Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his customary remarks to the media ahead of the start of parliament's budget session with 'Ram Ram' greetings and the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at Ayodhya earlier this month figured in the remarks of President Droupdadi Murmu who addressed the joint sitting
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former chairperson of Delhi Women's Commission, Swati Maliwal took oath as Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday ahead of the the start of the interim budget session.
In a sharp response to President Murmu's address in Parliament on Wednesday, Congress President and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, criticised the speech as a mere endorsement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and labelled it as a propaganda tool.
Stating that this year's Budget session is a festival of the Nari Shakti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the lawmakers having habit of creating trouble inside the House would introspect in this session.
Ahead of the start of the interim budget session, Aam Aadmi Party leader Swati Maliwal offered prayers in Hanuman Temple at Connaught Place, Delhi on Wednesday.
The Budget Session of Parliament is all set to commence with President Droupadi Murmu addressing a joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha at 11 am on Wednesday.
Senior leaders of all political parties, including Congress, the BJP, and Shiromani Akal Dal (Badal), joined in extending congratulations to the educationist and philanthropist from Punjab, Satnam Singh Sandhu, on being nominated by the President to the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
AAP leader and Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha on Tuesday termed the Chandigarh mayoral polls as "unconstitutional and illegal" while calling it an act of "deshdroh" (treason) and demanded action against the presiding officer and a criminal case against him.
The budget session of Parliament, the last session before Lok Sabha polls expected to be held in April-May this year, will commence on Wednesday with President Droupadi Murmu addressing a joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the new Parliament building
Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has revoked the suspension of 11 members of the House who were held guilty of breach of privilege by the House panel.