Tag: Speaker
No-confidence Motion Not Taken Up, Stalemate Enters 3rd Week
A no-confidence motion tabled by arch rivals TDP and YSR Congress against the Modi government was not taken up in the Lok Sabha on Monday as the Parliament logjam entered its third week amid no signs of thaw between the opposition and the government.....
LG-Delhi Government Tussle Intensifies; Departments Won't Meet Ministers
Power tussle between Lt. Governor (LG) Anil Baijal and the Delhi's AAP government intensified on Monday, with Speaker Ram Niwas Goel stating that the LG has said he cannot accept any questions in the assembly on reserved subjects, like land, law and order, and services, among others.....
No Confidence Motion Not Taken Up, Lok Sabha Adjourned
The Lok Sabha could not take up the no confidence motion once again on Wednesday amid protests and a ruckus, with AIADMK members protesting near Speaker Sumitra Mahajan's podium.....
BJP's Bopaiah Pro-Tem Karnataka Assembly Speaker For Floor Test
Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala on Friday appointed BJP legislator K.G. Bopaiah as Karnataka Assembly's Pro-Tem Speaker for administering oath to all newly elected legislators on Saturday ahead of the floor test directed by the Supreme Court, a party official said.....
Former LS Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Dies At 89
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee died here on Monday at a private clinic following a cardiac arrest and prolonged illness, nursing home sources said. He was 89.....
Nation Grieves For Somnath Chatterjee
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday led the nation in paying glowing tributes to former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, one of the country's most respected parliamentarians who died here in the morning.....
LS Ruckus: Speaker Says School Kids Are Better, Adjourns House For The Day
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday within hours after in met as both the opposition and treasury benches created a ruckus over the Rafale deal prompting admonitions from the Speaker for being unruly and "worse than school kids".....
Lok Sabha Adjourned Sine Die, 16 Bills Passed
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Tuesday adjourned the House sine die at the conclusion of its winter session during which 16 bills were passed, including the triple talaq Bill and a constitutional amendment Bill to give 10 per cent reservation for economically backward among the upper castes in jobs and higher education.....
BJP's Rajesh Patnekar Elected Goa Assembly Speaker
BJP MLA Rajesh Patnekar was on Tuesday elected as Speaker of the Goa Assembly, defeating former Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane of the Congress by 22-16 votes.....
BJP's Om Birla Elected Lok Sabha Speaker Unopposed
BJP MP from Rajasthan Om Birla was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha on Wednesday.....
