TMC could chair 2 department-related standing committees in Lok Sabha
3 months ago

TMC could chair 2 department-related standing committees in Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress could get the chairmanship of two department-related standing committees in the 18th Lok Sabha, unlike the previous Lok Sabha when it did not have any, people aware of the matter have said. Opposition parties might get chairmanship of six of the 16 department-related standing committees of the Lok Sabha and head three of the eight panels of the Rajya Sabha. The Congress, according to a party leader, demanded “qualitative and quantitative improvement” of their quota of chairmanship of panels in line with the party’s improved performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. The party’s interlocutors with the government have indicated that when the Congress had just 44 MPs in the 16th Lok Sabha, it headed the finance and external affairs committees of Parliament.

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Lok Sabha seating arrangements: Gadkari's seat changed, Rahul, Priyanka assigned THIS seat
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Lok Sabha seating arrangements: Gadkari's seat changed, Rahul, Priyanka assigned THIS seat

India TV News  

The seating arrangements for the 18th Lok Sabha have been finalised, with notable adjustments in the allocation of seats for key political figures. 1 in the front row, while Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been assigned a seat in the fourth row, Seat No. Several senior Cabinet ministers, including Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and …

5 BJP allies, 4 Congress MPs get front row seats in Lok Sabha
3 weeks, 1 day ago

5 BJP allies, 4 Congress MPs get front row seats in Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

The Narendra Modi government has rewarded five key allies including food processing minister Chirag Paswan with coveted front row seats in the Lok Sabha while the 99 member-strong Congress party has got three MPs in addition to Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, in the first row. Heavy industries minister and Janata Dal leader HD Kumaraswamy, fisheries minister Rajiv Ranjan …

Congress seeks four front-row seats in Lok Sabha for Rahul Gandhi, others
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Congress seeks four front-row seats in Lok Sabha for Rahul Gandhi, others

Hindustan Times  

The Congress has sought front-row seats in the Lok Sabha for its four members — leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Alappuzha MP KC Venugopal, Jorhat lawmaker Gaurav Gogoi and Mavelikkara MP Kodikunnil Suresh, two senior Lok Sabha officials said. Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and Congress leader interacts with MP KC Venugopal at Parliament complex on Wednesday The party, …

Roles for ex-ministers, NDA allies, Opposition in House panels
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Roles for ex-ministers, NDA allies, Opposition in House panels

Hindustan Times  

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party lawmakers who did not become ministers and top allies were accommodated as chairs of parliamentary standing committees that were announced on Thursday night, with the Opposition also expanding its presence as heads of the key panels. Former chief minister of Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai, will lead the labour, textiles and skill development committee and veteran lawmaker Bhubaneswar …

TMC’s Kirti Azad, Dola Sen set to be nominated as chairpersons of House panels
2 months, 3 weeks ago

TMC’s Kirti Azad, Dola Sen set to be nominated as chairpersons of House panels

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress, which is the fourth largest party in Lok Sabha and third biggest in Rajya Sabha, is set to nominate Kirti Azad and Dola Sen as chairpersons of standing committees, people aware of the matter said on Thursday. Azad, a Lok Sabha member, is likely to head the chemical and fertilizers committee and Sen the commerce and industries …

Cong may head 4 dept-related standing committees in House
3 months, 1 week ago

Cong may head 4 dept-related standing committees in House

Hindustan Times  

The Congress is likely to head four department-related parliamentary standing committees, including the panels on external affairs and education, according to people aware of informal negotiations between government managers and party leaders at a time when the panels for the 18th Lok Sabha are set to named. Members of the principal Opposition party, which has 98 lawmakers in the Lok …

Opposition not likely to lead Home as Parliamentary panels set to be redrawn
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Opposition not likely to lead Home as Parliamentary panels set to be redrawn

Hindustan Times  

The Opposition parties might get chairmanship of six of the 16 department-related standing committees of the Lok Sabha, though these are unlikely to include key ones such as home affairs or defence, in the upcoming reshuffle of the House panels that is expected to be completed before September 20, functionaries involved in the discussions said on Sunday. The Congress, according …

Intense negotiations on for control of key Parliamentary Standing Committees
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Intense negotiations on for control of key Parliamentary Standing Committees

The Hindu  

Nearly three months into the 18th Lok Sabha, the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees have not been constituted because of disagreements between the government and Opposition, on control of these panels. There are 24 Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees, and 16 of them fall under the ambit of the Lok Sabha and are chaired by Lok Sabha MPs while eight are under …

