Bhopal:

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar today said that the Chief Justice of the country shouldn’t be involved in any executive appointment in a democracy like India. “How can in a country like ours or in any democracy, by statutory prescription, the Chief Justice of India participate in the selection of the CBI director? Can there be any legal rationale for it?” Mr Dhankhar wondered.

“I can appreciate that the Statutory prescription took shape because the executive of the day has yielded to a judicial verdict. But the time has come to revisit. This surely does not merge with democracy. How can we involve the Chief Justice of India with any executive appointment?” he added.

His statement has come at a time when a meeting is to be held for the selection of the next Chief Election Commissioner. The selection would be a first since the Chief Election Commissioner And Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service And Term of Office) Act, 2023, was passed.

The act came after a verdict by the Supreme Court in March 2023 which directed for a three-member panel comprising the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and the Chief Justice (CJI) to operate till Parliament enacted a law. The new law, however, excluded the CJI from the panel. Detractors say the new law amounts to excessive interference of the executive in the appointments and was detrimental to the independence of the poll panel.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar is set to retire on February 18 and the selection committee for appointing his successor is expected to meet possibly on Monday.

The committee – comprised of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, will deliberate on the appointment a day before the Supreme Court hears petitions against the new law.

Jagdeep Dhankhar,while speaking at the National Judicial Academy in Bhopal expressed his deep concern over the breach of the principle of separation of powers and said, “Executive governance by judicial decree is a Constitutional paradox, that the largest democracy on the planet cannot afford any longer. When institutions forget their bounds, democracy is remembered by the wounds this forgetfulness imparts.”

He said that these institutions should operate within defined constitutional bounds while “maintaining cooperative dialogue, keeping national interest in mind”.

“Executive governance reflecting the will of the people is constitutionally sanctified. Accountability is enforceable when executive roles are performed by an elected government. Governments are accountable to the legislature. And periodically accountable to the electorate. But if executive governance is arrogated or outsourced, the enforceability of accountability will not be there. Exclusively, governance lies with the government with utmost respect, any intervention from any source, in the country or outside, from legislature or judiciary, is antithetical to constitutionalism and certainly not in consonance as with fundamental premise of democracy”, he added.

Recalling his stint as Parliamentary Affairs Minister in 1990, Mr Dhankhar said the Supreme Court then had eight judges.

“More often than not, all the eight judges sat together (on a bench hearing a case)….When the strength of the Supreme Court was eight judges, under Article 145(3), there was a stipulation that the interpretation of the Constitution will be by a bench of five judges or more,” he said.

“Please note, when this strength was eight, it (size of constitutional bench) was five. And the Constitution allows the highest court of the land to interpret the Constitution,” he added.

But under the guise of interpretation, there can be no “arrogation of authority”, and the essence and spirit which the founding fathers had in mind under Article 145(3) must be respected, the vice president further said.

Article 145(3) of the Constitution of India states that at least five judges are required to sit on a case involving the interpretation of the Constitution.

Mr Dhankhar, speaking about Judicial review, said, “Parliament is supreme in lawmaking subject to judicial review. It’s a good thing. The judicial review has to be on the anvil that the legislation is in conformity with the Constitution. But when it comes to making an amendment in the Indian Constitution, the ultimate repository, the ultimate power, the ultimate authority, and the last authority is only the Indian Parliament.”

He said in this case there can’t be any intervention from any quarter because the “will of the people is reflected in a representative manner on the most sanctified platform through elections.”

Mr Dhankhar further said the judiciary’s public presence must be through judgments as “other mode of expression other than through judgments avoidably undermines institutional dignity”.

“When we look around the globe, we never find judges reflecting the way we see here on all issues,” he added.

Stressing the importance of dialogue, the Vice President said that democracy gets “thinner” if the right to express is “compromised, or throttled, or diluted”.

“One facet of expression is right to vote. But more important is to express your views, your point of view. You participate in governance, and administration, by having a voice of expression. And this expression is not standalone. This expression requires dialogue. Expression without dialogue means my way or no way. Dialogue is nothing but reflection, either approval of your expression or the other point of view,” he said.

