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Opposition Bloc INDIA To Skip Rajya Sabha Chairman's Meeting To End Logjam: Report
The opposition alliance INDIA will not attend the meeting called by Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar this afternoon to end the logjam in the House over the Manipur issue, sources said.
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Rajya Sabha Chairman's All-Party Meeting Fails To End Parliament Logjam
Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday reached out to various parties to break the deadlock in Parliament.
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"Apology Demand Factually Premised": Rajya Sabha Chairman Over Rahul Gandhi
Amid a logjam over Rahul Gandhi's remarks on democracy, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday rejected Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's 'point of order' that there cannot be a discussion on Mr Gandhi.
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Reserve 1 Day A Week In Parliament For Opposition Matters: Kapil Sibal
Amid the logjam in Parliament, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal today suggested that the rules of procedure may be altered to have one day of the week for any matter the Opposition wishes to discuss with the government.
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After 14-Day Paralysis In Parliament, Government's Outreach To Opposition
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...
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Opinion: What Rahul Gandhi Has Won - And Risked - By Playing Hardball
While it hardly transacted business, the winter session of parliament marked a transition for the Congress and the opposition. As Sonia Gandhi took a backseat, due to health reasons or out of a desire to give her son more room, Rahul Gandhi became the Congress' prime mover and interface with other opposition parties. He attend parliament regularly,...
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Parliament Winter Session Day 18: Live Updates
The logjam in Parliament over demonetisation issue continues as opposition parties continued their protest on 17th day of this session. Both the houses of Parliament were adjourned early again on Thursday as neither an aggressive opposition nor the government budged an inch in the standoff over the notes ban, which was a month old on Thursday.
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Parliament Winter Session Day 11: Live Updates
The opposition party leaders continued logjam in both houses of parliament over Prime Minister's absence during the demonetisation. Since the beginning of this winter session, they have insisted on PM Narendra Modi's presence and statement on the issue in the house. The Lok Sabha had pushed through the I-T Amendment Bill amid din without debate.
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Government Reaching Out To Opposition, Trying To Break Logjam: Minister Ananth Kumar
The government is reaching out to the opposition to ensure Parliament's functioning to hold a debate on demonetisation, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said on Wednesday.
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Government's Plan To Repeal Over 1000 Archaic Laws Pending In Rajya Sabha
Besides the GST Bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious plan to scrap obsolete laws became another casualty of the logjam in the Rajya Sabha with two such bills seeking to repeal over 1000 such Acts failing to get Parliamentary approval in the winter session.
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Government Plans to Push GST Bill in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday: Sources
The Narendra Modi government is preparing for a showdown with the Congress on the GST bill. The flagship bill, passed by the lower house of Parliament in May, could not be taken up till now in the upper house due to logjam in Parliament and lack of commitment from the Congress.
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All-Party Meet on Monday to Discuss Ways to End Parliament Deadlock
Government will call an all-party meeting on Monday in a bid to break the Parliament logjam as it accused Congress of "hurting" the country by blocking the passage of key reform bills like GST with its relentless protests.
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Meet Opposition's Warriors in Battlezone Rajya Sabha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's presence in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday failed to break the logjam.
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In Parliament Row Over Niranjan Jyoti, Finally a Solution: 10 Developments
A row in Parliament over union minister Niranjan Jyoti's hate speech ended on Monday with Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari brokering a pact to end a week-long deadlock.
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Another logjam? BJP demands debate on Lokpal in Parliament
A united Opposition has set the tone for the Budget Session, raising the Lokpal issue in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday morning and demanding a debate immediately. The government, while assuring the Opposition that it is committed to setting up a strong anti-corruption body, is not ready to discuss the matter now. In a deja vu moment, is Parliament h...
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Opposition Bloc INDIA To Skip Rajya Sabha Chairman's Meeting To End Logjam: Report
The opposition alliance INDIA will not attend the meeting called by Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar this afternoon to end the logjam in the House over the Manipur issue, sources said.
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Rajya Sabha Chairman's All-Party Meeting Fails To End Parliament Logjam
Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday reached out to various parties to break the deadlock in Parliament.
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"Apology Demand Factually Premised": Rajya Sabha Chairman Over Rahul Gandhi
Amid a logjam over Rahul Gandhi's remarks on democracy, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday rejected Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's 'point of order' that there cannot be a discussion on Mr Gandhi.
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Reserve 1 Day A Week In Parliament For Opposition Matters: Kapil Sibal
Amid the logjam in Parliament, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal today suggested that the rules of procedure may be altered to have one day of the week for any matter the Opposition wishes to discuss with the government.
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After 14-Day Paralysis In Parliament, Government's Outreach To Opposition
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...
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Opinion: What Rahul Gandhi Has Won - And Risked - By Playing Hardball
While it hardly transacted business, the winter session of parliament marked a transition for the Congress and the opposition. As Sonia Gandhi took a backseat, due to health reasons or out of a desire to give her son more room, Rahul Gandhi became the Congress' prime mover and interface with other opposition parties. He attend parliament regularly,...
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Parliament Winter Session Day 18: Live Updates
The logjam in Parliament over demonetisation issue continues as opposition parties continued their protest on 17th day of this session. Both the houses of Parliament were adjourned early again on Thursday as neither an aggressive opposition nor the government budged an inch in the standoff over the notes ban, which was a month old on Thursday.
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Parliament Winter Session Day 11: Live Updates
The opposition party leaders continued logjam in both houses of parliament over Prime Minister's absence during the demonetisation. Since the beginning of this winter session, they have insisted on PM Narendra Modi's presence and statement on the issue in the house. The Lok Sabha had pushed through the I-T Amendment Bill amid din without debate.
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Government Reaching Out To Opposition, Trying To Break Logjam: Minister Ananth Kumar
The government is reaching out to the opposition to ensure Parliament's functioning to hold a debate on demonetisation, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said on Wednesday.
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Government's Plan To Repeal Over 1000 Archaic Laws Pending In Rajya Sabha
Besides the GST Bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious plan to scrap obsolete laws became another casualty of the logjam in the Rajya Sabha with two such bills seeking to repeal over 1000 such Acts failing to get Parliamentary approval in the winter session.
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Government Plans to Push GST Bill in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday: Sources
The Narendra Modi government is preparing for a showdown with the Congress on the GST bill. The flagship bill, passed by the lower house of Parliament in May, could not be taken up till now in the upper house due to logjam in Parliament and lack of commitment from the Congress.
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All-Party Meet on Monday to Discuss Ways to End Parliament Deadlock
Government will call an all-party meeting on Monday in a bid to break the Parliament logjam as it accused Congress of "hurting" the country by blocking the passage of key reform bills like GST with its relentless protests.
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Meet Opposition's Warriors in Battlezone Rajya Sabha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's presence in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday failed to break the logjam.
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In Parliament Row Over Niranjan Jyoti, Finally a Solution: 10 Developments
A row in Parliament over union minister Niranjan Jyoti's hate speech ended on Monday with Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari brokering a pact to end a week-long deadlock.
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Another logjam? BJP demands debate on Lokpal in Parliament
A united Opposition has set the tone for the Budget Session, raising the Lokpal issue in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday morning and demanding a debate immediately. The government, while assuring the Opposition that it is committed to setting up a strong anti-corruption body, is not ready to discuss the matter now. In a deja vu moment, is Parliament h...
