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  Sri Lankan Parliament likely to be dissolved paving way for snap polls: Minister

  World | March 01, 2020 15:21 IST

  Sri 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

  Politics | January 14, 2016 21:49 IST

  New 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 | December 06, 2013 20:55 IST

  Kolkata: 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

  Politics | August 03, 2013 12:05 IST

  New 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

  Politics | April 29, 2013 13:55 IST

  New 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

  Politics | September 08, 2012 12:18 IST

  New 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

  Politics | September 07, 2012 23:37 IST

  New 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 | August 27, 2012 21:07 IST

  New 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

  Politics | September 03, 2012 20:23 IST

  New 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 18:47 IST

  New 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