Tag: Lok Sabha Speaker
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Diversity should be seen as a treasure: Sumitra Mahajan
Diversity should not be a pretext for conflict, but should be seen as a treasure, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said today, underlining that the language of pluralism is that of dialogue and debate. She said India is perhaps the largest and most plural society in the world and the singular thing about Indian culture …
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October 15, 2017 -
Sumitra Mahajan to attend special parliamentary session in Sri Lanka
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will attend a special parliamentary session in Sri Lanka that is being convened to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Parliament there. The Sri Lankan Parliament is also hosting the eighth conference of the association of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Speakers and Parliamentarians. The …
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October 2, 2017 -
Piyush Goyal should be referred to as ‘Prof’: Speaker
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today suggested that Power Minister Piyush Goyal should be referred to as "Professor" due to his knowledge on the power sector, evoking peals of laughter in the House. The comment from the Speaker came during the Question Hour after a long-winding speech by the minister on the status of rural …
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August 10, 2017 -
Lok Sabha Speaker leads MPs delegation to Mauritius
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan is leading a delegation of MPs to Mauritius, a statement from Lok Sabha Secretariat said. The six-member delegation, which lefty for the island nation on Tuesday, will meet several dignitaries including President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim and Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, who had visited India late last month. The delegation, which …
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June 7, 2017 -
Women’s reservation bill must be passed unanimously: LS speaker
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Sunday said the much awaited women's reservation bill should be passed unanimously and respectfully by Parliament. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the South Asian Speakers' Summit here, Mahajan said: "Women's reservation is needed definitely but that does not mean they are weak. They are as able as …
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February 19, 2017 -
Lok Sabha Speaker discusses terrorism with New Zealand PM
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, on an official visit to New Zealand, raised the issue of state-sponsored terrorism with acting Prime Minister of New Zealand Bill English, an official statement said. Mahajan, who is leading an Indian parliamentary delegation to New Zealand, called on English on Tuesday. During the meeting, she raised the issue of …
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September 20, 2016