Monsoon Session Statements

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“ This is a travesty of democracy and the Constitution of India,

Mallikarjun Kharge,
‘Frustrated’ PM Modi turned official speech into ‘mudslinging,…
“ Many members across the house will find these facts to be incredible. To that, I can only say they are right. It beggars belief that throughout the whole timeline of events, officials in the Foreign…

Keir Starmer,
British PM Starmer in Parliament showdown over US ambassador scandal
“ If I had known before he took up his post that UKSV recommendation was that developed vetting clearance should be denied, I would not have gone ahead with the appointment,

Keir Starmer,
British PM Starmer in Parliament showdown over US ambassador scandal
“ The PM and other ministers are going around saying that the number of seats in all States will increase by 50%. If that happens, then the seats in Uttar Pradesh will increase to over 120, from the…

Siddaramaiah,
K’taka CM, DyCM target Centre over women’s quota, delimitation bill
“ When amending the Constitution, everyone should have been taken into confidence. The Women’s Reservation Act is Congress's dream. It was the Congress that had worked in favour of the Act,

Chief Minister,
Constitution Amendment Bill moved in haste, without consultation: D.K.…
“ The bill that came against Tamil Nadu has been defeated in Parliament is the news we got now. This victory is just a trailer,

MK Stalin,
Lok Sabha rejects delimitation bill to increase House size;…
“ On the 16th of April, Parliament will be convened to discuss and pass an important bill that advances women’s reservation,

Narendra Modi,
From local bodies to Parliament, five charts show how fewer women…
“ That I wasn't told that Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting when he was appointed is staggering,

Keir Starmer,
UK PM Starmer furious over security blunder in US ambassador…
“ If Chanakya had been alive, he would have been shocked by your cunning,

Priyanka Gandhi,
The BJP game plan is to win big even in defeat
“ The manner in which you are doing delimitation -- the way you did demonetisation without thinking. We don't want this political demonetisation. There should be a big debate; what should be the…

Shashi Tharoor,
‘Why such haste like demonetisation’: Tharoor says delimitation not…
“ They should do it now, we will support — no delimitation, just women's reservation bill,

Shashi Tharoor,
‘Why such haste like demonetisation’: Tharoor says delimitation not…
“ Whereas the first and second Lok Sabhas met for an average of 125 days a year, the 16th and 17th Lok Sabhas saw that figure plummet to just below 60 days,

Shashi Tharoor,
‘Why such haste like demonetisation’: Tharoor says delimitation not…