Congress MPs in Telangana have decided to move an adjournment motion in the upcoming session of Parliament to raise the issue of the Centre's stepmotherly treatment towards the state. A decision to this effect was taken at an all-party meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu even as Opposition BJP and BRS MPs chose to stay away.
The Congress government in Telangana has claimed to have conducted a caste census, and promised to bring a bill to enhance backward classes reservation to 42 per cent.
The All India Electricity Consumers’ Association (AIECA) has announced its strong opposition to the privatisation of the power sector and the forced installation of smart meters across the country.
Parliament was adjourned on Thursday and will reconvene on March 10, in the second and final half of the Budget session.
"The jurisdiction over the stated subject matter constitutionally lies in exclusivity with the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and eventually with the Parliament and the President," he said.
Expressing concern over reduction in the productivity of Parliament's winter session, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said the Opposition should raise their issues in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha by following established rules and procedures instead of disrupting both the Houses.
Sarangi and Rajput sustained injuries during a scuffle between the Congress-led Opposition and the ruling BJP-led NDA at the Parliament entrance on Thursday.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, Pratap Chandra Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput, who were injured after a scuffle in Parliament on Thursday, are stable and normal, as per the officials.
The two BJP MPs, Mukesh Rajput ( Farrukhabad) and Pratap Singh Sarangi (Balasore), blamed Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for the incident in which they sustained injuries.
The Congress-led Opposition, on Wednesday, raised a storm in Parliament protesting against Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar in the Rajya Sabha yesterday, forcing adjournment of both houses of Parliament without transaction of any business.
