Rahul Gandhi

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Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Says This On Women's Reservation Bill

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on September 22, demanded that the women's reservation bill be implemented immediately and alleged that the government does not want to do this while distracting from the demand for caste census. The Women's Reservation Bill is a good thing, but two "footnotes" of census and delimitation have been attached, Gandhi told a press conference here a day after the Women's reservation bill was passed by Parliament.

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 - 02:49 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi, Women's Reservation Bill, parliament, Indian government

Ramesh Bidhuri

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Uproar In Parliament; BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri Uses Abusive Language

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has warned BJP Member of Parliament (MP) Ramesh Bidhuri over the MP's objectionable and abusive language used against BSP MP Danish Ali inside the Lok Sabha. The BJP MP used highly objectionable language and hurled words such as "pimp", "terrorist" and "extremist" against BSP MP Danish Ali in the lower house of the Parliament. Opposition parties and leaders demanded action against Bidhuri and chastised him for his… read-more

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 - 01:01 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Political Uproar, Ramesh Bidhuri, parliament, Om Birla, BJP MP

Parliament

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Women's Reservation Bill Passed In Lok Sabha With 455 Votes

The Women's Reservation Bill, introduced in the special parliament session by the Union Law Minister, finally was passed in the Lok Sabha, on September 20. The bill, aiming to provide 33% quota to women belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and other Backward Class in the Lok Sabha and assembly seats, has been passed with 455 MPs votes. The bill now will be tabled in Rajya Sabha.

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 - 09:04 AM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Women's Reservation Bill, parliament, 455 Votes, BJP Government, Special Session

Courtesy: The Hindu

Parliament

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Govt Calls For All-Party Meeting On September 17, Discussions Awaits

The government has called an all-party meeting on September 17, a day before the special session of Parliament commences. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi made this announcement and said that invitations were sent through e-mail to all leaders of opposition parties to attend the meeting. "Ahead of the parliament session from the 18th of this month, an all-party floor leaders meeting has been convened on the 17th at 4:30pm.… read-more

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 - 04:36 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: parliament, all party meeting, Special Session, Agendas, politics

Courtesy: India Today

Rahul Gandhi

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Rahul Gandhi Nominated To Standing Committee For Defense In Parliament

After a comeback in the Lok Sabha, the opposition has nominated former Congress President Rahul Gandhi in the parliamentary standing committee defence of the opposition. Congress MP Amar Singh too has been nominated to the committee, according to a Lok Sabha bulletin. This is the comeback of Rahul Gandhi, as before being disqualified in March, Mr Gandhi was a member of the parliamentary panel on defence.

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 - 09:14 AM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Rahul Gandhi, parliament, standing committee, Defence, mp

Courtesy: NDTV

Raghav Chadha

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Raghav Chadha's First Reaction After Being Suspended From Rajya Sabha

In an exclusive interview with the media, AAP MP Raghav Chaddha spoke about his suspension. He said, he has been suspended for questioning the biggest party BJP's MLAs, and questioned the Delhi Services Bill. He said, he called the BJP to be Advani party and said, the BJP is the strongest and is misusing their powers, and not allowing the opposition to speak in the Parliament Session.

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 - 08:31 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: rajya sabha, AAP MP, Raghav Chadha, parliament, Suspended MP

Courtesy: Hindustan Times

Amit Shah

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Amit Shah Tables 3 Bill In Monsoon Parliament Session

Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday tabled bills to replace the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the Indian Evidence Act and to provide for capital punishment for mob lynching, sexual assaults on minors, 20-year imprisonment for gang rape besides repeal of sedition offence. Furthermore, the bills would be sent to the panel for further scrutiny.

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 - 04:45 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Amit Shah, parliament, monsoon session, Bills, Amendments

Courtesy: Hindustan Times

Opposition

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I.N.D.I.A Calls For Boycott Of Lok Sabha Proceedings, Voices Against Adhir Ranjan's Suspension

Opposition parties of the I.N.D.I.A. alliance boycotted Lok Sabha proceedings on Friday to protest the suspension of Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from the House. They also decided not to attend the customary tea to be hosted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at the conclusion of the Monsoon session of Parliament. Chowdhury was suspended from Lok Sabha on Thursday for "repeated misconduct" pending an investigation by the privileges… read-more

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 - 03:00 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: parliament, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary, Suspension, I.N.D.I.A., Opposition

Rahul Gandhi-Smriti

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Why Rahul Gandhi Give Flying Kiss To 50 Year Old, Says Congress MLA

Amid Rahul Gandhi's ongoing 'flying kiss' controversy, Congress MLA from Bihar Neetu Singh triggered a new row as she took a jibe at Union Minister Smriti Irani in response. Why would the Congress MP give a flying kiss to a 50-year-old woman when he had no dearth of young girls, Neetu was seen asking in a video message, which has now gone viral on social media, which went viral.

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 - 11:32 AM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Rahul Gandhi, Flying Kiss Issue, smriti irani, parliament, Controversy

Courtesy: India Today

PM Narendra Modi

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PM Modi To Reply Opposition Against No Confidence Motion

PM Narendra Modi is going to reply to the allegations of the opposition in the parliament session, amid the no-confidence motion. The updates about the PM's reply today came after the Lok Sabha initiated the no-confidence debate, especially after the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi returned to the Parliament after almost 4 months. Meanwhile, during the ongoing session, discussion over the Manipur violence is still underway, demanding NDA… read-more

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 - 02:31 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Opposition, parliament, No Confidence Motion, PM Narendra Modi, manipur violence

Courtesy: Live Mint