Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Wednesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla asking for action against Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over his alleged defamatory remarks about Rahul Gandhi in the Lower House earlier on March 13 related to certain speeches made by the latter in the UK.
"That this House do suspend Zero Hour and other businesses of the day to have a discussion on the essence, substance and
spirit of Freedom of Speech accorded to Members of Parliament under Article 105 of the Constitution", the notice added.
The pledge by Kishida was made during his speech at an event organized by the Indian Council of World Affairs think tank, after a one-on-one summit with Modi, in which he invited the Indian leader to attend the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima in May.
Ernakulam Central Police registered a case against Kerala Congress president K Sudhakaran following his speech last week in front of Kochi Corporation.
FM Palanivel Thiaga Rajan in his budget speech mentioned that the state's revenue deficit is reduced by Rs 30,000 crore from Rs 62,000 crore.
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister further announced that a total of Rs. 18,661 crores will be allocated to the Department of Health and Family Welfare and
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday gave Adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to raise the matter of Delhi police serving notice to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to seek information regarding a speech he made during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Monday gave an adjournment notice in Lok Sabha to have a discussion on the essence, substance and spirit of Freedom of Speech accorded to Members of Parliament under Article 105 of the Constitution.
Kishida will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and also deliver a speech on Japan's Indo-Pacific strategy and its new defence posture. Fifteen years ago PM Shinzo Abe first spoke about Indo-Pacific cooperation during his visit to Delhi.
Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan on Sunday hit out at the Central government after a team led by Special CP (Law and Order) visited Rahul Gandhi's residence to seek information on the 'sexual harassment' victims that he mentioned in his speech during the Bharat Jodo Y
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday took a jibe at the Congress MP Rahul Gandhi asking how the victims of the sexual harassment victims whom he had mentioned in his speech during the Bharat Jodo Yatra would get justice if the latter would not give the information about them.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Sambit Patra on Sunday said Congress MP Rahul Gandhi should give information to the police about the sexual harassment victims whom he had mentioned in his speech during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has submitted a preliminary reply to Delhi Police in connection with a notice served to him by the police on seeking information on the alleged sexual harassment victims that he mentioned in his speech during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the sources said on Sunday.<