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Dec 20, 2024 7:39 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Odisha BJP leader calls Rahul Gandhi an “irresponsible leader of an irresponsible party”

Parliament session LIVE: Odisha BJP’s state president, Manmohan Samal condemned Rahul Gandhi’s alleged behaviour during a scuffle at the parliament and stated, “The behaviour of an irresponsible leader of an irresponsible party is being condemned by the entire nation. His (Rahul Gandhi) speech did not hold any substance or facts. There was no idea or advice to the government, and no issue criticising the government. Congress has nothing and is now over.”

Dec 20, 2024 5:58 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Former Chattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel asks for CCTV footage of scuffle to be released

Parliament session LIVE: Former Chattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel released a statement asking for the CCTV footage of the scuffle in parliament to be released to prove that the BJP has made false accusations against Rahul Gandhi.

“BJP has done this entire conspiracy to divert attention.There are CCTV cameras installed at every corner of the Parliament premises, so why doesn’t the government release the CCTV footage?BJP is just misleading the people by making false allegations against the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi,” he said.

Dec 20, 2024 5:28 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: ‘If someone has distorted the Constitution, it was the Congress’, says BJP MP Kiran Choudhary

Parliament session LIVE: BJP MP Kiran Choudhry spoke to the press about the row concerning comments made about Dr BR Ambedkar and stated that the Congress had been responsible for disrespecting Ambedkar as well as the Constitution.

“You (Congress) have brought Ambedkar to his (Rahul Gandhi) level. When he (Ambedkar) resigned from the cabinet, Nehru said that it won’t make any difference…The truth has been revealed in the public domain and all this is being said to bake political bread,” she said.

“If someone has distorted the Constitution, it was the Congress,” she added.

Dec 20, 2024 4:46 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Robert Vadra expresses disappointment in functioning of House

Parliament session LIVE: Robert Vadra told news agency PTI that he was disappointed in the functioning of the house and also condemned the comments made by union home minister Amit Shah on BR Ambedkar.

“The Parliament is there to discuss all the issues of people (that they are) facing in the country, what they are expecting from the ministers and now the Union Home Minister spoke in a very derogatory way about Ambedkar ji and he mentioned his name so many times and said ‘if you used his name many a times; if you took God’s names many a times, you would see heaven’. ”

Dec 20, 2024 4:24 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Gaurav Gogoi calls BJP ‘arrogant’, calls for HM Shah to take moral responsibility

Parliament session LIVE: In a statement to the press on Friday, the Congress MP questioned the “arrogance” of the BJP and asked union home minister Amit Shah to take moral responsibility for his comments on Babasaheb Ambedkar in parliament.

He also stated, “The words that Amit Shah chose in Parliament and the tone in which they were uttered were not correct. No matter how hard they try, they cannot hide those 12 seconds of insulting Baba Saheb in the House.”

Dec 20, 2024 3:44 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Congress MP Hibi Eden says Rahul Gandhi had no contact with MP Konyak

Parliament session LIVE: Congress MP Hibi Eden addressed the allegations of misbehaviour levelled against Rahul Gandhi by Nagaland MP Konyak and said, “I was present when Rahul Gandhi was entering Parliament, there was no contact with female MP, she was trying to block him but I tried to move him away and take him inside.”

Dec 20, 2024 2:58 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: JMM MP Mahua Maji deplores ‘waste of money’ as house proceedings end

Parliament session LIVE: JMM MP Mahua Maji expressed disappointment in the inefficient functioning of the parliament and said, “We came to this session with a lot of hope that we will raise the issues of the people. It is very disappointing when the house does not function… such important time is wasted, the country’s money is wasted. The ruling party itself does not want the house to function.”

Dec 20, 2024 2:17 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: ‘Wanted to discuss Adani scam, this is all a distraction’ says Jairam Ramesh

Parliament session LIVE: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh told news agency PTI that the opposition had wanted to discuss the “Adani scam” and the home minister’s comments on Ambedkar but the attention was purposely diverted from the issue.

“Everything… the single purpose is to divert attention from Home Minister’s abuses against Dr Ambedkar and also to divert attention from our demand for a JPC into the ‘Modani’ scam.”

Dec 20, 2024 1:57 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Due to Oppn, Parliament’s productivity very low

Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said that due to the obstacles created by the Opposition parties, the Parliament’s productivity percentage is very low.

“Due to this, the Parliament’s productivity percentage is very low. I urge leaders of all political parties to ponder on why there has been a reduction in Parliament’s productivity. We should think of raising productivity above 100% and not reducing it,” he said during a press conference.

