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Home Ministry sets up committee to probe Parliament security breach

The Ministry of Home Affairs constituted an inquiry committee headed by Central Reserve Police Force Director-General Anish Dayal Singh to probe the security breach in the Lok Sabha

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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.

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Congress protests outside Pratap Simha’s office in Mysuru

Congress supporters protest outside Mysuru MP's office over security breach. Police deploy personnel to control protestors, who demand investigation into MP's role. Minister for Social Welfare demands probe into security breach, citing Pulwama blasts.

The Hindu

Parliament security breach | This was a breach, 2001 Parliament attack was terror, says MP who witnessed both

Parliament security breach: Biju Janata Dal MP Bhartruhari Mahtab says that both the Lok Sabha security breach and the 2001 Parliament attack exposed serious flaws in security, they were incidents of a different nature

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Four arrested after intruders spray coloured gas in Indian parliament chamber protest

Security overpowered two men who stormed the chamber

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Parliament security breach | Parents of Mysuru-based Manoranjan condemn son’s act

Parliament security breach: Father of Manoranjan from Mysuru condemns son’s act of intruding into Parliament. Vouching for his son’s good behaviour, Mr. Devaraj said Manoranjan was a voter of BJP MP from Mysuru Pratap Simha and had obtained a pass to the Lok Sabha visitors’ gallery.

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"Both men have been nabbed, thorough investigation being done": Speaker Birla on security breach in Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday said that two men who jumped into House from the visitors gallery have been nabbed and necessary instructions have been given to Delhi Police in the matter. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Watch: After LS security breach, journalists squabble over who gets to hold ‘smoke bomb’

After a security breach in the Lok Sabha, media personnel crowded outside the Parliament complex to report the incident of two alleged “protesters” trespassing and hurling canisters in the House chambers.

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Parliament security breach: Two people enter Lok Sabha with canisters, arrested

Two men reportedly trespassed into the Lok Sabha today and opened tear gas canisters. They also jumped into the well, shouting slogans, The Indian Express reported. The two had reportedly jumped from the public gallery into the Lok Sabha chamber, where they were caught by politicians, and subsequently held by…

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Mahua Moitra seeks urgent hearing in SC of her plea against expulsion from LS

Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra's plea against her expulsion from Lok Sabha in a cash-for-query case was mentioned before the Supreme Court on Wednesday for an urgent hearing. Read further on Dynamite News:

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CJI to consider Moitra’s request for urgent listing of plea

The CJI on December 13 assured that TMC leader Mahua Moitra’s plea challenging expulsion from LS will be looked. Ms. Moitra’s plea challenging her expulsion from Lok Sabha was mentioned before SC for an urgent listing on Wednesday.

The Hindu

TMC leader Mahua Moitra asked to vacate official residence following her expulsion from Lok Sabha

Mahua Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha on December 8 for ‘unethical conduct’. Moitra however contended that the Ethics panel had no power to expel lawmakers. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Govt. withdraws three criminal codes, to replace them with new Bills

Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed members of the Lok Sabha that the three criminal codes that seek to replace the British-era laws will be withdrawn and replaced with three new Bills

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Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra moves Supreme Court challenging her expulsion from Lok Sabha

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra moved the Supreme Court on December 11 challenging her expulsion from the Lok Sabha, after the House adopted the report of its ethics committee that held her guilty of accepting gifts and illegal gratification from a businessman to further his interest.

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Retail inflation is stable now, asserts Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The country’s consumer price inflation is now “stable” and within the official tolerance band of 2% and 6%, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman conveyed to the Lok Sabha on Monday, attributing the weakening price rise pressures largely to a steady drop in core inflation.

Dynamite News

Mahua Moitra knocks at Supreme Court against her expulsion from Lok Sabha in 'cash-for-query' case

Ms Moitra is accused of taking bribes from businessman Darshan Hiranandani in exchange for asking questions critical of the Modi government in Parliament. Read further on Dynamite News:

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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…

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Hope Supreme Court delivers verdict in favour of people of J&K: Ghulam Nabi Azad on Article 370 petitions

Ghulam Nabi Azad hopes SC will deliver verdict in favour of J&K people on petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370. Azad believes SC is only institution that can return Articles 370 & 35A to people. He doesn't see Parliament reversing decisions as it would require two-thirds majority.

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Primetime on Mahua’s expulsion: ABP’s ‘Mahua pe Mahabharat’, Sudhir worries about gaumutra

Amid uproar in the Lok Sabha, Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra was expelled from the Parliament on Friday on the recommendation of an ethics committee probing the cash-for-query case.

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‘Lash for query’, Sonia’s ‘rare show of solidarity’: Front pages on Mahua’s expulsion

After the Lok Sabha on Friday expelled Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, it was front-page news across leading newspapers this morning.

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Four gifts, ‘serious risks’, ‘no expertise to investigate’: 5 takeaways from ethics panel report on Mahua Moitra

The Lok Sabha on Friday expelled Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra over cash-for-query allegations after a motion based on an ethics committee report. Moitra has been accused of misusing her credentials, accepting gifts, and of favours for businessman Darshan Hiranandani, a competitor of industrialist Gautam Adani.

Dynamite News

Mahua Moitra After Expulsion From Lok Sabha: Ethics Committee another weapon to 'thok do' Opposition

The expelled Lok Sabha MP alleged that she has been found guilty of breaching a code of ethics that 'does not exist'. Read further on Dynamite News:

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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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Lok Sabha expels Mahua Moitra as opposition calls it ‘fixed match’

Amid tumultuous scenes, the Lok Sabha on Friday expelled Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra over cash-for-query allegations. The decision, facilitated by a voice vote, was taken amid protests and chaos in the House.

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