This is the second time the Bill has failed to be introduced. During the Winter Session, Panda was also unable to move the Bill because the day earmarked for Private Members' Bills was adjourned due to repeated disruptions in the House.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP John Brittas on Tuesday expressed concern over Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi attending a tea party with BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after the conclusion of the Winter Session of Parliament.
Speaking to the media, Shivakumar said, "They wanted to change Gandhi's name. They wanted to kill this scheme. A big movement will start against this decision in Karnataka."
Parliament passed eight bills during the relatively short winter session, with the opposition and treasury benches engaging in sharp exchanges on some of the legislations and during debates on electoral reforms and the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram.
The Winter Session of Parliament was heavy on the financial agenda, with several key legislations passed, including the bill to amend insurance laws, the Appropriation Bills, and the Health Security se National Security Cess Bill.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday emphasised that the bills passed in the Winter Session of Parliament will play a major role in taking India towards the dream of "Viksitr Bharat." He further stated that the discussions on "Vande Mataram" have stirred the spirit
Meanwhile, amid Opposition protests over the passage of the VB-G RAM G Bill, Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die by Speaker Om Birla after Vande Mataram was played in the House. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who returned from a three-nation visit yesterday, was present in the House.
Centre will introduce the Bill in the Lok Sabh, which, if passed, will reframe MGNREGA to transform rural development and provide statutory wage-employment guarantees to rural households.
This special dinner is being organised as part of efforts to strengthen coordination, enhance engagement and streamline floor strategy during the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament.
The interaction, organised under the "Parliamentarians Championing a TB Mukt Bharat" initiative, took place at Garvi Gujarat Bhawan on the sidelines of the Winter Session of Parliament, said an official release from the Minister of Health and Family Welfare.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tejasvi Surya took a swipe at Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over the latter's upcoming Germany visit amid the winter session of Parliament, saying that Gandhi is a non-resident Indian politician and asserted that India deserves an oppositio