Dec 20, 2024 1:44 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Thursday’s scuffle part of ‘large conspiracy’, alleges Ashok Gehlot

Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has alleged that Thursday’s scuffle at the Parliament and the subsequent FIR against Rahul Gandhi was all part of a ‘large conspiracy’.

“I have never seen members of Parliament blocking other MPs. Rahul Gandhi has a commitment to truth, peace, love, and non-violence….Kharge saheb also fell down there yesterday, even he could have got hurt. You (BJP) have registered an FIR against Rahul Gandhi. It is a matter of worry -will democracy remain in this country? Under their (BJP) dispensation, the country is going forward on the same path as Hitler’s…Who is guiding PM Modi and Amit Shah ji?” he told ANI.

Dec 20, 2024 1:30 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Is Rahul comparing himself with Ambedkar? Asks Manoj Tiwari

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Friday asked whether Rahul Gandhi was comparing himself with BR Ambedkar.

“This is another insult to Baba Saheb by the Congress. This is the same Rahul Gandhi who could tear the ordinance but could not build a memorial for Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar… What rocket science has come that did not exist before?… Rahul Gandhi should be ashamed of comparing himself with Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar. You pushed an MP, your team pushed a tribal daughter, and an FIR should have been filed against you… I am an eyewitness to this incident,” he told ANI.

Dec 20, 2024 1:18 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Don’t think Rahul Gandhi or any of us is scared, says Aditya Thackeray

Sena UBT leader Aditya Thackeray also said that the FIR against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is a “diversionary tactic”, adding that he does not think the Lok Sabha LoP or any of the opposition leaders are “scared”.

“We demand that the Union Home Minister should resign because he has insulted Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar,” Thackeray told reporters.

Dec 20, 2024 1:09 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Public not blind, says Tejashwi Yadav on FIR against Rahul

“Bekaar (pointless) ka FIR,” RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said on the case registered against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.

“It is a conspiracy to divert the issue of the statement made by Amit Shah on Babasaheb Ambedkar. The public is not blind. We all know the BJP’s mentality towards Babasaheb Ambedkar. The public will not tolerate the insult of Babasaheb Ambedkar. In those 17 secs, he said what was in his heart,” he told ANI.

Dec 20, 2024 12:55 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Case against Rahul ‘blatant misuse of criminal law’, says Manish Tewari

Congress MP Manish Tewari said that the BJP’s case against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is a “blatant misuse of provisions of criminal law”.

“The fundamental thing is that those who advertently or inadvertently insulted the founder of the Indian Constitution, Dr Babaseh Bhimrao Ambedkar, must resign,” he told ANI.

Dec 20, 2024 12:46 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Rahul Gandhi should be ashamed, says BJP’s Jagdambika Pal

BJP leader Jagdambika Pal on Friday slammed the Congress MPs behaviour in the Parliament the previous day and said that Rahul Gandhi should be ashamed.

“The way yesterday Congress MPs committed hooliganism and violence at the parliament gate, the way the leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi pushed our (BJP’s) two MPs, Pratap Sarangi and Muskesh Rajput, is there a place for violence in democracy? Rahul Gandhi should be ashamed. His party (Congress) insulted Babadaheb since last 60 years. He was obligated to resign from the Nehru cabinet because Nehru was ignoring the Dalits. The party opposed him in the elections and never gave him Bharat Ratna. Today democracy has been attacked and the Adivasi daughter was insulted. Apology should be sought and if he has morality, he should resign,” he told ANI.

Dec 20, 2024 12:25 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: 12 Rajya Sabha members nominated for ONOE JPC

For the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on ‘One Nation One Election’ bill, 12 Rajya Sabha members have been nominated.

These members are Ghanshyam Tiwari, P Wilson, Saket Gokhale, Sanjay Jha, Sanjay Singh, K Laxman, Kavita Patidar, Mukul Wasnik, Randeep Surjewala, Manas Ranjan Mangaraj, Vijaysai Reddy and Bhuwaneshwar Kalita.

Dec 20, 2024 12:14 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Anurag Thakur slams Rahul Gandhi’s ‘arrogance’

BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Friday slammed Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s “arrogance” and said that his attitude was seen on Thursday.

“The arrogance of Rahul Gandhi that was seen yesterday and his attitude towards his fellow MPs is very unfortunate. The way he created a ruckus by violating all the rules and instead of going on the designated path, he deliberately took his supporters along and created a ruckus… this is not forgivable. Can a leader of the opposition go with this thinking?” Thakur asked.

