'If the opposition doesn't allow the House to function, we will go for the guillotine': Rijiju

South Africa: SONA Debate to Get Underway

[SAnews.gov.za] Parliament will this afternoon reconvene for a joint sitting of the National Assembly and the National Council of Province to debate last week's State of the Nation Address (SONA).

6 Stanzas, Slogans, Storm: Madhya Pradesh's Budget Session Begins

On Monday, the budget session in the Madhya Pradesh assembly opened not with routine calm, but with a charged mix of nationalism and political confrontation.

'If the opposition doesn't allow the House to function, we will go for the guillotine': Rijiju

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju announced that the no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will be debated and voted on March 9. The second part of the Budget session, starting the same day, is expected to be "interesting" with crucial legislation. Rijiju warned that continued opposition protests could be detrimental to them and suggested potential cracks in opposition unity.