New Delhi: As the death toll continued to climb in the Hathras stampede tragedy on Tuesday, Samajwadi Party President and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav slammed the state government for not taking enough safety measures as a religious congregation was organised in the district. More than 100 people, including women and children, are … Read more
The opposition INDIA bloc is likely to field Faizabad Member of Parliament (MP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Awadhesh Prasad for the post of Deputy Speaker in Lok Sabha, according to reports. Prasad, a nine-time MLA, won the recently-held Lok Sabha Election 2024 by defeating Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) two-time MP Lallu Singh in the … Read more
Mr Murugan is also a former president of the Tamil Nadu BJP. New Delhi: The opposition’s push to keep the Constitution front and centre by asking for the ‘sengol’, a sceptre kept next to the Speaker’s chair in the Lok Sabha, to be replaced by a copy of the text has led to a strong … Read more
The controversy began when Mr Chaudhary questioned the appropriateness of the ‘Sengol’. New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today slammed the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the opposition INDIA bloc for their remarks on the ‘Sengol’, accusing them of disrespecting Indian history and Tamil culture. Mr Adityanath’s comments come in response to a growing … Read more
The installation of ‘sengol’ adjacent to the Lok Sabha Speaker’s chair has become a hot topic of discussion during this Parliament session, with opposition MPs advocating its replacement by a copy of the Indian Constitution. Samajwadi Party MP from Mohanlalganj, RK Chaudhary, in a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, questioned the relevance of … Read more
The ‘sengol’ was installed in the Lok Sabha chamber after a ceremony last year New Delhi: The ‘sengol’ installed next to the Speaker’s chair in Lok Sabha has emerged as the latest flashpoint this Parliament session after Opposition MPs questioned its relevance in a democracy and the BJP accused them of disrespecting Indian culture. The … Read more