Venkaiah Naidu

2022 - 8 - 7

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Venkaiah Naidu's rise through the ranks (Hindustan Times)

As a young man in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore, outgoing vice president Venkaiah Naidu was drawn to a shakha (branch) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, ...

While his love for acronyms and alliteration was often at display during his speeches, as chairman of the standing committees, he meant business. Naidu‘s ability to step in as a crisis manager and his parliamentary acumen were a key reason the party found in him the perfect fit for the chairperson’s position in the Rajya Sabha where it did not have numbers on its side. Sometimes, it was a chiding remark to a member, reminding them of rules, and on other occasions, an amusing acronym that had the House cackling. As a prominent face of the BJP in the southern region, he overcame the challenges of linguistic barriers and carved a niche for himself in a party that was perceived predominantly an upper caste, Hindi speaking outfit. As president, he was known to epitomize the Sangh’s instruction of charivati charivati, or keep moving, keep moving. True to his style, Naidu quipped that he was given a promotion. As general secretary of the party, his legacy was grooming a generation of leaders who eventually rose to great heights. It was his push for speaking in languages other than Hindi and English that saw members in the Rajya Sabha hold forth in tongues that had seldom or never been used during House proceedings since 1952. He also did not allow other regional leaders such as Jana Krishnamurthy, also a former BJP president, Ananth Kumar and Jagannathrao Joshi, among others, to eclipse his growth in the party. As a young man in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore, he was drawn to a shakha (branch) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, tempted by the games that he saw being played there. At the national level, he became the national general secretary between 1993 and 2000 and held the post of BJP’s national president twice between July and December 2002 and then between January and October 2004. It was his love for food, particularly non-vegetarian dishes, that played a key role in cementing his political affiliation and ideological affirmation.

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Venkaiah Naidu's Sunday Profile: End of Session (The Indian Express)

A reluctant Vice-President who presided over the Rajya Sabha at its most raucous, the BJP veteran will be remembered fondly by everyone, including the ...

On many occasions, he got the Opposition all agitated, but at the end of it, a good man exits. At the height of the beef controversy, Naidu once said, “Some people keep saying such things (that the BJP wantts to impose vegetarianism). It is people’s choice to eat what they want.” Born at Chavatapalem in SPS Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh on July 1, 1949, Naidu had already joined the RSS and was a member of the ABVP by the time he joined Andhra University for a bachelor’s degree in law. His supporters, however, say that with hardly any meeting point between the Opposition and the government, there was little Naidu could have done. As Jairam Ramesh said in a tweet, “So it is curtains for Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu-garu. His humour and wit will be missed. Yet, several leaders in the Opposition admit that Naidu holds no malice, with many holding him in high regard. His term often saw him brooking no indiscipline in the House, which had the Opposition complaining that he bowed to the government. His tenure, which coincided with relations between the government and Opposition hitting a new low, saw the Rajya Sabha often turning into a political battleground. According to Rajya Sabha records, the 13 sessions that Naidu presided over were chaotic. His recent “operation-cooperation-separation” remark was in response to frequent disruptions in the Upper House by Opposition members seeking a discussion on price rise. While his critics say that despite his constitutional role, Naidu’s heart never stopped beating for the BJP, a party he served for several decades before becoming Vice-President, they agree that he is among the most amiable chairpersons the Rajya Sabha has had, with friends on both sides of the aisle. In the BJP, Naidu was seen as L K Advani’s protege.

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M Venkaiah Naidu: A look at the term of outgoing Vice President of ... (Republic World)

Naidu has visited all states and UTs almost multiple times. He has also released several books, visited institutions, and addressed convocation among ...

Out of the 13 full sessions he presided over till the Budget session this year, the productivity of the first five sessions has been in the range of only 6.80 percent to 58.80 percent. The outgoing Vice President visited several scientific institutions and apprised himself of new developments in research and development. During his term as Rajya Sabha chairman, Naidu presided over 13 Parliament sessions in the last five years.

After initial turbulence, productivity improves under Venkaiah ... (ThePrint)

New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) The tenure of Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu was marked by low productivity of the House to start with, but it staged a ...

Analysis of time spent by the House on different items of business for 41 years since 1978 revealed that Rajya Sabha has been evolving more as a deliberative body. About 30 per cent of the members reported full attendance during different sessions. Four languages — Dogri, Kashmiri, Konkani and Santhali — have been used for the first time in 2020 since the House came into being in 1952. For the first time, the Rajya Sabha Secretariat is bringing out such a publication on the five-year tenure of a chairman to be used for ready reference. A total of 936 of the 3,525 Starred Questions were orally answered. While about 3 per cent did not do so, 30 per cent members reported full attendance in different sessions.

