BJD to oppose Waqf Bill in Rajya Sabha, says Naveen Patnaik
The Biju Janata Dal announced on Thursday that it will oppose the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which is currently under the scrutiny of a Joint Parliamentary Committee.
The Biju Janata Dal announced on Thursday that it will oppose the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which is currently under the scrutiny of a Joint Parliamentary Committee.
The bye-election to 12 seats in Upper House in nine states were necessitated following election of 10 members to the 18th Lok Sabha and two others due to resignation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the 2024 election had brought people’s approval not just for his government’s performance in the last 10 years, but also for its plans for the future, confirming that the NDA alone enjoyed people’s trust to serve them and realize their dreams.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said the Opposition staged a walkout from Rajya Sabha during Narendra Modi’s reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address as he said the prime minister was “lying" in the House.
Attacking the NDA government over the NEET issue, Kharge said thousands of NEET aspirants were affected by the paper leak.
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."
Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar adjourned the Rajya Sabha sine die, giving a short summary of the Winter Session, after the passage of the three Bills.
A large number of senior BJP leaders and state ministers were present to congratulate Dr Sharma for getting elected to the Rajya Sabha.
After taking the oath, the external affairs minister thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the people of Gujarat, and the BJP for offering him an opportunity to continue serving the people of the country.
The Bill that seeks to regulate the appointment, conditions of service and term of office of the chief election commissioner and other election commissioners faced strong objections from Opposition parties