“A difference of opinion should not result in confrontation. A difference of opinion must ignite an urge in us to converse to find a common ground. And sometimes yielding is a better part of discretion,” he added.

Mahakumbh:

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar on Saturday took a dip in the Sangam and showered praises on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the “excellent” arrangements at the Maha Kumbh.

Speaking to reporters, he said the world would be astonished to know that the number of people who have arrived at the Maha Kumbh is almost equal to the population of the United States of America.

“This is historic… to date, so many people have never come together anywhere on the Earth. The arrangements and the work done by the administration are excellent… I am overwhelmed. I had never imagined that such an event would be organised in India,” he said.

“A tragic accident had happened, but see how efficiently everything was handled,” he said in Hindi, referring to the stampede in which at least 30 people were killed.

Dhankhar said Adityanath must be praised for organising a historic event and highlighted that more than one lakh toilets have been built for the Maha Kumbh and the visitors were getting top quality food.

“When I took the dip, it was the happiest moment of my life. I’ve realised that there is no country like India in the world. Yogi ji has shown that if you have dedication, ability, knowledge of culture and a feeling of service towards the nation, then miraculous work can be done,” Dhankar said.

He also offered prayers at the Maha Kumbh and described the event as a blessing, the Uttar Pradesh government said in a statement.

Dhankhar, along with his wife and family members, reached Prayagraj in a helicopter and was welcomed by Adityanath. He then proceeded towards Arail Ghat from where he boarded a cruise boat to take a dip in the Triveni Sangam. He also fed some birds during the ride.

Amidst the echo of Swasti recitation, Dhankhar took the dip while keeping a Shivling on his head. The chief priest of Vrindavan, Pundarik Goswami performed the ‘pujan-archan’ while other priests chanted hymns.

After the holy bath, Dhankhar, along with his family, paid obeisance at the Saraswati Koop, Akshay Vat and Bade Hanuman Mandir.

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New Delhi:

YSRCP leader V Vijayasai Reddy on Saturday resigned as a member of Rajya Sabha and announced he was quitting politics due to “personal reasons”, the fourth party MP to short-terminate their terms in the Upper House since its rout in the 2024 Assembly elections.

He met Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar at his residence and submitted his resignation.

Reddy, a chartered accountant by profession who represented Andhra Pradesh in the House, later told reporters he still had three-and-half-years left in his second six-year term, but he was resigning due to personal reasons.

He said he would be focussing on agriculture and delivering guest lectures at universities henceforth.

“I have submitted my resignation to the vice president and the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, and he has accepted it,” Reddy told reporters after meeting Dhankhar.

“I, hereby, voluntarily resign from my seat in the Rajya Sabha with immediate effect as a member representing Andhra Pradesh from the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress party (YSRCP). Requesting you to kindly accept my resignation,” his short resignation letter to the VP stated.

The Rajya Sabha later notified Reddy’s resignation.

“Shri V. Vijayasai Reddy, an elected Member of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha), representing the State of Andhra Pradesh, resigned his seat in the Rajya Sabha and his resignation has been accepted by the Chairman, Rajya Sabha w.e.f, 25th January, 2025,” Rajya Sabha Secretary-General P C Mody said in the notification.

In a post on X, Reddy also shared pictures of his meeting with the vice president “Today, I submitted my resignation to the Hon’ble Vice President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar Ji. Hon’ble Chairman of Rajya Sabha is pleased to accept the resignation with immediate effect duly recording the proceedings,” he posted.

Reddy said that before accepting his resignation, the vice president asked him specifically what are the reasons he was submitting his papers, and if it was voluntary or is there any coercion or undue influence.

“I have explained to the chairman that my resignation is voluntary, spontaneous and there is no coercion, pressure or no undue influence and I have given my resignation only due to personal reasons,” he said.

Asked whether he had spoken to YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, he said, “Yes, I have spoken to my party president Jagan Mohan Reddy Garu yesterday. I have explained to him in detail the reasons why I have taken the decision to quit politics. And he has advised me not to do so.

