‘Adjusting with whatever we have’: CPI MP on 50-hour relay protest by Oppn
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Adjusting with whatever we have’: CPI MP on 50-hour relay protest by Oppn

Hindustan Times  

P Santhosh Kumar is among 24 first-time members of Parliament to be suspended from both Houses for “unruly behavior”. Kumar, a Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala, was among the first lot of parliamentarians who were suspended for a week on July 26 during the ongoing monsoon session. Pledged as an MP on April 4, Kumar was in Parliament on Day 11 of the session when he was suspended along with 18 other MPs from various opposition parties. Suspended MPs on Wednesday staged a 50-hour-long relay protest inside the Parliament complex near the statue of Mahatma Gandhi. “As a show of solidarity with RS MPs protesting against the suspension Loksabha suspended MPs joined and sat with for 100 minutes,” Congress MP Manickam Tagore, who is among the four Lok Sabha parliamentarians suspended, said on Twitter.

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High-voltage drama in Parliament as BJP, INDIA bloc MPs protest amid Ambedkar row | Day in pictures
5 days, 6 hours ago

High-voltage drama in Parliament as BJP, INDIA bloc MPs protest amid Ambedkar row | Day in pictures

Hindustan Times  

High-voltage drama in Parliament as BJP, INDIA bloc MPs protest amid Ambedkar row | Day in pictures The faceoff between opposition and NDA over alleged insult to BR Ambedkar took an ugly turn in Parliament with claims. 1 / 11 BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi gets injured after clashes between India Bloc and NDA MPs following their protests, at Parliament …

Govt, Oppn MPs protest in Parliament; BJP demands apology from Rahul for pushing MP
5 days, 11 hours ago

Govt, Oppn MPs protest in Parliament; BJP demands apology from Rahul for pushing MP

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded an apology from Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi for allegedly pushing two of their lawmakers, Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput, causing them injuries. After Sarangi and Rajput were shifted to Delhi’s RML Hospital, parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiu said appropriate action will be taken against the LoP. We have been showing decorum, …

Opposition MPs protest on Adani issue in Parliament premises with black 'jholas'
2 weeks ago

Opposition MPs protest on Adani issue in Parliament premises with black 'jholas'

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Several Opposition MPs on Tuesday demonstrated over the Adani issue in Parliament premises, carrying black 'jholas' with caricatures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and billionaire Gautam Adani printed on it and 'Modi Adani Bhai Bhai' written on the obverse side. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, MPs from the …

Modi, Murmu reach out to Dhankhar as political controversy intensifies
1 year ago

Modi, Murmu reach out to Dhankhar as political controversy intensifies

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar to convey his “pain”, and President Droupadi Murmu stressed that protests should not cross the “norms of dignity and courtesy” as the suspended Trinamool lawmaker Kalyan Banerjee faced strong criticism for ostensibly mimicking the Rajya Sabha Chairman in the Parliament complex on Tuesday. “None of the insults will make me …

Suspensions continue as 49 more MPs face action
1 year ago

Suspensions continue as 49 more MPs face action

The Hindu  

In an unprecedented move, 49 more Lok Sabha MPs were suspended for unruly behaviour on Tuesday, bringing the total number of Opposition lawmakers from both Houses who have been shown the door during this session to 141. More Opposition MPs in Lok Sabha including Supriya Sule, Manish Tewari, Shashi Tharoor, Md Faisal, Karti Chidambaram, Sudip Bandhopadhyay, Dimple Yadav and Danish …

‘Ridiculous’: Rajya Sabha Chairman gets furious as TMC's Kalyan Banerjee mimics him, Rahul Gandhi films it
1 year ago

‘Ridiculous’: Rajya Sabha Chairman gets furious as TMC's Kalyan Banerjee mimics him, Rahul Gandhi films it

Hindustan Times  

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar expressed disapproval of Trinamool Congress's suspended MP Kalyan Banerjee mocking him during a protest on Parliament premises, saying that the mimicry is “ridiculous” and “unacceptable”. Suspended TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee mimicks presiding officers in an impromptu skit depicting the proceedings of the House during a protest at the Makar Dwar over the suspension of MPs …

Parliament Updates: 78 Opposition MPs Suspended In A Single Day; Congress Says 'Murder of Democracy'
1 year ago

Parliament Updates: 78 Opposition MPs Suspended In A Single Day; Congress Says 'Murder of Democracy'

News 18  

Welcome To News18 for Latest Updates on Winter Session of Parliament Our live coverage of the latest proceeding of the winter session of the Parliament has moved here. Parliament LIVE: Suspension of Democracy, Says Priyanka Chaturvedi on MPs Suspension Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said it is a shame that a total of 92 Opposition members have been …

Parliament Winter Session 2023: Protest erupts as Opposition displays morphed photo of PM Modi | WATCH
1 year ago

Parliament Winter Session 2023: Protest erupts as Opposition displays morphed photo of PM Modi | WATCH

India TV News  

In a significant turn of events, opposition leaders, including Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, and NCP chief Sharad Pawar, led a protest on Tuesday against the suspension of more than 90 MPs from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The demonstration, held in the vicinity of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Parliament, witnessed opposition members displaying posters featuring …

