"Hon'ble Members, I strongly plead with you. Democracy will be seriously threatened if disruption and disturbance are weaponised as a political strategy as has been done now," Dhankar said while addressing members of the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that opposition MPs staged a walkout from Rajya Sabha as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was lying and asserted that the BJP-RSS, Jan Sangh, and their "political forefathers" had strongly opposed the Indian Constitution.
After the Opposition staged a walkout from Rajya Sabha, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SCP) Chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi or the Chairman of the House should respect him (Kharge) as he is on "Constitutional post."
Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for allegedly opposing the Constitution while accusing the PM for saying things beyond truth.
Congress MLA PC Vishnunadh moved a resolution asking to discuss the increasing suicide in the police department due to excessive workload and related stress. He also pointed out the recent suicide of Parassala native Madan Kumar.
AIADMK legislators staged a walkout from the Tamil Nadu Assembly in protest over the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. Ruckus erupted in the House after AIADMK leaders demanded discussion on the Kallakurichi illicit liquor tragedy, flagged black clothes and raised slogans in the Assembly.
The highways in Balochistan remained closed for the tenth day in a row as transporters continued their walkout against the government's plan to set up additional checkpoints on important roads to safeguard travellers following the Noshki killings, reported Dawn.
Karnataka Minister and Congress leader Priyank Kharge on Friday criticised the opposition, Bharatiya Janata Party in the state after the walkout by its members during assembly session on February 22.
"Congress targets AIUDF every time and AIUDF targets Congress. Congress says AIUDF is communal and AIUDF says Congress has done nothing for Muslims. But today we are astonished that one question was brought up by an AIUDF MLA and both Congress and AIUDF walked out together," said Hazarika
Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to regulate the appointment and service terms of Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners, with the opposition members strongly protesting against its provisions and staging a walkout
Lok Sabha Ethics Committee Chairman Vinod Sonkar on Thursday said that "unparliamentary language" was used by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra against him and other members during cross-examination following her deposition before the panel over "cash-for-query" allegations levelled agains