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.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who accused Moitra of taking 'bribes' from businessman to ask questions in Parliament, has urged Birla to constitute an 'inquiry committee' to look into the charges.
Union minister Piyush Goyal accuses Congress of humiliating Rajya Sabha chairman even as Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury attends another meeting on the matter convened by Lok Sabha Speaker.
Stating Parliament is bound by 'rules of natural justice', the Congress leader invoked Rule 357 of Rules of Procedure & Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha to give a 'personal explanation'.
Speaker Birla, who completes 3 years in office, wants political parties to make a code of conduct for MPs. He Speaks to ThePrint about his tenure in LS and his political legacy.
Congress says it's ‘bad precedent’ for a non-elected member of House to take assembly speaker’s chair. BJP defends address but agrees such an event finds no mention in rules.
Birla assured that he will call a meeting of leaders of all parties to ensure that rules are strictly followed and to discuss stringent action against habitual offenders.
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and TMC leader Sudeep Bandopadhyay were among those who raised the issue of MPLAD funds during the all-party meeting held on Sunday.
Birla Monday said that 323 MPs have been fully vaccinated and those who have not been vaccinated will be requested to undergo an RT-PCR test before entering the parliament.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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