Tag: Sumitra Mahajan

Bhuabaneswar/ New Delhi: Former Kendrapara MP Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda’s resignation has been accepted on July 18, informed Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on the second day of the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament at New Delhi on Thursday. Mahajan today tabled Jay Panda’s resignation on the floor of the House and briefed all the […]

Bhubaneswar: With all eyes on his next political move, former Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda on Thursday had a customary meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan following his resignation. In a tweet, the former Parliamentarian informed that the meeting was cordial and the Lok Sabha Speaker was very considerate and enquired into the circumstances leading […]

New Delhi: India and Russia on Monday reiterated the need to further enhance parliamentary diplomacy and encourage regular meetings between the elected representatives of their countries, a statement said. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday co-chaired the Fifth Session of the Inter-Parliamentary Commission with Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma of Federal Assembly […]

New Delhi: The government is likely to convene an all-party meeting on December 10 to discuss the agenda for the winter session of Parliament beginning December 11, sources said on Wednesday. The government is expected to push its legislative agenda that includes replacement of three ordinances with bills at the meeting to be called by […]

  St Petersburg: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan met Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin on the margins of the 137th Session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) here, an official statement said on Saturday. The two leaders had “a very pleasant” interaction and discussed ways to strengthen the bilateral relations, an Lok Sabha release […]

New Delhi: The monsoon session of the Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Friday. The Speaker said the House worked for 71 hours and passed 14 Bills.

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday suspended six Congress MPs for five consecutive sittings for improper conduct after they tore up papers and threw them towards her podium. The six MPs – Gaurav Gogoi, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Ranjit Ranjan, Sushmita Dev, M.K. Raghavan and K. Suresh — would have to remain out […]

New Delhi:  As many as 24 AIADMK members were suspended by Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan Wednesday for the next five consecutive sittings for protesting and creating ruckus continuously in the House over the Cauvery issue. Soon after the House reconvened after adjournment, AIADMK members trooped into the Well with placards and some flinging torn […]

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha witnessed an uproar today following a Telangana member’s demand for a separate high court in the State. As soon as the house assembled, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan mourned the death of 20 passengers in a bus accident in Madhya Pradesh. Soon after the house observed a minute’s silence, members […]