‘Have you seen any LoP who runs to hug PM,’ asks Rijiju| India News

• Notice to move a resolution seeking the removal of Om Birla as Speaker was admitted in Lok Sabha after the required 50 members stood in support. A total of 10 hours were allocated for the debate.

• Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi said in Lok Sabha: “This resolution has been brought as a responsibility to protect the dignity of the House, not personally against Om Birla.”

• Gogoi criticised union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju’s “interruptions”, to which union home minister Amit Shah alleged it was due to “an irresponsible Opposition.”

• Gogoi initiated the debate on the resolution for the removal of Birla from the Speaker’s post and said that Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha was interrupted for more than 20 times while speaking in the Parliament.

• Meanwhile, Rijiju slammed LoP Rahul Gandhi. “..In the House, the Leader of the Opposition had said that he does not need anyone’s permission to speak in the House…No one can speak in the House without permission from the Speaker,” he said.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday retorted to union minister Kiren Rijiju’s mention of her laughing in the House.

“I was laughing because the NDA has suddenly started respecting Jawaharlal Nehru, whom they have criticised day and night,” she said, adding that Rijiju had also quoted the former prime minister during his speech.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murthy on Tuesday advocated for a circular economy in rural areas.

“Growth of villages will lead to development of districts, states and India,” she said.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Rajiv Ranjan Singh, minister of Panchayati Raj, on Tuesday said that ‘if you speak irresponsibly, the microphone will be switched off’ responding to the opposition’s criticism that the mic are ofter turned off then they are speaking.

Speaking in the parliament, Ranjan said, “The parliament will not work according to your to you.” He was speaking during a debate on the resolution against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: On Lok Sabha to take up resolution seeking removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi says, “Om Birla has fulfilled his responsibility with great patience and capability. In his tenure, in the 17th Lok Sabha, productivity peaked at 97%.”

“There were 7 sessions, which almost had 100% productivity. Apart from that, many bills were passed, which shows his capability… During his tenure, a lot of work was done in the digitalisation of the parliament,” she said outside parliament.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: The current disruptions in the natural gas supply chain has proven that the previous statements of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi have “proven to be true,” Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi said on Tuesday.

“Many times it has happened that what Rahul ji has said has come true,” Priyanka Gandhi told reporters outside Parliament when asked about the current pooling of natural gas resources.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday replied to the motion of removal of Speaker in the Lok Sabha, as he accused the Opposition bench to be “restless” and trying to go against the will of the people as they allegedly look to steal the Speaker’s power for themselves.

Taking a jibe at the Opposition MPs amid sloganeering, Minister Rijiju said that he has “no cure” if one believes themselves to be above the speaker in the House, referencing the previous statement of Rahul Gandhi.

Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday replied to the debate on the resolution against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

He said, “The Prime Minister is sitting here. I have seen such an instance for the first time. He comes running from there to hug the PM. Have you seen such an LoP?”

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Union minister Kiren Rijiju, during the debate on the resolution against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, slammed LoP Rahul Gandhi.

“That day the Speaker said that the topic LoP was speaking about was not related to that which was under discussion. You cannot quote. But he still said he was not being allowed to speak,” Rijiju said.

On the Opposition’s allegation that Rahul was not being allowed to speak, the union minister said, “When the sessions are underway, he is abroad. When any member is speaking, you have to also hear the response. Their LoP finishes his speech, and without sitting leaves the House.”

Parliament Budget session LIVE: During the debate on resolution against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday recalled an incident involving veteran leader L K Advani.

“In the old Parliment, we by mistake reached the well of the House while raising slogans on Afzal Guru. L K Advani scolded us a lot, said that is the place of the treasure bench,” Rijiju said. He further said that NDA leaders had never “torn papers and thrown at the Speaker.”

“We have never lowered the dignity of the House, you look at the history,” he said.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday slammed Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, saying members of the House need the Speaker’s permission to speak.

“…In the House, the Leader of the Opposition had said that he does not need anyone’s permission to speak in the House…” the union minister said, adding that everyone needs the Speaker’s permission, including the Prime Minister, LoP and other MPs.

“No one can speak in the House without permission from the Speaker,” Rijiju added.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday termed the Opposition as “irresponsible”, while responding to Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi’s “interruption” charge on Kiren Rijiju.

“I agree, Kiren Rijiju ji as Parliamentary Affairs Minister, has interrupted the most. But we have also never seen such an irresponsible Opposition,” Shah said.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi initiated the debate on the resolution for the removal of Birla from the Speaker’s post and said that Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha was interrupted for more than 20 times while speaking in the Parliament.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi slammed the Centre over US claiming to give India “permission” to buy Russian oil amid conflict in West Asia.

Scott Bessent, the US Treasury Secretary, yet again said that the United States has given India the “permission” to buy Russian oil in the wake of the developing security situation in West Asia.

