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"Pride Of Every Tamilian": Minister Attacks Opposition Over 'Sengol' Demand
The opposition's push to keep the Constitution front and centre by asking for the 'sengol', a sceptre kept next to the Speaker's chair in the Lok Sabha, to be replaced by a copy of the text has led to a strong pushback by the government.
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Samajwadi Party MP Wants Constitution To Replace 'Sengol', BJP Hits Back
The 'sengol' installed next to the Speaker's chair in Lok Sabha has emerged as the latest flashpoint this Parliament session after Opposition MPs questioned its relevance in a democracy and the BJP accused them of disrespecting Indian culture.
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"He Ran Towards Speaker's Chair": MPs On Parliament Security Breach
Left shaken by the major security breach in the Lok Sabha 22 years after the attack on Parliament, several MPs have demanded a high-level inquiry into the incident.
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Speaker Is Custodian Of Lok Sabha, Want Him In Chair: Senior Congress MP
As Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla skipped the House proceedings for the second consecutive day today to express displeasure over disruptions, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury reached out to him with a plea to return to the Chair.
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Why Does Congress "Hate" Indian Culture So Much: Amit Shah On Sengol Controversy
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday accused the Congress of reducing the ceremonial sceptre Sengol, which will be installed near the chair of the speaker in the new Parliament building, to a "walking stick".
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"Chair Is Panch Parmeshwar": BJP's VK Sinha Before Quitting As Speaker
A floor test to prove the majority of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led government began in the Bihar Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.
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Pak Deputy Speaker Did Not Resign, To Chair Crucial Session On Monday
Refuting the news of the resignation of Pakistan's Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri, the National Assembly Secretariat on Sunday clarified that Suri did not resign from his office, adding that he will chair the crucial National Assembly on Monday.
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Odisha Congress MLA Lifts Chair Before Speaker's Podium As Notice Rejected
Odisha Assembly Speaker S N Patro on Tuesday dubbed as "inappropriate" the behaviour of senior Congress MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati who lifted a chair in front of the Speaker's podium.
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Mallikarjun Kharge's Long Speech In Rajya Sabha Upsets Congress Leader
Congress leader in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge spoke for more than an hour in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday during the debate on the motion of thanks to the President's Address even as the Chair repeatedly reminded him that there were more speakers fro
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"Chair Not As Neutral...": P Chidambaram On Parliament Disruptions
With a tumultuous Parliament session ending with unruly scenes, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said the Chair in both Houses was "not as neutral as it should be" and asserted that the last-day pandemonium in Rajya Sabha started becaus
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''Very Hurt'' Over Opposition MPs Flinging Papers At Chair: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said he was "very hurt" over some opposition members throwing papers at the Chair a day earlier and warned of stern action against those repeatedly involved in such incidents.
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Mukul Roy To Chair Public Accounts Panel In Bengal Assembly, BJP Protests
Trinamool leader Mukul Roy, who recently switched over to the ruling camp in Bengal after winning the assembly polls on a BJP ticket, was today appointed chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee in the Assembly by Speaker Biman Banerjee.
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5 Big Issues Rajasthan Verdict On Sachin Pilot Will Address
In his case against his own party, Sachin Pilot has sought to nullify attempts to disqualify him and 18 other MLAs from the legislature. The Rajasthan High Court today banned any action against him for now. It has not indicated when it will hear the matter. Mr Pilot's party, the Congress, has already asked the Supreme Court to consider its petitio...
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Not Right To Question Speaker's Decision Outside Parliament: Om Birla
A day after Rahul Gandhi said he was not allowed to ask supplementary questions in Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla today said it was not right to raise questions on decisions of the Chair outside the House.
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Lok Sabha Speaker, Upset Over Protests, Stays Away From House Despite Appeals
Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, hugely upset over the conduct of parliamentarians in the house since Monday, refused to return to the lower house of parliament today despite an appeal by a group of MPs representing all parties.
