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Letters to The Editor — December 15, 2023

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Parliament proceedings | 14 Opposition MPs suspended amid demands for discussion on security breach

Parliament proceedings: Opposition MPs suspended from Parliament for "gross misconduct" after demanding security breach discussion.

The Hindu

BJP I-T cell trying to divert attention from Parliament security breach: Congress

The Congress accused the BJP’s I-T Department head Amit Malviya of seeking to divert attention from the Parliament security breach and said the intruders were given access to the House by a BJP MP. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said this after Mr. Malviya shared pictures in which a woman…

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House panel on security defunct for five years, Opposition MPs worried

Many Opposition members have been raising concerns over the security arrangement at the new Parliament building

The Hindu

Swatantra party’s history reiterates importance of strong Opposition in society, says author Aditya Balasubramanian

Swatantra Party, founded by C. Rajagopalachari, highlights importance of strong Opposition to check power excesses & provide ideological diversity. Aditya Balasubramanian, ANU Senior Lecturer, spoke at book launch in Chennai on decentralisation & governance. Panel discussed free marketeers' views on Constitution's 'capitalist relations of economy'. Heterogeneity of Swatantra Party revealed…

The Hindu

Congress is indispensable in fighting BJP

The regional parties need the Congress — as much as the Congress needs them — to provide a national counterpoint and ideological scaffolding for the united Opposition

The Hindu

Parliamentary proceedings | Rajya Sabha passes Bills for new Telangana varsity and repeal of old laws

The Rajya Sabha passed the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill as well as the Repealing and Amending Bill today

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Lok Sabha Speaker seeks complete security review of new Parliament building after breach

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, after a meeting of floor leaders of parties in the wake of a security scare, seeks a high-level inquiry and a complete security review of the new Parliament building.

The Hindu

The way forward for the INDIA alliance

If the INDIA alliance can seize the narrative and weave a credible campaign around the economy, it can tide over its inadequacies and significantly boost its chances

The Hindu

Opposition mounts fresh attack on State govt. over Sabarimala; CM to convene high-level meeting on Tuesday

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is slated to convene a high-level meeting on Tuesday morning to asses the situation

The Hindu

Opposition demands farm loan waiver

Opposition in Leg. Council urges govt. to waive farm loans & announce ₹10,000 cr for drought relief. Farmers ending lives & migrating to urban areas. BJP's Ravi Kumar questions govt. withdrawing ₹4,000 meant for farmers. JD(S)'s Gowda calls for waiving revenue & water tax, providing daily wages & 3-phase power…

The Hindu

Article 370: Amit Shah welcomes SC verdict, terms it a tribute to martyrs

Parliament passes two bills related to J&K, Home Minister Amit Shah assuring country of "new and developed Kashmir" free from terrorism. Bills seek to nominate two members from Kashmiri migrant community, one from PoK, and provide reservation to certain communities. Home Minister said bills will give justice to those deprived…

The Hindu

Opposition walks out accusing Union Government of imposing economic blockade on non-BJP States

Opp. MPs stage walkout in Rajya Sabha, allege Centre withholding funds to Opp.-ruled States. Union Health Minister says funds withheld only when States don't follow guidelines.

The Hindu

Chaos in Assembly as BJP resorts to day-long dharna demanding sacking of Zameer

Opposition BJP & JD(S) demand sacking of Housing Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan for his remarks on Speaker's chair. BJP members stage dharna, accuse Minister & Congress of being communal. Speaker & CM urge members to drop protest, but they continue till session adjourns.

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Shoe-throwing incident marks a new low in Navakerala Sadas-related political wrangling

KSU activist hurls shoe at CM's bus; CPI(M)-Cong. brawls ensue. Police grapple with protestors; Opposition accuses CM of abetting violence. Magistrate court rebuffs police attempt to book KSU worker. CPI(M) & Cong. leaders condemn shoe-throwing; Cong. to escalate protests. Unstable political climate in Kerala as Cabinet's outreach continues.

The Hindu

LDF accuses Congress of orchestrating attacks on CM’s convoy

LDF convenor E.P. Jayarajan accuses Congress of orchestrating attack on CM's vehicle, calling it a well-planned conspiracy. He suggests potential involvement of Congress leadership and urges restraint from LDF workers and public. He expresses disappointment in the Opposition's decision to boycott the Navakerala Sadas, yet more people are participating. He…

The Hindu

Why is INDIA bloc silent on Odisha cash seizures: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah asked why the Opposition INDIA bloc was silent on the seizure of cash from entities linked to Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu in Odisha

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Bad precedent: On the expulsion of Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament Mahua Moitra

The precedent that the majority in Parliament can expel an Opposition member on a dubious charge is ominous for parliamentary democracy

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Ethics panel asked Mahua Moitra to explain ‘nature of friendship’ with industrialist Darshan Hiranandani

Mahua Moitra was asked personal questions by the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee, including why she considered Darshan Hiranandani a "dear friend" and the nature of their relationship. The Committee's report accused her of taking pecuniary benefits in exchange for asking questions in Parliament, leading to her expulsion. Ms. Moitra took…

The National (Scotland)

Blow for Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda legislation from Tory right legal assessment

Rishi Sunak has been dealt the fresh blow of a legal assessment for the Tory right concluding his Rwanda legislation is not fit for purpose.

Evening Standard

Blow for Sunak as Rwanda bill deemed not 'sufficiently watertight'

Labour accused the Prime Minister of ‘begging for our votes’

The Hindu

Mamata seeks audience with PM for release of Central funds

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee seeks appointment with PM Modi to discuss release of Central funds. She will visit Delhi Dec 17-20 and attend Opposition INDIA bloc meeting. She has written several letters to PM on the issue and wants to raise Mahua Moitra's expulsion from Lok Sabha.

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Former IAS officers condemn ‘intolerant’ political atmosphere of Andhra Pradesh

CFD to host workshop on ‘Constitutional Administration and Activism of the Judiciary’ in Tirupati. Former Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court to deliver keynote address. CFD condemns ‘intolerant’ atmosphere and crackdown on criticism against State govt. Three-member committee to examine cases registered by police against Opposition parties, community leaders,…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Don’t bank on a May poll but Rishi Sunak might see it as a safer bet

Might Rishi Sunak’s ongoing political Golgotha swing the likelihood of an early election? Two answers suggest themselves in the wake of the “Jenrick moment” — the abrupt resignation of Sunak’s immigration minister over the delivery (or not) of the “Rwanda plan” and a press conference at which a plainly furious…

The Hindu

Backed by Opposition, Mahua Moitra strikes a defiant note, will continue fight

“Ethics panel is punishing me for practice that is routine, accepted and encouraged in Lok Sabha. In essence I have been found guilty of breaching code of ethics that does not exist,” said Ms. Moitra after her expulsion from Lok Sabha.

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