Rijiju
Coverage of Rijiju in the Nexus archive.
- Rijiju meets Rahul in bid to end Parliament logjam
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rijiju meets Rahul to resolve a legislative deadlock. The minister denies planning a special session to push through women's quota and delimitation Bills, while Congress demands a statement from Shah and debate on a donation controversy.
- Lok Sabha doesn’t function as Rahul Gandhi says first the ‘corrupt’ Education Minister has to go
Rahul Gandhi states that the Lok Sabha cannot function until the corrupt Education Minister is removed, but Rijiju argues such preconditions before discussing the paper leak issue send a wrong message. Congress leadership plans to discuss their stance on a new anti-paper leak law on July 26.
- Not holding NEET debate will send wrong message to country: Rijiju in Lok Sabha
Minister Rijiju stated that not holding a debate on NEET in the Lok Sabha sends a wrong message to the country. He also mentioned that activist Sonam Wangchuk has ended his fast and the House should initiate the debate.
- Oppn. trying to run away from NEET debate by attaching pre-conditions: Rijiju in Lok Sabha
Rijiju accused the Opposition of avoiding the NEET debate by adding preconditions in the Lok Sabha. The Opposition insisted on the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
- Parliament Monsoon Session Day 4 LIVE: Both Houses adjourned till noon; Govt. ready for NEET discussion today, but Congress must not put conditions, says Rijiju
Parliament Monsoon Session Day 4 saw both Houses adjourned until noon. The government is prepared to discuss NEET today but warned Congress against imposing conditions, according to Rijiju. LoP in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge reiterated the Opposition's demand for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.