'NDA has majority': Kiren Rijiju on opposition's no-confidence motion against Dhankhar

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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju dismissed the opposition's no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, citing the NDA's majority and Dhankhar's commitment to public welfare. Rijiju condemned the motion, filed by 60 INDIA bloc MPs, who accuse Dhankhar of partisan conduct. The motion is unlikely to succeed due...

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Jagdeep Dhankhar

Vice President of India since 2022
India has practiced sustainability for centuries, integrating it into cultural and religious practices, stated Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar at the National..
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Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar walked out halfway through the business advisory committee meeting due to a standoff with opposition leaders. They demanded..
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Kiren Rijiju

Indian politician (born 1971)
The Rajya Sabha passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill after a 15-hour debate, with 128 votes in favor and 95 against. The bill, already approved by the Lok Sabha, now..
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Kiren Rijiju highlighted the support of Christian bodies for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha, citing the case of 600 Christian families from..
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Minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju refuted the opposition's claims about the new waqf law being anti-Muslim. He emphasized that the legislation aims to..
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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee criticized the Centre over the Waqf Amendment Bill, calling it a move to divide the country. Union minister Kiren..
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National Democratic Alliance

Indian big tent political coalition lead by BJP
The Rajya Sabha debates the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, following its passage in the Lok Sabha. With the NDA holding a slight numerical advantage in the Upper..
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Nitish Kumar's support for the Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha marks a strategic shift in his political stance, potentially realigning votes in Bihar's upcoming..
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Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant accuses the BJP-led NDA of introducing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to gain an advantage in the upcoming Bihar assembly..
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With the parties in both the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance and the Opposition INDIA bloc showing no signs of bipartisan consensus building, the..
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Rajya Sabha

Upper house of the Parliament of India
AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025, claiming it limits religious and cultural autonomy of..
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This made it the highest-earning monument protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), according to government data shared in the Rajya Sabha.
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The Rajya Sabha passed the resolution confirming President's rule in Manipur after a heated debate. Union home minister Amit Shah criticized the opposition for..
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RLD, an ally of BJP, supported the Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha but has refrained from making public statements to avoid alienating any voter..
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Member of parliament

Representative of the voters to a parliament
A scheme meant to boost access to NHS dentists under the last government appears to have "comprehensively failed", MPs have said
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Opposition leaders criticized Prime Minister Modi over the US's 27 percent tariff on Indian goods. Rahul Gandhi and other MPs warned of severe impacts on..
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Heathrow Airport bosses had been warned of potential substation failures less than a week before a major power outage closed the airport for a day, a committee..
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A senior Labour MP's £900 "pet rent" expenses claim has prompted ministers to call for a review of what MPs can claim back.
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