Sumitra Mahajan

Development will be unhindered for 5 years with ONOE in place: Mahajan

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Tuesday said that if parliamentary and state assembly elections are held simultaneously, then developmental works can happen without any hindrance for five years. Mahajan said this while advocating for the bill having provision of holding these elections simultaneously. Two bills that lay down the mechanism to hold simultaneous elections in the country were introduced in the Lok Sabha after a fiery 90-minute debate on Tuesday with the opposition terming the move as "dictatorial". Talking to reporters, Mahajan said, "If this bill becomes a law and comes into force, it will be a good thing because development work will be done without any hindrance for five years. All the governments of the country will be able to move forward with a concrete programme of development." "This bill has a long way to go, but it is a good thing that discussions have started on it," she said. The senior BJP leader said that this bill will not come into force ..

Excellent democratic traditions should be maintained in new Parl: Mahajan

Former Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan has welcomed the shifting of Parliament from the old building and expressed the hope that the excellent democratic traditions will be upheld in the new building. Amid frequent ruckus in Parliament and state assemblies, Mahajan stressed that more attention should be given to the principle of "discuss, debate and decide" in a democratic system. Mahajan added that she didn't mean discussions are not happening in Parliament these days. "New Parliament building is a long time need as MPs face a lot of difficulties due to the space constraint in the old building. They also faced difficulties in getting modern technical facilities, Mahajan told PTI in an interview. Parliament will be shifting to the swanky complex on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi on Tuesday. "I hope the excellent traditions of our democracy will be upheld in the new Parliament building and new dimensions will be added with the help of modern technology. Besides, I al

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan awarded Padma Bhushan

The Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian honours of India announced annually on the eve of Republic Day.

Two is not too many for Kharge

Mallikarjun Kharge was, recently, appointed as the leader of the opposition in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha by Congress

Ahankar-mukt leadership

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Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan calls all-party meeting on December 11

Another all-party meeting has been called by the Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu

Without fear or favour: The Speaker should take up the no-confidence motion

Ms Mahajan said she could not proceed unless the House was in order

Even I am not being allowed to speak in Lok Sabha: Sumitra Mahajan

Mahajan said she hoped the house will see order in the coming week

Sumitra Mahajan warns SP's Akshay Yadav for tearing papers in LS

While the Oppn members trooped into the Well, Yadav tore some papers and threw them towards the Speaker's podium

Consulting everyone over action against Bhagwant Mann: Sumitra Mahajan

The Speaker said that she would have taken a prompt action had he done it inside the House

Over 1,000 trees saved by digitalisation of Parliamentary docs: Sumitra Mahajan

According to research, for every tree destroyed, around 20,000 sheets of paper are generated