Parliament Winter Session

The Privileges Committee of Lok Sabha will meet next week to examine the issue of suspension of three Congress members from the House during the Winter Session for unruly behaviour.

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday prorogued both Houses of Parliament after the conclusion of the Winter Session.

The Fourteenth Session of the 17th Lok Sabha, which commenced on December 4, 2023, was adjourned sine die a day ahead of schedule on Thursday, recorded 74 per cent productivity in the Winter Session of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said.

Parliament adjourned Thursday night - a day early - after a tumultuous fortnight that saw a security scare, 146 opposition MPs suspended, and the passage of four contentious bills, including three overhauling the criminal jurisprudence system.

Parliament today passed a bill that seeks to allow the government to temporarily take control of telecom services in the interest of national security, and provide a non-auction route for the allocation of satellite spectrum.

Over 140 opposition MPs suspended this week and last took out a protest march Thursday morning from the old Parliament to Vijay Chowk in central Delhi, carrying a large banner that read "Save Democracy".

The three new bills to replace the colonial-era criminal laws were passed in Rajya Sabha today, virtually in the absence of the Opposition.

Congress chief Kharge on Wednesday called for calm, and cautioned political leaders against the use of provocative language, as the ruling BJP ramped up protests against Trinamool MP Banerjee's mimicry of Rajya Sabha Chair Jagdeep Dhankhar.

The Congress today said the "entire Modi ecosystem" is now being galvanised on the "so-called mimicry non-issue" while it remains silent on how a BJP MP "facilitated entry of two intruders" into the Lok Sabha and on the suspension of over 140 MPs.

Jagdeep Dhankhar Mimicry: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said she was dismayed at the manner in which Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was "humiliated" in Parliament complex.

An advocate has filed a complaint against Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee for his mimicry of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on the premises of the Parliament complex.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge today charged that the Prime Minister and the BJP want to establish a "single party rule" in the country and the suspension of MPs from Parliament is for that.

BJP MP Hema Malini on Tuesday had a straight answer to the suspension of over a hundred parliamentarians from the Opposition camp - "They ask a lot of questions and behave strangely".

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the three criminal code bills -- The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023 -- to replace the Indian Penal Code.

A record 141 Opposition MPs from both houses of the Parliament have been suspended during the ongoing winter session.

The Privileges Committee of Lok Sabha will meet next week to examine the issue of suspension of three Congress members from the House during the Winter Session for unruly behaviour.

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday prorogued both Houses of Parliament after the conclusion of the Winter Session.

The Fourteenth Session of the 17th Lok Sabha, which commenced on December 4, 2023, was adjourned sine die a day ahead of schedule on Thursday, recorded 74 per cent productivity in the Winter Session of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said.

Parliament adjourned Thursday night - a day early - after a tumultuous fortnight that saw a security scare, 146 opposition MPs suspended, and the passage of four contentious bills, including three overhauling the criminal jurisprudence system.

Parliament today passed a bill that seeks to allow the government to temporarily take control of telecom services in the interest of national security, and provide a non-auction route for the allocation of satellite spectrum.

Over 140 opposition MPs suspended this week and last took out a protest march Thursday morning from the old Parliament to Vijay Chowk in central Delhi, carrying a large banner that read "Save Democracy".

The three new bills to replace the colonial-era criminal laws were passed in Rajya Sabha today, virtually in the absence of the Opposition.

Congress chief Kharge on Wednesday called for calm, and cautioned political leaders against the use of provocative language, as the ruling BJP ramped up protests against Trinamool MP Banerjee's mimicry of Rajya Sabha Chair Jagdeep Dhankhar.

The Congress today said the "entire Modi ecosystem" is now being galvanised on the "so-called mimicry non-issue" while it remains silent on how a BJP MP "facilitated entry of two intruders" into the Lok Sabha and on the suspension of over 140 MPs.

Jagdeep Dhankhar Mimicry: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said she was dismayed at the manner in which Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was "humiliated" in Parliament complex.

An advocate has filed a complaint against Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee for his mimicry of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on the premises of the Parliament complex.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge today charged that the Prime Minister and the BJP want to establish a "single party rule" in the country and the suspension of MPs from Parliament is for that.

BJP MP Hema Malini on Tuesday had a straight answer to the suspension of over a hundred parliamentarians from the Opposition camp - "They ask a lot of questions and behave strangely".

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the three criminal code bills -- The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023 -- to replace the Indian Penal Code.

A record 141 Opposition MPs from both houses of the Parliament have been suspended during the ongoing winter session.