parliamentary affairs

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...

The Lok Sabha was adjourned until 3 PM amid uproar from opposition members who were demanding a discussion on the West Asia situation. When the House reconvened at 12 noon after the first adjournment, External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar gave a statement on the situation in West Asia. As...

New Delhi, March 9 Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned until 3 pm on Monday amid noisy protests over the demand for a debate on the situation in West Asia, with the government accusing the opposition benches of not following the basic ethics of the House.As soon as External Affairs Minister S...

New Delhi, March 6 The Lok Sabha has listed for Monday a notice moved by opposition members to move a resolution to remove Om Birla as the Speaker.Once 50 members of the House stand up upon being called by the Chair, the notice will be considered as admitted. Then the resolution will be...

Agartala, March 6 A nine-day Budget session of the Tripura Legislative Assembly is set to begin on March 13 with the speech of Governor N. Indrasena Reddy, a senior minister said on Friday.State Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy will present the Budget for the 2026-27 fiscal on March 16...

Kohima, March 3 The Nagaland Legislative Assembly on Tuesday decided to refer the singing of the national song 'Vande Mataram', as directed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), to a select committee of the House to examine its applicability in the state.The decision was announced by Speaker...

Itanagar, March 3 The Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly finalized the agenda for the Budget session, scheduled to be held from March 6-12.The meeting was chaired by Speaker Tesam Pongte Tutsa. It discussed the proposed business and finalized the agenda for the...

New Delhi, February 26 – Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Jagat Prakash Nadda, will head the Ministry’s Hindi Advisory Committee and make recommendations on the progressive use of the language in official administrative work, an official said on Thursday.Nadda’s appointment as...

New Delhi, February 25 The government will initiate discussions with the opposition on the selection of ministries for debates on the grants demands in the Lok Sabha during the second part of the Budget session, as Speaker Om Birla refused to be a part of the process due to a pending motion of...

Jaipur, February 23 Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led state government, saying no government has ever engaged in such a comparison in the House, namely "two years versus five years".He was referring to the developments in the assembly...

Jaipur, February 22 Congress whip in the Rajasthan Assembly, Rafiq Khan, accused the BJP government of attempting to use the Assembly as a "publicity platform" by introducing a proposal on its two-year achievements.This move led to uproar and repeated adjournments of the state assembly on...

Bhopal, February 20 Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya stirred controversy when he used an unparliamentary word for the Leader of the Opposition, Umang Singhar, prompting Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to express regret.During the discussion on the motion...

Shillong, February 19 The Meghalaya assembly session scheduled for February 20, during which the state budget was to be presented, could be adjourned as a mark of respect to Shillong MP Ricky A J Syngkon, who died on Thursday evening, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said.Syngkon reportedly...

In Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah presented 13 demands and 19 supplementary demands in the Legislative Assembly today. These were subsequently presented to the House for discussion by Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that these demands for...

Ranchi, February 17 – An all-party meeting was held here ahead of the Jharkhand Assembly's budget session, which begins on Wednesday.Speaker Rabindranath Mahato, at the all-party meeting, urged leaders from all parties to ensure the smooth functioning of the House.Addressing the meeting, he...

Tawang, February 16 Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday claimed that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is not interested in the smooth functioning of Parliament, and some NGOs have tutored him that "good days" will come for his party, and that is why he has been stalling the House...

Shimla, February 15 – Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania said on Sunday that the 11th Budget session of the 14th Legislative Assembly and the fourth Budget session of the present government would commence on Monday with the address of Governor Shiv Pratap...

Tawang, February 15 The debate and subsequent vote on the no-confidence motion moved by the opposition against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will be taken up on March 9, when the House reassembles after the recess, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said here on Sunday.Rijiju...

New Delhi, February 13 Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, said on Friday that the government has dropped a plan to move a motion against Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, for using unparliamentary language against the Prime Minister, as a BJP MP has...

New Delhi, February 12 Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday that he had asked several Congress MPs to make Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi understand that a privilege notice could be moved against him if he speaks in the Lok Sabha, violating its rules and...