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Congress plans to launch house visit programme 'Ghar Ghar Congress'

Slamming the BJP, Shah Nawaj said, "The claim about secularism is not at all present...it seems as if Governor's rule going on. Where is the government?"

MPLADS fund: 14 MPs from Assam get the highest share, shows data

Only Rs 4,307.5 crore of the Rs 6,216 crore entitled to parliamentarians were disbursed

LS privileges panel to probe Chowdhury's 'misconduct' at meet on Friday

The Privileges Committee of the Lok Sabha will probe on Friday the complaint of misconduct against Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who was suspended from the lower house last week. The committee, chaired by BJP member Sunil Kumar Singh, is set to deliberate on the motion adopted by the Lok Sabha on August 10 on the "gross, deliberate and repeated misconduct of Chowdhury in utter disregard to the House and authority of the Chair. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had objected to the behaviour of Chowdhury and BJP member Virendra Singh during the debate on the no-confidence motion against the government. Singh, the BJP member from Ballia, had tendered an apology to the Chair for his conduct in the House, and escaped action. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi termed Chowdhury's actions as "habitual" and deliberate. Joshi said Chowdhury had repeatedly disrupted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reply to the debate on no-confidence motion and also interrupted speeches of Home .

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Suspended MPs will not be able to attend meetings of parliamentary panels

Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and some other MPs suspended from Parliament will not be able to attend the meetings of parliamentary committees of which they are a member or chairperson till their suspension is revoked. Chowdhury, who heads the all-important Public Accounts Committee, will not be able to take part in its meeting. Similarly, he will not be allowed in the meetings of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs of which he is a member till his suspension continues. He is also a member of the business advisory committee of the Lok Sabha, the General Purposes Committee, the Parliamentary Budget Committee and the Consultative Committee on Defence. "I will not be able to attend the meetings of any of the parliamentary panels as I stand suspended from the Lok Sabha," Chowdhury told PTI. He, however, said that he is actively considering moving court against his suspension and talks are underway with legal experts in this regard. Chowdhury was

K Kavitha to contest for Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency against D Arvind

Kalvakuntla Kavitha, the Telangana CM's daughter, lost the Nizamabad Lok Sabha seat elections in 2019 against BJP's Dharmapuri Arvind

Bharat Jodo Yatra still not over: Cong MP Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the Bharat Jodo Yatra is not over and he undertook the cross-country march to understand what was it he loved and what was it that he bore abuse for 10 years. Participating in the no-confidence motion debate, Gandhi also thanked Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for reinstating his membership of the House. "The last time I spoke, I also caused you (Birla) pain. I focussed on Adani ji with such intensity, your senior leaders felt pain. That pain also affected you, for that I apologise to you," Gandhi told Birla. "I only spoke the truth. My BJP friends you need not be afraid because my speech today will not be focussed on us. Rumi said, 'jo shabd dill se aate hain woh dil mein jaate hain'. Will not attack you much." "I walked from one end of the country to another, from the coast to the snowy mountains of Kashmir. The yatra is still not over ... Many people asked me after it started, 'Rahul why did you walk, what is your aim'. "I did not know

Rahul to address first rally in Rajasthan after being reinstated as MP

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address a public rally in Rajasthan's Banswara district on Wednesday, his first public meeting after the restoration of his Lok Sabha membership. The rally will be held on the occasion of World Tribal Day and also mark the beginning of the party's campaign for the state assembly polls due later this year. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has called upon the people to attend the rally in large numbers. Former Congress President and MP Rahul Gandhi will address a grand public meeting at Mangarh Dham on the occasion of World Tribal Day, Gehlot tweeted on Tuesday night. PCC general secretary Swarnim Chaturvedi said Gandhi will reach Mangarh Dham at 3 pm and address the rally. Chaturvedi said Gandhi will be accorded a grand welcome by the tribals in the area. There is huge enthusiasm about Gandhi's rally. He will be given a welcome in a traditional manner with the beating of drums, he said. Congress in-charge for Rajasthan Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, state

Rahul to visit Wayanad on Aug 12 for 1st time after being reinstated as MP

"There will be a very warm welcome ever hand in the history of Wayanad for Rahul Gandhi," Siddique added

No confidence motion in Parliament today: Here's all you should know

The no confidence debate will run for three days and will be initiated by Congress Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi at 12 pm

