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Om Birla lauds Haryana assembly for orientation programme for newly-electe
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday commended Haryana Assembly for organising a two-day orientation programme for training of newly-elected members.
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TDP leaders write to governor complaining against YSRCP MLAs behaviour, ac
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) lawmakers on Wednesday complained against ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leaders, Chief Minister and the Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Assembly to Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan.
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TDP MLAs walk out of Andhra Pradesh assembly after Speaker calls in Marsha
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Jan 22 (ANI): On the third day of the state assembly session on Wednesday, the TDP MLAs walked-out after marshals were called in by the Speaker of the House Tammineni Sitaram to prevent them from reaching the podium and raising slogans.
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Rethink power of Speaker in deciding disqualification petitions: SC to Par
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday in an important ruling asked the Parliament to rethink on the power of the Speaker in deciding disqualification petitions, as the member continued to belong to a particular political party.
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TDP MLAs create ruckus over Guntur MP's arrest, Speaker walks out of House
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): The special session of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly came to an abrupt stop on Tuesday after Speaker Tammineni Sitaram walked out of the House following a ruckus by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLAs over their party leader Galla Jayadev's arrest.
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SC directs Parliament to rethink whether Speaker has power to disqualify l
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court has asked the Parliament to rethink whether a Speaker of the House should have the power to take a call on disqualification of legislators.
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Nepal's Deputy House Speaker Tumbahangphe resigns
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 21 (ANI): Nepal's Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Shiva Maya Tumbahangphe, announced her resignation from the post on Monday afternoon.
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Nepal Communist Party nominates Agni Sapkota as its candidate for Speaker
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 19 (ANI): The ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on Sunday nominated Agni Sapkota as its candidate for the new Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Legislature should act as a watchdog on financial accountability of execut
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday that legislatures should act as a watchdog on the financial accountability of the executive.
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SC refuses to entertain plea on MPs attendance in Parliament
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition regarding the issue of MPs not attending the Parliament and asked the petitioner to approach the Speaker.
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Faith in democracy increases with every general election, says Om Birla
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Thursday that "increasing vote percentages in every general election is a testimony of people's increasing faith in Indian democracy".
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Dissent is democratic expression, but should be articulated within prescri
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 16 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated the 7th CPA India Region Conference at the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on Thursday. Birla said that in the past seven decades, Parliament has done commendable work to usher in social, economic and political changes.
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