Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal wrote to AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday with a demand that a Dalit MLA be appointed as 'Leader of Opposition' in the Delhi Assembly.
Aam Aadmi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Sunday criticized the BJP-led Central government over the recent stampede at New Delhi Railway Station, alleging that authorities attempt to cover up such incidents rather than addressing the root causes.
A delegation of Trinamul Congress Parliamentarians, from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, met President Droupadi Murmu, seeking quick approval of the new Bill Aparajita Women & Child (West Bengal Criminal Law) Bill that seeks capital punishment for convicts in rape and murder cases.
The Union Minister asserted that the entire report, including annexures, had been presented in Parliament as per rules.
After six months of nationwide consultations, the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 was tabled in Parliament on Thursday amid a strong protest from the Opposition.
Aviation watchdog, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has, since 2021, instituted a 'No Fly List', resulting in the prohibition of 166 passengers from boarding flights to/from India for a designated duration, the Parliament was told on Monday.
Participatging in the debate, Congress member Abhishek Manu Singhvi slammed the bill and said it is contradictory to the Supreme Court judgement on the control of services in Delhi.
Parliament is expected to face a logjam on Monday between Treasury and Opposition Benches as the government attempts to seek passage of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, in Lok Sabha. The introduction of the bill last week was vehemently opposed by the Opposition.
They want a discussion and they want it NOW. And they are not mincing their words. Dola Sen and Derek O’Brien, Trinamul Rajya Sabha Members of Parliament have been putting pressure on the BJP government at the Centre to address the issue of Manipur and they have been sending out the message by myriad methods including social media – namely Twitter and Whatsapp – and a series of videotapes. Sen and O’Brien both went to Manipur along with other Trinamul and Opposition Unity (I.N.D.I.A) leaders to assess the situation and according to them what they witnessed was devastating.
Soon after the House reassembled after its first adjournment at 12 noon, the Opposition party members reiterated their demand to hold a comprehensive discussion on Manipur ethnic violence issue under Rule 267.
