The counting of votes started after an eight-hour delay amid complaints of cross-voting and rules violations by the BJP and the ruling alliance. Both BJP and the Shiv Sena approached the Election Commission, alleging cross-voting and seeking disqualification of votes.
With the motion, Opposition sought to demonstrate how nationwide calls for President Rajapaksa’s resignation is reflected in the country’s legislature, said report.
The post of Deputy Speaker of Parliament was left vacant after Ranjith Siyamabalapitiya stepped down from the post.
Although there was neither any acceptance or denial from the Ganguly family on this count till this report was filed, statements by state party president, Sukanta Majumdar and BJP's national vice president, Dilip Ghosh on Monday sparked the speculation further.
Conservative Party MP Neil Parish resigned, triggering a by-election in the Tory safe seat of Tiverton and Honiton in south-west England, after admitting he watched adult material twice in Parliament.
The vote, which has been granted for Thursday, is expected to coincide with Johnson’s two-day India visit as he is scheduled for events in Ahmedabad on that day.
Johnson told lawmakers in the House of Commons “it did not occur to me” that the gathering was a party.
The video clip is from April 5 when a short-duration discussion was held in the Lower House on 'Situation in Ukraine'.
The Upper House spent 37.50% of the functional time on debates, 23 per cent on Bills, while passing 11 of them, besides the introduction of one, an official statement from the Rajya Sabha stated.
In a series of tweets, Modi said, "Over the last few days, the Parliament has witnessed a healthy discussion on the situation in Ukraine and India's efforts to bring back our citizens through Operation Ganga. I am grateful to all MP colleagues who enriched this discussion with their views."
According to the bill, passed by Lok Sabha last week, the unification of the municipal corporations will ensure synergised and strategic planning and optimal utilisation of resources.
The political crisis in Pakistan has stirred things up on the internet. Even though the concerned parties, especially, India, China and the US, are observing things closely, many on social media are sharing memes about Imran Khan.
The Parliamentary Committee on Papers Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha, chaired by BSP Ritesh Pandey, is convening a briefing session with the representatives of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Monday, according to a notice issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
An emotional outburst over the recent Birbum killing was seen in the Parliament on Friday when BJP MP Roopa Ganguly broke down while addressing the House about the horrific killing of eight people in West Bengal.
The Lok sabha is slated to take up discussion and voting on demands for grants for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying for 2022-23.
Speaking in Rajya Sabha Sitharaman said the Kashmir issue should not have gone to the global forum as it was an internal issue.
Petrol and diesel prices were on Tuesday hiked by 80 paise a litre each while domestic cooking gas LPG rates were increased by Rs 50 per cylinder.
In reply to a written question, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore said the government is likely to spend Rs 2,285 crore on the entire Central Vista project in the next financial year.
The Government has taken serious note of the incident. A formal high-level inquiry has been ordered, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Rajya Sabha.
Barring Punjab, the BJP retained power in all the four states it ruled before the Assembly elections. The 4 states are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur.
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