Manickam Tagore

'Shortage of lower denomination currency notes troubling poor,' Congress MP writes to FM Sitharaman

The Virudhunagar MP said the shortage of lower denomination currency notes was affecting millions of poor people in rural and urban areas.

21 September 2024, 09:06 IST

'Shortage of lower denomination currency notes troubling poor,' Congress MP writes to FM Sitharaman

21 September 2024, 09:06 IST

Parliament Highlights: Bill to amend Disaster Amendment Act 2005 introduced in Lok Sabha

This blog is now closed. These were the highlights on Thursday, August 1. The discussion on Union Budget 2024 continued in both Houses of Parliament. The budget session, which began on July 22, is set to end on August 12. In the Rajya Sabha, AAP MP Raghav Chadha called for lowering the minimum age for contesting elections in India from 25 to 21 years. Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi took a jibe at union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for not taking moral responsibility for train accidents and called him the ‘derailment minister. Meanwhile, Anurag Thakur's slight at Rahul Gandhi's caste has drawn the ire of several political parties with Congress also submitting a breach of privilege motion against PM Narendra Modi. As the battle between the Treasury and Opposition benches heats up, the session promises to bring sharp political repartees. Join us tomorrow for all the latest updates from Parliament.

01 August 2024, 15:42 IST

Parliament Highlights: Bill to amend Disaster Amendment Act 2005 introduced in Lok Sabha

01 August 2024, 15:42 IST

Paper leak outside, water leak inside: Oppn's dig at Modi govt over 'leak' in Parliament

Congress' Lok Sabha MP Manickam Tagore posted on X a video of water leaking from the roof in a lobby of the new Parliament building and a bucket placed to collect it. He also submitted a notice for moving an adjournment motion to discuss the issue in the Lok Sabha.

01 August 2024, 10:39 IST

Paper leak outside, water leak inside: Opposition takes dig at Modi govt over 'leak' in Parliament building

Paper leak outside, water leak inside: Oppn's dig at Modi govt over 'leak' in Parliament

01 August 2024, 10:39 IST

Congress MP writes to Speaker, seeks action over 'inaccurate, misleading' statements by PM, Anurag Thakur in Lok Sabha

Tagore has written to Speaker Birla, requesting that provisions of direction 115(1) be invoked over the statements made by Modi and Thakur.

04 July 2024, 12:34 IST

Congress MP writes to Speaker, seeks action over 'inaccurate, misleading' statements by PM, Anurag Thakur in Lok Sabha

04 July 2024, 12:34 IST

Cong MP Tagore urges LS Speaker to lift Covid curbs on journalists covering Parliament

In the letter to Birla, he said that several journalists, many of whom have been covering Parliament for over a decade, are facing restrictions in the name of COVID-19 protocols.

30 June 2024, 09:16 IST

Cong MP Tagore urges LS Speaker to lift Covid curbs on journalists covering Parliament

30 June 2024, 09:16 IST

‘Y S Sharmila is getting tremendous support from people, Congress is confident about revival in Andhra Pradesh’

Manickam Tagore, an MP from Tamil Nadu, who oversees the Andhra Pradesh affairs of the Congress, tells DH’s S N V Sudhir that the party is hopeful of bringing back its past glory in the state.

16 February 2024, 20:42 IST

‘Y S Sharmila is getting tremendous support from people, Congress is confident about revival in Andhra Pradesh’

16 February 2024, 20:42 IST

Congress slams BJP over reports of 'Lotus' being printed on new uniform for Parliament staff

Reports have emerged that the staff in the Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha will be given new uniforms, and that the National Institute of Fashion Technology has been roped in to carry out the designs.

12 September 2023, 10:48 IST

Congress slams BJP over reports of 'Lotus' being printed on new uniform for Parliament staff

12 September 2023, 10:48 IST

Congress' Manickam Tagore moves Privilege Motion against Rajyavardhan Rathore for 'defaming' Gandhis

Tagore’s letter to LS Speaker Birla came as Rathore alleged during the debate on no-confidence motion on August 10 that Sonia and Rahul did not meet Indian athletes and instead met officials of the Communist Party of China.

14 August 2023, 14:34 IST

Congress' Manickam Tagore moves Privilege Motion against Rajyavardhan Rathore for 'defaming' Gandhis

14 August 2023, 14:34 IST

Congress gives privilege notice against Amit Shah

'I submitted a privilege motion against Sh Amit Shah for misleading the Parliament yesterday on smt Kalawati story to Honble Speaker,' Manickam Tagore said on X.

10 August 2023, 10:32 IST

Congress gives privilege notice against Amit Shah

10 August 2023, 10:32 IST

Congress moves privilege notice against BJP's Nishikant Dubey for accusing Sonia, Rahul Gandhi of China links

Manickam Tagore said he said he was surprised to see that the temple of democracy is “relegated to a space for raising such unsubstantiated and baseless lies”.

08 August 2023, 05:13 IST

Congress moves privilege notice against BJP's Nishikant Dubey for accusing Sonia, Rahul Gandhi of China links

08 August 2023, 05:13 IST