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NEW DELHI: Union minister for parliamentary affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday shared a post-session exchange with Congress MP Shashi Tharoor to sharpen his attack on the opposition over the defeat of the Women’s Reservation Amendment Bill, claiming even Tharoor “agreed” with his remark that the Congress could be seen as anti-women.“We took a picture. Shashi…
NEW DELHI: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday welcomed Raghav Chadha and six other MPs who left the Aam Aadmi Party and decided to merge with the Bharatiya Janata Party.In a post on X, Rijiju praised the parliamentary conduct of the newly inducted MPs, claiming that they “never created any indiscipline or unparliamentary…
Tharoor, Rijiju (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday shared a snippet of his conversation with parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju after the Lok Sabha was adjourned, saying the BJP leader agreed that no one could call Tharoor anti-women.Sharing a photo with Rijiju and other MPs on X, Tharoor wrote, “A…
NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said opposition parties assured full support to the government after an all-party meeting on the Middle East crisis, adding that ministers had answered all questions raised over the fallout of the Iran-Israel-US conflict and its impact on India.Speaking after the meeting in New Delhi, Rijiju…
NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju confirmed on Thursday that the government has temporarily shelved its proposed motion against Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi.He further explained the reason behind this shift as being BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s submission of a “substantive motion” demanding the immediate cancellation of Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership.Addressing the…
NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday released a video clip that he claimed was recorded by a Congress MP inside the chamber of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.Reiterating earlier allegations, Rijiju accused Congress MPs of barging into the Speaker’s chamber, misbehaving with him and using abusive language. Kiren Rijiju Slams Congress,…
NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday accused Congress MPs of storming into Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s chamber and hurling abuses at him.“At least 20-25 Congress MPs entered the Lok Sabha Speaker’s chamber and abused him. I was also there. The Speaker is a very soft person, otherwise strict actions would…
Dalai Lama and Kiren Rijiju (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Union minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday cautioned against linking the Dalai Lama with the recently released Epstein files. He said that the revered spiritual institution should not be dragged into unrelated controversies to malign its sanctity.In a post on X, Rijiju said, “The revered institution…
NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday defended the Centre’s decision to keep the Henderson Brooks-Bhagat report on the 1962 India-China war classified, as a political row erupted in Parliament over Leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi being stopped from quoting the “unpublished memoir” of former Army Chief General MM Naravane.In a post on…
NEW DELHI: Union minister of parliamentary affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday made it clear that the government will not roll back the newly introduced VB–GRAM–G law, stating that the Parliament cannot “reverse gear” on legislation already placed before the nation. The statement comes even as opposition parties pressed for wider debates during the upcoming Budget…
