Bhopal: Bharatiya Janata Party national General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, who was considered a strong contender from the Indore parliamentary constituency in Madhya Pradesh, on Wednesday said he will not contest the Lok Sabha elections. “People of Indore, activists and well wishers of the country want me to contest the elections.[Read More…]
Tag: Sumitra Mahajan
Indore Lok Sabha seat: In BJP bastion for decades, Congress’ long search for the right candidate
Sumitra Mahajan has won the seat eight times in a row, Congress’ PC Sethi used to win from here in the past
LS Speaker suspends four more MPs
New Delhi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday again suspended four TDP and AIADMK for two consecutive sittings for causing “grave disorder” in the house. The Speaker’s action came as members of the two parties were agitating near the Speaker’s podium shouting slogans in support of their demands like[Read More…]
Suspension of 45 Lok Sabha MPs likely to be revoked
New Delhi,The suspension of 45 Lok Sabha members belonging to AIADMK and the TDP is likely to be revoked if they assure Speaker Sumitra Mahajan that they will not create pandemonium. Deputy Speaker M. Thambidurai, who belongs to AIADMK, urged the Speaker to revoke the suspension of all the 45[Read More…]
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan suspends 19 AIADMK, TDP MPs
New Delhi, As many as 19 Lok Sabha members belonging to the Telugu Desam Party(TDP) and AIADMK were on Thursday suspended for four consecutive sittings by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan for causing “grave disorder” in the House by storming near the podium, tearing papers and throwing them towards the Chair. The[Read More…]
Sumitra Mahajan forwards plea to disqualify BJP MP from Rajasthan
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has forwarded a complaint by the Bhartiya Janata Party seeking the disqualification of its Member of Parliament from Rajasthan, Harish Meena who contested for assembly election from Congress ticket. The Speaker has forwarded the complaint to the Lok Sabha Secretariat for appropriate action.[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh BJP takes U-turn on dynasty politics
Bhartiya Janta Party, who always attacked Congress on various issues including dynasty politics and recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stated that “Even after independence three generations of a family had controlled the country’s politics, but that situation has changed now”. Earlier in October 2018, BJP Chief Amit Shah also clearly[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar bats for reservation; says no one on earth can take this away from SC/ST
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that no one on earth has the power to take away reservation from the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and backward class people. This statement has come as a reaction to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s statement where she had questioned if reservations can bring[Read More…]
Will reservation bring welfare, asks Sumitra Mahajan
Ranchi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Sunday demanded to know if continuing with reservation in education and jobs endlessly will bring prosperity to the country. “The idea of Ambedkarji was to bring social harmony by introducing reservation for 10 years. But what we do is to extend the reservation[Read More…]
Parties should come together to discuss SC/ST Act: Sumitra Mahajan
Amid widespread anger, including calls of ‘Bharat bandh’, against the amendment to the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan Thursday said all political parties should get together to discuss the issue. A Bharat bandh was called Thursday by some anti-reservation bodies against the amendment to the Act last month. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya[Read More…]
We need to discuss the Office of the Speaker
In this context the conduct of Sumitra Mahajan came under sharp attack. She chastised INC President Rahul Gandhi for the hug but allowed PM Modi to mimic Sonia Gandhi’s accent.
Parliament’s Monsoon Session Live Updates: BJP issues whip to its MP for defeating no-confidence motion
Union Cabinet approves Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2018 in Lok Sabha Meanwhile, in Lok Sabha the Union Cabinet has approved the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2018 to set up the Central University of Andhra Pradesh. Rajya Sabha stands adjourned until Thursday The proceedings of the House come to an end and the Rajya Sabha is[Read More…]
YSR Congress MPs decline to reconsider resignations
New Delhi/Vijayawada: Five Lok Sabha MPs of the YSR Congress on Wednesday met Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to convey that they stand by their resignations and urged her to accept the same immediately. The MPs had submitted their resignations on April 6 — the last day of Budget session — to[Read More…]
Our aim is social justice: Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday set the goal to achieve social justice in India. He said the nation already has manpower, skill and resources, all it needs is to work on mission mode to bring about the positive change. With am aim to improve India’s standing in[Read More…]
Cow urine helped politician to recover from illness: BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi
Bhartiya Janata Party member Meenakshi Lekhi spoke about the importance of cow urine in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. While talking about it, she said that cow urine is so beneficial that it helped a former government law officer recover from a serious illness. She also questioned whether the government[Read More…]
Sumitra Mahajan warns of mobile phone usage inside Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha speaker, Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday gave a strict warning to members against using mobile phones inside the House after BJP member Anurag Thakur expressed regret for allegedly shooting opposition protests in the Well using his mobile two days ago. Some opposition members had complained about Thakur shooting video[Read More…]
Presidential polls: BJP says won’t repeat 2002 experiment of fielding an ‘outsider’
Although the Presidential election is round the corner, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA is yet to decide its candidate. Many names such as LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Sumitra Mahajan, Draupadi Murmu and E Sreedharan are doing rounds, but nothing is concrete yet. Reportedly, Bharatiya Janata Party has said[Read More…]
Flying ban on Sena MP, Speaker proposes talks
House will mourn E Ahamed on Thursday: Speaker
SP lawmaker Akshay Yadav throws paper at LS Speaker, let off with warning
Samajwadi Party leader Akshay Yadav was censured on Thursday after he threw bits of paper at Speaker Sumitra Mahajan as opposition parties continued their protests against the notes ban when the parliament convened. An angry Mahajan adjourned the house. Shortly after the Lok Sabha met for the day, opposition members[Read More…]
AAP’s Bhagwant Mann apologises for videography in Parliament
Aam Admi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann has issued an unconditional apology to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan for trivialising safety checks in Parliament by live-streaming the area on Facebook. The issue rocked both Houses today, with MPs urging strong action against him. Mahajan is expected to consult political parties[Read More…]