New Delhi Mar 31 PTI Congress MPs led by Rahul Gandhi on Thursday staged a protest against the fuel price hike at Vijay Chowk here and sought its roll back Congress MPs from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha carrying placards raised slogans against the government and sat on a dharna against the rise in price of petrol diesel and LPG gas Among those present included Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury The Congress is also launching a week-long countrywide protest against inflation and rise in fuel prices Petrol and diesel prices were on Thursday hiked by 80 paise a litre each taking the total increase in rates in the last 10 days to Rs 640 per litre Rates have been increased across the country and vary from state to state depending upon the incidence of local taxation This is the ninth increase in prices since the ending of a four-and-half-month long hiatus in rate revision on March 22PTI SKC SRY DV DV
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday said that there is nothing in the Union Budget for the poor, farmers and middle class.
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday took a swipe at the Central Government stating that 'Make in India' should be termed as a "farce" as the trade deficit between India and China reflects that India continues to import more from the neighbouring country.
New Delhi Jan 31 PTI As the Pegasus snooping row kicked up a fresh political storm the Centre on Monday said there was a consensus at an all party meeting that the Lok Sabha not be stalled and this sentiment was also reflected in the deliberations of party leaders in the Rajya Sabha While Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who is also the Deputy Leader of the Lok Sabha spoke about the consensus Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said there is no need for a separate discussion in Parliament on the Pegasus issue during the Budget session as the matter is sub-judice After Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury two more opposition MPs in the Rajya Sabha --Binoy ViswamCPI and V SivadasanCPI-M--submitted a notice to move a privilege motion against IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw accusing him of providing misleading information over the alleged use of Pegasus spyware of Israels NSO group The move came after the New York Times claimed last week that India had brought the spyware technology from Israel in 2017 as part of a USD 2 billion defence deal The Pegasus row had led to a washout of the last Monsoon session when a united opposition did not allow both houses to function and sought a discussion on the matter Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said all political parties have assured him of positive cooperation in the running of the House Speaking after listening to the points raised by the floor leaders of all the 25 parties in the Lok Sabha Minister Singh expressed his gratitude for the healthy discussions He stated that there was a consensus that the House not be stalled Singh was quoted as saying in the statement issued by the Parliamentary Affairs ministry Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu also urged leaders of various political parties to allow smooth functioning of the House during the Budget session which commenced on Monday The leaders assured the Chairman of their support according to Rajya Sabha sources Addressing reporters after the all-party meeting held virtually Minister Joshi said Singh sought cooperation from all the parties for the smooth functioning of the Lok Sabha As far as the Pegasus issue is concerned he said there is no need for a separate discussion now but opposition leaders are free to raise any matter while speaking on the Motion of Thanks on the Presidents address The Budget session is scheduled to conclude on April 8 with a recess in-between from February 12 to March 13 The Aam Aadmi PartyAAP raised the Pegasus spyware issue at the all-party meeting and demanded a discussion according to Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh Chowdhury has already written to Speaker Birla for moving a privilege motion against the government accusing it of misleading the House since it had denied the charges of spying in a statement in Parliament last year Viswam submitted the notice to move a privilege motion in the Rajya Sabha against Minister Vaishnaw for his statement in Parliament last year on the Pegasus spyware issue and accused the government of deliberately misleading the two Houses Viswam said he submitted the notice in the light of the recent New York Times report Viswam said despite the governments repeated attempts at hiding the truth numerous pieces of evidence have been made public that point towards the governments purchase of Pegasus spyware The New York Times report is the latest on the list he added The matter concerns grave allegations of snooping that violate Constitutional rights and safeguards but the ministers deliberate attempt to mislead the members of Parliament constitutes a breach of privilege the CPI MP said TMC leader Derek OBrien hoped that the government will be more responsible and ensure functioning of the Budget session as he accused it of willfully disrupting the last session of Parliament In the last session 12 opposition MPs were suspended from the Rajya Sabha on the very first day of the session The TMC along with several other opposition parties were at the forefront in both houses protesting over the suspension of the MPs PTI JTR SKC PK ASG GSN
Kolkata Jan 21 PTI Trinamool Congress on Friday welcomed Centres decision to install a statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate in the national capital but asserted nonetheless that it was aimed at countering criticism after the rejection of West Bengals tableau themed on the nationalist leader for the Republic Day parade snowballed into a major row The real tribute would be have been paid had the Centre taken steps to unearth the mystery shrouding Netajis disappearance TMC said As the rejection of West Bengals tableau on Netaji has created a major controversy the Centre is trying to divert attention The decision to install the statue of Netaji is only aimed in that direction But we welcome the decision At the same time we feel that the real tribute would have been paid had the government taken steps to unearth the mystery shrouding his disappearance TMC state general secretary Kunal Ghosh said Echoing him party MP Sougata Roy said after the rejection of the tableau on Netaji BJPs claim of respecting icons of the nation stood exposed We welcome the decision But we feel there is no harm in allowing Netajis tableau by the West Bengal government at the Republic Day parade It was rejected due to narrow-minded politics Now as the BJP and its theatrics on the icons of our country has been exposed it decided to install the statue Roy said Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday announced that a grand statue of the freedom fighter will be installed at India Gate as a symbol of the countrys indebtedness to him Till the granite statue is completed a hologram statue would be put up at the same place Modi said The prime minister said that he will himself unveil the hologram statue on January 23 the 125th birth anniversary of the nationalist leader As the rejection of West Bengals tableau for the Republic Day parade snowballed into a major row Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee informing her that the CPWDs float for the occasion would pay homage to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose but her TMC was implacable saying the states dignity has been hurt In a letter to Modi on Sunday Banerjee had expressed shock at the rejection of the states tableau which is themed on Bose and his Indian National Army It also featured other Bengal icons like Rabindranath Tagore Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo Anita Bose-Pfaff the only child of Bose had said on Monday that the legendary freedom fighters legacy has often been partly exploited for political reasons She minced no words while acknowledging the fanfare that marked the start of Boses 125th birth anniversary year celebrations in 2021 in Kolkata had something to do with the elections in West Bengal the opening of the anniversary year was celebrated in a bigger way of all places in Kolkata had something to do with election and election prospects in Bengal The fact that nothing happened this year certainly the issue is not as important as last year she had told PTI in an interview All India Forward Bloc the party founded by Netaji too welcomed the Centres decision but criticised the exclusion of West Bengals tableau highlighting Boses contributions We welcome the decision to install the statue of Netaji at India Gate But we feel his legacy should not be seen through the prism of Centre-state politics The Centre should have allowed West Bengals tableau Naren Chatterjee the state secretary of the party said Bose had launched the AIFB in 1939 Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the BJP is trying to hijack the legacy of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose The high-level committee that was formed to plan a year-long programme to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of the great leader never discussed any such thing As there has been a controversy the BJP took this shortcut to counter the criticism he said PTI PNT KK KK KK
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Union Cabinet Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Tuesday introduced The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha.
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): In an all-party meet convened ahead of the winter session of Parliament, the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) raised ten issues including the Women's reservation bill to be brought in this session of parliament.
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): The Centre has called for an all-party meeting at 11 am on Thursday to discuss the situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power in the war-ravaged country.
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