TATHAGATA SATPATHY
Tathagata Satpathy: A maverick moves on
Last week, Tathagata Satpathy, a four-time MP from Dhenkanal, announced that he was forsaking politics.
BJD's Tathagata Satpathy quits active politics
The 62-year-old Satpathy, who was the BJD’s chief whip during the 16th Lok Sabha, said he’d convey his decision to his Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday.
Budget discussion begins in Lok Sabha amid din
The Lok Sabha Friday took up the discussion on the Interim Budget amid din as members of several opposition parties raised slogans against the government over the Rafale deal.
Lok Sabha passes Companies (Amendment) Bill
The bill was passed with a voice vote with amendments moved by the Minister of State for Corporate Affairs P P Chaudhary.
MPs rail at ‘judicial overreach’, say courts mustn’t frame laws
Members in the Lok Sabha, across the political spectrum, on Thursday expressed concern over “judicial overreach” and called for transparent system of judicial appointments. Ravi Shankar Prasad stressed on need to reflect on the present collegium system of appointments in the higher judiciary.
Centre should suo moto roll back its decision to mandate Aadhaar: Tathagata Satpathy
"It is also my duty as an elected representative of people to make sure my people aren’t hassled unnecessarily," he says.
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BJD MP Tathagata Satpathy's reference to colleague as "chor" ruffles feathers
The outspoken MP, often described by his colleagues as "a maverick”, was busy with public meetings in his constituency and could not be reached for comments.
Naveen Patnaik removes lal batti; his MP says 'tokenism'
"This will save tax payers' millions. Couldn't care less if all cars carry beacons,” said the MP from Odisha’s Dhenkanal constituency in two tweets.
BJD chief whip Tathagata Satpathy accuses BJP of trying to split party
Reacting to the development, Odisha BJP leader Suresh Pujari said, “Apprehending with imminent loss in 2019, the BJD is beginning to crumble.
BJP trying to break BJD says MP Tathagata Satpathy
“BJP is hard at work to divide BJD in Parliament, maybe even in assembly. They want AIADMK type split. They want to take away BJD’s party name and symbol."
Clean chit for Reliance Jio's free voice offer
Incumbent telcos had complained that by offering services below the minimum interconnect rates of 14 paise a minute, Jio was violating the Telecom Tarriff Order.
Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju calls Odias 'poor and dejected'
The post referred to Oriyas as being a dejected lot ever since they suffered defeat at the hands of king Ashoka in the battle of Kalinga.
Parliamentarians Swapan Dasgupta, Tathagata Satpathy voice concern over Surrogacy Bill
Sathpathy questioned why a single parent or homosexual couples should not have as much right to raise a child as “traditional” married couples.
Congress, NCP, BJD criticise NDA's two-year rule
Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said that in the last two years, people have "seen through" the Prime Minister and in 2019, people will have the "last laugh", he said.
President's Rule regressive, undemocratic: Regional parties
Regional parties, including TMC, BJD and Akali Dal, today opposed the practice of invoking Article 356 to impose President's Rule in states.
BJD MP hits out at government for revoking Chinese dissident's visa
BJD member Tathagata Satpathy said there was no difference between the UPA government and the NDA dispensation as both toed the US line.
BJP, Congress won't form govt in 2019; future of regional parties bright: Tathagata Satpathy
He said the assembly elections in five states and Union territories scheduled in the next two months is a "litmus test" for regionalisation of Indian politics.
Aadhaar laid for world's biggest cash transfer plan
The stage is set for the rollout of the world's largest cash transfer programme after Lok Sabha on Friday passed a bill providing statutory backing for Aadhaar.
After being stung by Rahul: PM Narendra Modi invokes Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi
PM seeks to isolate Congress by welcoming regional parties, and highlighting that ‘a day should be set aside for members to discuss some research papers’
IOCL campaign ahead of Modi visit to Paradip runs into trouble
Indian Oil Corporation is caught in crossfire between the central and Odisha governments, with the latter seeking a report on a campaign.
BJD member Tathagata Satpathy accuses government of favouring mega corporates
Accusing government of favouring mega corporates, Satpathy alleged that an "agent" of Adani Group has been placed in the Paradip Port Trust.
Opposition members demand rollback of excise duty hike in petrol
Raising the issue during Zero Hour, P Venugopal (AIADMK) said this was necessary to provide relief to the common man.
MPs flay scrapping of NJAC Act, want 'strong message' to go
BJP member R K Singh said a "strong message needs to go to the courts that they should stop infringing on the jurisdiction of Parliament".
Lok Sabha members disapprove Supreme Court's scrapping of NJAC law
Members in Lok Sabha today came out strongly against the scrapping of National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act by the Supreme Court and pitched for accountability of judges.
Parties pay salutations to Constitution, 'growing intolerance' ringtone of the debate
Home minister Rajnath Singh asserted the NDA regime was committed to the Constitution and said every Indian will enjoy equal rights.
BJD parliamentarians question Supreme Court decision on NJAC
BJD MPs have expressed their disappointment with the SC decision to strike down the legislation to establish the NJAC for appointment of judges.
1.5 lakh people die every year in road accidents: Government
Nearly 1.5 lakh people are killed in the country per year with more than five lakh accidents being witnessed on an average each year
BJP member Hukum Singh calls for efforts to persuade opposition to attend Lok Sabha
Hukum Singh raised the issue while participating in a debate on supplementary demand for grants, noting that the situation was not happy.
Modi government takes steps to pass diluted land acquisition bill in Lok Sabha
The govt is making a last-ditch effort to get the diluted land bill passed at least in the Lok Sabha in the last week of the monsoon session.
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