The Winter Session of Parliament 2024 has begun, and on the third day, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar addressed the Rajya Sabha. During the session, he took a dig at Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. Dhankar made a comment about Ramesh’s outspoken nature, saying, "Your vocal cords are good when used with permission." This remark was made in response to Ramesh's active participation in the debates and discussions. Dhankar’s comment highlighted the importance of following parliamentary procedures and speaking with proper approval, reminding members of the rules for maintaining order in the House during debates and discussions.
27 November,2024 02:58 PM IST
Ahead of the Bihar floor test, the political drama has heightened as leaders and supporters of RJD and JDU are ensuing in a war of words. Former Bihar Deputy CM and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav arrived at the Bihar Assembly in Patna on February 12. Amid huddles and shifting of MLAs to secure locations in the state or beyond ahead of the crucial trust vote, both the JDU-NDA alliance and the RJD party claimed to have the majority. Janata Dal (United) leader Rajiv Ranjan Prasad on February 12 said that the NDA alliance will get the majority and the government will complete its tenure. RJD supporters gathered outside former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav’s residence and raised anti-Nitish slogans to extend their support to Tejashwi Yadav. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on the floor test in Bihar said, that when Palti Kumar (Nitish Kumar) is ruling and no one knows which way he will turn now.
12 February,2024 12:41 PM IST
Concerning the recent developments in Bihar politics, Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on January 29 took a sharp jibe at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar who parted ways with the INDIA bloc and ‘Mahagathbandhan’ to form a government with the NDA alliance. He said, “Nitish had called for a meeting of the alliance in Patna. 18 parties were present there. Meetings were held in Bengaluru and Mumbai. In every meeting, Nitish Kumar was present but he did not give any kind of hint. In Bihar, many politicians are meteorologists. Some are “Aaya Kumar, and Gaya Kumar” who give tough competition to chameleons. This is very sad that he left our hand. It is like a betrayal. People of Bihar, at the right time, will answer Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
29 January,2024 11:27 AM IST
In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi sought a discussion on a range of issues — including the violence in Manipur and Centre-state relations — during the upcoming five-day special session of Parliament. Stating that the Congress “most certainly” wants to participate in the upcoming session, Sonia listed out some “matters of public concern and importance” that she hoped would be discussed. In a press conference, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said this is the first time that no agenda has been discussed or listed in the business of the House. However, he added that the INDIA bloc is ready to attend the discussion and they will not boycott it. Meanwhile, an official dinner invite to G20 delegates from the Rashtrapati Bhawan surfaced on Tuesday, which sparked controversy. The invite had 'President of Bharat' written on it instead of the usual 'President of India'. The INDIA bloc has been opposing this renaming and have slammed the government for this step.
06 September,2023 03:23 PM IST | Mumbai
As per sources, during the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament, the Central government is considering introducing a bill on implementing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC). UCC refers to a set of common personal laws for all citizens of India and is not based on religion in dealing with marriage, divorce, inheritance, and adoption, among other personal matters. Amid the ongoing debate over the Centre’s Uniform Civil Code move, where various leaders from different political parties have expressed their views on the sensitive topic, Congress leader and Himachal Minister Vikramaditya Singh on July 01 backed the UCC, citing “Congress party has always contributed towards taking unity and integrity forward.” Following his comments speculations are being made that Congress is divided over the issue. On July 1st, Congress stuck to its stated stand on the uniform civil code (UCC) saying it is undesirable at this stage and noted that it will comment further if a draft bill or a report on the issue comes up.
02 July,2023 11:47 AM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla decided to expunge Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s remarks linking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to industrialist Gautam Adani during his speech in the House. It drew sharp criticism from the Opposition party. In all, 18 remarks Gandhi made during his 53-minute speech were removed from the records. The Congress leader responded by tweeting a video clip of his speech that contained some of the questions he had asked the PM. Congress communications chief Jairam Ramesh also tweeted on the issue. Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, post PM Modi’s speech said he is not satisfied with his speech
09 February,2023 08:02 PM IST | Mumbai
Rahul Gandhi unfurled the Tricolor at Lal Chowk in Srinagar at 12 noon to mark the end of the foot march that began on September 7. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Singh Surjewala were also present. Sunday is the last walking day of the yatra. Congress Leader Jairam Ramesh tweeted that Rahul Gandhi was supposed to unfurl the flag tomorrow but he had to do so today, owing to security reasons.
29 January,2023 09:45 PM IST | Mumbai
Owing to security concerns, the Congress on Friday stopped the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kashmir. Highlighting the issue, Rahul Gandhi addressed a press conference and said, "Police arrangement completely collapsed and cops who were supposed to manage the crowd were nowhere to be seen. My security people were very uncomfortable with me walking further on yatra so I had to cancel my yatra. Other yatris did the walk," Rahul Gandhi, in Anantnag.
27 January,2023 09:27 PM IST | Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a grand roadshow today in Delhi. The two-day BJP national executive meeting is happening at the NDMC Convention Centre in the national capital on January 16-17. Earlier on Sunday, the Congress attacked BJP over its scheduled roadshow in the national capital. Jairam Ramesh took to Twitter saying that PM Modi, "rattled by the success of the Bharat Jodo Yatra", has got his party to organise a "joke of a road show".
18 January,2023 01:43 PM IST | Mumbai
Indian and Chinese troops were engaged in a faceoff in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh on Dec 09. Around 300 PLA soldiers crossed over to the Indian side being heavily prepared.Opposition targeted the government over the clash. Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took to Twitter to express concern over the incident.
14 December,2022 03:52 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
