The Treasury benches in the Rajya Sabha welcomed Jagdeep Dhankhar as its new chairman on Wednesday, expressing their hope that he would uphold democratic principles. Opposition lawmakers emphasised the need for standing parliamentary committees to review government bills and for more time to be Continue Reading
In a surprising turn of events in Rajasthan’s Rajya Sabha election, a new BJP-backed independent candidate has entered the race. The media baron Subhash Chandra’s last-minute nomination has sparked a race for a seat in Rajasthan, where elections are scheduled for next year. The chairman of the Essel Group, Subhash Chandra, is the fifth candidate […]Continue Reading
The government has started debating agricultural issues in the Rajya Sabha as opposition riots continue over the Pegasus phone leak. The Opposition, without cooperating with the debate, is adamant that Pegasus should be the first to negotiate. With this a great commotion started in the Rajya Sabha. The debate on agricultural issues was included in […]Continue Reading
The latest developments indicate that if the NDA continues to move in this pace it will strike the magic number of 124 in the Rajya Sabha by the year 2021. At present, the NDA, which is led by the BJP, has as many as 102 lawmakers in the Upper House. At this moment, the NDA […]Continue Reading
Private Member Bill is an unavoidable element of a sound democracy. Several times, in the recent history, the PMBs have contributed productive discussions and effective policies in the democratic India. Today, the parliament is going to discuss the PMBs. Actually, this day is exclusively dedicated for this purpose. At least sixteen Private Member Bills are […]Continue Reading
As the important day of the commencement of the parliament’s monsoon session is nearing, the Congress party has expressed its willingness to accept the candidate the opposition parties unanimously decide to field for the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman post. It clearly indicates that the grand old party, which is one of the most powerful […]Continue Reading
The Rajya Sabha members, who recently filed an impeachment motion against CJI Dipak Misra, have approached the top court of the country to challenge Upper House speaker M Venkaiah Naidu’s move to reject the motion filed against the Chief Justice for abuse of power. The petition has been filed by Partap Singh Bajwa and Dr […]Continue Reading
A late review about the much-discussed budget presented before the parliament by Finance Minister Arun Jaitely days before the commencement of the crucial election in five Indian states, given by the Former Finance Minister of our country, P Chidambaram, in the parliament, has shown no reluctances to call the financial dossier 2017-18 as a ‘demonstrable […]Continue Reading
Delaying justice to the transgender community living in our country, the standing committee on social justice and empowerment failed to submit their report on the Transgender Person (Protection of Right) Bills 2016. It was told that the report on the bill would be submitted in the parliament on the last day of the winter session, […]Continue Reading
The Rajya Sabha speaker, PJ Kurien, last day categorized the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) bill, 2015, as a financial bill, announcing the removal of the bill from the pending list.The bill was originally tabled in 2015 by a congress leader, named KVP Ramachandra Rao, as a private member bill.Earlier, while considering the bill, the […]Continue Reading