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"Pride Of Every Tamilian": Minister Attacks Opposition Over 'Sengol' Demand
The opposition's push to keep the Constitution front and centre by asking for the 'sengol', a sceptre kept next to the Speaker's chair in the Lok Sabha, to be replaced by a copy of the text has led to a strong pushback by the government.
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Samajwadi Party MP Wants Constitution To Replace 'Sengol', BJP Hits Back
The 'sengol' installed next to the Speaker's chair in Lok Sabha has emerged as the latest flashpoint this Parliament session after Opposition MPs questioned its relevance in a democracy and the BJP accused them of disrespecting Indian culture.
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"He Ran Towards Speaker's Chair": MPs On Parliament Security Breach
Left shaken by the major security breach in the Lok Sabha 22 years after the attack on Parliament, several MPs have demanded a high-level inquiry into the incident.
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Speaker Is Custodian Of Lok Sabha, Want Him In Chair: Senior Congress MP
As Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla skipped the House proceedings for the second consecutive day today to express displeasure over disruptions, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury reached out to him with a plea to return to the Chair.
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Why Does Congress "Hate" Indian Culture So Much: Amit Shah On Sengol Controversy
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday accused the Congress of reducing the ceremonial sceptre Sengol, which will be installed near the chair of the speaker in the new Parliament building, to a "walking stick".
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"Chair Is Panch Parmeshwar": BJP's VK Sinha Before Quitting As Speaker
A floor test to prove the majority of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led government began in the Bihar Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.
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Pak Deputy Speaker Did Not Resign, To Chair Crucial Session On Monday
Refuting the news of the resignation of Pakistan's Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri, the National Assembly Secretariat on Sunday clarified that Suri did not resign from his office, adding that he will chair the crucial National Assembly on Monday.
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Odisha Congress MLA Lifts Chair Before Speaker's Podium As Notice Rejected
Odisha Assembly Speaker S N Patro on Tuesday dubbed as "inappropriate" the behaviour of senior Congress MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati who lifted a chair in front of the Speaker's podium.
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Mallikarjun Kharge's Long Speech In Rajya Sabha Upsets Congress Leader
Congress leader in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge spoke for more than an hour in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday during the debate on the motion of thanks to the President's Address even as the Chair repeatedly reminded him that there were more speakers fro
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"Chair Not As Neutral...": P Chidambaram On Parliament Disruptions
With a tumultuous Parliament session ending with unruly scenes, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said the Chair in both Houses was "not as neutral as it should be" and asserted that the last-day pandemonium in Rajya Sabha started becaus
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''Very Hurt'' Over Opposition MPs Flinging Papers At Chair: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said he was "very hurt" over some opposition members throwing papers at the Chair a day earlier and warned of stern action against those repeatedly involved in such incidents.
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Mukul Roy To Chair Public Accounts Panel In Bengal Assembly, BJP Protests
Trinamool leader Mukul Roy, who recently switched over to the ruling camp in Bengal after winning the assembly polls on a BJP ticket, was today appointed chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee in the Assembly by Speaker Biman Banerjee.
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5 Big Issues Rajasthan Verdict On Sachin Pilot Will Address
In his case against his own party, Sachin Pilot has sought to nullify attempts to disqualify him and 18 other MLAs from the legislature. The Rajasthan High Court today banned any action against him for now. It has not indicated when it will hear the matter. Mr Pilot's party, the Congress, has already asked the Supreme Court to consider its petitio...
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Not Right To Question Speaker's Decision Outside Parliament: Om Birla
A day after Rahul Gandhi said he was not allowed to ask supplementary questions in Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla today said it was not right to raise questions on decisions of the Chair outside the House.
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Lok Sabha Speaker, Upset Over Protests, Stays Away From House Despite Appeals
Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, hugely upset over the conduct of parliamentarians in the house since Monday, refused to return to the lower house of parliament today despite an appeal by a group of MPs representing all parties.
