Tag: Member of Parliament

LS: Tewari moves adjournment notice to discuss freedom of speech to MPs

Congress MP from Anandpur Sahib Manish Tewari on Tuesday moved an adjournment notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss freedom of speech to MPs.

March 14, 2023

Moosewala’s murder could have been avoided had AAP govt not played cheap politics: Preneet Kaur

"We can't bring him back, but I urge the government of Punjab to work with central agencies to catch the murderers at the earliest to provide some healing to the family." Preneet Kaur said.

June 7, 2022

Like 2017, dirty alliances being formed to stop AAP in Punjab: Mann

Mann alleged cordial ties of SAD (Badal) alliance with BJP was an open secret and the Badal family had always been known as the A team of BJP.

January 15, 2022

Akhilesh worst performing MP from UP with 36% attendance 0 Qs asked

"On all the four counts of attendance, questions asked, debates, and private member bills, Akhilesh Yadav's performance in parliament is dismal. He is neither seen on the field in Uttar Pradesh nor present in parliament, according to policy analyst.

June 15, 2021

Parliamentary Standing Committee on tourism meets stakeholders in Srinagar

The committee members assured that all the genuine issues shall be taken at appropriate level for resolution.

January 22, 2021

PM lauds RS Dy Chair for serving tea to protesting MPs, says ‘Bihar’ teaching us value of democracy for centuries

Yesterday, Chairman Venkaiah Naidu announced the suspension of eight opposition MPs for a week namely Derek O Brien, Sanjay Singh, Raju Satav, KK Ragesh, Ripun Bora, Dola Sen, Syed Nazir Hussain and Elamaran Karim.

September 22, 2020

AAP MP Sanjay Singh uses his MP quota to send migrant workers to Patna

An MP is entitled to 34 business class tickets in domestic flights annually.

June 3, 2020

Azharuddin threatens Rs 100 cr defamation over FIR

A case was filed in Aurangabad on Wednesday against Azharuddin and two others for allegedly cheating a local travel agent of around Rs 21 lakh.

January 23, 2020

‘We are not criminals,’ Shashi Tharoor tweets Lok Sabha MP Farooq Abdullah’s letter

Calling it a 'preventative measure' the Centre has detained thousands of Kashmiris including Srinagar MP Farooq Abdullah under the Public Safety Act, which allows the authorities to detain an individual without trial for two years. 

December 6, 2019

After skipping pollution control meeting,’missing’ posters of Gautam Gambhir in Delhi

Pictures of Gambhir, who appears on sports channels for cricket commentary, enjoying ''jalebis'' in Indore on the day when the meeting took place, also surfaced on social media.

November 18, 2019

Ramchandra Paswan to be full accorded funeral with state honours in Patna today

Mortal remains of Paswan will be brought from Delhi to Patna today and will be kept in the party office before the funeral.

July 22, 2019

LJP MP Ram Chandra Paswan passes away aged 57 in RML

On Thursday night, Paswan suffered a heart attack after which he was admitted in the RML hospital and kept on ventilator.

July 21, 2019

Haryana babus directed to be attentive to MLAs, MPs

Besides being attentive to law makers, Haryana babus have been directed to be courteous to members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and members of Parliament (MP). In a circular issued by the chief secretary (CS) in May, officials have been told to be “meticulously correct and courteous and also rise to receive and see off a...

June 20, 2018

Kirron Kher defends statement on Chandigarh gangrape survivor

A day after Chandigarh’s BJP MP Kirron Kher stirred a controversy by giving unsolicited advice to a gangrape survivor, that she should have not boarded the auto-rickshaw when two men were already sitting in it, sought to clarify her statement on Thursday saying that it was “only in the context of certain precautions” The Bollywood...

November 30, 2017

Farooq says his demand for autonomy being twisted by BJP leadership

Member of Parliament and National Conference President, Farooq Abdullah, on Saturday  said here that he never sought “azaadi” for Jammu and Kashmir and his demand for autonomy to the state as guaranteed in the Indian Constitution was being torn and twisted by the BJP and various other parties to create an impression as if “I...

November 18, 2017