The seat fell vacant after the resignation of Neeraj Shekhar who was the Samajwadi Party member at that time.
Tag: Rajya Sabha
Gujarat Congress to take MLAs to Mount Abu ahead of Rajya Sabha polls
Polls to the two Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat was necessitated after Union Ministers Amit Shah and Smriti Irani resigned following their election to the Lok Sabha.
Ram Vilas Paswan elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha
Paswan was declared elected after the deadline for the withdrawal of nomination papers ended at 3 p.m. on Friday in the absence of any other candidate.
Citizenship Bill would have been passed in RS, if Congress wasn’t there: Mukul Sangma
Shillong: Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill would have been passed in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday by the BJP government if the Congress-led Opposition was not there. “The Congress-led Opposition stood firm and remained as a strong wall, otherwise, they were determined[Read More…]
Triple Talaq Bill lapses as Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die
The bill which was supposed to get placed in the Upper House was not tabled and lapsed with the session’s adjournment
Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma flies to Delhi to seek support against Citizenship Bill
Shillong, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Sunday flew to New Delhi to seek support of various political parties in opposing the Citizenship Bill, which is likely to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. “I am leaving for New Delhi to meet leaders of those political parties who[Read More…]
Budget session live updates: President Ram Nath Kovind addresses parliament
Live Updates “Goods and services tax is a long-term policy which is making business transparent” : President Ram Nath Kovind The session started with the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind delivering an address to the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Budget session which will end on[Read More…]
Citizenship Amendment Bill for whole country, not confined to northeast: Rajnath
New Delhi, Commenting on the reports of violence in the northeastern states as a result of the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 being passed in the Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that “misconception” is being spread about the Bill. He said the Bill,[Read More…]
Quota reservation bill moved in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till afternoon following protests by opposition members amidst a demand that the Constitution bill providing for upper castes reservation be sent to a Select Committee for detailed consideration even as the government sought to push ahead with its passage on the last day[Read More…]
RS adjourned till Wednesday, opposition refuses to leave
New Delhi, The Rajya Sabha was on Tuesday adjourned for the day even as the opposition members refused to leave the House and staged demonstration against the governments “unilateral” decision to extend the ongoing session till Wednesday. While the House was adjourned, opposition members refused to leave the House and[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha runs smoothly for first time in Winter Session
New Delhi,The Rajya Sabha on Thursday functioned smoothly and completed the zero and question hours for the first time in this Winter Session of Parliament. As the House met for the day, Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu, appealed to the members to “see to it that the House functions” as very[Read More…]
Parliament winter session live updates: Lok Sabha adjourned for the day
2:07 PM Lok Sabha adjourned for the day 1:25 PM Congress leaders walk out of Rajya Sabha 12:50 PM External Minister Sushma Swaraj speaks Says every issue on Rafale has been clarified by the Supreme Court 12:30 AM Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 PM 11:30 AM Lok Sabha adjourned till noon 11:00 AM[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha sees repeated adjournments, to meet at 2 p.m.
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday saw repeated adjournments amid sloganeering by AIADMK members and was adjourned to meet again at 2 p.m. The AIADMK members, who have been protesting against a proposed dam on the Cauvery river in Karnataka, trooped to the Chair’s podium as soon as the[Read More…]
Opposition in RS wants select committee to oversee triple talaq bill
New Delhi, Ahead of the Central government’s move to move the triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha, the Opposition parties on Monday held a meeting and decided to demand that the bill be referred to the select committee for further deliberations. The meeting, chaired by Leader of Opposition in Rajya[Read More…]
Triple Talaq bill to be taken up in Rajya Sabha on Monday
New Delhi, Keen on enacting the legislation, the government has got the bill on criminalising triple talaq listed in the Rajya Sabha for consideration on Monday, giving it the top priority notwithstanding the fact that it may find it difficult to get the bill through. The Muslim Women (Protection of[Read More…]
Bihar: LJP supremo Ram Vilas Paswan likely to enter Rajya Sabha from Assam
Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan who is known to sense political weather is gearing up for upcoming Lok Sabha polls. In Bihar, the LJP is ready to fight on 6 Lok Sabha seats with an additional benefit of 1 Rajya Sabha berth from BJP’s quota. In June 2019,[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha adjourned for day amid ruckus over interception order
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was on Friday adjourned for the day amid ruckus over the government order to give central investigative agencies and the Delhi Police sweeping powers to intercept computers. As soon as the House reassembled at 2.30 p.m after an earlier adjournment, Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi[Read More…]
Jaitley demands discussion on Rafale, RS adjourned for day
New Delhi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday demanded a discussion on the Rafale deal in the Rajya Sabha as the upper House was adjourned for the day amidst sloganeering and noise. “I demand that Congress party should immediately start a discussion on Rafale,” Jaitley said. The Bharatiya Janata Party[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Wednesday amid pandemonium by some members soon after it passed a bill in the post-lunch sitting. The upper House passed the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities (Amendment) Bill, 2018,[Read More…]
RS adjourned for the day after mourning Vajpayee’s death
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday after mourning the death of former Prime Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee. “Vajpayee ji was one of the doyens of the country’s political leadership who influenced the course of events after Independence. During his[Read More…]
Race to Rajya Sabha: Congress eying on Kanimozhi’s seat for Manmohan Singh
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Rajya Sabha term is ending on June 14, 2019, and Congress party is trying to send him to the upper house from Tamil Nadu where six Rajya Sabha seat will be vacated in July. According to sources, Congress party is trying to nominate Dr[Read More…]
Odisha: Former Rajya Sabha MP Baishnab Charan Parida passes away
Former Rajya Sabha parliamentarian Baishnab Charan Parida passed away at the age of 77 on Thursday morning at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar of Odisha. Parida was undergoing treatment for many days after he was diagnosed with cancer. In 1960 Parida started his political career and joined Communist Party of India[Read More…]
Income Tax searches at TDP MP’s houses in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad, Oct 12, The Income Tax Department officials on Friday conducted searches at the residences and offices of TDP MP C.M. Ramesh in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The tax officials began simultaneous searches at his residences in Hyderabad and at Potladurti in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, informed sources said.[Read More…]
Misa Bharti rubbishes report about discord between her brothers
Patna: There is no truth in speculation about differences between RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s two sons, Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav, said Lalu ‘s eldest daughter Misa Bharti, party’s Rajya Sabha MP. “There is some discord among party workers about two brothers in our family,” Misa Bharti said at[Read More…]
Cheater held for promising top jobs, Rajya Sabha seat
Jaipur: The police on Thursday arrested a man accused of duping people by promising them top posts such as that of a chairman of Rajasthan Public Service Commission and getting them elected as Rajya Sabha MP. Sanjay Singh Naruka (32) claimed that he had contacts with high-profile politicians and government[Read More…]
