Senior BJP leader and Member of Parliament Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato, a member of the Parliamentary Committee for home affairs, has written today to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her to increase the monthly assistance under the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme to Rs 2,000.
With the Winter session of Parliament starting from Monday, Congress today demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the various alleged scams following the indictment of Gautam Adani and others by the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) of the US.
The government has convened an all-party meeting on November 24 ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament which starts on Monday.
Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Smriti Irani challenged Congress leadership, particularly the Gandhi family, to clarify whether they support terrorism or the development of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Winter Session of the Parliament is set to commence from November 25 and will go on till December 20, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced here on Tuesday.
The number of electric vehicles (EVs) registered in FY24 increased significantly by 42.06 per cent as compared to FY23, the Parliament was told on Friday.
The Grievance Appellate Committees under the IT Rules, 2021 received 1,065 cases since its inception and disposed of 937 cases, ensuring accountability of intermediaries towards safe and trusted internet, the Parliament was informed on Friday.
In the Lok Sabha, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce the Appropriation Bill and Finance Bill
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will introduce a bill to amend the Disaster Management Act, 2005, in both Houses of Parliament on Thursday.
Mr K C Venugopal (Congress) said politics can wait and both Central and state governments have to take relief measures.
