Sumitra Mahajan
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Speaker Mahajan warns of ‘harsh steps’ if opposition continues to disrupt House proceedings
National | Dec 08, 2016, 02:30 PM ISTLok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today warned of ‘harsh steps’ if opposition members did not stop protesting and disrupting others who were speaking.
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Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan accepts resignation of Amarinder Singh
National | Nov 24, 2016, 04:56 PM ISTLok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Thursday acknowledged the resignation of Punjab Congress Chief and former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, who quit the Lower House following the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Sutlej-Yamuna
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Monsoon session of Parliament over, Lok Sabha adjourned sine die
National | Aug 12, 2016, 06:19 PM ISTMarking the conclusion of the monsoon session of Parliament , the Lok Sabha was today adjouned sine die.
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Government backs Sumitra Mahajan’s proposal for new Parliament building across Rajpath
National | Aug 05, 2016, 10:26 AM ISTThe Central government has backed Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s proposal to have a new Parliament building.
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Don’t attend House proceedings until a decision is taken on Parliament video: LS Speaker tells Bhagwant Mann
National | Aug 03, 2016, 02:06 PM ISTLok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has advised Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann not to attend the Parliament until a decision is taken on his controversial parliament security breach video.
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Parliament video row: Speaker asks AAP MP Bhagwant Mann not to attend sittings, sets up 9-member probe panel
National | Jul 25, 2016, 01:54 PM ISTActing on the demands of Members of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday set up a nine-member panel to probe Aam Aadmi Party MP Bhagwant Mann's video which allegedly put Parliament security "in
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Bhagwant Mann offers unconditional apology, removes parliament video from Facebook
National | Jul 22, 2016, 04:59 PM ISTAam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann has finally removed the controversial parliament video from his Facebook account.
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Bhagwant Mann in soup over Facebook video, Parliament unites against him
National | Jul 22, 2016, 01:18 PM ISTLok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has taken cognizance of the video that was live streamed by AAP MP Bhagwant Mann on social media showing security spots of Parliament.
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Sumitra Mahajan gets Rs 48 lakh Jaguar as her new official car, Congress asks her to reconsider
National | May 27, 2016, 11:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: The purchase of a Rs 48.25 lakh swanky Jaguar XE as the new official car for Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has raised eyebrows with the opposition Congress on Friday asking her to
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Rs 48 lakh Jaguar XE Portfolio to replace Toyota Camry as Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s official vehicle
National | May 27, 2016, 03:18 PM ISTLok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajn’s official vehicle Toyota Camry is set to be replaced by a new Jaguar XE Portfolio worth Rs 48.25 lakh.
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Lok Sabha adjourned sine die 2 days ahead of schedule
National | May 12, 2016, 07:53 AM ISTThe Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Wednesday, two days before the scheduled culmination of the session during which the budgetary exercise was the highlight.
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Absence of MPs in Lok Sabha ‘very bad’, says Speaker Sumitra Mahajan
National | May 09, 2016, 03:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today expressed her frustration over the absence of some members in the House, saying it was a “very bad” trend. The Speaker’s comment came when the House took
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Speaker angry at BJP MP for saying women fear flying MiG-21s
National | May 06, 2016, 01:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP chief whip in Lok Sabha Arjun Ram Meghwal today faced the ire of the Speaker for saying that women are afraid of flying MiG-21 fighters due to its high accident rate.
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'Your replies should be short': Sumitra Mahajan's advise to 'young & energetic' Piyush Goyal
National | May 05, 2016, 04:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Thursday advised Power Minister Piyush Goyal to give short answers to questions raised by MPs after Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav objected to his long speeches.
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Uttarakhand crisis echoes in Parliament, Rajya Sabha adjourned
National | Apr 25, 2016, 02:35 PM ISTThe second leg of the Budget Session, which is beginning today, is unlikely to see any important legislative business as the Opposition parties, especially the Congress, have made it clear that they will counter the NDA government over the imposition
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Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan calls all party meeting on Sunday
National | Apr 22, 2016, 09:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid all indications that the next session beginning Monday is set to be a stormy affair, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has called an all party meeting on Sunday to ensure smooth functioning
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Speaker refers TMC sting issue to Lok Sabha's ethics panel; ruckus in RS
National | Mar 16, 2016, 02:14 PM ISTLok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today referred the issue of sting operation by a news portal allegedly showing Trinamool Congress leaders, including some MPs, accepting bribes in return for favours to a fictitious company to Ethics Committee of the
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Sumitra Mahajan stresses need for new Parliament building
National | Feb 23, 2016, 07:24 AM ISTNew Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today cited the difficulties she faces in providing adequate facilities to members as one of the reasons for her proposal to have a new Parliament building.Mahajan said that in
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Economic status, not caste, should be the basis for reservation: Kumar Vishwas
National | Jan 25, 2016, 11:02 AM ISTAhmedabad: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas has said that caste-based reservation should gradually be phased out with reservation on the basis of economic status of a person. Vishwas made this remark while speaking
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Rahul Gandhi UK citizenship row: Sumitra Mahajan refers complaint to Parliament Ethics Committee
National | Jan 07, 2016, 08:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has forwarded to the Ethics Committee of Parliament a complaint by a BJP MP alleging that Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi presented himself as a British citizen to float