AAP MP Raghav Chadha writes to Rajya Sabha chairman to oppose Bill replacing Delhi ordinance

23 Jul 2023

Raghav Chadha, a leader of the Aam Admi Party (AAP) and a member of parliament, wrote to Jagdeep Dhankar, the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, on Sunday to request that the government withdraw the Bill that would have replaced the Delhi ordinance. "Today, I have written a letter to the...

After obituary references Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon

20 Jul 2023

Following obituary references, Rajya Sabha was postponed for a brief duration until 12 noon on Thursday, the first day of Parliament's monsoon session. The House remembered sitting member Hardwar Dubey as well as former members who died during the inter-session time. The House also observed a moment of silence in...

Rajya Sabha session to begin from 20 July, Know everything

02 Jul 2023

The Rajya Sabha will meet for the forthcoming monsoon session of Parliament from July 20 to August 11, according to the Upper House secretariat. "The President has summoned the Rajya Sabha to meet on Thursday, July 20th, 2023, and to conclude on Friday, August 11th, 2023," the statement added. Parliamentary...

185 persons outside J-K bought land in Kashmir: Nityanand Rai

05 Apr 2023

The Union Minister for State Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that a total of 185 persons from outside the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have bought land in the UT during the years 2020, 2021, and 2022. Nityanand Rai, in a written reply to the...

Both Houses of Parliament adjourned till 2 pm

05 Apr 2023

Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till 2pm on Wednesday soon after the Parliament resumed its last leg of the ongoing Budget Session after a day's break. Some opposition MPs were also seen wearing black clothes in Lok Sabha. Rajya Sabha was adjourned amid sloganeering by the opposition....

Congress MP Pramod Tiwari moves suspension of business notice into Adani case

05 Apr 2023

On Wednesday, Congress leader Pramod Tiwari moved a suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the need for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) investigation into the Adani case. The Congress MP gave the suspension of business notice under Rule 267 of Rules of Procedures and Conduct of Business....

Rajya Sabha passes J&K Appropriation, Finance Bills without any discussion

27 Mar 2023

The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No 2) Bill and the Finance Bill, 2023, without any discussion. These bills were passed despite a ruckus created by the Opposition parties demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani- Hindenburg matter. Lok Sabha passed both bills...

Houses of Parliament adjourned within minutes of the starting of the proceedings

27 Mar 2023

On Monday, the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were suspended shortly after the start of the second phase of the Budget Session due to opposition MPs' protests. The Rajya Sabha was then adjourned till 2 p.m. and the Lok Sabha till 4 p.m. They were howling slogans about Rahul Gandhi's disqualification and...

Member of Rajya Sabha Sharad Pawar calls Opposition meeting today to discuss EVM issues

23 Mar 2023

Member of Rajya Sabha and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has called a meeting of leaders of opposition parties on Thursday to discuss the Rural Electronic Voting Machine (EVM). The meeting will be held at Pawar's residence on Thursday evening. In a letter written to all opposition leaders,...

Budget session: Both Houses adjourned amid logjam, to meet on Thursday

21 Mar 2023

Both the houses of the Parliament were adjourned amid a series of disruptions in the Parliament. The Opposition MPs raised slogans demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee inquiry into the Adani issue which resulted in the adjourning of the Lok Sbha till 2 pm. At 1:00 pm, Lok Sabha Speaker Om...