This comes after the Congress submitted a no-confidence motion notice against the Lok Sabha Speaker on Tuesday.
The Opposition may hold back the motion if Birla allows Rahul Gandhi to speak in the Parliament
The Lok Sabha last week passed the Motion of Thanks without the Prime Minister’s customary reply that was scheduled a day earlier in the face of relentless protests by Opposition members.
Congress has signalled that it will not permit PM Modi to speak in either House unless Rahul Gandhi is allowed to present his views.
The lower house on Thursday passed the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address through a voice vote, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi not speaking during the debate in the House.
The Opposition led by Congress staged a walkout on Thursday from the Rajya Sabha after Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge was not allowed to quote from a "memoir" of former Army chief M M Naravane on the 2020 India-China conflict.
Six Opposition MPs, including Hibi Eden, Amarinder Singh, Raja Warring, Manickam Tagore, Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Prashant Yadaorao Padole and Kiran Kumar Reddy, have been suspended for the remainder of this session.
NCP (SP) Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule met the deceased leader's mother Asha Pawar, fondly called 'Asha kaki'.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has been transformed into a weapon to destroy the constitutional right of "one person, one vote", so that the BJP, not the people, decides who will be in power.
The Budget Session of Parliament will begin on January 28 and the Union Budget will be presented on February 1.
A total of 61 speakers and presiding officers are expected to attend the event to be held at the Samvidhan Sadan here from January 14 to 16.
Stressing upon discipline, the Lok Sabha Speaker reminded members that maintaining decorum was not optional but a responsibility that applied to everyone present in the chamber.
Shift away from demand-driven MGNREGA raises fiscal pressure on weaker states, with deficits set to rise by up to 0.3 percentage points
The number of Members of SEBI Board is proposed to be increased up to 15 from current provision of 9 members under the SEBI Act
Speaking in Lok Sabha, the Wayanad MP also said no law should be passed because of “someone’s obsession and prejudice”. The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025 seeks to replace MGNREGA, which was implemented in 2006.
New Delhi, Dec 9 Several opposition MPs, led by the DMK, on Tuesday submitted a notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to move a motion for the removal of..
A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Modi on October 1, approved nationwide celebrations to commemorate 150 years of Vande Mataram, recognising its historic role in India’s freedom struggle.
The levy of compensation cess was later extended by four years till March 31, 2026, and the collection is being used to repay the Rs 2.69 lakh crore loan that the Centre took to compensate states for the GST revenue loss during the Covid period.
The Opposition on Sunday (November 30, 2025) demanded that a discussion be held in Parliament over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and indicated that functioning of both the Houses would be hampered if such a debate is not allowed.
Sharing the figures from a response to his question asked in Lok Sabha in the Monsoon Session this year, Gandhi said the government admitted that less than 10,000 youth joined the internships offered under PM internship scheme.
During the proceedings, the Opposition disrupted the House, tore papers and hurled it towards the Chair amid sloganeering.
The revised income tax bill was tabled in the house earlier today by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. It carries most of the 285 recommendations made by the Parliamentary Select Committee
Indian intelligence sources said that Operation Sindoor was a legitimate response to cross-border terrorism, and its discussion in Parliament reflects India’s democratic approach to national security.
During the special debate, the ruling BJP and its allies praised the Narendra Modi government for taking swift and bold action and also took sharp aim at the opposition, accusing them of questioning the capabilities and integrity of India’s armed forces.