Nehru On Parliament

Opposition parties on Wednesday attacked Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks against India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, with Congress leaders saying nobody has the right to insult those who fought against British Rule.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today claimed there is no documented evidence of Lord Mountbatten, C Rajagopalachari and Jawaharlal Nehru describing the 'Sengol' as a symbol of transfer of power by the British to India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a new attack on the Gandhis, questioned why none of them used the name "Nehru" to honour Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday referred to Jawaharlal Nehru and quoted him extensively as he took aim at the opposition Congress in parliament, without naming Rahul Gandhi, who had attacked the government last week.

The Vice President "never attends such ceremonies organized in the Central Hall of Parliament as a matter of convention," the Rajya Sabha Secretariat said on Monday, responding to reports about the November 14 function in parliament.

A day after the Lok Sabha Speaker apologised and Junior Finance Minister Anurag Thakur had to say he was pained after repeated adjournments in the house because of his comments on former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the Gandhi family, the BJP leader appeared defiant in parliament on Saturday, saying he had done no wrong.

Minister of State For Finance Anurag Thakur's remark against former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the Gandhi family, while responding to the opposition's attack in parliament over the PM CARES fund, was a "political speech in worst possible taste," Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Friday, after the comment triggered shouting and sloganeerin...

The Congress on Thursday demanded that the government convene a virtual session of Parliament to discuss important issues before the country, especially the border standoff with China.

The Congress on Thursday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address in parliament as one that oscillated between "stand-up comedy" and "rank communalism", and said he should apologise for "misleading" the country by quoting Jawaharlal Nehru "out of context".

Rebutting allegations of discriminating against minorities in connection with the controversial citizenship law CAA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a scathing attack on the Congress, making references to Jawaharlal Nehru, Partition, the 1975 Emergency and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

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.

The Jawaharlal Nehru Students' Union (JNUSU) will take out a march to Parliament on Monday to protest against the hostel fee hike.

Union home minister Amit Shah's question on "who is responsible for partition" triggered a huge row in parliament during the debate on the bill to extend President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir. The bill sailed through the Lok Sabha, but the argument over it was fierce and drew into its ambit partition and Article 356, under which central Rule can be...

After delivering a landslide win for BJP-led NDA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed the newly elected lawmakers at the Central Hall of the parliament. A particular phrase from the Prime Minister's hour-long speech stood out for Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group.

In a Facebook post, hours after a special discussion in Parliament on the 75th anniversary of the Quit India movement, union minister Smriti Irani lashed out at Congress President Sonia Gandhi for what she called her "long, pitiable lament" over the loss of the control that the Nehru dynasty had wielded before her party's defeat in 2014.

Opposition parties on Wednesday attacked Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks against India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, with Congress leaders saying nobody has the right to insult those who fought against British Rule.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today claimed there is no documented evidence of Lord Mountbatten, C Rajagopalachari and Jawaharlal Nehru describing the 'Sengol' as a symbol of transfer of power by the British to India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a new attack on the Gandhis, questioned why none of them used the name "Nehru" to honour Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday referred to Jawaharlal Nehru and quoted him extensively as he took aim at the opposition Congress in parliament, without naming Rahul Gandhi, who had attacked the government last week.

The Vice President "never attends such ceremonies organized in the Central Hall of Parliament as a matter of convention," the Rajya Sabha Secretariat said on Monday, responding to reports about the November 14 function in parliament.

A day after the Lok Sabha Speaker apologised and Junior Finance Minister Anurag Thakur had to say he was pained after repeated adjournments in the house because of his comments on former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the Gandhi family, the BJP leader appeared defiant in parliament on Saturday, saying he had done no wrong.

Minister of State For Finance Anurag Thakur's remark against former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the Gandhi family, while responding to the opposition's attack in parliament over the PM CARES fund, was a "political speech in worst possible taste," Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Friday, after the comment triggered shouting and sloganeerin...

The Congress on Thursday demanded that the government convene a virtual session of Parliament to discuss important issues before the country, especially the border standoff with China.

The Congress on Thursday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address in parliament as one that oscillated between "stand-up comedy" and "rank communalism", and said he should apologise for "misleading" the country by quoting Jawaharlal Nehru "out of context".

Rebutting allegations of discriminating against minorities in connection with the controversial citizenship law CAA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a scathing attack on the Congress, making references to Jawaharlal Nehru, Partition, the 1975 Emergency and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

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.

The Jawaharlal Nehru Students' Union (JNUSU) will take out a march to Parliament on Monday to protest against the hostel fee hike.

Union home minister Amit Shah's question on "who is responsible for partition" triggered a huge row in parliament during the debate on the bill to extend President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir. The bill sailed through the Lok Sabha, but the argument over it was fierce and drew into its ambit partition and Article 356, under which central Rule can be...

After delivering a landslide win for BJP-led NDA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed the newly elected lawmakers at the Central Hall of the parliament. A particular phrase from the Prime Minister's hour-long speech stood out for Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group.

In a Facebook post, hours after a special discussion in Parliament on the 75th anniversary of the Quit India movement, union minister Smriti Irani lashed out at Congress President Sonia Gandhi for what she called her "long, pitiable lament" over the loss of the control that the Nehru dynasty had wielded before her party's defeat in 2014.