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Jagdeep Dhankhar Moans Chaotic Parliament Session

Jagdeep Dhankhar Moans Chaotic Parliament Session

Parliament Winter Session Protests Over Amit Shah’s “Ambedkar Is The Fashion” Remark. New Delhi: Parliament’s winter session – its final week roiled by mud-slinging and protests by MPs over Amit Shah’s “Ambedkar is the fashion” remark and disruptions and fractious debates over the ‘one nation, one election‘ push – concluded Friday afternoon, with a stern message from Rajya Sabha Chair. “The world watches our democracy. Yet we fail our citizens through our conduct. These Parliamentary disruptions mock public trust and expectations. Our fundamental duty to serve with diligence lies neglected,” Jagdeep Dhankhar said. “Where reasoned dialogue should prevail, we witness only chaos. I urge every Parliamentarian, regardless of party, to examine their conscience,” Mr Dhankhar, against whom the opposition also filed a no-confidence motion, that was slapped down on procedural grounds, lamented on X after adjourning the Upper House. “We squander precious opportunities that could serve the greater good of our people. I hope MPs will introspect deeply and citizens exercise accountability.” The world watches our democracy, yet we fail our citizens through our conduct. …

Numbers Behind ‘One Nation, One Poll’, Can Bill Pass?

Numbers Behind ‘One Nation, One Poll’, Can Bill Pass?

New Delhi: The ruling BJP does not have – as on Tuesday evening – the numbers to push through the Lok Sabha the two bills to amend the Constitution and guide its ‘one nation, one election‘ dream a step closer to reality. The bills – one proposing changes to the duration and dissolution of state legislatures and linking their terms to the Lok Sabha, and a second proposing similar changes to the legislatures of the union territories of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, and Puducherry – were tabled in the Lower House today. Their tabling triggered expected fierce protests from the opposition, with the Congress, the Samajwadi Party, the Trinamool, the DMK, and a raft of smaller parties, including the AIMIM of Asaduddin Owaisi, all attacking a proposal they said subverts the basic structure of the Constitution. Two of the BJP’s allies – Andhra Pradesh’s ruling Telugu Desam Party and the Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde – expressed support. And the BJP itself came out swinging in its defence, with …

Congress’ “Two-Thirds Majority” Jab At BJP Over ‘One Nation, One Poll’

Congress’ “Two-Thirds Majority” Jab At BJP Over ‘One Nation, One Poll’

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday held a division vote to introduce two bills to amend the Constitution and permit simultaneous federal and state polls, as part of the ruling BJP’s ‘one nation, one election‘ push. The bills were passed by simple majority, as required by the rulebook; 269 MPs voted in favour and 198 opposed it. However, the margin was flagged by critics of the ‘one nation, one election’ bill, who claimed, vociferously, that it shows the government lacks support, even at this stage, to pass the bills. “Two-thirds majority (i.e., 307) was needed out of the total 461 votes… but the government secured only (269), while the opposition got 198. The ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal failed to gain two-thirds support,” Congress MP Manickam Tagore said on X, with a screenshot of the e-voting system. Two-thirds majority (307) was needed out of the total 461 votes, but the government secured only 263, while the opposition got 198. The ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal failed to gain two-thirds support. pic.twitter.com/5GIQQ0qY7r — Manickam Tagore …