The opposition vehemently criticizes the Waqf bill, labeling it as ‘draconian.’
New Delhi, August 8 (Ozi news desk): The opposition staged a protest against the proposed Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha, with Congress MP KC Venugopal characterizing the legislation as “draconian” and a direct “assault on the Constitution.” Following the request from Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju to present the bill, Venugopal, who […]
Three other Members of the Lok Sabha were suspended from the House and the House was adjourned sine die
DK Suresh, Deepak Baij and Nakul Nath of the Congress have been suspended from the Lok Sabha for the remainder of the winter session of Parliament. With this, the House has been adjourned sine die. A total of 100 members of the Lok Sabha have been suspended so far for contempt of the House. Last […]
Lok Sabha approves Telecom Bill 2023; provides for government control on communication network in emergency
A bill allowing the government to temporarily take control of telecom services in the interest of national security, and providing a non-auction route for the allocation of satellite spectrum was approved by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The Telecommunications Bill, 2023, which was passed by a voice vote after a short debate, also allows the […]
Lok Sabha passes 3 criminal law bills in absence of 97 suspended MPs
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed three bills to replace the colonial-era criminal laws by voice vote. The Bills were passed even as 97 MPs from Opposition have been suspended in the Lok Sabha. So far 143 opposition MPs have been suspended from the two Houses of Parliament. The three redrafted bills—the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik […]
6 MPs from Punjab among 49 more parliamentarians suspended from Lok Sabha
Amid protests from opposition MPs seeking answers to the security breach in Parliament, the Lok Sabha on Tuesday suspended 49 more MPs for ‘disrupting’ the proceedings of the House. The suspension shall be for the remainder of the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament. With this, a total of 82 MPs have been suspended from Lok […]
Record 78 Opposition MPs suspended from Parliament
In an unprecedented move, 78 Opposition MPs were suspended from both Houses of Parliament today in the highest such suspensions in a day following noisy protests as the lawmakers continued to demand Home Minister Amit Shah’s response over the security breach issue. As many as 45 MPs were suspended from the Rajya Sabha and 33 […]
Mastermind behind Parliament security breach still on the run; Delhi Police conduct raids to nab him
The Delhi Police are conducting raids to the nab the sixth man suspected to be a key part of the group that breached Parliament, an officer said on Thursday. A resident of Kolkata, Lalit Jha, is a teacher by profession and was the main conspirator of the security breach, police said. All six joined a […]
Lok Sabha secretariat suspends 8 personnel for lapses in Parliament security breach case
The Lok Sabha secretariat on Thursday suspended eight personnel for the Parliament security breach on Wednesday. Sources said the action was taken after a thorough review of the breach wherein two visitors — Manoranjan D from Mysore and Sagar Sharma from Lucknow — entered the Lok Sabha public gallery hiding smoke canisters probably in their […]
BJP says Parliament security breach was a toolkit gang activity
With the Delhi police slapping the stringent Unlawful Prevention Activities Act against the five people arrested for Parliament security breach, the ruling BJP on Thursday said the event was a conspiracy by “toolkit gang members”. BJP general secretary in charge of party organisation BL Santosh in rare public remarks on Thursday said while the system […]
2 visitors breach Lok Sabha security, jump into chamber on Parliament attack anniversary, shout slogans
In an unprecedented breach of security on the 22nd anniversary of Parliament House attack, a youth from the visitors’ gallery jumped into the House chamber and started climbing up desks and raising slogans and the other dangled from the visitors’ gallery and sprayed some yellow-coloured fumes. Soon enough, the second youth also jumped into the […]