Lok Sabha

While the Congress across the country is protesting against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha following his conviction by a Surat court in a 2019 criminal defamation case, the old tweet by Khushbu targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the talk of the town here. In the tweet, Khushbu had said.

He accused the Chief Minister Pinarayi of playing a game to please Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On the one hand, Vijayan criticised the action on the Congress scion, but on the other, his police on Friday late evening thrashed the Youth Congress taking out protests march against the highhandedness against Gandhi by the BJP government.

Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said, "We will fight this battle both legally and politically. We will not be intimidated or silenced. Instead of a JPC into the PM-linked Adani Maha Mega Scam, Rahul Gandhi stands disqualified. Indian Democracy Om Shanti." The Lok Sabha Secretariat in its notification said, "Consequent upon.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that a panel under the finance secretary would be set up to look into the issue of pensions. As many as 75 amendments are there in the Finance Bill, all of which were approved through voice vote, even as the Congress members protested in the well of the House, shouting slogans and.

The Lok Sabha on Thursday had passed the demands for grants for key ministries and also the Appropriation Bill 2023 without any discussion amid protests. On Friday, there is also a likelihood of the Finance Bill being passed after consideration amid prospectscof protests by opposition over the Adani issue, while even the treasury benches.

The ropeway is among the projects worth Rs 1,780 crore which Modi will either inaugurate or lay the foundation stone of during a programme at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University ground. The Prime Minister will also address the One World TB Summit at Rudrakash Convention Centre during the visit. The 3.75-km Varanasi Cantt station to Godowlia ropeway will have five stations and facilitate the ease of movement for tourists, pilgrims and residents of Varanasi.

Government intends to take up discussion, voting and passage of the union budget at 6 p.m. after putting a guillotine on demands for grants of five key ministries -- railways, rural development and panchayati raj, tribal affairs, tourism and culture and health and family welfare. As soon as papers were laid in the House, Congress members led by leader of the party in the House, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury sought to know whether Rahul Gandhi will be allowed to speak in the House or not.

Reacting to sentencing of Gandhi in a defamation case, Chowdhury said that because of Rahul Gandhi's fear, he is being pressurised from all sides, however he will not be cowed down. "Why two years, even if he is sentenced to 2,000 years, Rahul Gandhi will remain Rahul Gandhi," the Congress leader said while speaking to mediapersons in Parliament.

The government may opt for 'guillotine' to pass the Finance Bill if the logjam continues. vDue to the uproar between the BJP and the opposition, no work could be done even for a day in the second phase of the budget session in Parliament. The BJP is demanding an apology from Rahul Gandhi for his statement in London.

While the Congress is seeking a joint parliamentary committee probe in the Adani matter, the BJP has disrupted proceedings, seeking Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's apology over his remarks on democracy in London. On Wednesday, the government had got the budget for Jammu and Kashmir passed in Lok Sabha amid noisy.