Tag: Speaker
HC Upholds TN Speaker's Decision Disqualifying 18 TN MLAs
The Supreme Court appointed third judge, Justice M. Sathyanarayanan of the Madras High Court, on Thursday upheld the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker's decision disqualifying 18 AIADMK legislators in 2017.....
Speaker Suspends 21 TDP, AIADMK MPs
For the second day running, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Thursday acted tough suspending 21 members of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and AIADMK for four consecutive sittings for causing "grave disorder" by tearing papers and throwing them towards the Chair.....
Pralhad Joshi Dubs Lok Sabha Speaker As 'Hero Of Zero Hour'
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Pralhad Joshi, on Wednesday dubbed Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla as the 'Hero of Zero Hour' for giving chance to each parliamentarian to raise matters of urgent public importance in the House. ....
Jitan Ram Manjhi Appointed Pro-tem Speaker Of Bihar Assembly
Jitan Ram Manjhi, president of Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), was on Thursday appointed pro-tem speaker of Bihar legislative assembly. ....
Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Quits, May Be Named State Congress Chief
Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Nana F. Patole resigned from his post here on Thursday evening. He submitted his resignation to Deputy Speaker Narhari S. Zhirwal, after a tenure of nearly 14 months in the august post. ....
'Azaan' Sound Off: IG Bans Loudspeakers From 10 Pm To 6 Am
The Inspector General of Police, Prayagraj, has asked the district magistrate to ensure a ban on the use of loudspeakers between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. ....
Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha Speaker Calls All-party Meet On July 18
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has called an all-party meeting of all floor leaders on July 18 to discuss issues related to the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament. ....
Tejashwi Yadav To Bihar Speaker: Opposition MLAs Fear Entering Assembly
Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav has written to the Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha, raising the issue of an uproar in the House and calling police during the budget session this year. In the letter, Tejashwi has said that the opposition MLAs are still scared due to the incident which occurred in the Assembly on March 23.....
Parliament Speaker To Take Over As Sri Lankan President Until All-party Govt Is Formed
To end the current political crisis in Sri Lanka based on the decision taken by the leaders of the majority parties, the Speaker of the Parliament is set to ask President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to step down from their posts to make way for an all-party government. ....
Amidst Public Protest, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaska Decides To Resign On July 13
After a months-long massive public agitation, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaska on Saturday informed the Speaker that he would resign from the Presidency on July 13. ....
