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Oppn submits privilege motion against Leader of House for unparliamentary remarks in RS
In a tweet, Ramesh, who is also a Rajya Sabha MP said: “Today at 1300 hours, the floor leaders of INDIA parties in the Rajya Sabha submitted a privilege motion against Leader of the House Piyush Goyal for addressing the Opposition as all of them ‘traitors’. Nothing less than an apology from him on the floor of the House, when it is in order, will do.”
As Parliament debates no-confidence motion, Ambedkar pops up 7 questions to Rahul
"Since the Congress was busy celebrating Rahul Gandhi's reinstatement as an MP in the LS yesterday, allow me to divert Congress' and their allies' attention to very legitimate issues and questions as a former 2-time MP," said VBA President Prakash Ambedkar, the grandson of the Chief Architect of Indian Constitution, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
Atishi to take charge of Services & Vigilance Departments
This decision comes on the heels of the Delhi Services Bill securing Parliament's approval after the Rajya Sabha passed the measure which gives the Centre control over the bureaucracy in the national capital. Previously under the purview of Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj, these key departments have now been handed over to Atishi, reflecting a strategic realignment of administrative roles.
No-confidence motion: Gaurav Gogoi initiates discussion in place of Rahul, BJP questions change
The BJP asked, 'What changed in five minutes, we were enthusiastic to listen to him." Speaking in the Lok Sabha, when the House met once again, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said, "As per my information I came to know that a letter has arrived that Rahul Gandhi will speak in the place of Gaurav Gogoi.
Maharashtra NCP chief Jayant Patil denies meeting Amit Shah
Ajit Pawar, who heads the breakaway NCP faction, said that Patil was in Mumbai with NCP President Sharad Pawar and not in Pune as speculated. Patil himself dismissed the reports that he had met Shah and was now on way to joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
‘Government not listening to poor’: Rahul Gandhi shares video of his Azadpur Mandi visit
He slammed the government while sharing the video of his recent visit to the Azadpur Mandi, one of Asia’s biggest vegetable and fruit market, where he had met some vegetable and fruit vendors as well as traders. Sharing his video on X, Rahul Gandhi said, “Why there is slowdown in the mandi (wholesale market)? Met the laborers, businessmen and farmers in Azadpur Mandi to know this.”
'Modi ji... I am a bigger fakir than you', Ashok Gehlot takes jibe at PM Modi
"Whatever I say, I say from my heart. Modi ji... I am a bigger fakir than you. You must have noted that Modi ji does not repeat the dress he wears once. I don't know if the dress is changed once, twice or three times a day. But I keep my dress the same... Am I not a fakir," Gehlot asked during the inauguration ceremony of new districts at the Birla Auditorium here.
'Black day for democracy', says Kejriwal after Parliament passes Delhi Services Bill
Claiming that the Bill tantamounts to enslaving the people of Delhi, Kejriwal said it was like the Government of India Act of 1935, which was then imposed by the Britishers on Indians. "After 75 years of Independence, the Prime Minister has curtailed the freedom of the people of Delhi -- almost as if their votes don’t matter -- because their elected government has been rendered almost powerless," Kejriwal said.
Unlike 2018, Shivraj not to solely lead BJP's 'Jan Ashirwad Yatras' in MP this time
The party's decision to deploy five leaders to lead the campaign is seen as a major blow to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who solely led the Yatra in 2018. According to sources, the BJP has decided to take out five yatras from different parts of the state. These yatras will be started in September.
Delhi Services Bill does not violate SC judgement, aimed to corruption free administration: Amit Shah
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on the Delhi Services Bill, Shah said, “Delhi services bill in no way violates Supreme Court judgement.” Replying on the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in the Rajya Sabha, Shah said that the aim is to make sure corruption-free administration in Delhi.
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