Parliament Disruption
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Sri Lankan Parliament likely to be dissolved paving way for snap polls: Minister
World | Mar 01, 2020, 03:21 PM ISTSri Lankan President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is likely to dissolve the Parliament later on Sunday, paving the way for snap elections in the country months ahead of the schedule, a top minister said.
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Ram Jethmalani withdrew offer to defend Sonia, Rahul Gandhi after Parliament disruption
National | Jan 14, 2016, 09:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: Senior advocate and MP Ram Jethmalani had offered to defend Congress President Sonia and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case but "revoked" it when she did not act on his "advice" to
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Disruptions in Parliament and assemblies not right: Pranab Mukherjee
India | Dec 06, 2013, 08:55 PM ISTKolkata: Criticising frequent disruptions in Parliament and state assemblies, President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said the issue needed collective thinking on whether some of the existing rules required to be amended to ensure smooth running
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Opposition not responsible for disruption: Sushma Swaraj
National | Aug 03, 2013, 12:05 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 3: BJP leader Sushma Swaraj Friday said that opposition was not responsible for disruptions in proceedings of parliament and it fulfills its role of holding the government accountable for its actions.Speaking on
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Please let parliament function, government tells opposition
National | Apr 29, 2013, 01:55 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 29: The government Monday appealed to the opposition to allow parliament to function and said it was the right forum to discuss all issues."I appeal to the opposition to let the house
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Stalling parliament also part of democracy: BJP
National | Sep 08, 2012, 12:18 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 8: Seeking to blame the government for the partially washed out monsoon session, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday blamed corruption for the lost session, and asserted that stalling parliament was also
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'Wasted' parliament session ends
National | Sep 07, 2012, 11:37 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 7: The turmoil-ridden monsoon session of Parliament came to an end today after most of its sittings were washed out over the controversial coal block allocation issue with BJP remaining unrelenting on
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Full text of PM's statement on coal blocks allocation
India | Aug 27, 2012, 09:07 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 27: Following is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Statement on the coal block allocation issue over which Parliament's business has been disrupted for the second week on Monday. 1. I
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Full text of PM's statement on coal blocks allocation
National | Sep 03, 2012, 08:23 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 27: Following is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Statement on the coal block allocation issue over which Parliament's business has been disrupted for the second week on Monday. 1. I
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Reject those who mock institutions of democracy, says PM
India | May 13, 2012, 06:47 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 13: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the country should reject those who mock the institutions of democracy though many people often feel frustrated by the disruption of Parliament.“We are not a