Derek O’Brien
- India
‘TMC to raise risk exposure of LIC, SBI due to Adani row in Parliament’
New Delhi: The TMC will raise in Parliament issues such as LIC and SBI’s risk exposure, price rise of essential commodities, unemployment and “misuse” of central agencies during the second phase of…
- India
TMC MP alleges censorship of opposition protests in RS during PM Modi’s speech
New Delhi: TMC MP Derek O’ Brien on Thursday hit out at the government alleging censorship of the opposition protests in the Rajya Sabha during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in the…
- India
‘Want debate, not disruption’: TMC’s Derek O’Brien on Parliament stalemate
New Delhi: Amid repeated adjournments of the Parliament following opposition ruckus, Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien on Sunday said that his party wants a debate, not disruption. The TMC…
- India
Twitter deleted post on BBC documentary critical of PM Modi: TMC MP Derek O’Brien
New Delhi: TMC MP Derek O’Brien has alleged that a tweet by him on a BBC documentary which he claimed “exposed” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stand on minorities has been deleted by Twitter.…
- Kolkata
TMC initiates t-shirt fashion ahead of Durga puja to attack Amit Shah
Kolkata: Taking a leaf out of a global playbook, where fashion has long been used as a political statement, Trinamool Congress has designed a T-shirt for its workers to flaunt and attack…
- India
TMC to push for introduction of Women’s Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: TMC floor leader in the Rajya Sabha Derek O’Brien said on Monday that he has given notice to move a motion for the introduction of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the…
- India
BJP making mockery of Parliament: TMC MP Derek O’Brien on suspension
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O’Brien on Tuesday said that he was suspended from Rajya Sabha while protesting against BJP making “a mockery of Parliament” and “bulldozing” the Election Laws…
- India
Derek O’Brien suspended from RS for remainder of winter session
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress floor leader in the Rajya Sabha, Derek O’Brien becomes 13th MP to be suspended for the remaining part of the winter session after the resolution was moved for…
- India
TMC urges to bring in Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament
New Delhi: Ahead of the winter session that begins on Monday, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has raised the demand of bringing the long-pending Women’s Reservation Bill to Parliament. TMC Parliamentary Party Leader in Rajya Sabha Derek O’Brien took to Twitter to…
- Kolkata
Only one ‘symbolic’ meeting: TMC’s Derek O’Brien refers to Modi’s Kumbh comment
Kolkata: Rajya Sabha MP and senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Derek O’Brien on Sunday invoked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comment to conduct a ‘symbolic’ Kumbh Mela amid rising COVID-19 infections. Adding that…
- Elections
WB polls: Amid rising COVID-19 cases, Mamata not to campaign in Kolkata anymore
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will discontinue her campaigns in Kolkata for the remaining three phases of the ongoing assembly polls in the state amidst an alarming increase in COVID-19…
- Elections
Mamata to stage dharna in Kolkata Tuesday to protest EC’s ban on her
Kolkata: Lashing out at the Election Commission over its decision to bar her from campaigning for 24 hours, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she would stage a dharna in the city…
- Politics
Anti-CAB: Notice in RS over I&B advisories to TV channels
New Delhi: TMC Parliamentary Party Leader in Rajya Sabha Derek O’Brien on Thursday gave a Zero Hour notice in the Upper House over ‘I&B advisories to TV channels’. On Wednesday, the Information…
- News
Saradha case: CBI summons Trinamool MP O’Brien
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation has summoned Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien in connection with the probe into the Saradha chit fund scam, a CBI official said on Saturday. The…
- News
We want free and fair elections, says TMC MP Derek O’Brien
New Delhi [India]: We want free and fair elections, said Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien on Wednesday. The Rajya Sabha is debating electoral reforms today. “We want free and fair elections in…
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