Rajya Sabha

March 27, 2025 9:12 AM

Parliament today: Disaster management, immigration bills on agenda

Parliament is set to take up several key bills for consideration and passage on Thursday. In the Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will move for consideration of the amendments made by the Rajya Sabha to the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024, and seek agreement on these changes. The Lok Sabha had originally passed the bill on December 12, 2024, and sent it to the Rajya Sabha for concurrence. The Upper House passed the bill with amendments on Wednesday and returned it to the Lok...

March 24, 2025 5:49 PM

Govt increases salaries, allowances, and pensions of MPs

The Centre has increased the salaries, allowances, and pensions of Members of Parliament (MPs), effective April 1, 2023, according to a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs on Monday. The salary of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members has been increased from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.24 lakh per month, while the daily allowance has risen from Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,500, according to the notification. The pension paid to former MPs has also been increased to Rs 31,000 per month f...

February 20, 2025 7:11 PM

Questioning the Election Matrix of the CEC and Election Commissioners

“It is no use blaming the looking glass if your face is awry." - Nikolai Gogol The Election Commission of India is the apex constitutional body for conducting elections for the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, President, Vice President, and state legislature. Its head, the Election Commissioner, is appointed through a select committee, including the PM, the Leader of the Opposition of the Lok Sabha, and a Union Minister nominated by the PM. The role of the committee is to ensure transparency in the ap...

February 6, 2025 7:56 PM

Congress had “anger, hate” towards Ambedkar, made all efforts for his defeat in elections: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a sharp attack on Congress, accusing the party of harboring "anger and hatred" towards Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and claiming that the party made all efforts to defeat him in elections. He also alleged that Congress raised the slogan of 'Jai Bhim' out of political compulsion. Replying to the motion of thanks on the President's Address in the Rajya Sabha, PM Modi said Congress had a deep animosity towards Babasaheb Ambedkar and was responsible for obstru...

February 6, 2025 6:27 PM

PM Modi slams Congress, calls ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ unrealistic for the party

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a sharp attack on Congress during his reply to the motion of thanks to the President's Address in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. He stated that expecting the Congress to embrace the slogan "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas" would be a "huge mistake." In his address, PM Modi described the President's speech as "inspirational" and "effective," adding that it laid out a clear path forward for the nation. He expressed confusion over the opposition's criticism of the phra...

December 17, 2024 10:18 AM

Beyond 75 Years: Rajya Sabha continues debate on India’s Constitution

The Rajya Sabha will continue its discussion on 75 years of the Indian Constitution on Tuesday. The Upper House's agenda also includes the presentation of several reports, such as the Union Government Appropriation Accounts (Civil) 2023-2024 and the Union Government Finance Accounts for the year 2023-2024. Union Minister Pankaj Chaudhary will present various reports from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), including those on Ordnance Factories, the Department of Revenue – Dir...

December 16, 2024 10:46 AM

Rajya Sabha to hold discussion on Constitution from today

After a fiery debate over the Constitution in the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha is set to discuss the topic on Monday and Tuesday. As per the list of business of the Upper House, there will be a “discussion on the glorious journey of the 75 years of the Constitution of India”. Before the discussion begins, an obituary reference will be made on the passing away of ex-Member Shreegopal Vyas, papers will be laid on the table by eight ministers, and various Standing Committees will also submit th...

December 13, 2024 1:56 PM

Rajya Sabha adjourned till Dec 16 as stand-off continues

The Rajya Sabha was on Friday adjourned till December 16 amid the continuing standoff between the treasury benches and the Opposition over the no-confidence motion against Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. As the Opposition stuck to its demand related to the no-trust notice, BJP MPs raised the issue of the alleged relationship between former Congress president Sonia Gandhi and US billionaire George Soros, sparking noisy exchanges. With little hope of normalcy returning to the House, the Chair adjourn...

December 12, 2024 4:43 PM

Rajya Sabha adjourned amid uproar over impeachment motion against Chairman

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Thursday till 11 am on December 13 due to repeated disruptions. Earlier in the day, the proceedings were suspended until 2 pm, but when the House reconvened in the afternoon, the uproar continued as opposition members pressed for discussions on various notices they had submitted. The session was adjourned once again within half an hour due to the ongoing disturbances. The chaos stemmed from a motion brought by the opposition demanding the impeachment of Rajya Sa...

December 11, 2024 2:04 PM

Bringing a no-confidence motion against the Chair is a design to deviate the attention of nation: Nadda

Union Minister and Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, JP Nadda, on Wednesday accused the Congress of acting as a "tool of external forces" during a heated session in the upper house, which ultimately led to its adjournment for the day. Nadda alleged that the opposition’s no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar was a deliberate attempt to divert attention from important discussions on national sovereignty and security. Referring to American billionaire philanthropi...