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Opposition parties move to impeach Vice President Dhankhar

NEW DELHI, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Indian opposition parties moved on Tuesday to impeach Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, a spokesman said, accusing him of being partisan in his role as chairman of parliament’s upper house, in a first such move in the country’s history. Dhankhar’s office did not respond to a request for comment but Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said Dhankhar had been “extremely professional and impartial”. The step follows several weeks of disruption in parliament, where government and opposition parties have accused each other of not allowing legislative business by creating political controversies. The vice president holds India’s

Rajya Sabha adjourned for day amid uproar over Soros, Adani issues

New Delhi, Dec 10 (PTI) Noisy protests erupted in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday as treasury and opposition benches traded charges and raised slogans over Congress-George Soros “links” and Adani issues, leading to the adjournment of the House in the afternoon. As soon as the House met at 12 noon after the first adjournment, Leader of the House J P Nadda raised the issue of alleged links between the Congress leadership and billionaire investor George Soros, claiming that they were conniving to destabilise the country. This triggered an uproar in the House, with opposition members raising slogans against the BJP

Govt not allowing Lok Sabha to function as a strategy: Priyanka Gandhi

New Delhi, Dec 10 (PTI) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday alleged the government was not allowing Lok Sabha to function as a strategy because it is afraid of discussing the Adani issue. She also said the ruling party is accusing the Congress leadership of having links with George Soros to divert attention from the main issue involving the business conglomerate Adani. “Either the government does not want to run the House or they are not capable of running the House. Our protest is from 10:30 to 11 and then we go inside the House for work but work

Mamata Banerjee should be allowed to lead INDIA bloc: RJD chief Lalu Prasad

Patna, Dec 10 (PTI) RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday asserted that West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee should be allowed to lead the INDIA bloc. His comment comes days after Banerjee expressed her intent to take charge of the anti-BJP coalition. Prasad also said if the Congress, a major ally of the INDIA bloc, had any reservation about accepting Banerjee as the leader of the opposition front, it would “not make any difference”. “Mamta Banerjee should be allowed to head the INDIA bloc,” the RJD chief said. Asked about the Congress’ “reservation” to accept her

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