Congress slams Centre for deciding against holding Winter Session (Ld)
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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Dec 15 : Hours after Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said that the Winter Session of the Parliament will not be convened due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Budget Session is likely to be called in January 2021, the Congress on Tuesday hit out at the government, saying the Leader of Opposition was not consulted on the matter.
In a tweet, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh said, The Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha was not consulted. Pralhad Joshi is as usual departing from the truth.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi speaks to ANI in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo/ANI)
Congress wants to continue with British legacy, says Pralhad Joshi as party skips new Parliament building event ANI | Updated: Dec 11, 2020 09:16 IST
By Nishant Ketu
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): A day after the Congress boycotted the foundation stone laying ceremony of the new Parliament building and questioned the timing of the event, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi accused the party of continuing the legacy of British in India.
After the ceremony on Thursday, he said that the Parliament House, which was built around 100 years ago, is lacking in space in terms of representation vis-a-vis population.
Indian economy is in a severe recession and instead of prioritising critical spending for health and transfers for the poor to deal with the crisis Centre is spending on new Parliament building, said Yechury.
Updated Dec 11, 2020 | 18:10 IST
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu had informed all the MPs about the need for a new Parliament building in August 2019. Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu | Photo Credit: PTI
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The ceremony was skipped by Congress
New Delhi: A day after Congress decided to skip the foundation stone laying ceremony of the new Parliament building in New Delhi, it was reported that all the Rajya Sabha Members of Parliament (MPs) were apprised about the new building in 2019.
According to a document accessed by Times Now, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu had informed all the MPs about the need for a new Parliament building as the older building was in bad shape.