In a setback to the Congress, on Thursday, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar rejected grand-old party lawmaker Jairam Ramesh’s notice of privilege against Home Minister Amit Shah.
The Congress chief whip in the Rajya Sabha accused the Union home minister of casting aspersions on Chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party Sonia Gandhi during his speech.
Amid the ongoing row over the proposed delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies, the Congress on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take the lead and consult with all the stakeholders in this regard.
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar is planning to resume presiding over the Rajya Sabha from March 17.
Ahead of his visit to US, the Congress on Tuesday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the “inhuman treatment” meted out to Indian illegal immigrants who were sent from America recently, saying this has never happened before.
The Central Election Committee (CEC) of Congress empowered party president, Mallikarjun Kharge, to finalise its candidates for the two crucial Lok Sabha seats.
Ramesh, who is the Congress MP in Rajya Sabha further said, “This is the most important election of our lifetime. Thankfully, as ground reports make clear, this corrupt brigade is on its way out.”
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that every time BJP gives clean chit to China, it makes it harder for India to deal with illegal Chinese occupation.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has claimed that Home Minister Amit Shah got "agitated" as Mallikarjun Kharge inadvertently "exposed the Modi-Shah gameplan" to change Article 371 related to Nagaland.
Ramesh claimed that Modi government wants to change several provisions of Article 371.