He further told ANI, “When he (Rahul Gandhi) was taken to the injured, forgot about asking about his well-being, forget about apologizing, arrogance was visible on his face… His (Rahul Gandhi) statement was that pushing and shoving keeps happening. This makes it clear that his thinking is that you can do anything to anyone, nothing is going to happen to us.”

Dec 20, 2024 12:11 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Think we have let people of India down, says Shashi Tharoor

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said he and most of the members are disappointed.

He told ANI that the 2024 Parliament winter session did not fulfill its duty to the nation.

“I think that there are a lot of major issues to be discussed in our country, including unemployment, price rise, Manipur, Sambhal violence broke out just as Parliament was starting. Sadly, most of this time has been wasted in disruption. For many of us, the only constructive work was done in the Parliamentary committees. But the main Parliament did not fulfill its duty to the nation. I think we have let the people of India down. Very unfortunate,” he said.

“To my mind, Parliament is a forum for debate, discussion, disagreements certainly but not for disruption. There was an agreement reached between the Government and Opposition in the first week that the Opposition can protest outside but inside work would continue. It went on for 2-3 days. But thereafter, we ended up once again with a complete breakdown…I think that was very unfortunate. I really hope that the Govt reaches out to the Opposition and finds a solution,” Tharoor told ANI.

Dec 20, 2024 12:10 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die

Rajya Sabha proceedings have also been adjourned sine die as the Parliament winter session came to an today.

Dec 20, 2024 12:04 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Rajya Sabha proceedings resumes

Rajya Sabha proceedings have presumed with chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar residing over the session.

Dec 20, 2024 12:03 PM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Congress should apologise, says Kiren Rijiju

Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said that Congress should apologise for their protest against Home minister Amit Shah over his Rajya Sabha speech.

“BJP has already clearly stated their history. But Congress is not left with anything to say so they have resorted to manhandling. Rahul Gandhi himself is a leader and jostling does not behove him. So, our MPs say that there should be Police action against Rahul Gandhi and he should apologise to the nation,” he added.

Dec 20, 2024 11:52 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Saw Rahul Gandhi climbing up Makar Dwar, claims Nishikant Dubey

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey claimed that he saw Congress leader Rahul Gandhi climbing up the Makar Dwar on Thursday, following which he and another leader decided to give him space.

“After climbing up, he pushed Pratap Sarangi ji, Santosh Pandey ji who is next to us. Mukesh Rajput ji got pushed and all those who were standing there were pushed. For the first time, I saw the ugly face of this party. The way our MPs were pushed, misbehaved with and after that, they had no remorse, was condemnable,” Dubey told ANI.

Dec 20, 2024 11:46 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: NDA MPs agitated over Rahul Gandhi’s behavior, says Rijiju

Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said that NDA MPs are very agitated over Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi’s Thursday’s conduct.

…This is the last day of the Winter Session. Both Houses will be adjourned sine die today…NDA MPs are very agitated over the conduct of Rahul Gandhi yesterday. He insulted one of the MPs from Nagaland and then injured two other MPs. Speaker has said that no protest should be done at Parliament gate. So, our MPs protested at the Mahatma Gandhi statue,” he told reporters.

Dec 20, 2024 11:35 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: This govt is scared, says Priyanka Gandhi

Leaving the Parliament premises on Friday, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi said that the central government is “scared”.

She told reporters, “This Government is scared to have a discussion on Adani matter. It is scared of having any discussion. They know that their true sentiments for Ambedkar ji have come out. So, they are now scared of the Opposition because we are raising this issue. National interest is related to this matter. Our Constitution has been given by Ambedkar ji, people of this country and our freedom struggle. Such insult to him will not be tolerated by India.”

Dec 20, 2024 11:26 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: What is happening is not good for our image, says BJP MP

BJP MP Arun Govil said that whatever is happening in the Parliament is not good for their image.

“This is tarnishing the image of Parliament. It seems we need a lot of discipline and the opposition needs a lot of restraint. The way Rahul Gandhi was not looking calm when he came yesterday… this does not befit MPs in Parliament,” he told ANI.

Dec 20, 2024 11:17 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Lok Sabha adopts resolution to refer ONOE bill to JPC

The Lok Sabha on Friday adopted a resolution to refer the constitutional amendment bills for conducting Lok Sabha and assembly elections simultaneously to Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC).

Dec 20, 2024 11:10 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 pm

Amid sloganeering from the opposition MPs, Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar adjourned the House till 12 pm.

He also called upon Leader of the House and Leader of the Opposition to meet him in his chambers.

Dec 20, 2024 11:09 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Notices in Rajya Sabha moved against Shah’s remarks on Ambedkar

MPs of the opposition group have moved notices in the Rajya Sabha against Union home minister’s remarks on Dr BR Ambedkar.

