Rajya Sabha Aiadmk Protest

DMK chief MK Stalin is all set to lead a massive rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Chennai on Monday despite the police denying permission to do so.

Hitting out at the AIADMK, DMK chief MK Stalin on Monday said the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill would have been defeated in the Rajya Sabha had only the 11 members of Tamil Nadu's ruling party voted against it.

Proceedings of the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday were adjourned thrice during the pre-lunch period after repeated protests by Tamil parties led by the AIADMK over their demand that the exam for postmen be held in Tamil language.

Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday as the AIADMK and DMK protested over Cauvery issue, while the Congress demanded that a privilege notice against the government be taken up for allegedly misleading Parliament and the Supreme Court on Rafale jet deal.

Raucous opposition protests over Rafale deal and other issues forced adjournment in both houses of parliament for the fifth consecutive day without any business being conducted. The day started on a stormy note as the government and opposition sparred over Rafale and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK and the opposition DMK protes...

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day Wednesday following noisy protests by AIADMK and YSR Congress members demanding protection of Cauvery Delta farmers and special status for Andhra Pradesh.

The government has decided to reach out to the opposition to resolve the logjam in parliament that has persisted since March 5, Union minister Vijay Goel said today. On the list are senior leaders of the Congress, Telugu Desam Party and the AIADMK - parties which have been leading the protests in both houses of parliament since the second half of b...

Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day minutes after senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad flagged three issues and demanded discussion on them. This was the second straight adjournment in two days -- yesterday, the upper house was adjourned early following protests over Cauvery waters issue by the members of AIADMK and demands on local issues by ...

The Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned today till 2 pm due to unrelenting protests by the TDP, the AIADMK and some opposition parties on various issues including the Cauvery row and special status to Andhra Pradesh.

The proceedings in both Houses of Parliament were virtually washed out for the entire week, as the Lok Sabha was on Friday adjourned for the day soon after it met and the Rajya Sabha in the afternoon following unabated protests by the opposition parties and ruling NDA allies TDP and AIADMK over various issues.

Opposition parties as well as members of TDP and AIADMK today stalled Rajya Sabha proceedings over the PNB banking fraud, special package for Andhra Pradesh and Cauvery Board issue, forcing adjournment of the morning session.

Demonetisation issue has taken centre stage among issues and moves discussed in the parliament. A united opposition have decided to escalated attack on government over the demonetisation issue by protesting outside Parliament today. They also plan to meet the President, and holding street protests in the coming days.

A US lawmaker has compared an unprecedented sit-in inside the House of Representatives by Democratic lawmakers to the protest by AIADMK members in the Rajya Sabha in March, saying "other governments may behave this way" but US should not follow suit.

Congress today accused AIADMK members of disrupting the proceedings of Rajya Sabha at the behest of the ruling BJP, with Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien also terming the turn of events in the House as "murder of democracy".

Shouting slogans, squatting on the floor, trooping to the well of the house, and damaging the Chairperson's mike - this was how some of our MPs thought fit to protest against the government today. The DMK and AIADMK MPs were protesting against the government for "not making efforts" for a stronger resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC yesterday...

DMK chief MK Stalin is all set to lead a massive rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Chennai on Monday despite the police denying permission to do so.

Hitting out at the AIADMK, DMK chief MK Stalin on Monday said the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill would have been defeated in the Rajya Sabha had only the 11 members of Tamil Nadu's ruling party voted against it.

Proceedings of the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday were adjourned thrice during the pre-lunch period after repeated protests by Tamil parties led by the AIADMK over their demand that the exam for postmen be held in Tamil language.

Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday as the AIADMK and DMK protested over Cauvery issue, while the Congress demanded that a privilege notice against the government be taken up for allegedly misleading Parliament and the Supreme Court on Rafale jet deal.

Raucous opposition protests over Rafale deal and other issues forced adjournment in both houses of parliament for the fifth consecutive day without any business being conducted. The day started on a stormy note as the government and opposition sparred over Rafale and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK and the opposition DMK protes...

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day Wednesday following noisy protests by AIADMK and YSR Congress members demanding protection of Cauvery Delta farmers and special status for Andhra Pradesh.

The government has decided to reach out to the opposition to resolve the logjam in parliament that has persisted since March 5, Union minister Vijay Goel said today. On the list are senior leaders of the Congress, Telugu Desam Party and the AIADMK - parties which have been leading the protests in both houses of parliament since the second half of b...

Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day minutes after senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad flagged three issues and demanded discussion on them. This was the second straight adjournment in two days -- yesterday, the upper house was adjourned early following protests over Cauvery waters issue by the members of AIADMK and demands on local issues by ...

The Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned today till 2 pm due to unrelenting protests by the TDP, the AIADMK and some opposition parties on various issues including the Cauvery row and special status to Andhra Pradesh.

The proceedings in both Houses of Parliament were virtually washed out for the entire week, as the Lok Sabha was on Friday adjourned for the day soon after it met and the Rajya Sabha in the afternoon following unabated protests by the opposition parties and ruling NDA allies TDP and AIADMK over various issues.

Opposition parties as well as members of TDP and AIADMK today stalled Rajya Sabha proceedings over the PNB banking fraud, special package for Andhra Pradesh and Cauvery Board issue, forcing adjournment of the morning session.

Demonetisation issue has taken centre stage among issues and moves discussed in the parliament. A united opposition have decided to escalated attack on government over the demonetisation issue by protesting outside Parliament today. They also plan to meet the President, and holding street protests in the coming days.

A US lawmaker has compared an unprecedented sit-in inside the House of Representatives by Democratic lawmakers to the protest by AIADMK members in the Rajya Sabha in March, saying "other governments may behave this way" but US should not follow suit.

Congress today accused AIADMK members of disrupting the proceedings of Rajya Sabha at the behest of the ruling BJP, with Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien also terming the turn of events in the House as "murder of democracy".

Shouting slogans, squatting on the floor, trooping to the well of the house, and damaging the Chairperson's mike - this was how some of our MPs thought fit to protest against the government today. The DMK and AIADMK MPs were protesting against the government for "not making efforts" for a stronger resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC yesterday...