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Remove Nishikant Dubey’s unparliamentary remarks from record: Congress to Birla

New Delhi, Dec 11 (PTI) Congress Deputy Leader in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi has urged Speaker Om Birla to examine the party’s complaint against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s “defamatory remarks” against Rahul Gandhi and remove them from the record. Gogol said after the Speaker’s decision, the Congress party is keen to participate in the legislative business listed for the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament. Posting the letter on X, Congress General Secretary (In-charge, Communications) Jairam Ramesh said Gogoi has written to the Speaker reiterating the Congress’ commitment to ensure Parliament functions smoothly. Gogoi has suggested a way forward to resume

Opposition MPs protest on Adani issue in Parliament premises with ‘jholas’

New Delhi, Dec 10 (PTI) Several opposition MPs on Tuesday demonstrated over the Adani issue on the Parliament premises, carrying ‘jholas (bags)’ with caricatures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and billionaire Gautam Adani printed on one side and “Modi-Adani Bhai-Bhai” written on the obverse. This is the latest in a series of unusual daily protests led by the Congress ahead of the sitting of Parliament. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, MPs from the Congress, DMK, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Left parties, among others, held a protest in front

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

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