Delhi Confidential: Ravi Kishan’s ‘maun vrat’ for Parliament journalists

SEVERAL OPPOSITION MPs seem to be impressed with the “political clarity” of Samajwadi Party’s chief whip in the Lok Sabha, Dharmendra Yadav, when he speaks at the Opposition bloc meetings at Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge’s chamber in Parliament. Some of the Opposition leaders were heard praising Yadav at an event at the Constitution Club of India on Tuesday. One of them said his style of working was very “straightforward”, something that other party leaders should try to emulate. Yadav takes charge of party affairs in Parliament when SP chief Akhilesh Yadav is busy or travelling.

Dharmendra Yadav often handles the Samajwadi Party’s parliamentary coordination when party chief Akhilesh Yadav is travelling or engaged elsewhere. (Image: Dharmendra Yadav/ Facebook)

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JOURNALISTS EXPECTING soundbites from MPs attending Parliament were left confused, and mildly amused, when BJP MP Ravi Kishan told them he was observing a “maun vrat (vow of silence)” as advised by his Pandit ji (priest). The Gorakhpur MP went on to verbally request the journalists to let him remain shaant (quiet) so as to honour his “maun vrat”.

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A DAY after the BJP’s defeat in two by-polls — Bankipur and Datia — PM Narendra Modi was seen engrossed in an animated conversation with the party’s national president, Nitin Nabin, who was seated to his right in the first row during NDA MPs’ ‘Mangal Milan’ at Parliament House. ‘Mangal Milan’ is a weekly strategy meeting of the NDA allies when Parliament is in session. A video of the meet released by the BJP showed Nabin smilingly listening to the PM. The others present in the meeting included new NDA member Sudip Bandyopadhyay, who was attending the first ‘Mangal Milan’ after breaking away from the TMC and joining the NCPI in June.