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അരനൂറ്റാണ്ട് നീണ്ട രാഷ്ട്രീയ ... (Asianet News Malayalam)

Venkaiah Naidu Retiring From active Politics. അരനൂറ്റാണ്ട് നീണ്ട രാഷ്ട്രീയ ജീവിതത്തിന് അവസാനം: വെങ്കയ്യ ...

ഇന്ന് നടക്കുന്ന ഉപരാഷ്ട്രപതി തെരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പില് എന്ഡിഎ സ്ഥാനാര്ത്ഥി ജഗ്ദീപ് ധാൻകറിന്റെ വിജയം ഉറപ്പാണ്. ആഗസ്റ്റ് പതിനൊന്നിന് പുതിയ ഉപരാഷ്ടപതിയുടെ സത്യപ്രതിജ്ഞ നടക്കും. പത്താം തീയതിയോടെ അന്പത് വര്ഷത്തോളം ഇന്ത്യൻ രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തില് സജീവ സാന്നിധ്യമായിരുന്ന വെങ്കയ്യ നായിഡുവിന്റെ പൊതു ജീവിതത്തിനും വിരാമമാകുകയാണ്. ബിജെപിക്ക് കാര്യമായ സ്വാധീനമില്ലാതിരുന്ന തെക്കെ ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ബിജെപിയുടെ വലിയ മുഖങ്ങളില് ഒന്നായിരുന്നു വെങ്കയ്യ. ആഗസ്റ്റ് പത്തോടെ അന്പത് വര്ഷത്തോളം ഇന്ത്യൻ രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തില് സജീവ സാന്നിധ്യമായിരുന്ന വെങ്കയ്യ നായിഡുവിന്റെ പൊതു ജീവിതത്തിനും വിരാമമാകുകയാണ്. ദില്ലി: അന്പത് വർഷത്തോളം നീണ്ട പൊതു ജീവിതത്തിന് വിരാമമിട്ട് വെങ്കയ്യ നായിഡു (Venkaiah Naidu) വിശ്രമജീവിതത്തിലേക്ക് കടക്കുകയാണ്. രാംനാഥ് കോവിന്ദ് സ്ഥാനമൊഴിയുമ്പോൾ രാഷ്ട്രപതി സ്ഥാനത്തേക്ക് അദ്ദേഹത്തെ പരിഗണിക്കുമെന്ന് കരുതപ്പെട്ടെങ്കിലും വെങ്കയ്യ നായിഡുവിന് അവസരം ലഭിച്ചില്ല. വെങ്കയ്യനായിഡുവിന്റെ നിലപാടുകള് ഇനി അങ്ങോട്ട് എങ്ങനെയായിരിക്കുമെന്ന ഉറ്റനോക്കുകയാണ് ഇന്ത്യൻ രാഷ്ട്രീയം.

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Naidu's tenure saw key rise in Rajya Sabha productivity (Times of India)

India News: Vice-president M Venkaiah Naidu, who demits office on August 10, will leave behind a legacy of having bumped up the performance of Rajya Sabha ...

Naidu is also responsible for commissioning a deep dive into the history of the functioning of RS in the last five years and the Upper House's functional evolution since 1978. Key changes brought about by him include putting to an end colonial practices in the House, increased use of Indian languages and the emphasis on using the mother tongue, technology adoption to enhance the effectiveness of the functioning of Rajya Sabha MPs and the RS secretariat and reform initiatives in respect of the functioning of the House. , who demits office on August 10, will leave behind a legacy of having bumped up the performance of Rajya Sabha as its chairman on several counts, improving productivity of the House and encouraging the use of mother tongue besides a detailed study of the functioning of the House of Elders.

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In his tenure as vice prez, Naidu took keen interest in standing ... (ANI News)

New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): During his ternure as the Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu took a keen interest in the functioning of department ...

About 30 per cent of the members reported full attendance during different sessions. Six languages viz., Assamese, Bodo, Gujarati, Maithili, Manipuri and Nepali were used after a gap of several years. While no Committee reported 50 per cent attendance in 2017-2018, three Committees did so during 2020-2021, said the government. A total of 369 reports were presented by the eight Committees of Rajya Sabha. The average duration of meetings has improved by 20 per cent and attendance by about 6 per cent over that of 2016-2017. The average duration of two hours 36 minutes and attendance of 58.24 per cent for the meetings of the Committees on Demands for Grants in 2021 was the best performance. Between August 2017 to June 2022, a total of 558 meetings were held by the eight standing committees of the Rajya Sabha with an improved average duration of over two hours and attendance of over 45 per cent per meeting.

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After Initial Turbulence, Productivity Improves Under Venkaiah ... (News18)

The productivity of Rajya Sabha has been declining since 1995 for every reference period corresponding to the tenures of different governments, ...

