Lok Sabha

Sonia Gandhi Approves Left-Congress Alliance In West Bengal

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 24, 2019

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi has given her nod to Congress-Left Front alliance in West Bengal for the upcoming assembly by-polls in the state following the party's dismal performance in the Lok Sabha polls in the state, top party sources said on Saturday.

Virat Kohli, Other Cricketers Mourn Former Union Minister Arun Jaitley's Death

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 24, 2019

Arun Jaitley did not contest the 2019 Lok Sabha election owing to ill-health and was admitted to AIIMS for treatment in May this year.

Akhilesh Yadav's Massive Overhaul, Dissolves Samajwadi Party's Units In UP

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 23, 2019

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Friday dissolved the party's Uttar Pradesh units, including the state executive and youth wings. The organisational overhaul is his course-correction attempt after the party's dismal performance in the Lok Sabha elections, sources say.

P Chidambaram's Arrest Attempt To Silence Him: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 22, 2019

Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Thursday criticised the BJP government for pursuing vendetta politics against the party's leaders and said former union finance minister P Chidambaram was arrested as he was vocal on corruption by the saffron party leaders.

Nizamabad City's Name Inauspicious, Should Be Changed: BJP Leader

Telangana News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 21, 2019

Claiming that the name of Nizambad, a city in Telangana, is "inauspicious", BJP MP D Arvind on Tuesday said the city, represented by him in the Lok Sabha, should be renamed "Indur", as it was known earlier.

Use Of Plastic Within Parliament Complex Banned

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 20, 2019

The Lok Sabha Secretariat said it has banned the use of non-reusable plastic water bottles and other plastic items within the Parliament complex with effect from Tuesday.

200 Ex-MPs Yet To Vacate Official Bungalows In Lutyens' Delhi: Report

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 18, 2019

More than 200 former MPs have still not vacated their official bungalows in Lutyens' Delhi, over two months after the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha, sources said.

Nehru-Gandhi Family Has "Brand Equity": Congress's Adhir Chowdhury

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 17, 2019

The leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has said it will be tough for any leader from outside the Gandhi-Nehru family to run the party, as it has "brand equity".

PM Makes Fresh Pitch For Simultaneous Elections

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 15, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a fresh pitch for holding Lok Sabha and assembly polls together, saying the concept of ''one nation, one election'' is imperative to make the country great.

Rahul Gandhi Requests PM For Early Warning Systems For Floods In Wayanad

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 13, 2019

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention to protect both the life and livelihood of the people in his Lok Sabha constituency Wayanad, ravaged by floods and landslides.

Want Modern, Hi-Tech Parliament By 2022, Says Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

India News | Edited by Aditya Sharma | Tuesday August 13, 2019

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today said that India could have a new, modern and technologically advanced parliament building in another three years as the nation approaches its 75th year of Independence.

"Opposition Must Get Equal Time": Lok Sabha Speaker Assures Fair Play

India News | Reported By Akhilesh Sharma, Edited By Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday August 13, 2019

A strong opposition is of great importance in a "vibrant democracy", Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said today, adding that he was all for ensuring that its voice was heard in the house. Hisassurance comes amid allegations that the centre was steamrolling bills through both houses of parliament without taking the opposition into confidence.

"Truly Humbling," Rahul Gandhi Tweets After Visiting Flood-Hit Wayanad

Kerala News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday August 13, 2019

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday praised the people of his Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala, which has been battered by a flood and landslides, saying that the bravery and dignity displayed by them in the face of tragedy was "truly humbling".

Arrest Warrant Against Shashi Tharoor Over "Hindu Pakistan" Remark

India News | ANI | Tuesday August 13, 2019

In July last year, Shashi Tharoor had said if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, it would create a condition leading to the formation of a "Hindu Pakistan".

"This Is A Disaster, Don't Want To Blame": Rahul Gandhi On Kerala Floods

Kerala News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday August 12, 2019

Congress's Rahul Gandhi, today demanded the centre's "full support" to make up for the losses in flood-ravaged Kerala's Wayanad, one of the worst-hit districts. Mr Gandhi, who lost his family turf Amethi in the recent Lok Sabha election, represents the constituency in the Lok Sabha.