"This is a formal meeting. If we look at the allies of the Congress party, RJD has been the oldest ally as of now. In this formal meeting, the entire scenario will be discussed," RJD's Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha told ANI in Delhi.
The Rajya Sabha passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, on April 4 with 128 votes in favour and 95 against. The Lok Sabha had earlier cleared the Bill following a lengthy debate, with 288 members voting in favour and 232 opposing it.
Samajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ramji Lal Suman has addressed the protest by Karni Sena, which involved a memorandum being submitted to a local MLA instead of directly going to him.
Coming out in the defence of Rajya Sabha MP and Samajwadi Party leader Ramji Lal Suman, SP president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday expressed hope that the administration in Uttar Pradesh will not treat senior party leaders in any disrespectful manner.
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.
"Their approach towards terrorism, Chidambaram has vociferously stated that they had started the process and Tahawwur Rana's extradition is result of this. But Congress leader Digvijaya Singh had said that Pakistan is not involved in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. They gave a clean chit to Pakist
Amid growing differences within the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the party's stand on the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha, BJD leader Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak said that there is no infighting at all and MPs, MLAs and workers are united.
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday strongly criticised the central government over the passage of the Waqf Bill, calling the process unconstitutional and vowing to challenge it in court.
Bharatiya Janta Party leader Dilip Ghosh on Monday targeted the West Bengal government in the state over corruption and violence on Hindu women and said that till the time TMC chief Mamata Banerjee is in power things will not get better in the state.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is set to challenge the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Supreme Court, with Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha and party leader Fayaz Ahmed filing a petition on behalf of the party.