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New Delhi, March 11 – The no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was defeated by a voice vote on Wednesday. The voting took place after more than 13 hours of intense debate on the motion, in which the opposition accused the Speaker of being "biased and partisan" against them...

New Delhi, March 11 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a scathing attack on the Congress party and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, questioning the “seriousness” and “authenticity” of his claims that he is being silenced within the House.Shah cited numerous instances...

New Delhi, March 11 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday criticised the Opposition for submitting a notice seeking the removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, and also took aim at the Congress and the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) for allegedly creating chaos in the House with false...

New Delhi, March 11 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah strongly criticised the opposition in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, saying that raising questions about the Speaker's integrity undermines the credibility of the country's democratic institutions.Speaking during proceedings in the House, Home...

New Delhi, March 11 "No, No, No" – Opposition MPs have claimed that this is the frequently repeated refrain they hear from Speaker Om Birla when they try to raise important issues in the Lok Sabha.Speaking during a debate in the lower house on the resolution to remove Birla as Speaker, several...

New Delhi, March 11 The Congress on Wednesday criticized Union Minister Kiren Rijiju for contrasting the 10 hours allocated for a debate on the resolution to remove the Lok Sabha Speaker with the two-and-a-half-hour debate on a similar resolution in 1954, saying that Jawaharlal Nehru had then...

New Delhi, March 10 Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra described on Tuesday that she was supporting a motion to remove Om Birla as Speaker in the Lok Sabha, from where she was "illegally" expelled in 2023, as "divine karma."Participating in the debate on the opposition's resolution seeking...

Ranchi, March 10 The Jharkhand assembly witnessed a heated exchange between the treasury and opposition benches on Tuesday regarding "deteriorating" law and order, the "dominance" of bureaucracy, and alleged corruption in the state, while AJSU Party MLA Nirmal Mahato was asked to leave the House...

New Delhi, March 10 – Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, responding to the no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, stated that the latter enjoys tremendous “goodwill and support” across party lines, to such an extent that many opposition members are dismissive of the...

Panaji, March 10 Goa Forward Party (GFP) MLA Vijai Sardesai apologized to the state assembly on Tuesday over a protest staged by a group of people in the visitors' gallery in the House, after his office issued entry passes to them.Four people were arrested on March 6 after they protested...

New Delhi, March 10 – Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, responding to Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s charge that he was the "biggest interrupter" in the Lok Sabha, said on Tuesday that the opposition MP was entitled to his views but remained "immature and uninformed" enough to understand...

New Delhi, March 10 – Just minutes after the House convened for the second day, the Rajya Sabha witnessed heated and chaotic scenes regarding the ongoing SIR (Voter Verification) exercise, which is currently being conducted in states going to polls. The Leader of the Opposition, Mallikarjun...

Mumbai, March 10 Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar warned senior bureaucrats on Tuesday against skipping important discussions in the House, especially debates on the state budget, asking them to treat it as a "last chance" for the bureaucracy.Addressing the Lower House before the...

New Delhi, March 10 The Lok Sabha on Tuesday took up an opposition resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla from office for his alleged bias towards the ruling party, amid a heated debate on who will preside over the House while the motion is being taken up.Congress legislator...

New Delhi, March 10 – Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi raised procedural and constitutional objections in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday during the ongoing discussion on a resolution seeking a no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla.Participating in the debate, Gogoi cited parliamentary rules and said...

New Delhi, March 10 – The Congress initiated a move to move a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday, sparking heated exchanges in the House over procedural rules and who should preside over the proceedings during the discussion.Congress MP Mohammed Jawed formally...

New Delhi, March 9 – The Lok Sabha on Monday could not take up a motion seeking to move a resolution to remove Speaker Om Birla from office amid disruptions as opposition members demanded a debate on the West Asia situation.The opposition's motion is likely to be taken up on Tuesday, at noon...

New Delhi, March 9 Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to respond to the debate on the no-confidence motion moved against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla by opposition members, who alleged that he had acted in a "blatantly partisan" manner while conducting the proceedings of the House, sources...

New Delhi, March 9 The Lok Sabha was unable to pass a resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla on Monday, due to repeated adjournments, as opposition members demanded a debate on the West Asia situation. The government and the Speaker accused the opposition of "holding" the House...

Jaipur, March 5 Proceedings of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were adjourned for half an hour on Thursday evening following a heated exchange between the chair and a Congress MLA during a discussion on a bill.The disruption occurred while Congress MLA Harimohan Sharma was speaking during a...