NEW DELHI: A day after the suspension of eight Opposition members, Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson Harivansh reached out to them on Tuesday morning by offering them homemade tea at the Mahatma Gandhi statue where they were holding an overnight sit-in. He also wrote a touching letter to President Ram Nath Kovind, stating his anguish at … Read more
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh is observing a one-day (24 hours) fast against the unruly behaviour with him in the House by Opposition MPs during the discussion on agriculture reform Bills on September 20. Harivansh has written a letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu listing his anguish on the issue. “From … Read more
Eight suspended Rajya Sabha MPs sat on an overnight sit-in protest at the Parliament premises ,and on early Tuesday morning refused tea served to them by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh. Harivansh met the protesting parliamentarians who had spent the night on the lawns near the Gandhi statue in the premises, but his offer was … Read more
New Delhi: JDU parliamentarian Harivansh on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for the post of Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha. As the NDA candidate, he is likely to be elected. Harivansh held the post from August 2018, but his RS term ended on April 9. With his RS re-election, he became NDA’s natural choice … Read more