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Parliamentary Proceedings | Opposition and Centre spar in Lok Sabha over delay in release of MGNREGA funds

Union Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, during the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha lashed out at TMC members and accused them of spreading “falsehood”

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Parliamentary proceedings | Speaker Om Birla cautions MPs against bringing placards in Lok Sabha

Speaker Om Birla cautioned MPs against bringing placards in the Lok Sabha and said dignity and discipline need to be maintained in the House

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Lok Sabha passes Advocates (Amendment) Bill to weed out touts from court complexes

A Bill which aims at regulating the legal profession by a single Act and seeks to target “touts” was passed by the Lok Sabha

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly election results 2023 | Sitting BJP MPs see good outcomes

Madhya Pradesh Assembly election results 2023: Members of Parliament in the fray in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections are largely seeing positive outcomes.

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Mahua Moitra’s expulsion will be an extremely serious punishment, says Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Congress leader Chowdhury demands relook of Ethics Committee proceedings against Moitra in "cash-for-query" case. No clear-cut demarcation of roles of Privileges and Ethics Committees, no clear definition of "unethical conduct" and no code of conduct. Suggests deeper attention and streamlining of processes under Speaker's guidance. Report to be tabled in…

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Mahua Moitra expulsion | Lok Sabha ethics panel report to be tabled in House on December 4

According to the agenda papers circulated by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, Ethics Committee chairperson Vinod Kumar Sonkar will lay on the table of the House the panel’s first report.

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Understanding simultaneous elections | Explained

Simultaneous elections proposed to save money, reduce role of money in elections, reduce divisive politics, reduce fatigue among electorates. Complex legal process req'd, incl. amending five Articles in Constitution, repealing provisions, changing 56 sets of legal provisions. Wider consultation across parties & States needed to form stable govt.

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Mahua Moitra | Outspoken parliamentarian

Mamata Banerjee breaks silence on suspension of TMC MP Mahua Moitra; her fiery speeches, political derring-do & family legacy have made her popular. Despite controversies, her unapologetic & defiant stand against BJP's allegations of 'cash for query' has garnered support from Opposition. Her future depends on balancing personal ambition &…

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CBI studying complaint sent by Lokpal against Mahua Moitra

Clarifying that no preliminary inquiry has been instituted against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra so far, a source said the agency is currently examining the Lokpal reference related to certain questions raised by her in the Lok Sabha.

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Fewer women in Rajasthan race as BJP, Cong point to ‘winnability’, ‘patriarchy’ after quota rhetoric

Before the Bill to reserve one-third of legislative seats for women was passed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had told the Lok Sabha that “God has perhaps chosen me” for women empowerment “and such other sacred tasks”. The Congress, which has been stressing the need to give rights based on population,…

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Challenging the Electoral Bond Scheme

The challenge to the constitutionality of electoral bonds is now approaching denouement

The Hindu

Over the top: On Mahua Moitra and panel’s disqualification recommendation

Neither the process nor the conclusions of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee in the case involving Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra are grounded in any decipherable principle

The Hindu

Mahua Moitra writes to Lok Sabha Speaker on leak of Ethics Committee’s report

She also points out the conflict of interest in Adani Group-owned channel accessing the report before its adoption; Trinamool MP also mentions ‘inaction’ by the Speaker’s office

The Hindu

‘Total breakdown of all rules’: Moitra writes to Birla over NDTV’s ‘access’ to LS panel’s draft

In a letter to the Lok Sabha speaker, Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra on Thursday said that NDTV’s coverage of the parliamentary ethics panel’s recommendation to expel her was a “total breakdown of all due process and rules of the Lok Sabha”.

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Ethics Committee findings leak is breach of Parliament, alleges Mahua Moitra

Mahua Moitra stated that this is totally a breakdown of the rules of the Lok Sabha. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Ahead of key ethics panel meet, its ‘expulsion’ move against Mahua on front pages

Days after TMC leader Mahua Moitra and opposition MPs stormed out of the meeting of the Parliamentary ethics committee, the panel is said to have recommended her expulsion from the Lok Sabha. The panel is probing the cash-for-query allegations against her, and Mahua had slammed the panel chairperson’s line of…

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Cash-for-query row | Lokpal has ordered CBI probe against Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra: BJP MP

This comes days after the Nishikant Dubey accused Mahua Moitra of asking questions in the Lok Sabha to target the Adani Group and PM Narendra Modi at the behest of businessman Darshan Hiranandani in exchange for gifts.

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Rise in fake currency, cash in circulation: 7 years of demonetisation

On November 8, 2016, the Narendra Modi government had attempted a surgical strike against “black money”, “counterfeit currency”, and “corruption” by banning banknotes of higher denominations, which was 86 percent of the currency in circulation then.

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Decoding the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee’s probe against Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra

The Hindu explains the allegations against Mahua Moitra, the role of Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha in the probe and what happens in the cash-for-query case.

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Ethics, parliamentary conduct and the Indian MP

Parliament has the power to punish those including its own members in order to protect its honour and dignity.

The Hindu

Give up impropriety, demonstrate impartiality

The functioning of the institution of Speaker over the years in India has left much to be desired

The Hindu

Sparks fly at Ethics committee meet to hear complaint against Mahua Moitra

Lok Sabha Ethics Committee summons TMC MP Mahua Moitra on October 31 over cash-for-query charges. Opposition MPs initially refused to allow complainant and advocate to depose. Chairman's vote broke deadlock. Committee seeks assistance from MHA, MEITY.

The Times of India

Nilesh Rane, son of Union minister Narayan Rane quits active politics

MUMBAI: Nilesh Rane, the elder son of Union minister Narayan Rane, announced his withdrawal from active politics on Tuesday. He was Member of the Lok Sabha representing Ratnagiri-Sindhdurg from 2009-2014.

The Hindu

Parliamentary panels applying different standards in dealing with complaints by and against BJP MPs: BSP MP Danish Ali

Bahujan Samaj Party MP Danish Ali has accused Parliamentary panels of applying different standards to recent complaints filed by and against MPs from the ruling BJP.

The Hindu

Take Christians seriously; can cast swing votes in 40 Assembly constituencies, Church bodies caution political parties in Telangana

Christians in Telangana have warned political parties contesting the 2023 State Assembly elections that they can cast swing votes in up to 40 constituencies. The warning comes after the Telangana State Federation of Churches, Synod of Telangana and Telangana Council of Churches adopted a declaration with 25 demands, including two…

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