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.
The Congress MP in the letter pointed at the 'unclear demarcation of roles' of the Privileges Committee and the Ethics Committee, especially in case of exercising penal powers.
Speaker Om Birla said arrangements have been made for zero-touch security checks during the session and random tests for Covid-19 will be conducted during the session.
BJP’s Bhopal MP Pragya Thakur made controversial remarks on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse in Lok Sabha Wednesday. The remarks were expunged by the Speaker.
Advocates Manmohan Singh Narula and Susmita Kumari had filed a plea seeking an urgent hearing on the grounds that the Lok Sabha Speaker was not performing the statutory duty.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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