“Despite the fact that he asked me not to do so, I have continued with my decision and I have submitted my resignation. And I will be quitting politics,” he added.

On his future plans, Reddy said his interests are is agriculture and giving guest lectures in various universities and sharing his knowledge with the youth and students.

“I am a chartered accountant and I have wide experience in capital markets and I have reasonably good experience in Parliament. The limited knowledge that I have gained in my 67 years of life, I would like to share it with others, because obtaining knowledge is one thing and giving knowledge to others is also equally important,” he said.

On the need for resigning now when he has some years of his term left, Reddy said, “I have sincerely felt that I am not in a position to do justice to the job that has been given to me by my party president and in the light of this I have submitted my resignation.” Reddy had announced on Friday that he would be resigning as Rajya Sabha MP and would be quitting politics.

This was his second term as Rajya Sabha member from Andhra Pradesh. He is the fourth YSRCP Rajya Sabha member to resign from the party after its rout in the 2024 Assembly elections.

YSRCP Rajya Sabha members M Venkata Ramana, B Mastan Rao Yadav and BC leader R Krishnaiah resigned in the recent past.

Krishnaiah and Yadav subsequently joined the BJP and TDP, respectively, and retained their seats in the Rajya Sabha by-elections.

After Reddy’s exit, the seat is expected to go to the ruling NDA in AP in the imminent by-election, owing to its overwhelming majority. 

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Bilaspur:

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday expressed concerns over religious conversions through allurements, terming it antithetical to constitutional essence and spirit and stressed the need to rebuff, resist and neutralise such “nefarious” designs.

Addressing as the chief guest at the 11th convocation ceremony of Guru Ghasidas University in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur, he called Naxalism the biggest hurdle to development, particularly of the tribals, and said serious efforts are being made to eliminate the menace.

“…Guru Ghasidas embodied the spirit of unity, inclusivity and equality among all. It is due to Gurus like him, the social-cultural character of this belt has remained unaltered…Our Bharat, home to one-sixth of humanity, is blessed to have a galaxy of national heroes like him,” the vice president said.

The country has iconic figures like Maharishi Valmiki, Bhagwan Birsa Munda, Sant Ravidas and Jyotiba Phule and each of them stands as a tall pillar upon which society’s edifice stands, he said. It is soothing that their position in the nation’s collective consciousness is now being recognised, rekindled and reclaimed, said Mr Dhankhar.

“It is concerning that the wholesome thought processes of inclusivity for which they stood, for which they lived, which they propagated are being challenged by some who seek to disrupt organic societal stability by offering allurements to effect conversions. This is repulsive to the grain of our civilizational ethos,” he said.

Calling such conversions antithetical to the country’s constitutional essence and spirit, Mr Dhankhar said they wrongly tamper with the right of freedom that citizens enjoy.

“Nothing can be more serious than that these misadventures emanate from an evolved strategy to upset the organic demographic equilibrium. We need to rebuff, resist, and neutralise these nefarious designs as these have a pernicious potential to emerge as existential challenges to our inclusiveness and civilizational wealth,” he added.

The vice president hailed the Vishnu Deo Sai-led Chhattisgarh government for its fight against Naxalism.

Naxalism remains the biggest hurdle to development, particularly for the tribal people, as it affects lives adversely, he said.

“I’m happy to note that serious efforts have been made in the country for the last few years (to eliminate the menace). In Chhattisgarh, good efforts have been made with numerous Naxalites being neutralised, arrested, or surrendering,” he said.

But this requires the concern of every citizen because there is no place for Naxalism in a country witnessing unprecedented development, which is common man-centric, he said.

The government has evolved a good policy, and Chhattisgarh has been executing it remarkably well, he said.

“Three Cs – road connectivity, mobile connectivity and financial connectivity – are bearing fruits, transforming lives and creating new pathways to progress, he said.

However, whenever there is such a kind of progress that impacts the people instantly, there are sinister forces that seek to defeat these good gestures, he said.

