Nadda, 5 others take oath as RS members
Five others who also took oath as members of the Rajya Sabha today are Ashokrao Shankarrao Chavan, Chunnilal Garasiya, Anil Kumar Yadav Mandadi, Sushmita Dev and Mohammad Nadimul Haque.
Five others who also took oath as members of the Rajya Sabha today are Ashokrao Shankarrao Chavan, Chunnilal Garasiya, Anil Kumar Yadav Mandadi, Sushmita Dev and Mohammad Nadimul Haque.
The 77-year-old Congress leader chose to forgo contesting another election to retain her Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh, which she had represented for five consecutive terms since 2004.
Mr Sanjay Singh has been elected to the Upper House of Parliament from the National Capital Region of Delhi.
How dare you think of maligning an already Indian citizen by offering citizenship further? This is utter humiliating and an assault to the dignity of Matuas.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says her presence is a powerful testament to 'Nari Shakti'.
Opposition members had given notice for suspension of business under Rule 267 seeking a discussion on the issues.
The 19 members include seven from the Trinamool Congress, six from the DMK, three from Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), two from CPI-M and one from CPI.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, V. Muraleedharan moved the motion to suspend the MPs under Rule 256.
AAP MP Raghav Chadha said, "In response to my question filed in Parliament, the Central government has replied that in the last six years, the government has collected more than Rs 16 lakh crore of excise duty. Even after such a collection, why do the common people of the country still have to buy petrol worth Rs 100 and expensive milk-curd-atta?"
Shortly after Leader of Opposition in the Parliament Mallikarjun Kharge began addressing the issue amid chaos, Upper House Chairman Venkaiah Naidu adjourned the House till 2 pm.
