parliamentary procedure

Hyderabad, March 30 The Telangana Assembly on Monday referred a bill aimed at preventing hate speech to a select committee, following demands from the BJP, CPI, and also some ruling Congress members.According to the statement of objects and reasons of the Telangana Hate Speech and Hate Crimes...

New Delhi, March 30 – Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta criticised the opposition AAP legislators' negative approach during the recently concluded Budget Session, which involved boycotting the House without raising any specific issues and attempting to mislead the public.Addressing...

New Delhi, March 30 – Union Minister J.P. Nadda launched a scathing attack on the Congress-led INDIA Bloc in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, accusing it of lacking commitment to democratic principles, parliamentary decorum, or meaningful debate.Speaking during proceedings in the Upper House, Nadda...

New Delhi, March 30 The Rajya Sabha on Monday witnessed a walkout by several opposition parties over BJP member K Laxman's remarks that OBC reservations are being misused in the name of religion.Leader of the House and Union Minister J P Nadda criticised the walkout, saying that the Congress...

New Delhi, March 27 – The government on Friday introduced the second edition of the Jan Vishwas bill in the Lok Sabha, seeking to amend certain provisions to decriminalize a range of minor offenses, aiming to simplify business operations. This move was met with objections from Congress members...

New Delhi, March 27 – Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Friday praised the House for adopting the Public Accounts Committee's (PAC) reports after a gap of over 15 years, criticizing the previous Aam Aadmi Party government.Addressing the members, Gupta said, "As you are all aware, the...

New Delhi, March 26 Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the Congress party, is being influenced by his advisors, and he says whatever they tell him in Parliament, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday, while also questioning the leader of the opposition for dressing casually in a T-shirt in the...

New Delhi, March 25 – The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday began discussions on the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, which aims to ensure a dominant role for Indian Police Service officers in the top leadership of the country's paramilitary forces.The move has drawn...

New Delhi, March 24 – Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta expressed regret on Tuesday over Leader of the Opposition Atishi’s absence from the legislature’s proceedings and condemned her party MLAs for speaking ill of the Chair over the suspension of four AAP MLAs by the House.In a letter in...

New Delhi, March 24 – Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Atishi, wrote to Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday, accusing him of “silencing” the opposition through repeated suspensions and expulsions, and asserting that AAP MLAs will resume participation in House proceedings only after...

New Delhi, March 23 – Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta condemned the boycott of House proceedings by members of the Opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on the first day of the budget session."I strongly condemn the protest being carried out outside the House by the members of the Opposition...

The Lok Sabha has extended the tenure of the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining legislation related to the "one nation, one election" concept until the first day of the last week of the 2026 monsoon session. The bill aims to introduce simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and State...

New Delhi, March 18 – Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, met Congress MPs whose suspension from the House was lifted on Tuesday and shared tea and coffee with them in New Delhi on Wednesday.The informal meeting came a day after the Lok Sabha lifted the suspension of...

New Delhi, March 18 Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, bid farewell to retiring members on Wednesday and called for a review of the rules of procedure and conduct of business in the House.He also said that the House should have more sittings so that issues of...

New Delhi, March 18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday praised the contributions of the 59 members retiring from the Rajya Sabha between April and July, calling Parliament "an open university" and urging outgoing legislators to remain active in national life.Addressing the Upper House...

March 17, New Delhi: Former SP Vaid has strongly criticised Rahul Gandhi for his actions inside the Indian Parliament on March 12. In a detailed statement, Vaid said that Gandhi, along with several MPs, defied the Speaker's instruction prohibiting demonstrations within the parliamentary complex...

New Delhi, March 17 As many as 204 retired armed forces officers, former civil servants, including diplomats, and lawyers on Tuesday demanded that the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, apologize to the nation for his conduct inside the Parliament premises, terming it a...

The Lok Sabha has lifted the suspension of eight opposition MPs today after the House unanimously passed a motion in this regard. The motion was moved by Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, proposing the immediate termination of the suspension of the members.The MPs involved are...

New Delhi, March 16 – Eight suspended opposition MPs are likely to receive relief with a proposal to lift the ban on them expected to be presented in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, according to a political source aware of the decisions taken at a meeting of all political parties chaired by Speaker Om...

New Delhi, March 16 The opposition's move in the Lok Sabha to remove Speaker Om Birla from his position undermined parliamentary traditions, Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta said on Monday.In a letter to Birla, he asserted that the neutrality of the Speaker's office is central to the...