Dhankhar said India’s progress has been the envy of the world.

“When the world reeled under depression and stagflation, we have continued to be the bright spot in the global economic landscape. For most part of the last decade, we have retained the tag of the fastest-growing major economy. What a journey we have traversed against difficult headwinds, challenges, and terrains, and we are now the fifth largest global economy on the way to becoming the third,” he said.

Startups have now been springing not only from metros but also from Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, he said.

“We are the third largest in number when it comes to the global ecosystem. Infrastructure in India has been expanding rapidly and just to illustrate, four new airports and one Metro system every year, that is the scale of achievement we are having,” he said.

The vice president told the students that India’s Metro rail network includes 1000 kilometres across 11 states and 23 cities. “We have surpassed Japan and there will be a time in the near future when India will have the second largest Metro in terms of coverage,” he said.

A new Bharat is taking place at the moment, he said.

Dhankhar urged the students not to confine themselves to government jobs and instead look beyond, saying there are new vistas of opportunities.

Chhattisgarh Governor Ramen Deka and CM Sai were present at the event.

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New Delhi:

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday lamented that reference to Sanatan and Hindu in India evokes baffling reaction from “misguided” people.

He also said that people who react to these terms without understanding the depths of the words and their deep meaning are “misguided” souls driven by a “dangerous ecosystem”.

Addressing the International Congress of Vedanta organised at JNU here, Dhankhar said it was ironical and painful that in this country “reference to Sanatan, reference to Hindu evokes baffling reaction beyond comprehension.” “Rather than understand the depth of these words, their deep meaning, people tend to be in a reaction mode at the drop of a hat,” he said.

Dhankhar dubbed such people as “souls which are misguided themselves”. He said such persons are “driven by a dangerous ecosystem that is a threat not only to society but to themselves”.

The Vice President said at a time when global disciplines are embracing the Vedanta philosophy, there are “some in this land of spirituality” who dismiss Vedanta and Sanatani text as “regressive”.

“This dismissal often stems from perverted, colonial mindsets, inefficient understanding of our intellectual heritage. These elements, who act in a structured manner, in a sinister fashion, the design is pernicious. They camouflage their destructive thought process by perverted versions of secularism. This is very dangerous,” Dhankhar said.

This intolerance, he opined, undermines our democratic values, disturbs harmony in society and doesn’t allow productivity. “On all counts, it leads only to disaster and failure,” he said.

Referring to disruptions in Parliament, he said “expression” and “dialogue” are fundamental.

“Right of expression is a divine gift. Its curtailment, its dilution by any mechanism is not wholesome and this brings into picture another aspect, dialogue. If you have right of expression, (but) you don’t engage in dialogue then things can’t work out. Both these must go hand in hand,” said Dhankhar, who is also the Rajya Sabha Chair.

He said disruptions have virtually defeated dialogue and expression. “Dialogue, debate, discussion, deliberation have exited under the onslaught of disruption and disturbance, even in the theatres of democracy,” he said.

“What a travesty. In these temples of democracy, their sanctity is outraged,” he said. 

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New Delhi:

The no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has been rejected by the deputy chairman on Thursday on the grounds that a 14-day notice was not given and Mr Dhankhar’s name was not spelt correctly.

Deputy Chairman Harivansh noted that the motion was brought to create a narrative against the person holding the second-highest constitutional post in the country, sources said. He pointed out that a joint press conference was also held to create a narrative against the Vice President, they added.

Laying out the reasons for the rejection, Mr Harivansh said a 14-day notice, which is mandatory to move such a motion, was not given. Mr Dhankhar’s name, he said, was also not spelt correctly. One protocol that was followed correctly, however, was getting the motion signed by 60 MPs when it was moved last week. 

This is the first time in the history of the Rajya Sabha that a motion to remove the Chairman was moved. The INDIA bloc has alleged that Mr Dhankhar has been functioning in a partisan manner and this was exacerbated during this winter session of Parliament, which has seen repeated face-offs between the Opposition and the ruling party.

