the historic task of drafting the Constitution of Independent India was undertaken
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Lok Sabha Chairman Om Birla and other Parliamentarians were present for the joint photo session.
CPI MP Binoy Viswam in a statement said that the Rajya Sabha Chairman was constantly reminded of the list but for reasons best known to him, he decided to adjourn the sitting before giving the MPs from the opposition specially the Communist Party of India a chance to speak on a subject of im