Jagdeep Dhankhar

Parliament security breach: LoP Kharge writes to Rajya Sabha chairman Dhankhar, seeks Amit Shah’s statement

14 Dec 2023

Mallikarjun Kharge, the leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha and national president of the Congress, wrote to Jagdeep Dhankhar, the chairman of the Upper House, on Thursday regarding the significant security breach that occurred in the new Parliament complex on Wednesday. The LoP in the Upper House demanded...

SC asks AAP MP Raghav Chadha to meet RS Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar

03 Nov 2023

In light of his suspension from the House, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered suspended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha to meet with Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar and offer an unconditional apology. Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, and the rest of...

MPs gather for group photo ahead of Parliament session in new building

19 Sep 2023

In the New Building of the Parliament on Tuesday, members of the Parliament gathered for a group photo before the Parliament session. Among the lawmakers present for the group photo were Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Lok Sabha Chairman Om Birla, and others....

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar hoists national flag at new Parliament building

17 Sep 2023

The national flag was raised at the new Parliament building on Sunday, the day before the start of the Special Session of Parliament, by Vice President and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Jagdeep Dhankhar. Parliamentary proceedings during the Special Session will be held in the nearby new building instead of...

Vice-President Dhankhar condoles loss of lives in Bharatpur accident

13 Sep 2023

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar expressed his sorrow over the deaths that occurred in an accident on Wednesday morning in Bharatpur, his home state of Rajasthan. On the Jaipur-Agra highway in Bharatpur, a trailer plowed into a stopped bus at a high rate of speed, leaving 12 people dead and another...

P Chidambaram appointed to Home panel , Eight Parliamentary Standing Committees re-constituted

29 Aug 2023

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar reconstituted eight department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees (DRSCs), including the appointment of senior Congress Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram to the 31-member Home panel, the Upper House of Parliament announced on Tuesday. The Rajya Sabha Chairman appointed Chidambaram to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs...

Monsoon session: Dhankhar holds meeting with Opposition leaders to end deadlock in House

28 Jul 2023

In the midst of the Rajya Sabha's disruptions over the Manipur issue and the Opposition's demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement in Parliament, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar met with leaders of all Opposition parties on Friday to discuss the House's proceedings next week. After the meeting, Union Minister...

Rajya Sabha Speaker Dhankar pulls up LoP Kharge for calling PM Modi ‘Mauni Baba’

08 Feb 2023

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and called him "Mauni Baba" while questioning his silence on the Adani issue. In response to Kharge's remark, Rajya Sabha Speaker Jagdeep Dhankar said that such a remark "does not suit his...

Vice President Dhankar to inaugurate 83rd All India Presiding Officers’ Conference

09 Jan 2023

Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar will address the inaugural session of the 83rd All India Presiding Officers' Conference in Jaipur on January 11. AIPOC, which completed its 100 years in 2021 is the apex body of the Legislatures in India. The 83rd session will focus on themes of...

Opposition parties walk out from Rajya Sabha

19 Dec 2022

Over the India-China border clash joint opposition staged a walkout from Rajya Sabha on Monday. Opposition demand is to hold a debate over the recent clashes along the LAC between the Indian and Chinese forces at the Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh. Meanwhile, when the Zero Hour was being conducted...

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