Took rules of no-trust motion to drag PM to Lok Sabha: TMC MP Derek O'Brien

TMC MP Derek O'Brien on Tuesday claimed that it has taken the rules of a no-confidence motion moved by the opposition to "drag" Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Lok Sabha. In a tweet, the TMC's Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha also urged the prime minister to come to the Upper House. "It's taken the rules of a no-confidence motion to finally drag the PM to the Lok Sabha," he tweeted. "And in the Rajya Sabha, what's stopping this heartless government from starting the discussion on Manipur today, August 8, at 11 am. Let's begin," he added in the tweet. The Lok Sabha is set to witness a fierce debate on the no-confidence motion against the BJP-led government on Tuesday. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, whose membership was restored in the wake of the Supreme Court staying his conviction in a defamation case, is likely to be the lead speaker of the INDIA opposition bloc. The motion of no-confidence by Gaurav Gogoi, the Congress' deputy leader in the Lok Sabha, has been listed a

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Need to remember Rahul Gandhi's mantra to be fearless: Kamal Nath

Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath on Monday welcomed Rahul Gandhi's reinstatement as the Lok Sabha member and said everyone needs to remember Gandhi's mantra of - "don't be afraid". Gandhi was disqualified as a Lok Sabha member in March, after a Gujarat court convicted him in a defamation case and sentenced him to two years in jail. A punishment for two years and above automatically disqualifies a lawmaker. The Supreme Court last Friday stayed his conviction, paving the way for restoration of his Lok Sabha membership. Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership was restored on Monday. The Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a notification announcing his disqualification has been revoked and his membership restored. I welcome the decision to restore the Lok Sabha membership of Rahul Gandhi. Now, we will again hear in Parliament that lion's roar which gives fearlessness to the public and creates fear among the opponents of democracy, Nath tweeted. "We all have to remember only one mantra of Rahu

'Victory of truth': Cong leaders hail Rahul's reinstatement as LS MP

Senior Congress leaders and party workers on Monday hailed Rahul Gandhi's reinstatement as a Lok Sabha MP, saying it is a victory for truth and justice. As soon as the Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was restored on Monday, celebrations broke out at the AICC headquarters here with workers dancing and raising slogans in favour of Gandhi. The Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a notification announcing that his disqualification has been revoked and his membership restored. Reacting to the development, Congress' deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Pramod Tiwari said, "Truth has triumphed, and lies has been defeated. INDIA has won, our lion Rahul Gandhi has won, Modi Ji, your defeat has begun." In a tweet, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said, "With enormous relief, welcome the official announcement of @RahulGandhi's reinstatement. He can now resume his duties in the Lok Sabha to serve the people of India and his constituents in Wayanad. A victory for justice and for our

Rahul Gandhi's status as Lok Sabha MP restored; to attend Parliament today

In 2019, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Gandhi, in Karnataka's Kolar, had said, "How come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?" while referring to Nirav Modi and Lalit Modi

Lok Sabha restores Rahul Gandhi's membership after Supreme Court stay

Gandhi was disqualified as a Lok Sabha member on March 23 after a Gujarat court convicted him in a defamation case and sentenced him to two years in jail

Supreme Court shows the yellow card: Rahul Gandhi back in the field

Now Rahul Gandhi is not only to be reinstated in Parliament, but he can also lead the Congress party in the 2024 general election and contest from any constituency of his choice

No confidence motion from Aug 8; BJD to support govt on Delhi services Bill

Centre introduces Bill to replace Delhi services ordinance, gets BJD support

Vande Bharat trains register 99% utilisation during FY24 up to June 2023

To ensure maximum utilisation, Zonal railways have been authorised to introduce up to 25 per cent discount on the basic fare in AC chair car and Executive class

Govt withdraws DNA Technology regulation bill, 2019 from Lok Sabha

The government on Monday withdrew the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019 from Lok Sabha. Amid sloganeering by opposition members over the Manipur violence, Union Minister Jitendra Singh withdrew the Bill when the House reassembled at 12 noon after an earlier adjournment. The Bill seeks to regulate the use and application of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) technology for the purposes of establishing the identity of certain categories of people, including victims, offenders, suspects, undertrials, those missing and unidentified deceased. The Bill was introduced on July 8, 2019 and referred to the Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change for examination. The report of the committee was laid in Lok Sabha on February 3, 2021.