Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday attacked the government over ruckus in Rajya Sabha on Monday and alleged that it does not want the House to function.
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Monday lashed out at the Central government over the ongoing disruptions in Parliament and said that the government is trying to prevent the House from functioning. He further called for a debate on critical issues such as Adani, farmers, and the situation in Man
Earlier in the day, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said, "The House is adjourning only because of the govt. They don't want to run the House at all. We raised the issue and they adjourned the House within 10 seconds.
The INDIA bloc parties are likely to move a no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar over alleged partisan functioning in the house, sources said on Monday.
As the two-week Winter Session of the Karnataka legislature commenced on Monday, BJP leader CT Ravi said that his party will raise Waqf issue in the House, adding that "thousands of acres of land are being seized wrongly."
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.
A total of 173 newly elected MLAs took oath today before the house was adjourned.
Samajwadi Party (SP) MLAs Abu Azmi and Raees Sheikh took their oath of office today, despite opposition from the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance. Meanwhile, the remaining 115 MLAs, largely from the opposition
Chandra Arya, Member of Parliament of Canada, shared his strong stance against a motion attempting to label the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as genocide and said that he was the only MP present in the House of Commons to oppose the motion, blocking its passage.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MP Mahua Majhi criticised the ruling NDA government at the centre and said that it was ironical that the government do not want to run the house and had adjourned the house after a wad of Rs 500 notes were found from the seat of Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar informed the house that a wad of cash was found on a seat allotted to Abhishek Manu Singhvi by security officials.
"This incident is abnormal and is of a serious nature. It doesn't mean to get divided in the ruling or opposition party. This incident hurts the dignity of the House... Sir, I have faith in your ruling that a detailed investigation will be conducted and everything will be cleared," Nadda sai