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 […]
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 […]
‘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. […]
New Parliament building designated as Parliament House of India
New Delhi, September 19 The new Parliament building has been designated as the Parliament House of India, a Lok Sabha Secretariat notification said. “The Speaker, Lok Sabha, is pleased to notify the new building of Parliament situated in the precincts of the Parliament House on Plot Number 118, New Delhi, east of the existing Parliament […]