In an interview with Fox Business, Bessent said, “The Indians have been very good actors. We had asked them to stop buying sanctioned Russian oil this fall. They did. They were going to substitute it with US oil. But to ease the temporary gap of oil around the world, we have given them permission to accept Russian oil. We may un-sanction other Russian oil.”

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Amid the no-confidence motion debate in the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi claimed that senior party MP Shashi Tharoor’s mic was turned off while speaking the Parliament.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: The proceedings in Lok Sabha have begun after a short lunch break.

Debate on the no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla continues.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday said the opposition was forced to move a resolution seeking the removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in order to “save the Constitution”. He accused Birla of showing partisan conduct.

• Initiating the debate on the resolution for the removal of Birla from the Speaker’s post, Gogoi claimed that the environment of Parliament has become such that the LoP is not allowed to speak in the House during the debate on the motion of thanks to the President’s address in February because the leadership of the country is “weak”.
• Giving reasons as to why the opposition was compelled to bring the resolution, the MP from Assam’s Jorhat said, “We stated that in February, when the LoP wanted to speak on the motion of thanks to the President’s address, he was interrupted 20 times by the Speaker, members of the chairpersons’ panel, senior members of the treasury benches. He was interrupted in a premeditated manner.”
• “The Speaker did not allow the LoP to speak. The LoP was repeatedly interrupted while attempting to place a few critical issues mandatory to be known to the House and the people of the country,” Gogoi said.
• He pointed out that Gandhi wanted to speak about former army chief MM Naravane’s remarks in his unreleased book, in which he reportedly talked about taking direction from the political leadership and the country’s “mukhiya” told him “‘Jo uchit samjho wahi karo” (Do what you feel is right).
• Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju intervened, saying this was a discussion on the Speaker, and if the opposition is talking of other issues, they should not interrupt when “we reply”.
• Gogoi claimed that if a research of transcripts was done, Rijiju would be found to interrupt opposition members most often.
• Home Minister Amit Shah then quipped that it is true that Rijiju has interrupted the most, but there has never been an opposition like the current one.
• After several interruptions, Gogoi resumed his speech and said that Rahul Gandhi, in February, wanted to raise the issue of the ongoing investigation in the US against a businessman, which also mentions a minister, but was not allowed.
• Earlier, the Congress MP cited the case of Nabam Rebia versus the deputy speaker, to state that the Supreme Court had said that the Speaker is expected to have a “sense of elevated independence, impeccable objectivity, irreproachable fairness and above all absolute impartiality”.
• “I want to ask, the Speaker set up the panel of chairpersons. But who decided who would preside over the proceedings on the resolution for the removal of the Speaker? Who appointed Jagdambika Pal ji to preside?” Gogoi asked.

(PTI inputs)

Parliament Budget session LIVE: The Samajwadi Party MPs led by Dimple Yadav on Tuesday staged a ‘potato protest’ outside Parliament, demanding fair prices for farmers.

The Samajwadi Party MPs brought potatoes to the Parliament premises and held a protest with banners reading, “Aloo ka uchit mulya dilao, kisaason ko yoon na satao” (Give a fair price for potatoes, don’t harass farmers).

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday slammed the Opposition for sloganeering in the Lok Sabha during the Question Hour.

As Chouhan answered queries on the Centre’s schemes for farmers, the Opposition MPs continued sloganeering against the Election Commission. The INDIA bloc MPs protested against the alleged “vote chori.”

Hitting out at the Opposition, Chouhan said, “There are several matters that concern farmers. The farmers and the nation want to listen, but they (opposition) does not want the nation to listen. Shame on such politics by the Opposition.”

Parliament Budget session LIVE: The lower house of the Parliament, Lok Sabha, has been adjourned till 2 pm.

Debate on the no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla will continue after the break.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: During the debate on the no-confidence motion against the Speaker, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said, “In future when there will be research on parliamentary records, statistics will tell that Kiren Rijiju was the Parliamentary Affairs Minister, who interrupted the Opposition the most.”

Union home minister Amit Shah responded, “I agree, Kiren Rijiju ji as Parliamentary Affairs Minister, has interrupted the most. But we have also never seen such an irresponsible Opposition.”

Parliament Budget session LIVE: The Lok Sabha began discussion on a resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla from office.

Who decided who will preside while the resolution for the Speaker’s removal is being debated, asked Gaurav Gogoi.

Citing the Constitution, Gaurav Gogoi said the House should decide who will preside when the resolution for the Speaker’s removal is taken up for debate.

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi said in Lok Sabha: “This resolution has been brought as a responsibility to protect the dignity of the House, not personally against Om Birla.”

Parliament Budget session LIVE: Congress MP Mohammed Jawed moved a resolution in the Lok Sabha seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla.

118 Opposition MPs have signed the motion, alleging “partisan” behaviour by the Speaker after the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, was allegedly not allowed to speak in the House.