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 […]
‘Singh is King’: Shashi Tharoor praises Amritsar MP who caught Lok Sabha intruder
Punjab’s Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla was lauded for confronting one of the two intruders who jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitors’ gallery on Wednesday. “Singh is King” Awesome Aujla, my brave colleague, who confronted the intruder in the Lok Sabha, wrote Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor in a post on X. Speaking […]
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 […]
‘It was a terrible experience, how could they enter with instruments releasing smoke’, says TMC MP on Lok Sabha security breach
Two youths on Wednesday jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery, with Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury saying they were carrying teargas canisters. The House was adjourned soon after. TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay said, “It was a terrible experience. Nobody could guess what was their target and why were they doing this. […]
Ferry service between India, Sri Lanka will enhance connectivity, promote trade: PM Modi
New Delhi, October 14 (Press Ki Taquat) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said ferry service between India and Sri Lanka would enhance connectivity, promote trade and reinforce the longstanding bonds between the two countries. In his message delivered virtually during the flag-off event of the ferry service from India’s Nagapattinam to Sri Lanka, he […]