The deployment of women commandos for the Close Protection Team (CPT) as a part of SPG was first made in 2015. SPG officers ensure full-proof and error-free security to its protectees.
Earlier, during the special session of Parliament that was held in the new parliament building, BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri had used objectionable words against BSP's Danish Ali.
Parliament Special Session: Speaker Om Birla told the House that the discussion on The Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill, titled 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam', which was tabled on September 19 (Tuesday), lasted for 9 hours and 57 minutes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also posed for a photograph with women lawmakers, many of whom distributed sweets to celebrate the passage of the bill.
Dhankar responded to Venugopal at the ongoing Special Session of Parliament. Notably, the Special Session will continue till September 22.
Parliament Special Session: The Special Session of the Parliament began on September 18 (Monday) and it will continue till September 22 (Friday).
Parliament Special Session Day 4: The Rajya Sabha passed the Women's Reservation Bill with 215 votes in favour and 0 vote against the legislation.
Parliament Special Session Day 3: After the Women's Reservation Bill got passed in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, it will now tabled in the Rajya Sabha to get the nod of the Upper House.
Women's Reservation Bill: The history of women's representation in the Lok Sabha shows that the percentage remained around 5 until the 1970s, and it was only in 2009 that it could reach a double-digit figure.
During the joint photo session on Tuesday, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was seen standing far behind in the row among several other leaders.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and other Parliamentarians gathered for the joint photo session ahead of today's Parliament Session.
PM Modi remembered the contribution of all former Prime Ministers to the country on the first day of the Special Session of Parliament and said that Jawaharlal Nehru's "at the stroke of midnight" speech inspired the House. He also talked about Indira Gandhi and her leadership during the 1971 war.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (September 18) addressed the media ahead of the commencement of the Special session of Parliament and mentioned ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 and recently concluded G20 Summit in New Delhi.
Parliament Special Session HIGHLIGHTS: Speaking in the Lok Sabha on Day 1 of the Special Session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated the discussion on the ‘Parliamentary journey of 75 years starting from Samvidhan Sabha – achievements, experiences, memories and learnings'.
Several regional parties including Odisha's ruling party - BJD and Telangana's ruling party - BRS demanded for tabling of the Women's Reservation Bill in the upcoming session.
The Centre has called an all-party meeting on the eve of the 5-day special session of Parliament on September 17.
The Congress leader's tweet has fueled speculations about whether the government is planning to change the country's name from 'India' to 'Bharat'.
The special session of Parliament will have five sittings and members will be informed about the provisional calendar separately.
Special session of Parliament: Parliament, which was last month adjourned sine die after the monsoon session, will meet from September 18 to 22 for a special session of which the Centre has not made public the agenda.
Siliguri, Dec 29: Favouring a special session of parliament on the issue, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today demanded more stringent laws against rape saying that CRPC and IPC provisions were outdated.Expressing deep shock
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