Analysis of time spent by the House on different items of business for 41 years since 1978 revealed that Rajya Sabha has been evolving more as a deliberative body. While the House functioned mostly for 400 to 500 hours per year during 1978-1990, it fell to over 300 hours or more per year subsequently and dropped to below 300 hours per year since 2010. On an average, about 78 per cent of the members daily sign the attendance register as required for the daily allowance to be paid, while 2.56 per cent never attended the proceedings on a daily basis. While about 3 per cent did not do so, 30 per cent of members reported full attendance in different sessions. For the first time, the Rajya Sabha Secretariat is bringing out such a publication on the five-year tenure of a chairman to be used for ready reference. During Naidu's tenure, about 78 per cent of Rajya Sabha (RS) members daily attended the House, going by their signing the daily attendance register.

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Debate, discuss and decide: Venkaiah Naidu's tenure as Rajya ... (Deccan Herald)

"Let the government propose, let the Opposition oppose and let the House dispose," is the only way forward in a democracy. The members should resort to the ...

Overall, the productivity of the House stood at 70 per cent under his chairmanship. Strong protests by Opposition members against the Bill had led to a PDP member tearing his clothes as other members tore copies of the Constitution, prompting Naidu to have them physically removed. The proceedings of the House that day, as expected, were raucous.

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Meetings: जगदीप धनखड़ ने निवर्तमान उपराष्ट्रपति नायडू से उनके आवास ... (अमर उजाला)

Meetings: जगदीप धनखड़ ने निवर्तमान उपराष्ट्रपति नायडू से उनके आवास पर मुलाकात की, पीएम मोदी ...

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Rajya Sabha members to bid farewell to Chairman M Venkaiah ... (Deccan Herald)

Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu will be accorded a farewell in the House on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top ...

This will be followed by dinner. A publication chronicling the tenure of Naidu as the vice president and chairman of Rajya Sabha will be released by the prime minister. The prime minister will present a memento to Naidu while the deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha will deliver the farewell address, they said.

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Venkaiah Naidu: The reluctant Vice-President who could have been ... (The Indian Express)

Venkaiah Naidu, who presided over the Rajya Sabha at its most raucous, the BJP veteran will be remembered fondly by everyone, including the Opposition, ...

On many occasions, he got the Opposition all agitated, but at the end of it, a good man exits. At the height of the beef controversy, Naidu once said, “Some people keep saying such things (that the BJP wantts to impose vegetarianism). It is people’s choice to eat what they want.” Born at Chavatapalem in SPS Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh on July 1, 1949, Naidu had already joined the RSS and was a member of the ABVP by the time he joined Andhra University for a bachelor’s degree in law. As Jairam Ramesh said in a tweet, “So it is curtains for Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu-garu. His humour and wit will be missed. His supporters, however, say that with hardly any meeting point between the Opposition and the government, there was little Naidu could have done. Yet, several leaders in the Opposition admit that Naidu holds no malice, with many holding him in high regard. His term often saw him brooking no indiscipline in the House, which had the Opposition complaining that he bowed to the government. His tenure, which coincided with relations between the government and Opposition hitting a new low, saw the Rajya Sabha often turning into a political battleground. According to Rajya Sabha records, the 13 sessions that Naidu presided over were chaotic. His recent “operation-cooperation-separation” remark was in response to frequent disruptions in the Upper House by Opposition members seeking a discussion on price rise. While his critics say that despite his constitutional role, Naidu’s heart never stopped beating for the BJP, a party he served for several decades before becoming Vice-President, they agree that he is among the most amiable chairpersons the Rajya Sabha has had, with friends on both sides of the aisle. In the BJP, Naidu was seen as L K Advani’s protege.

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Breaking News LIVE: Rajya Sabha To Bid Farewell To Chairman ... (India.com)

Breaking News LIVE Updates August 8: Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu will be accorded a farewell in the Upper House on Monday with ...

A publication chronicling the tenure of Naidu as the vice president and chairman of Rajya Sabha will be released by the prime minister. They added that there will be another farewell function for Naidu at the GMC Balayogi Auditorium on Monday evening on behalf of all the members of the House. The prime minister will present a memento to Naidu while the deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha will deliver the farewell address, they said. Breaking News LIVE Updates August 8: Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu will be accorded a farewell in the Upper House on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top leaders in attendance.

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VP Venkaiah Naidu's farewell today, PM Modi to present memento (Hindustan Times)

A publication chronicling the tenure of Naidu as the vice president and chairman of Rajya Sabha will be released by the Prime Minister | Latest News India.

The day will culminate with a farewell dinner. Meanwhile, in Rajya Sabha, union minister Dharmendra Pradhan will move the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2022 for consideration and passage. In the Lok Sabha, union minister RK Singh will take up the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 for consideration and passage in the lower house.

