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"Parliament is temple of democracy, why fear debate?": Priyanka Gandhi
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday criticised the suspension of eight Opposition MPs of Lok Sabha, calling it a "fundamental issue of democracy" and accusing the ruling NDA of stifling dissent and debate in Parliament.
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"Dialogue is the soul of democracy, and the House is its most vital forum,
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"You have come to a place that is often described as the temple of democracy. In a democratic system, the people are supreme, and it is through dialogue, debate and discussion in the House that governance truly takes shape," said the Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Vijender Gup
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PM Modi addresses joint session of Ethiopian Parliament, hails democracy a
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"It is a moment of great privilege for me to stand before you today. I feel honoured to be here in the temple of democracy, in the heart of a nation with ancient wisdom and modern aspirations," he said.
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Nation salutes brave defenders of 'temple of democracy' on 2001 Parliament
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said the nation can never forget the supreme sacrifice of security personnel who laid down their lives while defending the "temple of democracy" during the 2001 Parliament terror attack, as leaders across party lines gathere
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"House is temple of democracy ": JKLM MLA Jairam Kumar Mahato enters Jhar
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JKLM) President and newly elected MLA Jairam Kumar Mahato on Monday arrived at the Jharkhand Assembly barefoot. He said that the House is the temple of democracy hence he has come barefoot as respect.
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"Deviation from the rules is sacrileging this temple": Rajya Sabha Chairma
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar said on Thursday that everyone in the Parliament should have the highest regard for conforming to the rules of the House, as any such deviation in tantamount to being sacrilegious to the "temple of democracy."
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After being picked by BJP for Mumbai North Central, 26/11 prosecutor Ujjwa
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) picked 26/11 prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam as its candidate from Mumbai North Central, the latter called it the "second inning in the new temple of democracy."
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Opposition should watch Vajpayee videos, learn how to behave in Parliament
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Taking a swipe at the Opposition alliance on the 99th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Monday, the BJP's West Bengal president Sukanta Majumdar said the leaders in the rival alliance to old videos of the departed saffron stalwart in Parliament and learn h
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"Look at the day they chose..." Congress' Rajeev Shukla questions security
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"Parliament is a temple of democracy and any such incident is condemnable. Today, 23 years back, there was an attack in the same parliament, look at the day chosen by the attackers. There is a security lapse for sure, these things need to be dealt with vigilance, and nobody should make any c
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“When I came as MP, it was emotional moment”: PM Modi recalls memories ass
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday recalled the emotional moment of his entering the Parliament as an MP for the first time in 2014, saying he bowed down to honour the temple of democracy and could have never imagined that a child belonging to a poor family would be able to enter the
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Coordinated, designed disruptions are lowering dignity of House: Lok Sabha
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
At the inauguration event of the new building of the Assam Legislative Assembly, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla emphasized the significance of the legislative assembly as a temple of democracy adding that coordinated and designed disruptions are lowering the dignity of the House.
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To enforce decorum, discipline, we sometimes have to take recourse to unpa
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Addressing a group of Indian Forest Service probationers at Parliament House today, he said that "As Chairman of Rajya Sabha, I am working in a manner, using everything under my command to ensure the temple of democracy, in the largest democracy, has decorum and discipline.”
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