Opposition to address people on Modi govt s on Parliament telegraphindia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from telegraphindia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Congress on Sunday conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the entire nation had come together to fight the epidemic except for the “sunshine patriots” who have either gone into hiding or are obfuscating the truth and “communalising the situation”.
A “sunshine patriot”, a term coined by the 18th-century political activist and theorist Thomas Paine, is one who claims to fight for his country when the going is good but turns his back on it when the situation gets tough.
The Congress was clearly alluding to people who flaunt their patriotism and chant “Bharat Mata ki jai” in favourable times but disappear during crises. By alleging attempts to give a communal twist to the Covid situation, the party left no one in any doubt who its target was.
Both Houses of Parliament to commence from 11 am today ANI | Updated: Mar 09, 2021 09:16 IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Both Houses of the Parliament will commence their sitting from 11 am on Tuesday and will function as per usual timings existing before the COVID-19 situation.
The decision to revise the timing of both Houses was announced on Monday. Both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were operating under curtailed hours of timing and social distancing norms amid COVID-19 induced norms.
Member of Parliament, Vandana Chavan, in the Rajya Sabha Chair, informed members on Monday that the sitting of the Upper House will commence from 11 am and will continue till 6 pm from Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): The Congress, Shiv Sena and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Monday gave adjournment motion notices in Lok Sabha over the continuous rise in petrol, diesel and LPG prices in the country.