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Winter session: Lok Sabha adjourns till 2 pm amid Opposition protests

LS proceedings were adjourned on Friday till 2 pm amid vociferous protests by Opposition members demanding the removal of Union minister Ajay Mishra in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence

Lok Sabha adjourned amid Opposition protests over Lakhimpur Kheri issue

As soon as the House met, the Opposition members stormed into the Well raising slogans with placards in their hands and demanded sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra.

Explain PM's surprise 'NetZero' announcement at Glasgow: Opposition in LS

Opposition members on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did a "volte-face" by setting a 'Net Zero' target of 2070 at the climate summit in Glasgow and questioned the rationale behind it

Oppn protests move to extend CBI, ED chiefs' tenures, term it 'arbitrary'

The Opposition on Thursday protested the government's move to extend the tenures of the directors of CBI and the ED up to a maximum of five years from the present two years

Oppn disrupts Rajya Sabha proceedings over suspension of MPs

Rajya Sabha did not transact any significant business for the second consecutive day as opposition parties continued their protest on Tuesday demanding the revocation of suspension of 12 MPs. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya introduced The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill 2021 and The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2020 amid the din. In all, the House witnessed two adjournments before the final one for the day at around 3.12 PM. As the House resumed proceedings at 3 PM, Deputy Chairman Harivansh asked Mandaviya to introduce the bills. With opposition members raising slogans, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said that the treasury benches would also like the suspended MPs to participate in the proceedings of the House and they should apologise for their conduct so that their suspension could be revoked. "We also do not want bills to pass amid the din. Through the Chair I would like to request them to apologise... the entire nation has seen what has

Oppn parties continues protest in Parliament over suspension of 12 MPs

Opposition parties continued their protest over the suspension of 12 MPs on Tuesday with a 'dharna' in Parliament premises

Winter Session: RS adjourned till 2 pm amid protests over suspension of MPs

Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday amid demand by Opposition members for the revocation of suspension of the 12 Members of Parliament

Nagaland firing issue raised in RS; Opposition demands statement from HM

Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge demanded the home minister make a statement on the matter

Congress in 'deep freezer', oppn forces want Mamata to lead: TMC mouthpiece

The ruling camp in West Bengal on Friday launched a fresh attack on the grand old party, stating that it has gone into a "deep freezer"

BJP snatching rights of opposition, public, says Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury accused Bharatiya Janata Party government of snatching rights of the opposition and the general public.

12 suspended MPs not ready to apologise, what do we talk to Oppn: Goyal

Amid a stalemate over the suspension of 12 opposition Rajya Sabha MPs, Leader of the House Piyush Goyal on Friday said how can there be a reconciliation when these members are unwilling to apologise

Naidu rejects notices to discuss municipal polls, MSP law in Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday rejected notices under Rule 267 by some Opposition leaders seeking a discussion on municipal polls and legislation on the minimum support price (MSP)

Winter session: RS adjourned for the day amid ruckus by Opposition MPs

Rajya Sabha has been adjourned for the day on Wednesday as the Opposition continued ruckus over the suspension of 12 Opposition members of the House.Before the House was adjourned, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra S Shekhawat moved Dam Safety Bill, 2019 in the Upper House.Earlier, the upper house was adjourned till 3 pm.As the house assembled after the first adjournment, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge requested the chair to seek attention over the suspension of 12 MPs.Seeking permission to the Chair to speak only for three minutes, Kharge said: "On behalf of opposition parties, I will seek the attention of the House over suspension of 12 members."Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh rejected his plea, saying "he cannot allow speaking on the matter as the issue has already been discussed in a meeting yesterday and decision has been taken".The winter session of Parliament began on Monday and is scheduled to conclude on December 23.

Opposition leaders to hold meeting over suspension of 12 MPs: Kharge

Opposition parties will hold a meeting over the suspension of 12 Rajya MPs, said senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday.

Opposition parties stage walkout from RS over suspension of 12 MPs

Opposition parties including Congress, DMK, RJD, Left and AAP on Tuesday staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha after their demand to revoke the suspension of 12 MPs was rejected

Winter session: RS Chairman rejects request to revoke suspension of 12 MPs

Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday turned down the Opposition's appeal for revocation of suspension of 12 MPs.

Long live 'debate-less' parliamentary democracy: Chidambaram's dig at govt

Parliament on Monday passed the bill to repeal the three agricultural laws at the centre of protests by farmers for over a year with the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha giving approvals in quick succession

Parliament passes bill to repeal three farm laws without debate

The bill now awaits the assent of President Ram Nath Kovind for the formal withdrawal of the three contentious laws against which farmers have been protesting for the past year

Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned for day amid Opposition protest

The proceedings of the Rajya Sabha were adjourned again for half an hour on Monday as the government and opposition were trying to impasse in the House. As soon as the House resumed again in the afternoon, Bhubaneswar Kalita who was in the Chair said, "Since some important discussions are going on, so we have to give some more time for discussion, the House stand adjourned for 30 minutes more (till 3:09PM)." Earlier, the House was adjourned for half an Hour after the passage of the The Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 amid protest by opposition parties including Congress and TMC over demand over debate on the bill. Earlier the House passed the bill with voice vote amid protests by the Congress and TMC members. Dola Sen (TMC) and Nadimul Haque (TMC) were in the well to protest the passage of the bill without debate. After the passage of the bill, the House was adjourned for half an hour (till 3:38 PM). Earlier in the day opposition parties on expressed the protest over various issues,

12 Oppn MPs suspended for rest of winter session for violent behaviour

Twelve opposition members in Rajya Sabha, including Congress MP Chhaya Verma, Shiv Sena's Priyanka Chaturvedi and TMC's Dola Sen were on Monday suspended for the remaining part of the winter session