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Opposition draws House plan, no unanimity on Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman post
July 17, 2018 7:00 am
Sources said lack of unanimity on which party should have the candidate prompted them to delay the decision and wait for the election process to be announced.
Parliamentary affairs minister attacking Opposition a new trend: Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P J Kurien
June 27, 2018 6:59 am
Days before he demits office as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman, P J Kurien on Tuesday said the trend of both the government and opposition indulging in “one-upmanship” should change for smooth functioning of Parliament.
The Kerala challenge
June 05, 2018 12:49 am
Congress legislators question its Rajya Sabha preferences, call for better representation for youth. Party must not turn a deaf ear
Dissent in Congress over another Rajya Sabha term for PJ Kurien
June 04, 2018 7:42 am
The revolt against Kurien, who has been a Lok Sabha member for six consecutive terms, came close on the heels of the severe drubbing the Congress faced in the recent by-election at Chengannur assembly segment.
Discontent brewing in Cong over move to give another Rajya Sabha term to P J Kurien
June 03, 2018 10:14 pm
Seventy seven-year-old Kurien was a Lok Sabha MP from 1980-1999 and was elected to the Rajya Sabha in July 2005. He was elected deputy chairman in August 2012.
‘Parties can hand over written objections on vehicles bill'
July 28, 2017 1:44 am
The Opposition parties have been alleging that the provisions in the bill are too harsh and need a relook, for which it should be referred to a Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha. If the bill now goes to the Select committee in Rajya Sabha for consideration, the passage of the bill may get delayed by a year.
No stopping Radha Mohan Singh's speech, Opposition walks out
July 27, 2017 1:54 am
As he reeled out past and present budget numbers, and statistics pertaining to various programmes of his ministry, restless Opposition members began making noises and requested him to conclude. Even Deputy Chairperson P J Kurien got impatient. At one point, he even threatened to switch his mike off.
Reporting of expunged remarks may be sent to Rajya Sabha Privilege Committee: P J Kurien
July 24, 2017 12:26 pm
He made the remarks after KTS Tulsi (Nominated) said that 50 lawmakers from 12 parties have signed and given a notice under rule 188 for breach of privilege by certain media houses for twisting and distorting of the remarks by Naresh Agarwal (SP).
Uproar in Rajya Sabha over publication of expunged remarks
July 21, 2017 7:08 pm
Terming the issue raised by the Opposition as a serious matter, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien said if anything has been expunged, no one can print it and nobody has the authority to file an FIR on the basis of the expunged remarks.
Rajya Sabha deputy chief P J Kurien ordered, so DU scraps 1990 book
April 30, 2016 9:00 am
DU Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi clarified that “only the sale and distribution” of the book had been stopped, and that the move had “nothing to do with introducing changes in the curriculum of the history department”.
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