Derek O'Brien @DerekOBrien@mastodon.social
Father, son, husband, friend, colleague. MP & Parliamentary party leader (Rajya Sabha) All India Trinamool Congress. Author of #1 Bestseller #InsideParliament
Joined Nov 2019
Assault on the edifice. Solid piece from former Trinamool MP and Harvard history Professor Sugato Bose #Constitution
https://t.co/Jym2IZv6aA?amp=1
MISSING!
Deputy Speaker in #LokSabha still not elected. In 70 year history, average time taken to fill post is 22nd sitting of House. Longest time ever taken was 12th LS: 59th day. Mo-Sh😜set dubious record. 62 sittings gone. Still no LS Deputy Speaker #Parliament
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Zero Credibility!
Throughout 2019:
Mo-Sh😜 tell #Parliament NRC is being rolled out across the country (see video)
4 February 2020:
Mo-Sh tell #Parliament that “Till now, no decision YET on bringing nationwide NRC”
Find out how much Tax you have to pay... Chart below compares Present Rate to New Rate.
Tax cut ki goli mat do #Budget2020
I'm back on SoundCloud
as a pod-itician 😊
In this #new 6 min episode #4 #SoundBites, a #podcast series, we discuss why I chose to speak in Bangla in #Parliament
Listen >>https://bit.ly/36muHWc
Trinamool always seeks feedback from multiple platforms to raise issues. I'm now trying something #new for #Parliament on a trial basis
Write to me with issues you feel merit attention.Your inputs will be useful for Question Hour
Questions work as important tools for MPs to hold the government accountable. Learn more about the Question Hour in #Parliament here >> https://t.co/E3CBAOBA1Q
Fill form: https://t.co/vNhmLiSkjH
Six things the Bengal BJP Chief has recently said.
No. We didn't make this up!
READ
More on Instagram >> https://t.co/MzYMbNMyU2
Fourth rally by Mamata Banerjee in four days. Integrating popular culture makes for powerful messaging: 'kashor-ghanta' reverberating at the #NoCABNoNRC rally today.
After walking with lakhs of citizens led by Mamata Banerjee
for #NoCABNoNRC protests across Bengal, sitting down to do a short interview for TV was a piece of cake
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Took me 20+ minutes to try and make my point in #Parliament Then, one genius (creator unknown) sums it all up with this brilliant graphic #CitizenshipAmendmentAct
My friend Sohaila Abdulali wrote the brilliant book “What we talk about when we talk about rape.” Read what she wrote today
Back on TV after a long hiatus for a very important issue. How the #NRC and the #CAB are a con job just like #demonetisation was (one slip of the tongue on my part on live TV... it should be States and not 'countries') #Parliament #economy
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Inside #Parliament today with my senior #Trinamool colleague Saugata Roy. Addressed the media on a very important issue, the #CitzenshipAmendmentBill - #NRC and how it is against the Constitution of India.
Really good performance by West Bengal in poverty reduction! https://bit.ly/2rP45Pb
Can the youth of India trust this government ? What is this govt’s ‘Trust Quotient’ ? Trinamool asks. Here’s a clip from a debate in #Parliament on the #economy
WATCH clip #8
In #Parliament in the debate on the #economy we asked, what's this govt’s ‘Trust Quotient’ ? Can the States trust them? Can they?
WATCH clip #7
Speaking for Trinamool on #economy debate in #Parliament we asked, what this govt’s ‘Trust Quotient’ was on a number of parameters. Can we trust govt data?
WATCH clip #6
Father, son, husband, friend, colleague. MP & Parliamentary party leader (Rajya Sabha) All India Trinamool Congress. Author of #1 Bestseller #InsideParliament
Joined Nov 2019