Dec 20, 2024 11:07 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Lok Sabha adjourned sine die

After Vande Mataram was played in the Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla adjourned the House sine die.

Dec 20, 2024 11:07 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Maintaining House’s privilege everyone’s responsibility, says Speaker Om Birla

On the last day of the Parliament winter session, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla reiterated that it is each and every person’s collective responsibility to maintain the dignity of the Parliament and peace in the House.

Dec 20, 2024 11:01 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: CPI MP calls BJP’s case ‘fake’

CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar said that the BJP’s complaint against Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi is a “fake case”.

“We were trying to protest peacefully and we all were blocked. Many MPs including me were pushed down by BJP MPs. I fell and had slight injuries also…To distract attention from the burning issue of insulting Babasaheb Ambedkar, the BJP is coming with a new version that a woman was attacked by Rahul Gandhi,” he told ANI.

Kumar further said, “This is completely baseless and we challenge the concerned authorities to make the video footage available in the public domain. We have an excellent CCTV camera system. Why can’t you publish it and let the public know the truth?…”

Dec 20, 2024 11:00 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Shivraj Singh Chouhan meets injured BJP MPs at RML

Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday met injured BJP MP Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput at the RML hospital.

Dec 20, 2024 10:58 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Akhilesh Yadav says session might conclude but issues don’t

Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said that the Parliament session might be concluding, but “issues don’t conclude”.

“The insult to Babasaheb Ambedkar and the attitude of BJP towards him – Opposition demands that he should admit his mistake and apologise…If we have to take the country forward, Babasaheb’s Constitution shows the way. BJP attempts to weaken Constitution and democracy from time to time,” he told ANI.

Dec 20, 2024 10:51 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Injured BJP MPs in ‘better condition’, says doctor

Ram Manohar Lohiya (RML) hospital’s doctor Ajay Shukla told ANI that the two BJP MPs, Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput, who were injured during Thursday’s scuffle in the Parliament, are in “better condition”.

“Their BP is in control…They are in the ICU at present. The team will monitor them. Senior doctors will decide after that…Both the reports of CT scan and MRI are normal,” Shukla added.

Dec 20, 2024 10:49 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Black day in democratic setup, says BJP’s K Sudhakar

BJP MP K Sudhakar condemned the face-off that took place between MPs in the Parliament on Thursday and the subsequent FIRs, saying that “it is a black day in our democratic setup”.

“It is very painful to see this unparliamentary…it is a black day in our democratic setup. The way the Opposition leader, who firmly says that he believes in the way of democracy, behaved yesterday is totally unwarranted, unrequired and it is really condemnable,” Sudhakar told ANI while protesting with NDA leaders on the Parliament premises on Friday.

Dec 20, 2024 10:37 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Insult to democracy, says BJP MP

BJP MP CP Joshi said that the opposition leaders’ protest over Amit Shah’s Rajya Sabha speech and the FIR after Thursday’s scuffle is an “insult to the democracy”.

“Congress party and its leaders have always attempted to shred the Constitution and democracy of this country. Yesterday’s incident was very unfortunate…This makes it clear that when Home Minister Amit Shah exposed their true face before the country, it angered them and they hatched this conspiracy…People of the country can never tolerate such hooliganism,” he told ANI.

Dec 20, 2024 10:25 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Want BJP MPs to apologise, says SP’s Dimple Yadav

Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav, protesting with other INDIA bloc leaders at Vijay Chowk, told reporters that they want the BJP MPs to apologise for insulting Dr BR Ambedkar.

Reacting to the Congress’ complaint over Thursday’s row in the Parliment, Yadav further said, “BJP goes ahead with just one side. It never goes ahead with India’s Constitution, democracy and its people. I think BJP should apologise for tomorrow’ face off because only the BJP Govt and BJP MPs are responsible for it.”

Dec 20, 2024 10:24 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Both BJP & Congress’ case to be given to crime branch, says report

Citing sources, news agency ANI reported that Parliament case enquiry and investigation of both the BJP and the Congress’ case will be transferred to the Crime Branch.

In the BJP complaint, an FIR has already been registered against Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.

Dec 20, 2024 10:22 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: NDA MPs also protest against Congress

NDA MPs are also demonstrating on the Parliament premises against the Congress party, alleging that the grand old party disrespected BR Ambedkar.

Dec 20, 2024 10:18 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Entire country watching, says Priyanka Gandhi

As INDIA bloc MPs protest against Amit Shah’s Ambedkar remarks at Vijay Chowk, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi told reporters, “The entire country is watching, they have slapped several cases on Rahul Gandhi. They bring in new FIRs and lie…This shows their desperation level.”

