Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid protests over Lakhimpur violence

The Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned until 2 pm after the Opposition disrupted the Question Hour demanding action against Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra’s whose son is an accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. “We want justice,” shouted the MPs of Congress, DMK and Left parties while…

Sack MoS Ajay Misra: Rahul Gandhi moves adjournment notice in Lok Sabha

The ongoing Winter Session of Parliament grew stormier on Wednesday as Opposition members shot off notices over the latest developments in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, too, moved an adjournment notice in Lok Sabha demanding the removal of Minster of State for Home Ajay Misra, whose son…

Sivaganga MP Karti Chidambaram urges Centre to monitor companies providing online courses

Sivaganga MP Karti Chidambaram on Monday urged the Union education ministry to set up a mechanism to monitor the companies providing online courses. While speaking in the Lok Sabha, he claimed that these companies are auto-debiting amounts from aspiring candidates. He also questioned the quality of courses offered. The…

Agri minister didn’t have data: Rahul Gandhi tables list of deceased farmers in Lok Sabha

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday tabled in Lok Sabha a list of farmers who allegedly died during the farm laws agitation in the country. The former Congress president also demanded compensation and jobs for the next of kin of the deceased farmers. Speaking during the Question Hour of Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi…

Lok Sabha adjourned as TRS MPs disrupt proceedings with slogans, placards

Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till noon on Wednesday amid continuous protests by members of the TRS over farmer issues. This is the third consecutive day that the Question Hour was disrupted since the winter session of parliament commenced on Monday. Members of the TRS shouted slogans and displayed placards over…

Protests to continue till MSP demand is accepted: Rakesh Tikait after Lok Sabha passes bill to cancel farm laws

There seems to be no end to the deadlock between protesting farmers and the Centre. Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday, November 29, said that the protests would go on despite the passage of the Farm Laws Repeal Bill at the Winter Session of Parliament. He said their demand for the introduction of a law to ensure…

Lok Sabha passes bill to repeal farm laws amid ruckus by Opposition

The Lok Sabha has passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021, amid ruckus by Opposition MPs, who demanded a discussion on the issue. The bill was passed through a voice vote. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar tabled the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha amid protests by the Opposition. Opposition…

Congress to contest all 40 Bihar Lok Sabha seats in 2024 as party snaps ties with RJD

The RJD-Congress alliance in Bihar has come to an end ahead of the crucial by-elections on October 30. Bihar Congress in-charge Bhakt Charan Das has said the alliance with the RJD collapsed after the party decided to contest the Kusheshwar Asthan assembly seat, a traditional bastion of the Congress. Speaking to India…

Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: Both Houses adjourned till 2 PM

Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: A day after the Opposition’s persistent push for discussions on the Pegasus snooping scandal disrupted both Houses for another day, the issue is set to be looked into by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Thursday a clutch of petitions…