Masks In Parliament

Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar today asked MPs to wear masks and practice social distancing in view of the surging COVID-19 cases in the world, saying the House needs to lead the nation by example.

Amid fresh concerns over coronavirus, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday advised parliamentarians to wear a mask and spread awareness about Covid-appropriate behaviour.

Wear a mask at all times in the House, Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu told parliamentarians after Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav sought permission to remove his face mask while speaking saying it caused "suffocation".

With shields of hardened plexiglass installed around each bench, now only accommodating three instead of six parliamentarians, the Lok Sabha met for 20 minutes and then recessed for an hour on the first day of the Parliament's 18-day Monsoon session.

All parliamentarians attending the monsoon session have been given COVID-19 kits to protect them from the raging pandemic. The 18-day session, which began today, will have numerous safety measures.

In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, security officers at Parliament were seen wearing gloves while scanning visitors to the House on Thursday.

The sudden panic over the spread of coronavirus knocked on the doors of parliament today as Independent member Navneet Rana turned up for the day's session sporting a mask.

Altogether 51 people were injured and private cars and property damaged when masked people, armed with rods and sticks, attacked students and teachers of the Jawaharlal Nehru University on January 5, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

As the BJP-led Union government battled with the opposition over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill-2016 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, some of the theatrics leaked onto the parliament lawns -- becoming a little more literal in the process. The Trinamool Congress presented a protest skit that had a number of lawmakers, dressed in black, pretending to c...

Congress parliamentarian Gaurav Gogoi wore a mask today as he walked into Parliament, reflecting concerns about pollution in Delhi, which is at emergency levels.

One parliamentarian reportedly took out a knife in the Lok Sabha and another used pepper spray in unprecedented clashes in Parliament as the controversial bill to create Telangana by dividing Andhra Pradesh was introduced today.

Law-makers were on their worst behaviour in parliament today as those supporting a new state of Telangana clashed with others who are opposed to the government's proposal to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh. 16 parliamentarians have been suspended for the unprecedented violence inside the Lok Sabha.

The hackers - wearing Guy Fawkes masks - faced off with dozens of riot police outside the House of Representatives in suburban Quezon city north of Manila.

Denouncing corruption and threatening more attacks, 100 masked members of Anonymous Philippines marched on the parliament on Tuesday.

Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar today asked MPs to wear masks and practice social distancing in view of the surging COVID-19 cases in the world, saying the House needs to lead the nation by example.

Amid fresh concerns over coronavirus, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday advised parliamentarians to wear a mask and spread awareness about Covid-appropriate behaviour.

Wear a mask at all times in the House, Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu told parliamentarians after Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav sought permission to remove his face mask while speaking saying it caused "suffocation".

With shields of hardened plexiglass installed around each bench, now only accommodating three instead of six parliamentarians, the Lok Sabha met for 20 minutes and then recessed for an hour on the first day of the Parliament's 18-day Monsoon session.

All parliamentarians attending the monsoon session have been given COVID-19 kits to protect them from the raging pandemic. The 18-day session, which began today, will have numerous safety measures.

In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, security officers at Parliament were seen wearing gloves while scanning visitors to the House on Thursday.

The sudden panic over the spread of coronavirus knocked on the doors of parliament today as Independent member Navneet Rana turned up for the day's session sporting a mask.

Altogether 51 people were injured and private cars and property damaged when masked people, armed with rods and sticks, attacked students and teachers of the Jawaharlal Nehru University on January 5, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

As the BJP-led Union government battled with the opposition over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill-2016 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, some of the theatrics leaked onto the parliament lawns -- becoming a little more literal in the process. The Trinamool Congress presented a protest skit that had a number of lawmakers, dressed in black, pretending to c...

Congress parliamentarian Gaurav Gogoi wore a mask today as he walked into Parliament, reflecting concerns about pollution in Delhi, which is at emergency levels.

One parliamentarian reportedly took out a knife in the Lok Sabha and another used pepper spray in unprecedented clashes in Parliament as the controversial bill to create Telangana by dividing Andhra Pradesh was introduced today.

Law-makers were on their worst behaviour in parliament today as those supporting a new state of Telangana clashed with others who are opposed to the government's proposal to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh. 16 parliamentarians have been suspended for the unprecedented violence inside the Lok Sabha.

The hackers - wearing Guy Fawkes masks - faced off with dozens of riot police outside the House of Representatives in suburban Quezon city north of Manila.

Denouncing corruption and threatening more attacks, 100 masked members of Anonymous Philippines marched on the parliament on Tuesday.