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Rajya Sabha loses question hour again
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha lost its question hour yet again Monday, forcing an angry chairman to ask if the members wanted the question hour at all.
The Rajya Sabha witnessed noisy protests over a slew of issues in the first hour itself that led to two brief adjournments.
When the question hour began at 12 noon, Trinamool Congress members demanded its suspension to discuss the alleged mention of BJP president Amit Shah in Sahara chief Subrata Roy’s ‘red diary’.
Very soon, Samajwadi Party’s Jaya Bachchan was on her feet saying her party colleague Neeraj Shekhar had been told to vacate the government bungalow assigned to him as a Lok Sabha MP.
“He is a two-time Lok Sabha MP, and now in this house… There is police at his house asking him to vacate,” Bachchan said. Other Samajwadi Party colleagues joined the protest.
Chairman M. Hamid Ansari tried to pacify them saying it was an issue for the housing committee.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that procedures were being followed and the government would look into Bachchan’s complaint.
Sekhar’s house was one of the many former Lok Sabha MPs’ residences where power and water connections were cut after they refused to vacate.
Samajwadi Party members, however, were not pacified.
Son of former prime minister Chandra Shekhar, Neeraj Shekhar lost the Lok Sabha election from Ballia.
A visibly angry chairman then demanded to know if the members wanted the question hour at all.
“Do the members want the question hour or do not want the question hour, let us decide,” Ansari said, before adjourning the house till 1 p.m., the entire length of the hour dedicated to taking up questions for ministers raised by MPs.
The Rajya Sabha shifted question hour from 11 a.m. to 12 noon in order to avoid disruptions because members would normally start protesting as soon as the house met at 11.
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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.