Opposition MPs stage overnight sit-in protest amid deadlock in Parliament over Manipur
1 year, 4 months ago

Opposition MPs stage overnight sit-in protest amid deadlock in Parliament over Manipur

India Today  

Opposition MPs from the newly-formed INDIA sat in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue on Parliament premises throughout the night in protest against the disruption of the House proceedings for the past three days. TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale said the Opposition MPs also held a sit-in protest in "solidarity" with AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, who was suspended for the …

Opposition stages overnight protest in Parliament over Manipur crisis and more
1 year, 5 months ago

Opposition stages overnight protest in Parliament over Manipur crisis and more

Live Mint  

Opposition leaders continued their protest on Parliament premises through Monday night, reiterating calls for debate on the Manipur crisis. The protest, which began on Monday morning, will see leaders of the INDIA alliance taking turns with a team sitting near the Gandhi statue through the night. It is also a protest demanding the PM speak on Manipur whether in Rajya …

CPI(M) councillor, DYFI cadre detained while opposing ban on BBC documentary on Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

CPI(M) councillor, DYFI cadre detained while opposing ban on BBC documentary on Modi

The Hindu  

Members of Democratic Youth Federation of India and a CPI councillor were detained by the Chennai police when they squatted in protest on Thursday opposing the Union government’s ban on the BBC’s documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots. Last Saturday, the Union government ordered YouTube to take down copies of the documentary and asked Twitter to remove related posts on …

CPI to hold protest on September 20 in Khammam
2 years, 3 months ago

CPI to hold protest on September 20 in Khammam

Deccan Chronicle  

Khammam: The Communist Party of India has announced the holding of dharnas and rasta rokos in all mandal centres in the district on September 20 to protest against the filing of cases against CPI state secretary Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao and Telangana Rythu Sangham state president B. Hemanth Rao. The issue arose during the Ganesh idol immersion in Edulapuram village when, …

Suspended Rajya Sabha MPs allowed to protest all night at Parliament: Sources
2 years, 4 months ago

Suspended Rajya Sabha MPs allowed to protest all night at Parliament: Sources

India Today  

Suspended Rajya Sabha MPs have been granted security clearance to protest all night at Parliament, sources told India Today TV. The MPs have planned a 50-hour relay protest at the Gandhi statue inside the premises of Parliament, which began at 11am today and is scheduled to go on till 1 pm on Friday. MPs of the Trinamool Congress, TRS, and …

Congress stages dharna outside ED office in Dehradun to protest ED summons to Rahul Gandhi
2 years, 6 months ago

Congress stages dharna outside ED office in Dehradun to protest ED summons to Rahul Gandhi

Firstpost  

Dehradun: Congress workers on Monday gheraoed the ED office here and sat on a dharna outside it to protest against the ED summons to its leader Rahul Gandhi, terming it as the Centre’s “misuse” of the agency to intimidate opposition leaders. Howsoever hard, the Centre may try but such measures can never succeed in intimidating Congress workers, PCC president Karan …

Suspension of 12 MPs 'undemocratic': Rajya Sabha witnesses uproar as Oppn demand revocation
3 years ago

Suspension of 12 MPs 'undemocratic': Rajya Sabha witnesses uproar as Oppn demand revocation

Firstpost  

Amid sloganeering by members of Opposition, including the Congress, with several of them trooping into the Well of the House, Chairman M Venkaiah continued with the Zero Hour during which many MPs raised important issues New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday witnessed uproar by Opposition for nearly an hour over their demand for revocation of the suspension of 12 …

Protest by BJP MPs in Parliament provocative, rubs salt in wound: Shashi Tharoor
3 years ago

Protest by BJP MPs in Parliament provocative, rubs salt in wound: Shashi Tharoor

India TV News  

Highlights BJP MPs staged a protest in Parliament on Friday against unruly' behaviour of Opposition parties Opposition MPs protested against suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs today There have been disruptions in functioning of both Houses since commencement of winter session Attacking Bharatiya Janata Party over the suspension of 12 Opposition MPs, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said that …

Chattisgarh Congress Leaders Stage Dharna Against Assault on MPs in Rajya Sabha
3 years, 4 months ago

Chattisgarh Congress Leaders Stage Dharna Against Assault on MPs in Rajya Sabha

News 18  

Chattisgarh Ministers and Congress officials, including Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, sat on a silent dharna under the statue of Mahatma Gandhi. Alleging assault on women MPs of Chhattisgarh, Congress today staged a silent protest at Gandhi Maidan in Raipur. In the midst of rain, CM Baghel himself sat on a silent dharna for an entire hour, during which Minister Ravindra …

Rahul Gandhi, Congress MPs protest inside Parliament complex, demand repeal of new farm laws
3 years, 5 months ago

Rahul Gandhi, Congress MPs protest inside Parliament complex, demand repeal of new farm laws

India TV News  

Congress MPs staged a protest inside the Parliament complex in support of protesting farmers and demanded that the three agriculture laws be withdrawn. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other leaders of the party participated in the protest. Congress MPs from both houses gathered outside Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Parliament complex and raised slogans against the government and the Prime Minister. …

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