Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar who is also Chairman of the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday spoke on the 99th Constitutional Amendment Bill paving way for the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) which was undone by the Supreme Court in 2015.
Delivering his remarks in Rajya Sabha on the 'Latest Developments in India's Foreign Policy', Jaishankar said India's diplomacy continued apace since the last monsoon session when he last delivered the update on Indian foreign policy.
Earlier in the day, leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury raised the issue of denying parliamentary standing committee chairmanships to Opposition parties in the Lok Sabha.
Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday congratulated Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on officiating as Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and called the Upper House as the chamber of ideas.
On Wednesday's first day of Parliament's winter session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar to officiate on the Chair of Rajya Sabha.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged leaders of all political parties and all floor leaders to give more opportunities to first-time, new and young MPs in the Parliament, and to make the Winter Session productive with combined effort.
Before the beginning of the Winter Session of the Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India receiving the G20 Presidency is a huge opportunity.
A meeting of Opposition leaders is underway on Wednesday in the Parliament in the chamber of Opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge on strategy for the Winter session.
Lok Sabha will adjourn for an hour post-reading of the obituary today. Opposition MPs, led by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury have requested Speaker to adjourn the House for half the day as a mark of respect to veteran politician and sitting MP Mulayam Singh Yadav who passed away this year.
As the Parliament winter session began on December 7, Communist Party of India (CPI) MP Binoy Viswam has given a suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha and demanded a discussion over the reported breach of databases at several prominent government hospitals across the co