Dec 20, 2024 10:17 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Scuffle was ‘planned’, says Jairam Ramesh

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said that the scuffle in front of the Parliament’s Makar Dwar was completely “planned”.

“Delhi Police will do whatever the Home Minister will say them…Whatever happened in front of the Makar Dwar was completely planned…The Home Minister insulted BR Ambedkar and we all demanded an apology…They planned all this to distract the issue…He (the Home Minister) should have apologised…This FIR was not against Rahul Gandhi, this is against BR Ambedkar,” Ramesh told ANI.

Dec 20, 2024 10:16 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Our agitation very clear, Shah should resign, says Venugopal

Congress leader KC Venugopal said that the opposition’s agitation is “very clear”, that is Home minister Amit Shah should resign and tender apology to the nation.

“When we are asking this if you want to put our leaders and us in jail, you are most welcome. Yesterday Varsha Gaikwad also gave a complaint but there is no FIR. The FIR is only for BJP’s complaint?” Venugopal asked while speaking to ANI.

Dec 20, 2024 10:09 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: INDIA bloc MPs protest at Vijay Chowk

MPs of INDIA bloc were protesting on Friday at Vijay Chowk over Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remark on Dr BR Ambedkar in Rajya Sabha, and demand his apology and resignation.

Dec 20, 2024 9:55 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Fascist ideology of BJP, says Congress’ Pramod Tiwari

Congress MP Pramod Tiwari said that BJP’s “fascist ideology” came to the fore on Thursday.

“The way they have disrespected Ambedkar ji very shamelessly, I would say, the way they have insulted him, these people got infuriated by this and stood in the main entrance of the parliament with banners and posters on sticks. Hundreds of them stood there. And when our women members started going inside, our elderly Mallikarjun Kharge, also fell down. I saw this for the first time in my life,” Tiwari told ANI.

Dec 20, 2024 9:51 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Nishikant Dubey seeks against Rahul Gandhi for Shah’s ‘criminally edited’ speech

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has submitted a breach of privilege notice against the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha to Speaker Om Birla, accusing him of showing “criminally edited” speech of Home minister Amit Shah.

In his notice, Dubey has alleged that Gandhi exhibited yet another case of “political bankruptcy” by sharing on social media, especially X, the “edited” version of Shah’s speech in the Rajya Sabha.

Dec 20, 2024 9:48 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Congress MP moves adjournment motion, seeks Shah’s resignation

Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Friday submitted an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss Union home minister Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr BR Ambedkar and demanded his apology along with resignation.

“The Minister’s comments, made during the Constitution debate in the Rajya Sabha, were not only unacceptable but also reflected a deep-seated disdain for the principles of social justice and equality that Dr Ambedkar fought for throughout his life,” Manickam Tagore said in the notice.

He demanded that Shah apologise unconditionally for his remarks and resign as the Union home minister.

Dec 20, 2024 9:42 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: ONOE bill panel to have 39 members

The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on ‘One Nation One Election’ bill will have 39 members, a PTI report said.

The list of Lok Sabha MPs proposed by the government now includes one member each from the Shiv Sena (UBT), CPI(M) and the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), besides two more members of the BJP and one more of the Samajwadi party.

The list of business for Friday also includes a motion from Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal to refer the two constitutional amendment bills to a joint committee, including 27 members from the Lok Sabha and 12 from the Rajya Sabha.

Dec 20, 2024 9:34 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Amid Lok Sabha speaker’s ban, will leaders hold protests?

It is a doubt whether leaders of the opposition and ruling alliance will hold demonstrations in the Parliament on Friday as Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla imposed a strict ban on the same the day before.

Birla’s decision came after a scuffle in the Parliament resulted in two BJP MPs being seriously injured.

Dec 20, 2024 9:04 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: BJP moves privilege notice against Rahul Gandhi

Ahead of the resumption of the Parliament session, the Bharatiya Janata Party has moved a privilege notice against Rahul Gandhi.

Dec 20, 2024 9:03 AM IST

Parliament session LIVE: Congress slams FIR against Rahul Gandhi as ‘diversionary tactic’

The Congress on Friday slammed the FIR registered against Rahul Gandhi in connection with the scuffle in the Parliament that seriously injured two BJP MPs.

The grand old party said that the case was nothing but a ‘diversionary tactic’ in response to Gandhi’s stern stance on Amit Shah’s remarks on Ambedkar. Congress general secretary said that the case against Gandhi for defending Babsaheb’s legacy was a ‘badge of honour’.

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