Jagdeep Dhankhar

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday referred to the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) that was struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2015, pointing out that had the mechanism that was passed with…
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Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar called on all the countries to collectively focus their efforts on combating climate change which he described as the greatest threat to humanity. While addressing the inaugural session of the 19th…
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Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday sharply criticised opposition parties for walking out of the House during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech, saying the Opposition had set a “dangerous precedent antithetical to…
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The final day of the Budget Session of Parliament on Saturday witnessed a heavy exchange of words between Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge after Congress MPs questioned the Vice-President for…
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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed pain over an Opposition MP mimicking the Rajya Sabha Chairman, but told him that the insults won't stop him from performing his duties. Trinamool MP Kalyan…
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In an apparent swipe at former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi over his remarks made in the United States, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday said one should look in the rear-view mirror to notice those out to taint, tarnish and destroy…
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Vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar will represent the Indian government at the coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey in London on May 6. Dhankhar, who will visit the United Kingdom during May 5-6, will join a gathering of about…
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As the opposition members of the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday continued raising slogans demanding a joint parliamentary committee probe into the alleged Adani scam, chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, pacifying the members, said, "Kuch bhi mumkin ho sakta…
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No authority beyond Parliament can scrutinise the actions of members of the House, Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Friday as a motion was moved to suspend Congress MP Rajani Ashokrao Patil for the remainder of the current…
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The serious discussion on the Motion of Thanks on President's address in Rajya Sabha witnessed a light-hearted moment when the leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge mentioned alleged remarks by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. Kharge,…
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