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New Delhi, Feb 27 :  A crucial meeting of the Opposition parties began in Parliament Library Building on Wednesday, with the agenda to discuss the prevailing security situation in the country.

Among those present were former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP president Chandrababu Naidu, Loktantrik Janta Dal leader Sharad Yadav, NCP chief Sharad Pawar and party colleague Praful Patel.

CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, BSP's Satish Chandra Mishra, JDU's Upendra Kushwaha, former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi, Congress' Ahmed Patel, Ghulam Nabi Azad, CPI's Sudhakar Reddy, JDS' Danish Ali, DMK's Tiruchi Siva, AAP's Sanjay Singh and others were also in attendance.

The Samajwadi party was absent from the meeting.

The Opposition on Tuesday had decided to drop the formulation of the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) as the agenda for their meeting in view of the prevailing security situation in the country.

Senior leaders in the opposition confirmed that in a discussion with the Congress, the CPI(M) and the CPI said that they will only be part of the meeting if the Common Minimum Programme is off the table.

With the change in agenda, Left parties joined the meeting.

It was after the February 13 meeting of opposition leaders, the decision to formulate a Common Minimum Programme was mooted, which would act as a roadmap for them to fight the Lok Sabha elections against the BJP.

However, it is not clear when a CMP will finally be formulated.               [Agencies]
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Hello Jammu News at 12:31:00 PM 0

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday paid her homage to those killed in the 2001 Parliament attack, saying "terrorism and violence achieve no purpose".


Kolkata, Dec 13 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday paid her homage to those killed in the 2001 Parliament attack, saying "terrorism and violence achieve no purpose".

On the 17th anniversary of the attack, Banerjee took to Twitter to state "violence must be shunned by all".

"Today is the 17th anniversary of the attack on Indian Parliament. My homage to the people killed on that day and sympathies to those who were injured in the line of duty.

Terrorism and violence achieve no purpose, and must be shunned by all," Banerjee tweeted.

On December 13, 2001, five gunmen stormed the Parliament complex and opened indiscriminate fire.

Five Delhi Police personnel, a woman Central Reserve Police official, two Parliament watch and ward staff, a gardener and a camera person were among those who killed in the attack.


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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday saluted the courage of those killed in the 2001 Parliament attack, saying their valour encourages people.


New Delhi, Dec 13 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday saluted the courage of those killed in the 2001 Parliament attack, saying their valour encourages people.

On the 17th anniversary of the attack, Modi took to Twitter to recall the courage of the security personnel.

"We salute the valour of those who were martyred during the dastardly attack on our Parliament on this day in 2001. Their courage and heroism inspires every Indian," he said. 

On December 13, 2001, five gunmen stormed the Parliament complex and opened indiscriminate fire.

Five Delhi Police personnel, a woman Central Reserve Police official, two Parliament watch and ward staff, a gardener and a camera person were among those who killed in the attack.


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Hello Jammu News at 2:21:00 PM 0
New Delhi, Jun 25 : The Monsoon session of Parliament is set to begin on July 18 and end on August 10 with the triple talaq bill among the legislative items topping the government's agenda.

The session will have nearly 18 sittings, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar told reporters here.

The Cabinet Committee of Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA), chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, met here today to recommend the dates. President Ram Nath Kovind will now formally convene the session.

"We seek the support and cooperation of opposition parties. There are many important items on the legislative agenda that the government wants to take up in the Monsoon session," Kumar said.

More than six ordinances will be taken up, he said.

The triple talaq bill, which has been passed by the Lok Sabha and is pending in the Rajya Sabha, will be among the top priorities of the government, the minister added.

He said the government will push for constitutional status for the National Commission for OBCs. The National Commission for Medical Education Bill and the transgender bill will also be taken up.