Lok Sabha session Highlights: Parliament adjourned till 11am tomorrow
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha session Highlights: Parliament adjourned till 11am tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

The proceedings of the First Session of the 18th Lok Sabha are underway, at the new Parliament building, in New Delhi. Lok Sabha session Highlights: The leaders of the Opposition bloc INDIA staged a protest outside the Parliament on Monday amid the oath-taking of newly elected MPs for the 18th Lok Sabha. Earlier today, President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath …

Lok Sabha session Highlights: Parliament adjourned till 11am tomorrow
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha session Highlights: Parliament adjourned till 11am tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

The proceedings of the First Session of the 18th Lok Sabha are underway, at the new Parliament building, in New Delhi. Lok Sabha session Highlights: The leaders of the Opposition bloc INDIA staged a protest outside the Parliament on Monday amid the oath-taking of newly elected MPs for the 18th Lok Sabha. Earlier today, President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath …

TMC and Congress set to join hands to take on BJP in Parliament
6 months ago

TMC and Congress set to join hands to take on BJP in Parliament

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi After a heated general elections season that saw the Congress and the Trinamool Congress at loggerheads in West Bengal and sharp comments from either side, the two key INDIA bloc allies have reached out to each other to jointly formulate strategies on issues and bolster the Opposition’s united offensive against the government in the upcoming session of Parliament, …

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 6: Who votes and what’s at stake?
6 months, 4 weeks ago

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 6: Who votes and what’s at stake?

Al Jazeera  

Voters from eight states and union territories will cast their ballots to elect 58 MPs in the sixth phase of polling. Among some prominent candidates, Kanhaiya Kumar, a former student leader and fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is challenging sitting MP Manoj Tiwari, regional Bhojpuri language cinema actor and singer, in the North East Delhi constituency, while Minister …

Bengal Lok Sabha polls | Discontent grows in TMC, BJP ranks over ticket distribution
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Bengal Lok Sabha polls | Discontent grows in TMC, BJP ranks over ticket distribution

The Hindu  

Discontentment seems to be increasing by the day in sections of the BJP and the TMC in West Bengal with several leaders of both camps expressing displeasure over the selection of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. At least five senior TMC leaders, including Rajya Sabha MP Mausam Benazir Noor and party spokesperson Santanu Sen, who were seeking nomination …

Mamata's TMC announces four Lok Sabha candidates for Assam
9 months, 1 week ago

Mamata's TMC announces four Lok Sabha candidates for Assam

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Trinamool Congress on Thursday announced four candidates in Assam for Lok Sabha elections 2024. Mamata's party has fielded Gauri Shankar Sarania from Kokrajhar, a seat reserved for Schedule Tribe, Abdul Kalam Azad from Barpeta Seat, Ghana Kanta Chutia from Lakhimpur seat and Radhashyam Biswas from Silchar. Assam has a total of 14 Lok Sabha seats …

‘Unilateral announcement’ : Congress hits back at Mamata Banerjee’s list
9 months, 1 week ago

‘Unilateral announcement’ : Congress hits back at Mamata Banerjee’s list

Live Mint  

The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress on Sunday announced candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, dealing a blow to the Congress party which had hoped to stich up an alliance with the party for upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The Indian National Congress has always maintained that such an agreement has to be finalised through negotiations and not …

TMC and BJP likely to have difference of just 1 per cent in vote share in Bengal in Lok Sabha election: Zee-Matrize survey
9 months, 3 weeks ago

TMC and BJP likely to have difference of just 1 per cent in vote share in Bengal in Lok Sabha election: Zee-Matrize survey

Op India  

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections this year, all the political parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo the voters as they fight the ultimate battle of power. The survey finding indicates that there would be a difference of a mere 1 per cent between the vote shares of TMC and BJP. While the Trinamool Congress is likely to …

TMC ready to go solo in all Bengal Lok Sabha seats if 'due importance' not given: Mamata tells party workers
11 months ago

TMC ready to go solo in all Bengal Lok Sabha seats if 'due importance' not given: Mamata tells party workers

India TV News  

Amid verbal spat within the Opposition’s I.N.D.I.A bloc over seat-sharing in West Bengal, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday warned that her party is ready to independently contest all 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state if not given “due importance”. During the meeting, she urged the party workers to gear up for the electoral battle and emphasised the need …

TMC ready to go solo in Lok Sabha polls in Bengal if 'due importance' not given: Mamata
11 months ago

TMC ready to go solo in Lok Sabha polls in Bengal if 'due importance' not given: Mamata

