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TopicJagdeep Dhankhar

Topic: Jagdeep Dhankhar

‘Rahul should touch his feet:’ BJP to hold nationwide protests over ‘insult’ to Dhankhar

BJP Kisan Morcha chief calls TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee 'shameless' for mimicking Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar & accuses Congress MP Rahul Gandhi of 'insulting OBCs' by filming the act.

‘Mimicry an art, even Modi did it,’ says Trinamool MP at centre of row over imitating Dhankhar

Lok Sabha TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee, among the 141 suspended over Parliament security breach issue, said he had no intention to hurt anyone.

Get over the idea that a Speaker is above party politics—Parliament to Maharashtra assembly

The suspension of 12 Maharashtra BJP MLAs in 2021 was as unjustified as the suspension of 141 opposition MPs now. The existence of the Speaker's power under the Lok Sabha rules does not guarantee the constitutionality of their exercise.

Parliament can’t script an SC judgment & SC can’t script a law for us, says Vice President Dhankhar

At Constitution Day event, the ex-officio RS chairman says Parliament ‘reflective of will of people’ & incursion into its legislative domain amounts to ‘constitutional aberration’.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar congratulates ‘Bharat’ for a successful G20 Summit

He said the G20 New Delhi Leaders' Declaration lays the roadmap for collective global action in building a prosperous future, embracing the essence and spirit of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'.

Dhankhar re-constitutes 8 parliamentary standing committees, appoints Chidambaram to Home panel

P Chidambaram's appointment came as the place was vacant after the retirement of Congress's P Bhattacharya.

TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien asked to leave House over ‘unruly behaviour’ but not suspended

Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar asked O’Brien to leave after heated exchange over Manipur issue. Leader of House Piyush Goyal moved a motion for his suspension, but voting didn't take place.

Kharge asks Dhankhar not to defend Modi, V-P’s response — ‘every Indian should be proud of PM’

Opposition MP says Manipur must be debated without further delay since Monsoon Session is entering last leg & LS is set to take up no-confidence motion against Modi govt next week.

Kharge says ‘insulted’ when mike switched off in RS, Dhankhar maintains ‘can’t allow transgression’

Kharge says 'self-respect challenged' when mike switched off mid-speech. VP Dhankhar maintains LoP was given floor at a time when there was legislative business to be conducted.

AAP MP Sanjay Singh suspended from Rajya Sabha for entire monsoon session

The motion for Singh's suspension, due to 'repeatedly violating directions of the Chair', was moved by Union Minister and Leader of the House Piyush Goyal.

On Camera

How Nitish Kumar turned all rules of voter behaviour on their head

The conventional wisdom is that if a govt fails to improve the lot of the voters, it is punished. Kumar presided over an economic disaster for 20 years and was re-elected by a landslide.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.