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Union Minister Prakash Javadekar was having an informal interaction with mediapersons in his room in Parliament House. His personal staff had arranged chairs to accommodate everyone. Javadekar, while chatting with his guests about the plight of the Congress in the absence of a leader, suddenly noticed that not everyone had place to sit. He told his staff to bring more chairs. “There must be many in Ghulam Nabi Azad’s room. Please organise some from there,” he said. By late evening, as the BJP managed to get the triple talaq Bill passed in Rajya Sabha despite the skewed arithmetic, Javadekar’s remark seemed prophetic. Four Congress MPs were absent when the voting took place.
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On Tuesday, during the passage of triple talaq Bill, CPI-M MP Elamaram Kareem moved an amendment. Kareem insisted on moving the motion on behalf of the Opposition, but was defeated by voice vote. However, what was interesting was that among the 11 names in the motion was that of Sanjay Sinh, who resigned from the Congress and was not present in the House during the voting. He is expected to join the BJP on Wednesday.