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: Amid rumblings within the INDIA bloc in West Bengal over seat sharing, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday asserted that her party is ready to independently contest all 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state if not given “due importance”. Another TMC leader, requesting anonymity, said, “The party chief said that we need to make preparations to win all …

Trinamool not to hold seat-sharing talks with Congress in Delhi: Sources
11 months, 1 week ago

Trinamool not to hold seat-sharing talks with Congress in Delhi: Sources

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Trinamool Congress will not send its representatives to meet Congress alliance committee members in Delhi to discuss seat-sharing in West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, sources said. Banerjee’s statement follows TMC’s Lok Sabha Party leader Sudip Bandopadhyay's recent remark that the party has an "open heart" for the Congress regarding seat-sharing in West …

'Count us out': Derek O'Brien says Trinamool Congress to skip new Parliament building inauguration
1 year, 7 months ago

'Count us out': Derek O'Brien says Trinamool Congress to skip new Parliament building inauguration

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress will not attend the inaugural ceremony of the new Parliament building in Delhi on May 28, party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien announced on Tuesday. TMC Rajya Sabha floor leader Derek O’Brien “Parliament is not just a new building; it is an establishment with old traditions, values, precedents and rules - it is the foundation …

Lok Sabha to Panchayat: Bengal BJP Gets Ready for Poll Dance, to Discuss Strategy at Tomorrow’s Meet
1 year, 11 months ago

Lok Sabha to Panchayat: Bengal BJP Gets Ready for Poll Dance, to Discuss Strategy at Tomorrow’s Meet

News 18  

With Sunil Bansal, national general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party, considered one of the architects of the victory in Uttar Pradesh, at the helm of organisational strengthening, the party’s West Bengal unit will meet on Thursday to draw up a strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The BJP had made a massive gain in the previous Lok Sabha …

TMC, BJP gear up for close contest in four Bengal bypolls
3 years, 1 month ago

TMC, BJP gear up for close contest in four Bengal bypolls

Hindustan Times  

As West Bengal registered a rise in Covid-19 cases post Durga Puja, the ruling Trinamool Congress and its main contender, the Bharatiya Janata Party, geared up for a close contest in the assembly bypolls to be held on Saturday, October 30, at Dinhata in Cooch Behar district, Santipur in Nadia district, Khardah in North 24 Parganas and Gosaba in South …

Parliamentary standing committees reconstituted, 50 members moved to new panels
3 years, 2 months ago

Parliamentary standing committees reconstituted, 50 members moved to new panels

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The exercise of shuffling Rajya Sabha members on department-related standing committees has just concluded. ANI has learnt out of the 237 Rajya Sabha members nominated by Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on 24 DRSCs reconstituted for 2021-22, 50 have been changed to new committees. Sources in the Rajya Sabha secretariat told ANI these 50 members who have been changed …

Rajya Sabha Rejig: 28 MPs Shifted From Existing Panels Due To Poor Attendance
3 years, 2 months ago

Rajya Sabha Rejig: 28 MPs Shifted From Existing Panels Due To Poor Attendance

ABP News  

New Delhi: At least 28 Rajya Sabha MPs have been shifted from existing panels due to poor attendance. READ: Centre Ready To Take Hard Security Measures Against Targeted Killings Of Minorities In Kashmir: Report A senior Rajya Sabha official said ‘this includes 28 members, who had poor attendance in the meetings of committees held during 2020-21”. This comes at a …

six-member delegation of TMC led by MP Derek O'Brien visits the Election Commission of India office in Delhi
3 years, 5 months ago

six-member delegation of TMC led by MP Derek O'Brien visits the Election Commission of India office in Delhi

ABP News  

Kolkata: A six-member delegation of the ruling Trinamool Congress party, led by MP Derek O'Brien, visited the Election Commission office in New Delhi for the West Bengal assembly by-elections and discussed the upcoming assembly elections and other issues with the Chief Election Commissioner. TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay, after meeting the Chief Election Commissioner, said that he has made an appeal …

BJP fields 3 Lok Sabha MPs in Bengal elections, TMC says move shows lack of 'bench strength'
3 years, 9 months ago

BJP fields 3 Lok Sabha MPs in Bengal elections, TMC says move shows lack of 'bench strength'

India Today  

BJP has fielded three sitting Lok Sabha and one sitting Rajya Sabha MP in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. Nisith Pramanik, the BJP's sitting Lok Sabha MP from Cooch Behar has been fielded from Dinhata in Bengal's Cooch Behar district. BJP lacks bench strength: TMC Reacting to the BJP's list of candidates for the third phase of the West …

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