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Opposition 'perturbed' over enhanced productivity of Parliament: Union Min
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Hubli (Karnataka) [India], July 28 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Sunday accused opposition MPs, who have written to the Rajya Sabha chairman over "rushing" of bills, of disrupting the House and said that the opposition was "perturbed" with the enhanced productivity o
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Bhupender Yadav downplays allegations of improper scrutiny of Bills
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): BJP General Secretary Bhupender Yadav on Sunday downplayed the allegations levelled by opposition leaders in Rajya Sabha regarding the improper scrutiny of the Bills by the Parliamentary Select Committee.
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Deeply distressed by behaviour of some sections of MPs in RS: Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [Mumbai], July 27 (ANI): Expressing his dismay over the functioning of Rajya Sabha, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday that he was "deeply distressed" by the behaviour of "some sections" during the last two years as the presiding officer and maintained t
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Disregard to rules, parliamentary conventions erode stature of Rajya Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (India), July 27 (ANI): Expressing his anguish over the chaotic scenes in Rajya Sabha during voting on RTI bill, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday that any disregard to the rules and parliamentary conventions erode the stature of the Upper House.
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Women should get seat reservation in Parliament: Venkaiah Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharastra) [India], July 27 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday proposed that women should be given seat reservation in the Parliament and after that, they should be provided with "funds, functions, and functionaries".
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CBI asks Derek O'Brien to join investigation in chit fund case
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 26 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday has summoned Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP, Derek O'Brien to join ongoing investigation in one of the chit fund case, CBI official told ANI.
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Sasmit Patra appointed chief whip of BJD in Rajya Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 26 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra has been appointed as the chief whip of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in the Upper House by the BJD chief and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday.
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Tribunal notice to Centre, TN over Vaiko's application to implead on LTTE
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): A special tribunal on Friday issued a notice to the Centre and Tamil Nadu state government on the application of MDMK General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Vaiko seeking to implead in the proceedings on whether Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) should b
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Rajya Sabha sittings extended till August 7
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 26 (ANI): The sittings of Rajya Sabha was on Friday extended till August 7, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu informed the Upper House a day after Lok Sabha session was extended.
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No proposal to merge Union Agriculture, Rural Development and Panchayat Ra
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): There is no proposal currently to merge the ministries of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday.
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What happened yesterday has pained me: R S Chairman Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 26 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday expressed "pain" over Thursday's incident in the upper house during voting process on Right to Information (Amendment) Bill that witnessed chaos and pandemonium after the House rejected Opposition's demand to r
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17 Opposition MPs express concern over passing Bills without scrutiny, wri
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): As many as 17 opposition members have written to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu raising serious concerns over how the Central government is "hurriedly" passing legislation without any scrutiny by the Standing or Select Committees of Parliament.
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