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Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Jumps Off 3rd Floor Of Secretariat, Lands On Net
The state secretariat in Mumbai witnessed unprecedented scenes on Friday when Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal and three other legislators jumped from the third floor to protest the inclusion of a community in the Scheduled Tribes category.
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Om Birla Pulls Up Gaurav Gogoi For Stopping MPs From Asking Questions
Noting that all members have the right to express themselves in the House, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday pulled up Congress deputy leader Gaurav Gogoi for apparently preventing fellow party MPs from asking questions.
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Ministers Making Threatening Remarks Against Opposition: Congress MP
Congress' deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday wrote to Speaker Om Birla, expressing deep concern over "deteriorating standards of parliamentary conduct" in the House
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NDA Likely To Keep Deputy Speaker Post, Announcement Soon: Sources
The post of the Deputy Speaker post, vacant in the second term of the Narendra Modi government, will be filled again. But in another break from tradition, the incumbent is likely to be from the NDA and not the Opposition,
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"We Tried For Consensus But...": K Suresh To NDTV On Speaker Post Row
Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh - a late entrant in the Lok Sabha Speaker race - has accused the government of "breaking convention" regarding the naming of an opposition leader as the Deputy Speaker of the House.
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Government vs Opposition On Speaker, First Contest In Decades
The BJP's NDA and the Congress' INDIA bloc will go head-to-head in a battle for the Speaker's post - arguably one of the most important in a parliamentary democracy and to be held for the first time since 1952 - after the two failed agree a deal.
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Rajnath Singh's Outreach Call On Speaker, M Kharge's Deputy Speaker Reply
The government has fielded Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Parliamentary Affairs minister Kiren Rijiju to build consensus on the choices for the Lok Sabha Speaker and Deputy Speaker post, sources have said.
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Opinion | Consensus Or Confrontation: How Will The 18th Lok Sabha Function?
Historically, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker have been elected by consensus. However, there are indications that the 18th Lok Sabha may witness contests for these posts.
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Ex Pak PM Imran Khan's Party Backed Candidates Take Oath As Speaker, Deputy Speaker
Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party-backed independent candidates Babar Saleem Swati and Suriya Bibi on Thursday took the oath as the Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial a
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"Copy-Paste Of Shiv Sena Order": Supriya Sule On NCP Ruling By Maharashtra Speaker
The Sharad Pawar-led NCP on Thursday said Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar's decision holding the faction led by deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar to be the real Nationalist Congress Party was "ridiculous".
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NCP vs NCP: Maharashtra Speaker Gets Time Till Feb 15 To Decide On MLAs Disqualification
The Supreme Court on Monday extended time till February 15 for Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide pleas of the Sharad Pawar faction seeking disqualification of NCP MLAs affiliated to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's group.
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"Indians Rightfully Angry": Maldives MP Amid Row Over Ministers' Remarks
As the row between Maldives and India continues to spiral after three Maldivian ministers made derogatory remarks against PM Modi and India, former Deputy Speaker of the island nation Eva Abdulla labelled the comments as "shameful and racist".
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No Deputy Speaker To Secure Parliament, Centre Orders Probe Into Breach
It is parliamentary convention and a constitution requirement that Lok Sabha has a deputy speaker. But this Lok Sabha, which is nearing the end of its tenure, never had one.
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Raman Singh New Chhattisgarh Speaker, Two Deputies For Vishnu Sai: Sources
Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma to be Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Ministers; Raman Singh will be Speaker, say sources
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"Eknath Shinde Government Won't Fall Even If...": Ajit Pawar's Big Remark
Soon after a delegation of the Shiv Sena (UBT) handed over a letter to the Deputy Speaker seeking expedited action in disqualification of 16 MLAs of the Shinde camp, Ajit Pawar made it clear that the action would not actually topple the government.
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Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Jumps Off 3rd Floor Of Secretariat, Lands On Net
The state secretariat in Mumbai witnessed unprecedented scenes on Friday when Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal and three other legislators jumped from the third floor to protest the inclusion of a community in the Scheduled Tribes category.
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Om Birla Pulls Up Gaurav Gogoi For Stopping MPs From Asking Questions
Noting that all members have the right to express themselves in the House, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday pulled up Congress deputy leader Gaurav Gogoi for apparently preventing fellow party MPs from asking questions.
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Ministers Making Threatening Remarks Against Opposition: Congress MP
Congress' deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday wrote to Speaker Om Birla, expressing deep concern over "deteriorating standards of parliamentary conduct" in the House
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NDA Likely To Keep Deputy Speaker Post, Announcement Soon: Sources
The post of the Deputy Speaker post, vacant in the second term of the Narendra Modi government, will be filled again. But in another break from tradition, the incumbent is likely to be from the NDA and not the Opposition,
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"We Tried For Consensus But...": K Suresh To NDTV On Speaker Post Row
Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh - a late entrant in the Lok Sabha Speaker race - has accused the government of "breaking convention" regarding the naming of an opposition leader as the Deputy Speaker of the House.
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Government vs Opposition On Speaker, First Contest In Decades
The BJP's NDA and the Congress' INDIA bloc will go head-to-head in a battle for the Speaker's post - arguably one of the most important in a parliamentary democracy and to be held for the first time since 1952 - after the two failed agree a deal.
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Rajnath Singh's Outreach Call On Speaker, M Kharge's Deputy Speaker Reply
The government has fielded Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Parliamentary Affairs minister Kiren Rijiju to build consensus on the choices for the Lok Sabha Speaker and Deputy Speaker post, sources have said.
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Opinion | Consensus Or Confrontation: How Will The 18th Lok Sabha Function?
Historically, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker have been elected by consensus. However, there are indications that the 18th Lok Sabha may witness contests for these posts.
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Ex Pak PM Imran Khan's Party Backed Candidates Take Oath As Speaker, Deputy Speaker
Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party-backed independent candidates Babar Saleem Swati and Suriya Bibi on Thursday took the oath as the Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial a
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"Copy-Paste Of Shiv Sena Order": Supriya Sule On NCP Ruling By Maharashtra Speaker
The Sharad Pawar-led NCP on Thursday said Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar's decision holding the faction led by deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar to be the real Nationalist Congress Party was "ridiculous".
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NCP vs NCP: Maharashtra Speaker Gets Time Till Feb 15 To Decide On MLAs Disqualification
The Supreme Court on Monday extended time till February 15 for Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide pleas of the Sharad Pawar faction seeking disqualification of NCP MLAs affiliated to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's group.
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"Indians Rightfully Angry": Maldives MP Amid Row Over Ministers' Remarks
As the row between Maldives and India continues to spiral after three Maldivian ministers made derogatory remarks against PM Modi and India, former Deputy Speaker of the island nation Eva Abdulla labelled the comments as "shameful and racist".
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No Deputy Speaker To Secure Parliament, Centre Orders Probe Into Breach
It is parliamentary convention and a constitution requirement that Lok Sabha has a deputy speaker. But this Lok Sabha, which is nearing the end of its tenure, never had one.
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Raman Singh New Chhattisgarh Speaker, Two Deputies For Vishnu Sai: Sources
Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma to be Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Ministers; Raman Singh will be Speaker, say sources
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"Eknath Shinde Government Won't Fall Even If...": Ajit Pawar's Big Remark
Soon after a delegation of the Shiv Sena (UBT) handed over a letter to the Deputy Speaker seeking expedited action in disqualification of 16 MLAs of the Shinde camp, Ajit Pawar made it clear that the action would not actually topple the government.
