‘Tax terrorism’: INDIA bloc leaders protest against 18% GST on health insurance
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, also joined INDIA alliance members in demanding the rollback of the GST on insurance premiums.
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, also joined INDIA alliance members in demanding the rollback of the GST on insurance premiums.
Kharge said Mr Modi tried to break the Constitution and that is why they are holding the protest.
Dola is one of Mamata Banerjee’s closest confidantes and she has been three times consecutively representing the party in the Rajya Sabha.
Leaders, under Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) led by Congress, also raised slogans against the BJP government over the violence in the northeastern state.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan moved a resolution to cut short the proceedings, following which the Assembly was adjourned indefinitely.
The protest over cases against Opposition UDF legislators in connection with the scuffle that broke out between Opposition and watch and ward personnel and Left MLAs before the Speaker’s office on Wednesday.
The protest was triggered by the speaker’s denial of permission for the adjournment motion over an assault on a minor girl in broad daylight in the state capital the other day.
In ward 114, CPIM’s polling agent was threatened while he was at home for lunch. He alleged that TMC workers gathered outside his residence and threatened him against stepping out and returning to the booth. CPIM candidate of ward 21 Sujata Saha had to be admitted to a hospital after being attacked at the Jorabagan KMC building allegedly by TMC men. The candidate has received injuries to her head and is undergoing treatment.
The government rushed through six bills in the House and the opposition alleged that the government is undermining Parliament. The government on Thursday managed to pass three bills between brief adjournments -- The Constitution (Scheduled Tribe) Order (Amendment) Bill, The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Bill, The Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021.
The Question Hour went on for over 30 minutes and more than seven questions were taken up along with supplementaries
