Countering to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s claim that out of 90 secretaries in the government of India, there are only three persons who belong to the OBC community, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that it is the government who runs the country, not the secretaries.
Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Shah further said that for the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, women empowerment is an issue of “principles and beliefs.”
The minister also praised ISRO’s innovative choices in the Chandrayaan-3 project, like choosing a route that allows a cost-effective and sustainable method of accomplishing the project.
Samajwadi Party member Dimple Yadav taking part in the discussion for a new women’s reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday said it was important that women belonging to other backward castes and minorities get benefit from it.
Trinamool Congress leader Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Wednesday took a dig at BJP during the discussion on the women’s reservation bill in Lok Sabha and said despite being in power in 16 states on its own or with its allies, the ruling party at the Centre does not have a woman chief mi
Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh has said India’s space programme since its inception in the 1960s has been about continuity irrespective of the fact who was in power and hit back at the Centre in what he said it did not give “due credit” to the past governments.
As discussion on Women's Reservation Bill proceeds in Lok Sabha, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Wednesday, in a media briefing, alleged the Bill to be an "allurement" to women in view of the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said on Wednesday that the Women's Reservation Bill is for the entire nation so there should be no fight over the credit for the bill.
"BJP and Prime Minister have given a portfolio for her (Smriti Irani) to abuse the Congress party and Gandhis. She is doing that duty to appease her master," Venugopal said while speaking to reporters on Tuesday.
The discussion will be held soon after the laying of papers and tabling of reports of the standing committee on labour, textiles and skill development as well as the reports of the committee on public accounts.
BJP MP Pragya Thakur on Tuesday lauded the central government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi for tabling the landmark women's reservation Bill during the ongoing Special Session of Parliament.