With P J Kurien's term ending at the end of this month, the election to choose the deputy chairman for the Rajya Sabha will be taken up in this session, Kumar said.  PTI

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New Delhi, Feb 6: The main opposition Party Congress on Tuesday described the present Narendra Modi-led government as a government of failures and asked to work in place of raising merely rhetoric phrases (Jumalas).
Taking part in the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address, Opposition Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said that the present government has failed on every aspect as it did nothing except changing the names of the schemes launched by former Prime minister Manmohan Singh-led UPA government.
Attacking on the ruling BJP government, Mr Kharge said this government spent most of its time in raising merely rhetoric phrases (Jumalas) and tried to misguide people of the country. 
He asked the government to leave the 'Jumalas' behind and work for the poor people without making discrimination among the sections of the societies.
Giving the details of achievements and contributions of Congress Governments in the past, he said the country has reached to this stage with pride due to work and sacrifices of its successive governments in the past 70 years.
He criticised the Modi government on the failure in maintaining the law and order situation, specially in the states ruled by the BJP governments. 
He said our soldiers are being killed in Pakistani firings at the LoC. Mr Modi had promised 10 heads for one Indian soldier killed. But where are 10 heads and why our soldiers are being killed everyday. 
'There as countless achievements which are visible in every sphere of the country,' said Mr Kharge.
He said the present government changed the names of previous government schemes and its Prime Minister inaugurated those schemes to claim the achievements of previous government's schemes.
On implementation of Aadhaar, the Congress leader said this government is misusing Aadhaar to get the personal info to terrorise and blackmail people. He also raised suspicion on the intention of the Modi government over the Aadhaar.
On the rising prices of diesel and petrol, Mr Kharge said the present government saved Rs 6 lakh crore as the crude oil prices had went down, but it never let the country know where this money was utilised. UNI
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New Delhi, Jan 5: The Budget Session of Parliament will start from January 29 and conclude on 6th April.
The Budget will be presented on 1st February.
Talking to reporters here after conclusion of Winter Session, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said, "The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh met today after the Houses were adjourned sine die and finalised the dates for upcoming budget session. The session will commence on January 29."
The Session will be divided into two parts. The first part will start on January 29 and conclude on February 9. The session will reconvene on March 5 and end on April 6, he added. There will be a recess from February 10 to March 4. UNI
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New Delhi, Jan 2: Allaying apprehensions among the medical community about the proposed National Medical Commission Bill, Health Minister J P Nadda on Tuesday said that the new institution would benefit doctors .
Responding in the Rajya Sabha to concerns by members of the Opposition on the proposed law, Mr Nadda said,'the National Medical Commission Bill will benefit doctors.'
Government, he added, was having detailed discussions with doctors to clear doubts over the proposed bill.
Mr Nadda added that Government had also put forth its perspective before the doctors .
Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Samajwadi Party's Naresh Agrawal said that doctors going on strike , in protest against the Bill, would severely impact health services pan-India.
Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said Government should take an initiative to end the strike of the doctors. UNI
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New Delhi, Jan 2: After witnessing frequent disruptions and adjournments last month,the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday completed all listed pre-lunch Zero Hour and Question Hour proceedings. 
Chairman M Venkiah Naidu observed that the Rajya Sabha had set a record as all Zero Hour submissions and Special mentions had been successful and all the listed questions were covered in the Question Hour.
He, however, expressed displeasure with some of the members who had listed questions against their name, not turning up.
``So all questions were covered today. Five or six members did not turn up. They are at a liberty not to do so but so much work goes into making questions. We have a responsibility. Not coming to the House is not a good practice.'
Appealing to members, he said, ``my operation depends on your cooperation.'
Fifteen questions were listed and the House managed to reach the last query. However, five to six questions were passed over as the questioners were not present. UNI
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New Delhi, Dec 22: The controversial remarks from Prime Minister Narendra Modi about his predecessor Dr Manmohan Singh during election campaign in Gujarat continue to figure prominently in the Lok Sabha on Friday with the Congress members sticking to their demand for an apology from Mr Modi.
As soon as the House assembled to begin day's business, several Congress members were up on their feet while floor leader Mallikarjun Kharge was seen seeking Speaker Sumitra Mahajan's permission to make his point on the issue.
The Speaker disallowed taking up the issue and called out members name to commence with the Question Hour.
She also read out a brief statement complimenting Indian contingent for their successful show at the Asian Youth Para Games held in Dubai. 
India bagged a total of 17 gold, 14 silver and 13 bronze medals to take the final tally to 44 medals. 
Congress members, including K C Venugopal, Sushmita Dev, Rajeev Jatav, Abhijeet Mukherjee, Adhir Chaudhary and others soon rushed to the well of the House raising slogans like 'Maafi Mango (Ask for apology)' and 'Jhoota bayan band karo (Stop making baseless allegation)'.
The agitating Congress members also referred to the CBI court order on Thursday that had acquitted DMK leaders Kanimozhi and A Raja and all others in the high-profile 2G spectrum allocation scam.
"2G case ka kya hua (What happened to the 2G case)," the Congress members raised slogan at one point of time even as the House took up the listed question pertaining to the Ministries of Health, Environment and Forest and Finance. 
The disruption by Congress members over the Prime Minister's remarks on Dr Singh has been continuing for last five days as they are insisting that Mr Modi should tender an apology.
Talks between the ruling side and opposition Congress on Tuesday to end the deadlock have failed and the BJP has rejected Congress' demand for an apology from the Prime Minister saying he did not say anything wrong. UNI
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New Delhi, Nov 24: The winter session of Parliament will be held from December 15 and last till January 26.
The decision was taken a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The session will have 14 sittings. There will be two days' Christmas holiday on December 25 and 26, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Anant Kumar told mediapersons here after the meeting. The Government had earlier come under heavy criticism of the Opposition for delaying the winter session which usually starts in the third week of November. The Opposition had said the session was being delayed due to the Gujarat Assembly polls. Replying to the criticism, senior Cabinet ministers had said that there had been instances in the past of Parliament sessions having been delayed or advanced so as to ensure that they do not clash with polls. UNI
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Hello Jammu News at 3:54:00 PM 0
The Monsoon session of Parliament began today with both, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, paying tributes to the sitting Members and former Members who passed away during the inter-session period. Both the Houses also condemned the terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims on July 10 with Speaker Sumitra Mahajan stating in the Lok Sabha


