Aam Aadmi Party’s victorious Rajya Sabha candidate Sanjay Singh on Monday said that he along with N.D. Gupta and Sushil Gupta will be the voice of the people of Delhi who till now didn’t have a say in the “biggest temple of democracy” (upper house of the Parliament). The party[Read More…]
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Naidu condemns Congress’ behavior; asks to maintain dignity of Upper House
As Congress members refused to relent and continued their protests on Thursday, Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu condemned their behaviour and asked them to maintain the dignity of the Upper House. “Follow ‘maryada’ (dignity)…follow the rules…I condemn your behaviour…I have to…Don’t force me to do that..You go to your[Read More…]
Mayawati resigns from RS, after not ‘being allowed to put across views’
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo, Mayawati resigned from the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, hours after she had threatened to quit the Upper House for “not being allowed to speak” about atrocities against Dalits and minorities. “I was speaking about the atrocities against Dalits, since I belong to that community. But[Read More…]
GST bill tabled for discussion in Rajya Sabha
Soon after the Lok Sabha on March 29, cleared the four Goods and Service Tax (GST) bill in a 7-hour debate, the four GST bills will be tabled for discussion in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The bills that will be tabled in Rajya Sabha include Central GST, Integrated GST, UT[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha passes HIV Bill; India will treat anyone who tests positive, says JP Nadda
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014 that seeks to prevent and control the spread of HIV and AIDS, and prohibits discrimination against affected persons. The Bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on February 11, 2014 by[Read More…]