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Opposition not allowed to speak in Parliament, their voice crushed: Rahul
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday slammed the Central government alleging that the Opposition was not allowed to speak in the Parliament during the recently-concluded monsoon session and termed it as "murder of democracy".
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Representatives of Opposition parties to meet Venkaiah Naidu today
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): The representatives of all major Opposition parties will meet Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday.
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Opposition leaders hold meeting over alleged manhandling of women members
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Opposition leaders on Thursday held a meeting at the office of Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge to discuss the alleged manhandling of women members in the Upper House.
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Monsoon session: Despite continuous disruption, Rajya Sabha passes 2nd hig
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Despite the highest disruption in the recently concluded monsoon session of Parliament in the last seven years, the number of bills passed per day during this session of Rajya Sabha was the second-highest since 2014, said sources.
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Opposition MPs to protest in front of Gandhi Statue at Parliament today
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): The MPs of Opposition parties will hold a protest against the alleged manhandling of women members in Rajya Sabha in front of Mahatma Gandhi Statue at Parliament today.
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Opposition members demand caste-based census, reservation beyond 50 pc lim
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): The debate in the Rajya Sabha on the constitution amendment bill to enable states to prepare and maintain their list of socially and economically backward classes (SEBCs) saw opposition members raise demands for raising the ceiling on reservation beyond 5
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Opposition leaders allege women MPs manhandled in Rajya Sabha, slam govern
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Opposition members in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday slammed the government over the incidents in the House when a bill related to insurance businesses was taken up for passage with NCP leader Sharad Pawar alleging that "women MPs were attacked" and "more than
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Opposition members in Rajya Sabha manhandled marshals, their behaviour 'bl
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday alleged that opposition members "manhandled marshals" in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday and said their behaviour during the session was a "black spot in the history of Indian democracy".
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No fixed criteria for language to be considered for inclusion in Eighth Sc
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that there are no fixed criteria for any language to be considered for inclusion under Eighth Schedule and no time frame can be provided for the consideration of the demands for inclus
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Piyush Goyal demands special committee to probe incidents of 'gross indisc
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal strongly condemned the behaviour of opposition members in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday when the House had taken up a bill related to the insurance business and urged the Chairman to form a special committee to loo
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Rajya Sabha records 28 pc productivity during monsoon session, has more fu
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Rajya Sabha recorded 28 per cent productivity during the monsoon session which concluded on Wednesday with the opposition resorting to protests and forcing adjournments over its various demands throughout the session.
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Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die, four bills passed on Wednesday
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on Wednesday, two days before the scheduled conclusion of the upper House of Parliament.
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