Rajya Sabha Chairman

Venkaiah Naidu Pulls Up MPs For Low Attendance In Parliamentary Panels

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 5, 2019

Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday pulled up MPs of both Houses for their low attendance in parliamentary standing committees' meetings and urged the leaders of all political parties to ensure "quantitative and qualitative functioning" of these panels.

Venkaiah Naidu Suggests Rethink On Mercy Appeals In Heinous Crimes

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 2, 2019

As MPs expressed anguish over the Hyderabad rape and murder case, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday suggested a rethink on the practice of allowing convicts in heinous crimes to go in for mercy appeals

Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu Suggests Panel To Curb Pornography On Social Media

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 29, 2019

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu Today suggested that Congress MP Jairam Ramesh form a committee comprising MPs to suggest concrete steps to curb pornography on social media and other Internet platforms which is adversely affecting children.

Nothing Objectionable If An MP Resigns, Switches Parties: Venkaiah Naidu

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 21, 2019

Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said there is nothing "objectionable" in an MP resigning and switching over to other party as it is permitted in a democracy, days after Congress leader Jairam Ramesh talked about "enforced migration" in the Upper House.

Rajya Sabha Marshals Drop "Military-style" Cap Amid Row Over New Uniform

India News | Reported By Akhilesh Sharma, Edited By Jimmy Jacob | Thursday November 21, 2019

Marshals attended to proceedings in the Rajya Sabha without their military-styled caps today amid an ongoing review of their new uniform, which debuted on the opening day of the winter session. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, who is also the Rajya Sabha chairman, had earlier asked the secretariat to reconsider the uniforms in view of criticism from ...

"Big Scam": Congress Walkout In Parliament Over Electoral Bonds

India News | Reported By Sunil Prabhu, Edited By Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday November 21, 2019

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon today after protests broke out over the RBI's objections to electoral bonds. Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu said the issue did not warrant suspension of scheduled items and, with the opposition refusing to relent, Mr Naidu adjourned the house

Rajya Sabha Marshals' New Uniform To Be "Revisited" After Bad Reviews

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday November 19, 2019

Military-like uniform for marshals in the Rajya Sabha, which debuted on the opening day of the winter session of parliament on Monday to much criticism, is being reconsidered. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, declared today that he had asked his secretariat to revisit the uniforms.

Chairman Venkaiah Naidu Calls Meet Ahead Of 250th Session Of Rajya Sabha

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 12, 2019

Ahead of the historic 250th session of Rajya Sabha, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has convened a meeting of leaders of various parties in the House on November 17.

Manmohan Singh Nominated To Parliamentary Standing Committee On Finance

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 11, 2019

Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu has nominated former prime minister and senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh to the parliamentary standing committee on finance in place of party colleague Digvijaya Singh.

Former PM Manmohan Singh Returns To Rajya Sabha On Seat From Rajasthan

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

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took oath today as a member of the Rajya Sabha. The oath was administered by Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu.

Momentous Occasion, Tweets PM Modi As Kashmir Bill Clears Parliament

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday August 6, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the lawmakers, home minister Amit Shah, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and the Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu after the bill to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories passed smoothly through both houses of parliament in two consecutive days.

Venkaiah Naidu Mourns '7 am Breakfast Friend' Jaipal Reddy, Breaks Down

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday July 29, 2019

Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu had an emotional moment today as he remembered his old friend and veteran Congress leader S Jaipal Reddy who died on Sunday. Mr Naidu was reading out a formal obituary in the Upper House when he broke down.

Opposition Parties Slam "Hurried" Bills In Letter To Rajya Sabha Chairman

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday July 26, 2019

As many as 17 opposition parties wrote to Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu today to express anguish over the "hurried" passage of bills in the present parliament with little or no scrutiny. Terming it as a gross departure from established practice, they claimed that 14 bills had been passed in the current Lok Sabha with barely a second look.

Rajya Sabha Bids Farewell To Five Retiring Members From Tamil Nadu

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 24, 2019

The Rajya Sabha todaybid farewell to five of its members from Tamil Nadu, who are retiring today after completion of their terms, with V Maitreyan turning emotional during his farewell speech.

Reply To Issues Raised During Zero Hour: Venkaiah Naidu To Ministers

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 24, 2019

Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu today asked the concerned ministers to reply to members on issues raised by them during Zero as well as through special mentions within 30 days.