BJP has now 101 MPs in Rajya Sabha, becomes first party to score century in over 3 decades
India | April 01, 2022 13:11 ISTThe BJP achieved this feat after winning four seats out of 13 for which polls were held on Thursday.
The BJP achieved this feat after winning four seats out of 13 for which polls were held on Thursday.
The two Rajya Sabha seats were earlier held by Congress members Ripun Bora and Ranee Narah.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged MPs retiring from the Rajya Sabha to share their experiences gained in the House with people across the country and inspire coming generations.
Sources said a dinner will also be hosted on Thursday for all the members of Rajya Sabha, where mementos will be presented to the 72 retiring members and another 19 who retired earlier who could not receive the mementos.
The bill amends the schedule to the Scheduled Tribes Order to include Deshwari, Ganjhu, Dautalbandi (Dwalbandi), Patbandi, Raut, Maajhia, Khairi (Kheri), Tamaria (Tamadia), and Puran communities in the Scheduled Tribes list in Jharkhand.
Initiating the debate, Congress member Naranbhai J Rathwa supported the bill and said that the BJP government has ignored the demand of adding the Bhogta community to the list of Scheduled Tribes.
The Lok sabha is slated to take up discussion and voting on demands for grants for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying for 2022-23.
Speaking in Rajya Sabha Sitharaman said the Kashmir issue should not have gone to the global forum as it was an internal issue.
The Aam Aadmi Party nominated former cricketer Harbhajan Singh, Lovely Professional University founder Ashok Mittal, AAP MLA Raghav Chadha, IIT Delhi faculty Sandeep Pathak and industrialist Sanjeev Arora for the March 31 Rajya Sabha polls.
Petrol and diesel prices were on Tuesday hiked by 80 paise a litre each while domestic cooking gas LPG rates were increased by Rs 50 per cylinder.
Sources said that Jayant Chaudhary will soon meet Akhilesh Yadav and a formal announcement will be made about the former's Rajya Sabha candidature.
Sources said that AAP's top leadership, including Punjab's new CM Bhagwant Mann, has approached Harbhajan Singh with an offer to send him to the Rajya Sabha.
The Government has taken serious note of the incident. A formal high-level inquiry has been ordered, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Rajya Sabha.
Although the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will have simultaneous sittings in the second part, the Houses will use their respective chambers and galleries for the members to the seat.
The 11 parliamentarians include eight from the Lok Sabha and three from the Rajya Sabha, the foundation said in a statement. The 12th edition of the Sansad Ratna Award function will be held on February 26 in the national capital.
Screenshots of Sansad TV's YouTube account shared on social media reading "This account has been terminated for violating YouTube's community guidelines".
The safety and security-critical infrastructure of the Indian nuclear establishments, such as control networks and safety systems of plants are isolated from the Internet and the local IT network.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi came down hard at the Congress while speaking in Rajya Sabha today. PM Modi blamed the Congress for 1984 anti-Sikh riots, exodus of Kashmiri Pandits. He event went on to say that Congress's thinking has been hijacked by 'urban Naxals.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday continued his tirade against Congress in the Parliament, reiterating his oft repeated point of how dynastic parties are the biggest threat to democracy and suggested the grand old party to change its middle name from 'national' to 'federal'.
PM Modi in Rajya Sabha said that family-run parties are the biggest threat to the democracy as he launched an all-out attack on the Congress and held it responsible for problems confronting the country.
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