The Latest Breaking News from Rajya Sabha

The debate on Manipur is unlikely to be held in the Rajya Sabha, with both sides sticking to their respective positions, though according to sources, the govt. will try to push through a debate on Friday, the last day of the session

The Sansad TV camera focussed on the Lok Sabha speaker for nearly half the time Congress MP Rahul Gandhi spoke in Parliament on Wednesday. But Union minister Smriti Irani remained in focus for most of her speech.

CUK to host one-day national conference on Mitakshara. Governor of Andhra Pradesh S. Abdul Nazeer to inaugurate; Judge of Karnataka High Court V. Shrishananda to deliver keynote address; Former Rajya Sabha member Basavaraj Patil Sedam to be guest of honour; Central University Vice-Chancellor Battu Satyanarayana to chair inaugural session. Conference…

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The Opposition also submitted a notice to move a privilege motion against the Leader of the House, Piyush Goyal, for calling them (the Opposition) “traitors”.

INDIA parties submit privilege motion against Leader of House Piyush Goyal for calling them "traitors". Uproar in House, demand apology. Opposition walks out of Rajya Sabha due to refusal of discussion on Manipur and apology. Piyush Goyal takes back words, Chairman to remove unparliamentary remarks from records.

Trinamool Congress member Derek O’ Brien was on Tuesday suspended from Rajya Sabha for the remainder of the monsoon session for “unruly behaviour and disregarding the directions of the Chair”. Read further on Dynamite News:

The PM described the INDIA bloc parties as “ghamandia” (marked by arrogance), apparently a pun on the Opposition alliance’s name.

Piyush Goyal moved a motion for Derek O’Brien’s suspension “for continuously disturbing the proceedings of the House, disobeying the Chair and continuously creating disturbance in the House.”