Lok Sabha
Smriti Irani, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury spar in LS over 'gentleman' remark
The episode began when the minister while replying to a question by BJD member Chandra Sekhar Sahu pertaining to her department, referred to him as "gentleman" instead of "honourable member".
'Why govt was not showing 'laal ankh?' Cong seeks white paper on China
Leader of the Congress party in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury raised the matter during Zero Hour. Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay also sought a discussion on the China issue. Chowdhury was alluding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 2014 remark, when he had talked about showing "laal ankh" to the Chinese over repeated transgressions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and had also spoken about the might of a "56-inch chest".
Finance Minister takes swipe at Trinamool MP Moitra's 'Who is Pappu now' jibe.
The comment came when during the course of her reply to the discussion on demands for grants, Sitharaman gave a lengthy rebuttal to Moitra's Tuesday's comments. On Tuesday, while participating in the discussion on demands for grants, the firebrand Trinamool MP, while questioning the economic policies of the government, had quipped "Who is Pappu now?"
Opposition divided while protesting on lack of discussion on LAC clash in LS
Chowdhury said that when the India-China war had broken out in 1962, the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had given an opportunity to more than 160 MPs to speak on the matter in Parliament. The Congress and the NCP members then staged a walk-out.
No proposal with government to restore old pension scheme, says minister
"There is no proposal under consideration of government of India for restoration of old pension scheme," Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad told the Lok Sabha in a written reply to a question by AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi.
Congress attacks Central govt, calls demands for grants 'story of failures'
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, while initiating the discussion on supplementary demands for grants for remaining part of the current fiscal as well as on the excess grants for 2019-20 in Lok Sabha, said that they (grants) were "a story of failures, a fondness for grand announcement and flashy statements, which are destroying foundation of everything good and noble in old India".
2023 to see 10 electoral contests, set the tone for 2024 Lok Sabha race
In fact, in 2023, assembly elections are also to be held in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana, apart from Northeast states Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram. The government may also conduct the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir next year.
'Refrain from making such statements': Assam CM tells Badruddin Ajmal over remarks on Hindus
Ajmal had earlier said that Muslim men get married soon after they attain the age of 21 according to the law, while Hindus keep themselves unmarried till the age of 40 to have illegal relations with at least three women.
SP wins Mainpuri, Khatauli goes to RLD and BJP gets Rampur
SP candidate Dimple Yadav won the Mainpuri seat with a margin of 2.9 lakh votes, defeating Raghuraj Shakya of the BJP. The Mainpuri victory is doubly significant for Akhilesh Yadav since it not only means retaining the family seat but also spells a patch up between him and his estranged uncle Shivpal Yadav.
Don't accuse Speaker on Twitter: Birla advises TMC MP Mahua Moitra
On Thursday, Birla, without naming anyone said that as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha he gave all the MPs a chance to speak in the House but some members resorted to Twitter to allege the opposite. He asked the MPs not to make such allegations against the Speaker. During the session, Birla gave TMC MP Mahua Moitra a chance to ask a question to Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia during Question Hour.
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