Anand Sharma Rajya Sabha

A lawyer by profession, Anand Sharma was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1984 

Congress leader Anand Sharma, dropped from the party's Rajya Sabha list, today dismissed reports that he will join the BJP and blamed it on "political mischief".

The Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Monday notified the schedule for election to one Rajya Sabha seat as from the state as the term of sitting MP Anand Sharma is ending on April 2.

Hitting out at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for declining to answer Congress leader Anand Sharma's question on Budget 2020 in the Rajya Sabha, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday claimed that the Union Minister was not familiar with the numbers that were presented by her only 10 days ago.

Congress leader Anand Sharma said that for centuries India had granted asylum to displaced people. It granted asylum even after Independence to the people from countries like Sri Lanka, Uganda, but religion was never a criteria for it.

Attacking the ruling BJP on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill today in the Rajya Sabha, Congress leader Anand Sharma referred to the Hindu belief in reincarnation to take a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel would be very upset at PM Modi over the citizenship bill if they met, the Congress leader remarked to the amusemen...

Attacking the ruling BJP on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill today in the Rajya Sabha, Congress leader Anand Sharma referred to the Hindu belief in reincarnation to take a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel would be very upset at PM Modi over the citizenship bill if they met, the Congress leader remarked to the amusemen...

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill "hurts soul of India", said the Congress's Anand Sharma in the Rajya Sabha today after Home Minister Amit Shah tabled the contentious bill in the Upper House

Home Minister Amit Shah, tabling the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, said Muslims of the country need not fear, "they are and will remain citizens of the country".

The Congress on Wednesday said in Rajya Sabha that the idea of "one election, one face, one ideology" is not acceptable to India and asked the BJP to desist from "dividing the country for votes".

The Congress on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has insulted the Rajya Sabha by calling it "obstructionist", and asserted that the Upper House has refused to be a "rubber stamp".

Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Anand Sharma on Sunday said Rahul Gandhi will be the next prime minister of the country if the Congress gets the highest number of seats in the April-May Lok Sabha polls.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said calling for discipline these days is branded "autocratic", as he praised Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu for being a "disciplinarian". After launching a book on the experiences of Mr Naidu during his first year as Vice President and Chairman of Rajya Sabha, PM Modi said he always provides visionary leadership...

The Congress along with other opposition parties has moved a privilege motion against External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in the Rajya Sabha for allegedly misleading the House over two issues -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lahore visit in 2015 and the Bandung Conference in Indonesia the same year.

Congress leader Anand Sharma's criticism of new President Ram Nath Kovind's speech today sparked acrimonious exchanges between the government and opposition in parliament. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Mr Sharma's speech should be expunged.

A lawyer by profession, Anand Sharma was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1984 

Congress leader Anand Sharma, dropped from the party's Rajya Sabha list, today dismissed reports that he will join the BJP and blamed it on "political mischief".

The Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Monday notified the schedule for election to one Rajya Sabha seat as from the state as the term of sitting MP Anand Sharma is ending on April 2.

Hitting out at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for declining to answer Congress leader Anand Sharma's question on Budget 2020 in the Rajya Sabha, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday claimed that the Union Minister was not familiar with the numbers that were presented by her only 10 days ago.

Congress leader Anand Sharma said that for centuries India had granted asylum to displaced people. It granted asylum even after Independence to the people from countries like Sri Lanka, Uganda, but religion was never a criteria for it.

Attacking the ruling BJP on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill today in the Rajya Sabha, Congress leader Anand Sharma referred to the Hindu belief in reincarnation to take a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel would be very upset at PM Modi over the citizenship bill if they met, the Congress leader remarked to the amusemen...

Attacking the ruling BJP on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill today in the Rajya Sabha, Congress leader Anand Sharma referred to the Hindu belief in reincarnation to take a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel would be very upset at PM Modi over the citizenship bill if they met, the Congress leader remarked to the amusemen...

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill "hurts soul of India", said the Congress's Anand Sharma in the Rajya Sabha today after Home Minister Amit Shah tabled the contentious bill in the Upper House

Home Minister Amit Shah, tabling the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, said Muslims of the country need not fear, "they are and will remain citizens of the country".

The Congress on Wednesday said in Rajya Sabha that the idea of "one election, one face, one ideology" is not acceptable to India and asked the BJP to desist from "dividing the country for votes".

The Congress on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has insulted the Rajya Sabha by calling it "obstructionist", and asserted that the Upper House has refused to be a "rubber stamp".

Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Anand Sharma on Sunday said Rahul Gandhi will be the next prime minister of the country if the Congress gets the highest number of seats in the April-May Lok Sabha polls.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said calling for discipline these days is branded "autocratic", as he praised Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu for being a "disciplinarian". After launching a book on the experiences of Mr Naidu during his first year as Vice President and Chairman of Rajya Sabha, PM Modi said he always provides visionary leadership...

The Congress along with other opposition parties has moved a privilege motion against External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in the Rajya Sabha for allegedly misleading the House over two issues -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lahore visit in 2015 and the Bandung Conference in Indonesia the same year.

Congress leader Anand Sharma's criticism of new President Ram Nath Kovind's speech today sparked acrimonious exchanges between the government and opposition in parliament. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Mr Sharma's speech should be expunged.