parliamentary procedure

New Delhi, March 7 The Trinamool Congress would support the no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, which is scheduled to be taken up when the Budget session of Parliament resumes on Monday, party leaders said.A senior TMC leader said the party was "always in support" of the...

New Delhi, March 6 The Lok Sabha has listed for Monday a notice 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 discussed...

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...

New Delhi, March 6 The Congress has issued a directive to its MPs, requiring them to be present in the Lok Sabha from March 9 to 11. The notice seeking the removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is likely to be taken up next week.The Lok Sabha will convene for the second phase of the Budget...

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...

New Delhi, March 5 – The Lok Sabha is likely to witness a rare situation next Monday when Speaker Om Birla will not chair the proceedings, but will be present as a member while a notice seeking his removal from office is being considered.As the Budget session of Parliament begins on March 9...

New Delhi, March 3 The Privileges Committee of the current Lok Sabha was constituted on Thursday, with Speaker Om Birla nominating BJP leader and former law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad as its chairperson.Birla has named 14 other MPs as members of the panel, according to a notification.The...

London, February 23 – Peter Mandelson, the former UK ambassador to the US, was arrested from his home in north London on Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, the Metropolitan Police said.Mandelson had resigned from the House of Lords and the Labour Party earlier this month...

Bhopal, February 19 A remark by Madhya Pradesh parliamentary affairs minister Kailash Vijayvargiya in the assembly on Thursday sparked a controversy, prompting Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to express regret.During the discussion on the motion of thanks on the...

February 18, New Delhi – Sharp political divisions emerged in Bangladesh on Tuesday after newly elected members of the 13th Parliament disagreed over taking an additional oath as members of a proposed Constitutional Reform Council.Members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party took an oath only...

In New Delhi, February 15, politics no longer feels like politics; it feels personal, even eccentric, with rhetoric that alienates more than it persuades. The tone emphasizes grievance over governance and emotion over institutional building. The result is the impression of someone seeking power...

New Delhi, February 13 The BJP launched a scathing attack on Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, alleging that his conduct throughout the first phase of the Budget session of Parliament, which concluded on Friday, remained "anarchic, undemocratic, and politically uncivilized."Addressing a...

New Delhi, February 12 "We are not concerned about any motions, and if you want to suspend us, we are ready for that as well," said Congress general secretary K C Venugopal on Thursday after BJP MP Nishikant Dubey gave a notice to initiate a 'substantive motion' against Rahul Gandhi.Venugopal...

New Delhi, February 11 Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday claimed that 20 to 25 Congress MPs had misbehaved with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in his chamber, and that senior leaders K C Venugopal and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who were present, did not intervene.The minister of parliamentary...

New Delhi, February 11 The opposition's notice to remove Speaker Om Birla could have been rejected due to drafting flaws, but he instructed officials to rectify it so that it could be considered as soon as possible, according to parliamentary sources.As many as 118 opposition MPs had signed...

New Delhi, February 11 "Flaws" have been found in the notice submitted by opposition MPs to remove the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, with Om Birla directing the secretariat to amend the "defective" notice to prevent it from being rejected, Lok Sabha sources said on Wednesday.As many as 118...

New Delhi, February 10 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla decided on Tuesday to step aside from his role as the presiding officer of the House, hours after the opposition submitted a notice for his removal, alleging that he had acted in a "blatantly partisan" manner.Lok Sabha officials said the...

New Delhi, February 10 Opposition parties submitted a notice on Tuesday to move a resolution to remove Om Birla as Speaker of the Lok Sabha, alleging that he has acted in a "blatantly partisan" manner in conducting the business of the House and "abused" his constitutional office.The opposition...

New Delhi, Feb 10 – While several opposition parties have joined forces to move a resolution to remove Om Birla as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, similar attempts have been made in the past, but none have been successful.A notice to move the resolution was submitted by opposition members on...

New Delhi, February 10 Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee said on Tuesday that his party has "no problem" with signing a notice for a no-confidence motion against the Lok Sabha Speaker, but stressed that the opposition should first approach Om Birla with their grievances, such as the...