The Congress was left fuming after BJP MPs were allowed to record speeches about alleged links between Sonia Gandhi and billionaire George Soros by Mr Dhankhar, who had rejected earlier notices to discuss the issue. The no-trust motion was moved soon after this.

The motion, submitted under Article 67(B) of the Constitution, was also backed by the Samajwadi Party, the Trinamool Congress and the AAP, which have disagreed with the Congress several times during this parliamentary session. 

The 14-day rule is mentioned in the Article, which states, a “Vice President may be removed from his office by a resolution of the Council of States passed by a majority of all the then members of the Council and agreed to by the House of the People; but no resolution for the purpose of this clause shall be moved unless at least fourteen days’ notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution.”

Opposition parties, some of which had already said that they knew they did not have the numbers to get the no-confidence motion passed and it was largely a symbolic move to register their protest against Mr Dhankhar and get him to correct his alleged partisan approach, will now have to decide whether they want to introduce a similar motion during the next session of Parliament. The current session will end on Friday.

‘Pained’

After the motion was moved, Mr Dhankhar had said he was “personally pained” that the Congress was running a “campaign” against him and asserted that, as the son of a farmer, he would not show weakness.

“I am personally pained that the main opposition party has been running a blitz, a campaign against the Chairman. They have the constitutional right to move a motion against me, but they are deviating from the constitutional provisions. Day in and day out, a campaign is going on against the Chairman. I have studied what is happening in the public domain,” he had said last week.

“Why can’t we follow the Constitution? You gave a notice, which we received, and you asked in your press conference what happened to the notice? Giving an impression that the Chairman is sitting on the notice… Read the law, your motion will come up after 14 days,” he added.

New Delhi:

Facing a no-trust motion, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said he was “personally pained” that the Congress was running a “campaign” against him and asserted that, as the son of a farmer, he would not show weakness. 

Speaking amid an uproar in the House, the Vice President said its functioning is necessary for the nation and society and made an appeal to Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge to speak to him in his chamber with an open mind.

“I am personally pained that the main opposition party has been running a blitz, a campaign against the Chairman. They have the constitutional right to move a motion against me, but they are deviating from the constitutional provisions. Day in and day out, a campaign is going on against the Chairman. I have studied what is happening in the public domain. Why can’t we follow the Constitution? You gave a notice, which we received, and you asked in your press conference what happened to the notice? Giving an impression that the Chairman is sitting on the notice… Read the law, your motion will come up after 14 days,” Mr Dhankhar said. 

Emphasising his farmer roots, the Vice President said, “I am the son of a farmer, I will not show any weakness. I will die for the country. You will not introspect… for 24 hours a day, your only work is asking how the son of a farmer is occupying this post… The campaign is not against me, but the category to which I belong.”

The Rajya Sabha Chairman then appealed to Mr Kharge and the Leader of the House JP Nadda to meet him in his chambers.

“Mr Kharge, come with an open mind, communicate with me in my chamber… We will work together, try to break the deadlock. We will try to meet the highest standards that are expected from this august House by the entire country. Let’s meet in my chamber and find a way out, we will move forward,” he said.

Rajya Sabha Adjourned

During his exchange with Mr Dhankhar, Congress President Kharge accused the Rajya Sabha Chairman of not respecting him. “When the Chairman does not respect me, how can I respect him?” he remarked. 

Responding to Mr Dhankhar’s comment that he was a farmer’s son, Mr Kharge pointed out that he came from humble roots too. 

“If you are a farmer’s son, I am a farmer-labourer’s son. You are insulting us and our party members.” he said. 

Amid the chaos, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned and will meet again on Monday. 

The confidence motion against Mr Dhankhar is backed by at least 60 opposition MPs, including those from the Congress, Samajwadi Party, Trinamool Congress, and the AAP, which are all part of the INDIA bloc. Some members of the alliance, which does not have the numbers to get the motion passed, have said that it is a largely symbolic move to ensure that their opposition to Mr Dhankhar’s “partisan approach” is heard. 

