The Opposition assembly in Madhya Pradesh raised the issue of alleged mismanagement at dedicated Covid-19 private hospitals across the state and demanded effective measures to verify the same. The assembly, in its monsoon session, met for a day on Monday in view of the Covid-19 situation and passed at least …
Read More »‘Slithering like snakes … now silent’: Sena criticizes BJP’s silence on Kangana’s ‘terrorist’ comment
The Shiv Sena attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday for its silence on Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut’s tweet calling farmers protesting government-approved agricultural bills “terrorists.” El Sena, in an editorial in Saamana, said that the political party that “slithered like snakes” to what the actress said is now …
Read More »Opposition to boycott Rajya Sabha until suspension of MPs is revoked
Congressional Leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said Tuesday that the suspension of eight members of the Opposition should be overturned and the Opposition would boycott the House proceedings until the demand is satisfied. Azad also demanded that the government introduce a bill requiring private companies and even the Food Corporation of …
Read More »LIVE Parliament Updates: Overnight Session of Suspended Legislators Can Snowball Like Cong to Raise Issue of Their ‘Abuse’ at LS; Harivansh talks to MPs over tea
Dozens of Delhi congressional leaders and workers marching into Parliament on Monday to protest the new Bills farm were also detained by police. Led by the President of the Delhi Congress, Anil Kumar, the protesters were marching towards the Parliament building, but were stopped on RP Road and detained. Eight …
Read More »Center vs opposition on agricultural bills: Main news | India News
NEW DELHI: Opposition parties attacked the government on Monday for suspending eight Rajya sabha Parliamentarians and are carrying out an “indefinite” protest at the Parliament premises against the measure. Eight opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha, including TMC leader Derek O’Brien and AAP’s Sanjay Singh, were suspended Monday for the remainder …
Read More »Farm Bill Row: Cong Announces Nationwide Upheaval; BJP plans massive outreach to counter opposition | India News
NEW DELHI: The political dispute over the approval of two farm bills escalated dramatically on Monday with the BJP firmly defending the new agrarian reforms and the opposition intensifying its offensive against the Center. Leading the charge on the opposition, Congress announced today that it will organize nationwide protests against …
Read More »The way in which agricultural laws passed in Rajya Sabha shows a decline in the culture of legislative scrutiny
The country is undergoing a deepening COVID-19 crisis triggered by the Union government’s inability to address it with robust public policy measures. This crisis has been preceded by a more persistent crisis manifested in the calculated denial of the NDA regime to scrutiny of legislative proposals in parliament. This process …
Read More »Within the mega reach of BJP to the furious farmers
Farmers shout slogans as they block a national highway during a protest against agriculture-related bills presented by the central government, in Beas, Punjab, on September 16, 2020 (NARINDER NANU / AFP). BJP chief JP Nadda and Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar have briefed party ministers and parliamentarians to engage …
Read More »Highlights of Parliament: Oppn writes to the president asking him to pass farm laws
The first to reach the well of the House were Trinamool MPs Arpita Ghosh and Dola Sen, MPs Kumari Shelja and Jairam Ramesh, and AAP legislator Sanjay Singh. Then TMC leader Derek O’Brien also approached the well with the rule book to show that it was a violation of House …
Read More »Rajya Sabha: 8 opposition MPs suspended for a week after protests over agricultural bills
Eight opposition MPs, including Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien and AAP’s Sanjay Singh, were suspended from Rajya Sabha for a week under Rule 256 (2) on Monday for their “rebellious behavior” during the fierce protests over Sunday’s farm bills. . The government presented a motion for its suspension for “bringing …
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