Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday questioned Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman for quashing discussion on Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, while referring to the ruling former Lok Sabha Speaker Balram Jakhar in 1998.
From the Chair, Harivansh noted a growing trend of members submitting daily notices without adhering to procedural requirements, including the failure to mention the specific rule to be suspended or to draft motions in the correct format.
"I'm writing to you on behalf of the opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha. We are astonished and shocked at the manner in which CISF personnel were made to run into the well of the House while members were exercising their democratic right to protest. We saw this yesterday, and we saw it
Opposition MPs began sloganeering earlier in the day as the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh declined the Rule 267 notices for the Suspension of Business.
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh addressed the valedictory session of the National Level Conference of Chairpersons of Urban Local Bodies in Manesar, Haryana on Friday.
In an interview with ANI, the Deputy Chairman said "There cannot be a more sad and shocking and completely ignorant statement made by Opposition leader in Lok Sabha. This is the time when we all should stand together with the nation. When the 1971 war took place with Pakistan it was widel
Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha Harivansh underlined various steps taken by Indian government in improving accountability and strengthening democratic processes during the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Tashkent.
Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh Narayan Singh on Tuesday held a meeting with the Parliamentary Delegation led by Angelika Niebler, member of the European Parliament and Chairwoman of the European Parliament's Delegation.
A parliamentary delegation from Poland, led by Pawel Kowal, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Polish Parliament, called on Harivansh, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, today at Parliament House, New Delhi, according to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat press statement.
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan on Friday Singh described his experience at the Maha Kumbh as "supernatural" and "beyond words," saying that the event is a living testament to India's ancient traditions and culture.
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh addressed the plenary session of the 85th All India Presiding Officers Conference (AIPOC) in Patna on Tuesday. In his address, Harivansh underlined the need for effective scrutiny of budgets in legislatures and said that there needs to be a political con
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh on Friday expressed grief over the death of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and said that he will be remembered as a knowledgeable and farsighted politician.