Tag: Question Hour
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‘Ask question in short, reply in short’, LS Speaker Om Birla’s formula for taking more questions
The request and advise have been given by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday.
March 16, 2021 -
Centre does not want to debate on border tension
Owaisi says PM does not want Question Hour but forced students to write exams
September 6, 2020 -
Congress seeks restoration of Question Hour in Parliament, will write to Speaker
Ahead of the Parliament session, which begins on September 14, another meeting is expected to finalise the issues to be raised by the party.
September 4, 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 -
Samajwadi Party leaders stalled UP Assembly over threat to Akhilesh Yadav’s life
A few days ago while addressing a function at his party office in Kannauj, Akhilesh Yadav had claimed that he received a threat call and a message from a BJP leader.
February 17, 2020 -
No Indian study shows any correlation between pollution, shortening of lifespan: Javadekar
He also said that the government has launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to tackle air pollution across the country.
December 6, 2019 -
Congress raised electoral bond issue in LS, staged walkout amid uproar
An adjournment motion was moved by the Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, accusing the centre over the issue.
November 21, 2019 -
Rajya Sabha sets a new record
A record of sorts was created in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday when first-time Member Kahkashan Perween presided over the Question Hour, for the first time. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, after the Zero Hour, announced that Perween would preside over the proceedings of the House during the Question Hour. A Janata Dal (U) …
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August 3, 2018 -
Uproar in UP Council, Question Hour washed out
The Winter session of the UP Legislative Council began on a stormy note today with a determined opposition disrupting proceedings on the issue of law and order, leading to washout of the Question Hour. As soon as the House met for the day, Opposition members trooped into the well, raising issues relating to law and …
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December 14, 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 -
Ansari unhappy as ministers go missing during Question Hour
An unusual situation emerged in the Rajya Sabha during the Question Hour on Monday when three union ministers to whom queries had been put were absent, prompting Chairman Hamid Ansari to express anguish and drawing taunts from the opposition. A few minutes before the Question Hour was to end, Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan answered questions relating …
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March 20, 2017 -
Top ministers absent in LS during Question Hour
Top ministers of the NDA government were on Thursday conspicuous by their absence from the Lok Sabha during the Question Hour. Prime Miniser Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj were seen in the Rajya Sabha. But the front row of the Lok Sabha treasury benches occupied by heavy weights like Arun Jaitley, Nitin …
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March 16, 2017