Tag: Lok Sabha
Political Leaders, Public Gather To Bid Farewell To Sushma
Heavy security was in place at the Dayanand crematorium on Lodhi Road on Wednesday evening as top leaders including Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached for the last rites of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, but apart from the VIPs, common people had also come to pay their final respects.....
India Not Responsible For Climate Change: Javadekar
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday announced in the Lok Sabha that India was not responsible for climate change, saying that the per person carbon emission of the country is not more than two tonnes which is very less compared to the US, Europe and China.....
No Question Of Calling Godse 'patriot': Rajnath
A day after BJP's Pragya Thakur made controversial remarks on Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said there is no question of calling Godse a "patriot", and BJP even rejects such thinking.....
Pragya Apologises Twice In LS For Her Remark
BJP MP Pragya Thakur on Friday tendered apology in the Lok Sabha twice over her remarks on Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse, denying she made any such remark, but regretting if her statement had hurt anybody.....
Ready To Make Strictest Law: Government On Hyderabad Rape-murder
Condemning the gruesome gang rape and murder of a 27-year-old veterinary doctor in Hyderabad last week, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday asserted that the government is ready to make strictest laws to stop such crimes in future. ....
LS Burns Midnight Oil To Pass Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
The controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, which seeks to give Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday midnight though it was vehemently opposed by the major opposition parties which described it as "anti-Muslim".....
LS Passes Bill To Extend SC/ST Reservation By 2030
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill with voice vote to extend the reservation of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) for the next 10 years up to January 25, 2030, with the government announcing that the reservation will "never" be removed.....
Clarifications Needed Before Supporting CAB: Shiv Sena
Former BJP ally Shiv Sena's members in Rajya Sabha have not yet decided whether to support or oppose the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019.....
Row In Lok Sabha Over Rahul's 'Rape In India' Remark
Angry scenes were witnessed inside the Lok Sabha on Friday as the winter session drew to a close with fierce attack of the treasury bench all aimed at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his insensitive "Rape in India" remark. BJP members condemned the statement and sought an apology.....
Name 50 Wilful Defaulters: Rahul In Lok Sabha
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked in Lok Sabha the names of top 50 wilful defaulters. ....