The Rajya Sabha on Friday witnessed huge chaos after the opposition moved a no-trust motion against Vice President and Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. The move also led to a war of words between the Leader of Opposition and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Mr Dhankhar, leading to the adjournment of the Upper House for the day.

“I am a farmer’s son. In no situation will I be weak, I have tolerated enough,” the Rajya Sabha Chairman told the opposition as they moved the no-confidence motion.

To this, Mr Kharge replied, “If you are the son of a farmer, then I am too, the son of a labourer.”

“I have faced more challenges than you…You are insulting our party leaders, you are insulting the Congress. We have not come here to listen to your praises, we have come here for discussion,” he added.

The Congress leader also claimed that the Chairman was giving more time to MPs from the treasury benches as compared to the opposition. He also accused Mr Dhankhar of “insulting” the Congress.

“Rajya Sabha Chairman is encouraging BJP’s unruliness. He is not letting the opposition benches speak,” Mr Kharge said.

The opposition had been accusing Mr Dhankhar of partisanship. 

As the heated debate intensified, Mr Kharge said that he would “not bow down”. Then, Mr Dhankhar said, “I will die for the country…I will perish”.

At one point, Mr Kharge told the Rajya Sabha Chairman: “You are insulting me. How can I respect you?”

Amid the increasing chaos over the no-trust motion, Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day till December 16.

Earlier today, Leader of the House and BJP leader JP Nadda accused Mr Kharge and Congress of “not cooperating” in the functioning of the Rajya Sabha. According to him, the opposition was given enough opportunities to speak in the House, but they refused.

Two-Day Debate In Lok Sabha 

The Lok Sabha is holding a two-day debate from noon today to mark 75 years of the Constitution. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh got the ball rolling for BJP, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have the last word on Saturday. At least 12 to 15 MPs from the ruling party and its allies are expected to speak during the debate. 

On the opposition’s side, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who will make her debut speech in Parliament, will lead the counter-attack.

Parliament Session Live Updates:

Parliament proceedings will resume today, a day after Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned amid uproar over the opposition INDIA bloc submitting a notice in the Rajya Sabha for moving a no-confidence motion against Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said the opposition was forced to table the no-confidence motion against Mr Dhankhar because he is “biggest disruptor” of the Upper House. “His actions have hurt the dignity of India,” Mr Kharge said, as he also stressed there is no “personal fight” against the Rajya Sabha Chairman.

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday also witnessed disruptions when senior BJP leader JP Nadda demanded a discussion on the alleged Congress-George Soros link.

Today, the government has listed three bills for final consideration and passing in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

Here Are Live Updates On Parliament Winter Session 2024:

Parliament Session Live: Congress to hold meeting to discuss strategy for house

The Congress will shortly hold a meeting at the party Parliamentary Party office to outline its strategy for the floor of the house.

The meeting will be held at around 10:15 am following which the opposition will also hold a protest outside the parliament building.

Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: Why Opposition is protesting against Rajya Sabha Chairman

The opposition was forced to table the no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chair Jagdeep Dhankhar because he is “biggest disruptor” of the Upper House, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said on Wednesday. 

“His actions have hurt the dignity of India,” Mr Kharge said, as he also stressed there is no “personal fight” against the Rajya Sabha Chairman.

“We have been compelled to take this step. We have already given a notice. The opposition is here to speak, standing together, on this sensitive issue. I am sad to say the Chairman left us with no option. For three years, he gave us neither time nor space to raise critical issues.”

“We expect protection from the Chairperson… but he keeps gesturing to ruling party MPs to speak. Who will listen to the opposition when the Chair himself defends the government?”

In brief remarks to reporters, Mr Kharge also said the Chair “tries to insult opposition leaders” and “indulges in schooling MPs like a headmaster”. “He is working like the government’s spokesperson… the biggest disruptor of the Rajya Sabha is the Chairperson…”

“… (but the) notice for is not about personal grievances or political battles,” he said.

Parliament Session Live: Proceedings to resume today

Parliament proceedings will resume today, a day after Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned amid uproar over INDIA bloc submitting a notice in the Rajya Sabha for moving a no-confidence motion against Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.