Om Birla

The Winter session of Parliament concluded on Friday, six days ahead of schedule, with opposition members forcing repeated adjournments in the final days over their demand for a discussion on the border issue with China.In his valedictory address, Lok...

Never refer to anyone’s caste and religion in House Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday warned members against referring to anyone’s caste and religion in the House after a Congress MP alleged that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made certain...

A week after suspending them from the House for “unruly” behaviour, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday revoked the suspension of four Congress members, after seeking assurance from the Opposition that they will not bring placards to the...

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday, demanding that Union minister Smriti Irani tender an “unconditional apology” for allegedly yelling the name ‘Droupadi Murmu’ without using the prefix “President or Madam”.In his...

Congress terms it ‘blot on democracy’ Four Congress Lok Sabha members were suspended on Monday for the rest of the Monsoon session after Speaker Om Birla took a stern view of the continuous disruptions by them, evoking a sharp reaction...

With frequent adjournments affecting parliamentary work, Congress MP Manish Tewari on Sunday said MPs should seriously introspect whether disruption is at all a “legitimate tactic”, asserting that it should only be used in an “extreme situation” and not become...

President-elect Droupadi Murmu will take oath of office of the highest constitutional post of the country on Monday followed by a 21 gun salute.The Union Home Ministry said the ceremony will be held at the central hall of Parliament...

After the Maharashtra assembly, Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena on Tuesday suffered a fresh jolt with 12 of its 19 Lok Sabha members shifting allegiance to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and declaring two-term member Rahul Shewale as their leader in...

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed protests by opposition members over imposition of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on certain packaged food items and on the issue of price rise, leading to the adjournment of proceedings till 2...

OPPN UP IN ARMS AGAINST GOVT; SPEAKER SOOTHES FRAYED TEMPERS The opposition on Thursday went straight for the government’s jugular over the “gag order” on using certain words in Parliament, insisting indignantly every expression used by them to describe how...