Rijiju hits out at Cong for attacking, changing Constitution
The Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju today strongly hit out at the Congress, charging it with "attacking the Constitution and altering its very essence."
The Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju today strongly hit out at the Congress, charging it with "attacking the Constitution and altering its very essence."
Asserting that the Constitution is a "suraksha kavach" (protective shield) that keeps the countrymen safe, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday accused the BJP-led Centre of making every effort to break this shield in the last 10 years.
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday amid huge protests by the Opposition after Leader of the House J P Nadda tore into the no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition against Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and the Congress leadership's alleged nexus with US businessman George Soros.
The counting of votes will take place alongside the Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly polls on 23rd November.
The House discussed the Finance (No 2) Bill, 2024, moved by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, along with the Union Budget, 2024-25.
Apart from the Trinamul Congress, the main opposition party in the state, BJP has also announced names of candidates in 20 seats in the first list.
The directions are to ensure transparency in giving permissions for grounds, meeting places on first-in- first out principles.
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 will cover entrance examinations held by the UPSC, SSC and the Railways besides all computer-based examinations conducted by the National Testing Agency.
Meanwhile, former cricketer Ambati Rayudu has quit the YSRCP within ten days of joining the ruling party.
Briefing newspersons on the Winter Session of Parliament which concluded on Thursday night, he said, "They themselves came and said to suspend them. Congress Party has such a low-level strategy."