New Delhi, Jul 17 :The Monsoon session of Parliament began today with both, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, paying tributes to the sitting Members and former Members who passed away during the inter-session period. Both the Houses also condemned the terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims on July 10 with Speaker Sumitra Mahajan stating in the Lok Sabha that it was a "heinous attack which has brought pain and suffering to the bereaved families". In the Rajya Sabha, Chairman Hamid Ansari said that it was an "inhuman and barbaric act" and maintained that the resilient attitude of the Yatris is appreciable. The dastardly terror attack on Amarnath cave shrine devotees had claimed eight lives. The Session, expected to be stormy over several high-voltage issues like tension with China and deteriorating law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir, will continue till August 11. Paying tributes to departed leader Vinod Khanna, a sitting Lok Sabha Member from Gurdaspur, the Speaker recalled the former Union Minister as "a popular, versatile and an accomplished film actor". The House also paid tributes to former Union Minister for Environment Anil Madhav Dave, who breathed his last on May 18 at the age of 60. The Speaker also made obituary references in respect of former members Subedar Prasad Singh, Ajit Kumar Saha, Era Sezhiyan and Narain Singh Chaudhri. Dr Ansari reading out the obituary reference described the late Dave as a "champion of environment conservation" , who had worked tirelessly for conservation of Narmada river and its catchment areas. Late Dave was the member of the Upper House for three terms and represented Madhya Pradesh from 2009 till his demise. Another sitting member Palvai Govardhan Reddy of Congress passed away on June 9 at the age of 79. He represented Andhra Pradesh in the Upper House from 2012-June 2014 and Telangana from June 2014 till his demise. Yesterday, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan had held an all-party meeting at which leaders of Opposition assured her of cooperation in ensuring smooth running of the House business. Though, they said, they will be strongly raising a host of issues, needing nation's attention. UNI

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Hello Jammu News at 12:49:00 PM 0

The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on the first day of the Monsoon session of Parliament after paying tribute to one sitting member - Vinod Khanna and former Union Minister Anil Madhav Dave and four former members.


New Delhi, Jul 17 : The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on the first day of the Monsoon session of Parliament after paying tribute to one sitting member - Vinod Khanna and former Union Minister Anil Madhav Dave and four former members. The House also condemned the terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims on July 10 with Speaker Sumitra Mahajan stating that it was an "act of cowardice". The Speaker made obituary references in respect of sitting Lok Sabha MP Vinod Khanna and others including former members Subedar Prasad Singh, Ajit Kumar Saha, Era Sezhiyan and Narain Singh Chaudhri. The House also paid tributes to former Union Minister Dave, who died on May 18, 2017. UNI

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