Tag: Lok Sabha
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Housekeeper at Lok Sabha Secretariat tests Coronavirus positive; hospitalised
The infected man has not attended office for the last few days. He had symptoms of fever, cough and breathing problems and was found to be COVID-19 positive, sources said.
April 21, 2020 -
HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal introduces IIIT (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha
The bill which seeks to confer the status of Institution of National Importance (INI) to five Indian Institutes of Information Technology.
March 20, 2020 -
Lok Sabha Speaker directs authorities to be vigilant to prevent panic over coronavirus
He gave the direction to the senior officials of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, NDMC, CPWD, CGHS, and other agencies while taking a review meeting of the preparedness.
March 17, 2020 -
People quarantined after return from abroad should be allowed self-isolation: Karti Chidambaram in LS
Karti said the government should be complimented for its efforts. He further spoke about complaints that people, being quarantined over coronavirus suspicion, have been kept in 'substandard' facilities under 'unhygienic' conditions.
March 17, 2020 -
Not right to question Speaker’s decision outside Parliament: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
On Monday, Rahul Gandhi said his right as an MP to ask a supplementary question in Lok Sabha was taken away as the Speaker did not allow him to ask one.
March 17, 2020 -
‘Tsunami is coming’: Rahul Gandhi on economy amid COVID-19 scare; calls Parliament ‘loudspeaker’
Further attacking the speaker Om Birla, he said Lok Sabha Speaker does not want him to speak in the House.
March 17, 2020 -
LS Speaker ‘hurt’ my parliamentary rights: Rahul on being stopped over bank defaulters question
Gandhi launched the allegation against Birla following the Question Hour in which he raised a supplementary question on wilful defaulters.
March 16, 2020 -
Parliament says ‘No’ to visitors amid novel coronavirus threat; members seek dissolution of budget session
There have been demands by the Parliamentarians to curtail the budget session in view of the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
March 15, 2020 -
Amit Shah in LS praises Delhi Police for containing violence within ’36 hours’, says will not spare culprits
He told the House that over 700 FIRs have been filed and over 2600 people have either been detained or arrested in connection with the violence.
March 11, 2020 -
Suspension of 7 Congress MPs over ‘gross misconduct’ revoked by Lok Sabha Speaker
The seven MLAs include TN Prathapan, Dean Kuriakosh, Gaurav Gogoi, Unnithan, Gurpreet Singh Aujala, Benny Behanan and Manikkam Tagore.
March 11, 2020 -
Discuss, debate but don’t disrupt
The framers of the Constitution did not think of punitive measures against unruly members as they did not expect such things.
March 8, 2020 -
7 Congress MPs suspended for rest of LS session for ‘unruly’ behaviour
The suspension was ordered after some Congress party MPs snatched a copy of a Bill, tore the papers and tossed them at Rama Devi who was in the Chair at the time.
March 5, 2020 -
Govt in process of formulating National Retail Trade policy, says Piyush Goyal
The Minister said that the policy would create a conducive environment for retail trade along with simplifying the regulations.
March 4, 2020 -
Pandemonium in Lok Sabha forces adjournment
For the second consecutive day of the resumed Budget session, proceedings were disrupted as an unrelenting Opposition demanded an immediate discussion on the Delhi violence.
March 3, 2020 -
RS, LS adjourned as Oppn protests; Govt agrees to debate on Delhi violence after Holi
The Lok Sabha witnessed shoving, blocking ways and shouting at each other to the degree that Speaker Om Birla had to adjourn the House thrice.
March 3, 2020 -
Owaisi attacks Govt over Delhi riots, says MPs can’t be stopped from speaking
On Monday, the Lok Sabha was adjourned several times after the opposition members demanded debate over the Delhi violence last week in which at least 45 people have lost their lives and over 200 injured.
March 3, 2020 -
95 MPs did not attend any meetings on Parliamentary Committees: Venkaiah Naidu
The attendance of the Rajya Sabha MPs at 52.57 percent continues to be higher than that of Lok Sabha at 46.37 percent.
March 3, 2020