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Congress sets up panel to plan sustained agitations on national issues

Congress president Sonia Gandhi set up a nine-member panel of party leaders headed by Digvijaya Singh on Thursday for planning "sustained agitations on national issues"

'Sorry state of affairs': CJI N V Ramana on lack of debate in Parliament

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana Sunday said it is a "sorry state of affairs" as the absence of quality debate leaves many aspects of laws unclear and increases the burden on courts

TMC likely to join Sonia Gandhi's virtual meet for opposition leaders

Trinamool Congress has received an invite to a virtual meet for opposition leaders by Congress president Sonia Gandhi slated for next week, a political aide of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee confirmed

Oppn accuses govt of crushing its voice in Parl, 'murdering' democracy

Leaders of several opposition parties stepped up their offensive accusing the government of crushing their voice in Parliament

Opposition MPs raise Pegasus snooping issue in debate on OBC bill in LS

Opposition MPs raised the Pegasus snooping issue in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday during a debate on a Constitution amendment bill that seeks to restore the states' power to make their own OBC lists. Leader of the Congress in the House Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury claimed that countries like Israel, Hungary and France have ordered investigation into the issue of suspected snooping and asked why the Narendra Modi government is "afraid" of a debate on the matter. Speaker Om Birla repeatedly told him to speak on the bill, following which Chowdhury returned to speak on the proposed legislation. Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay also raised the issue and proposed that the Lok Sabha hold a discussion on it on Wednesday. In his brief reference to the alleged snooping of a number of people, including politicians, judges, businessmen and journalists, Chowdhury noted investigation being ordered in some countries and targeted the government. "What happened here? We are afraid of ...

Amidst Opposition protests, Lok Sabha passes 3 Bills, 3 others introduced

However, all other bills were introduced and passed amid noisy protests from opposition members

RS returns bill to end all retrospective taxation as Opposition walks out

A bill that aims to end all retrospective taxes imposed on indirect transfer of Indian assets was returned by Rajya Sabha Monday amidst a walkout by the Congress, TMC and DMK.

Parliament passes LLP Amendment Bill to boost start-ups, ease of business

Lok Sabha Monday passed the Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to encourage the start-up ecosystem and further boost the ease of doing business, amid uproar by the Opposition

Opposition stages walkout as Rajya Sabha takes up taxation amendment bill

Rajya Sabha Monday took up The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, with Opposition Congress, DMK and TMC staging a walkout

Opposition members protest introduction, passage of bills amid din in LS

With the government introducing and getting a number of bills passed in Parliament amid a din, Congress leaders alleged in the Lok Sabha on Monday that democracy is being "murdered" in the House. Congress leaders like Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Manish Tewari attacked the government as it introduced three bills in the House and got as many passed as Opposition members continued with their protests over the Pegasus snooping controversy, except when a Constitution amendment bill was tabled. RSP's NK Premachandran noted that three bills were passed in 10 minutes and likened it to "cooking dosas". Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi asserted that the government wants long and constructive debates in Parliament and urged the Opposition members to go back to their seats so that discussions on the bills could begin. "We are ready for day-long discussions. The (Narendra) Modi government is bringing bills for the welfare of the Other Backward Classes and tribals. We will accept your

Oppn makes video of its member on Pegasus, farmers during discussions in RS

Opposition party sources indicated that over the last few weeks, leaders have realised that the disruptions by them in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are not enough.

Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned till noon amid Opposition uproar

Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned on Thursday till noon as Opposition parties continued to protest over the Pegasus spyware controversy and other issues

Centre lists seven Bills for passing in Rajya Sabha on Thursday

The Centre on Thursday has lined up seven Bills in the Rajya Sabha for consideration and passing

Lok Sabha adjourned for second time amid unrelenting opposition protest

Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the second time on Wednesday till 12 noon after unrelenting opposition protest over Pegasus snooping and other issues.

Lok Sabha passes Essential Defence Services Bill amid opposition protests

Lok Sabha passed the Essential Defence Services Bill-2021 on Tuesday amid protests by opposition members over various issues that led to the proceedings being adjourned for a third time till 4 PM.

Opposition meets over breakfast to chalk out joint strategy on Pegasus row

Leaders of several opposition parties attended a breakfast meeting hosted by former Congress President Rahul Gandhi at the Constitution Club here on Tuesday

Parliament passes 'Inland Vessels Bill, 2021' amid Opposition protest

Parliament Monday passed The Inland Vessels Bill, 2021, which aims to bring uniformity in the application of the law relating to inland waterways and navigation within the country.

Govt ready to discuss issues directly related to people, says Pralhad Joshi

Opposition behaviour unfortunate, says the parliamentary minister

Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned for the day; two bills passed amid din

The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill 2021 and The Inland Vessels Bill, 2021 were passed without debate.

RS adjourned after passing bill to amend Factoring Regulation Act

Earlier in the day, proceedings in the Rajya Sabha were adjourned second time on Thursday till 2 pm