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Rajya Sabha to have a 4-day break from April 1

Rajya Sabha will not have a sitting on Monday, April 3, as it decided to give an additional day off…

PTI | New Delhi | March 31, 2017 8:28 am

Rajya Sabha to have a 4-day break from April 1

Rajya Sabha will not have a sitting on Monday, April 3, as it decided to give an additional day off to allow members to have an extended holiday.

When the House met for the day, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien said Mondaywas being declared a holiday because Tuesday was a scheduled holiday on account of Ram Navami.

A holiday on Monday would mean that members would have four days off beginning tomorrow and the House will meet next on Wednesday.

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Cong and its ecosystem can’t hide their insult towards Ambedkar: PM Modi

''The people of India have seen time and again how one Party, led by one dynasty, has indulged in every possible dirty trick to obliterate the legacy of Dr Ambedkar and humiliate the SC/ST communities,'' he said in a series of posts on 'X'.

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Rijiju lashes out at Congress : ‘Stop misusing the name of Babasaheb Ambedkar’

Lashing out at the Opposition parties for protesting against Home Minister Amit Shah speech in Rajya Sabha, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Wednesday said the Congress should stop misusing the name of Father of the Constitution B R Ambedkar.

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Far from the truth: Kharge on Shah’s speech

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