Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made headlines for his first Lok Sabha speech as a leader of the opposition in the lower house. However, several portions of his speech on minorities, the NEET row, and the Agnipath scheme were expunged from Parliament’s records. Amid an uproar over Gandhi’s Lok Sabha speech, a video showing “how camera … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak in Lok Sabha during the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address on July 2, Tuesday, news agency PTI reported. PM Modi’s speech will come a day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s maiden speech as Leader of Opposition in the lower House of Parliament launching a scathing attack on … Read more
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Himachal’s Mandi Kangana Ranaut on Monday launched a scathing attack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his Lok Sabha speech, suggesting the Congress leader should immediately seek some “therapy sessions”. Calling his statements “irresponsible”, Kangana stated many psychologists agree that pressure from the family to be someone else … Read more
Both the Houses of Parliament – Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha – were adjourned till noon on Friday after the Opposition leaders demanded a discussion on alleged irregularities in the NEET and ‘failure’ of National Testing Agency (NTA). The Members of Parliament (MPs) from Opposition parties, including the Congress, had moved adjournment motions demanding discussion … Read more
The 18th Lok Sabha will have a Deputy Speaker, but it will likely be from the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and not from the Opposition INDIA bloc, reports suggest. The move, once official, will further escalate the opposition’s acrimony with the government in the coming days. The post of Deputy Speaker was vacant in … Read more
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has hit out at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre for using the Emergency as a tactic to ‘divert’ from real issues like NEET paper leaks, the situation in Manipur and unemployment. Tharoor, the fourth-term Congress Member of Parliament (MP) from Thiruvananthapuram, asked why it was relevant … Read more
Akhilesh Yadav was speaking after NDA’s Om Birla was re-elected as the Lok Sabha speaker New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said that he hoped that actions like suspension of MPs would not be taken in the 18th Lok Sabha. Speaking shortly after NDA’s Om Birla was re-elected as the Lok Sabha … Read more
The newly-elected Members of Parliament (MP) will vote to elect the Speaker of 18th Lok Sabha today on June 26. Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Om Birla, who was the Speaker in the 17th Lok Sabha, is up against INDIA bloc leader and eight-term Congress Parliamentarian K Suresh for … Read more
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday, June 24, that the Opposition will support the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government during the Lok Sabha Speaker election only if the deputy speaker’s post is given to the bloc. Rahul Gandhi also accused senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh of “insulting” Mallikarjun Kharge, saying the defence minister is … Read more
Lok Sabha Session Live: The second session of the 18th Lok Sabha to begin shortly. New Delhi: BJP’s Om Birla, who was speaker in the NDA’s previous term is set to be the Lok Sabha Speaker again, his nomination will be filed soon. Earlier today, Mr Birla met PM Modi. The opposition INDIA bloc is … Read more
New Delhi: The first day of the 18th Lok Sabha session witnessed mixed reactions from both the treasury benches and the Opposition. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed it as a historic moment for India’s parliamentary democracy, with the newly elected MPs taking oath in the new Parliament building for the first time since Independence. However, … Read more
Opposition MPs held up copies of the Constitution in a demonstration at Lok Sabha 1st Session today. New Delhi: In a show of strength as the Parliament met for the first time after Lok Sabha polls, MPs of the INDIA Opposition bloc today held up copies of the Constitution and raised slogans inside the Parliament … Read more