NEW DELHI: The mystery over cross-voting from the opposition camp for NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan took an interesting turn a day after the vice-presidential election as a BJP MP and minister on Wednesday thanked some INDIA bloc MPs for voting for the govt candidate. This prompted Congress to ask whether cross-voting was because of the…
NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday “thanked” opposition MP’s who voted for NDA’s pick – CP Radhakrishnan – in the vice-presidential elections.In a social media post on X, said that some of the MPs from INDIA bloc voted with “conscience” and congratulated everyone who voted for Radhakrishnan.“Special thanks to some MPs of-…
NEW DELHI: Union minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said tribals in the northeast and other parts of the country will be kept out of the ambit of the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC), so that they can “freely” live their lives as per their social systems.Speaking at the inauguration of Bhagwan Birsa Munda…
Rahul Gandhi and Kiren Rijiju NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said Rahul Gandhi‘s remarks make his own MPs uncomfortable, as they fear the party will pay the price for his “nonsense”.The minister said even the Supreme Court scolded Rahul Gandhi when he called the PM “chor” and spoke nonsense on Rafale and…
NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday addressed concerns about the new income tax bill, set to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday, stressing that it has incorporated all the amendments suggested by the select committee and accepted by the govt, maintaining the essence of the original bill.“The hard work done in…
NEW DELHI: Matters pending before the judiciary cannot be discussed on the floor of the House, the govt asserted on Wednesday in Lok Sabha in response to continued demand from opposition parties for a discussion on the SIR exercise in Bihar.Addressing the House, parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijuju said the functioning of autonomous institutions, such…
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha Tuesday saw a sharp exchange between LoP Mallikarjun Kharge and deputy chairman Harivansh over Kharge’s allegation that CISF personnel had entered the well of the House last week during opposition protests. Kharge said the move violated members’ “democratic right of protest”, but the Chair and treasury benches rejected the claim,…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has triggered a fresh row after claiming that former finance minister Arun Jaitley had “threatened” him for opposing the Modi government’s now-repealed farm laws.While speaking at the Congress-organised Annual Legal Conclave 2025, Rahul said, “I remember when I was fighting against the farm laws, Arun Jaitley was sent to…
Jagdeep Dhankhar NEW DELHI: Union minister and BJP chief JP Nadda responed to the opposition’s claims that the absence of senior ministers from a key Rajya Sabha meeting was linked to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s sudden resignation.Speaking to reporters in Parliament on Tuesday, Nadda confirmed that both he and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju had…
Justice Yashwant Varma and Kiren Rijiju (right) NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said over 100 MPs have signed a notice to bring a removal motion against Justice Yashwant Varma, crossing the threshold to bring the motion in Lok Sabha.“The signature (exercise) is underway and it has crossed 100 already,” Rijiju told…