Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday reacted to the announcement of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's statement on the West Asia crisis, stating she is "keen to hear" the minister's position on this matter.
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday moved a notice seeking a short-duration discussion on "emerging challenges for India's energy security."
In an X post, Ramesh attached two pictures from the 2003 discussions in the lower and upper houses, to emphasize his previous call for a full-fledged discussion in Parliament on the evolving situation in West Asia.
Congress MP Mallu Ravi, one of the three MPs bringing in the No Confidence Motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, said that the Parliament is "not for suppressing debate."
The Congress MP emphasised that the escalating tensions in West Asia pose immediate challenges to India's energy supply chains, autonomy and citizen safety.
The share markets in the country opened with a bloodbath on Monday as both benchmark indices declined sharply in the opening session amid a huge surge in crude oil prices and heavy selling across global markets.
These remarks were made following the formal submission of a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, which has been signed by 118 MPs.
Asian markets tanked in the opening session on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei and South Korea's KOSPI falling around 7 per cent, after crude oil prices surged sharply amid escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday interacted with sanitation workers, police personnel, and other staff contributing to the smooth conduct of the Assembly session during his morning walk at Bhararisain in Chamoli.
Speaking to ANI, Basheer said, "Tomorrow we are starting the second part of the Budget Session. The first agenda item is the No-Confidence Motion against the Speaker. We will take it very seriously. We have discussed that. Injustice has been done to the Opposition parties in the last sess