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Venkaiah Naidu: उपराष्ट्रपति वेंकैया नायडू को संसद में दी गई विदाई, पीएम ... (दैनिक जागरण)

Venkaiah Naidu Farewell उपराष्ट्रपति व राज्यसभा के सभापति वेंकैया नायडू को आज संसद में विदाई गई।

You had advocated for a national policy for Upper Houses in all major states. Today we are all present here to thank Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu at the conclusion of his tenure. यह भी पढ़ें

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Vice President Farewell: उपराष्ट्रपति वेंकैया नायडू को सदन ने दी विदाई ... (अमर उजाला)

पीएम मोदी ने कहा कि अगर हमारे पास देश के लिए भावनाएं हों, बात कहने की कला हो, भाषा की ...

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RS To Bid Farewell To Retiring VP Venkaiah Naidu (BW Businessworld)

On Monday, VP and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu will be accorder a farewell in the House, , rajya sabha, Vice President, venkaiah naidu, ...

This will be followed by dinner. A publication chronicling the tenure of Naidu as the vice president and chairman of Rajya Sabha will be released by the prime minister. Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu will be accorded a farewell in the House on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top leaders in attendance.

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Venkaiah Naidu: उपराष्ट्रपति और राज्यसभा सभापति एम वेंकैया नायडू की ... (Nai Dunia)

Venkaiah Naidu: प्रधानमंत्री नायडू को एक स्मृति चिन्ह प्रदान करेंगे इस अवसर पर रात्रिभोज का ...

— ANI (@ANI)August 8, 2022 — ANI (@ANI)August 8, 2022 Today we are all present here to thank Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu at the conclusion of his tenure.

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Prime Minister Modi bids farewell to departing Vice President ... (Economic Times)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi bids farewell to Vice President Venkaiah Naidu at the conclusion of his tenure, in the Rajya Sabha.

"One of the admirable things about Naidu is his passion for Indian languages. Tata Motors has signed a definitive agreement with Ford Motor Co to acquire its plant in Sanand, Gujarat, late Sunday evening. “You have said several times, I am retired from politics but not tired from public life.

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PM Modi bids farewell to VP Venkaiah Naidu, says his legacy will ... (News9 Live)

In his farewell speech for Naidu in Rajya Sabha, PM Modi said the outgoing chairman encouraged dialogue and has set standards and legacy that will continue ...

This will be followed by dinner. Naidu completes his five-year term on August 10. Praising the outgoing Vice President, Modi further added, "Your each word is heard, preferred and never countered." In his farewell speech for Naidu in Rajya Sabha, PM Modi said the outgoing chairman encouraged dialogue and has set... I think it has symbolic importance". In his farewell speech for Naidu in Rajya Sabha, PM Modi said the outgoing chairman encouraged dialogue and has set standards and legacy that will continue to guide his successors.

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Venkaiah Naidu farewell: PM Modi hails Rajya Sabha chairman's wit ... (India TV)

Venkaiah Naidu farewell: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday hailed M Venkaiah Naidu's wit and one-liners as he praised his five-year term as vice president ...

Modi said he has worked with Naidu closely over the years. "One of the admirable things about Naidu is his passion for Indian languages. LIVE Commonwealth Games 2022, Latest Updates, Day 11: The last stride to carve new chapters in hist

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Vice President Farewell: उपराष्ट्रपति वैंकैया नायडू को संसद में आज दी ... (ABP News)

संसद में आज उनको विदाई दी जाएगी जिसकी शुरुआत प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी (Narendra Modi) के भाषण ...

देश के 14वें उपराष्ट्रपति (Vice President) के रूप में निर्वाचित घोषित किए जाने के बाद जगदीप धनखड़ (Jagdeep Dhankhar) ने रविवार रात को वेंकैया नायडू (Venkaiah Naidu) से मुलाकात की. इस दौरान धनखड़ और उनकी पत्नी सुदेश (Sudesh) का वेंकैया नायडू और उनकी पत्नी उषा नायडू (Usha Naidu) ने स्वागत किया. कहा जा रहा है कि ये बैठक लगभग आधे घंटे तक चली और बाद में नायडू ने धनखड़ को आवास और सचिवालय का दौरा कराया. जानकारी के मुताबिक, प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी इस दौरान उन्हें एक स्मृति चिन्ह भेंट करेंगे. वर्तमान उपराष्ट्रपति वेंकैया नायडू बुधवार यानी 10 अगस्त को अपना पद छोड़ देंगे और उनके उत्ताराधिकारी जगदीप धनखड़ 11 अगस्त गुरुवार को उपराष्ट्रपति पद की शपथ लेकर कार्यभार संभालेंगे. Venkaiah Naidu Farewell: राज्यसभा के सभापति और उपराष्ट्रपति वेंकैया नायडू (Venkaiah Naidu) का कार्यकाल 10 अगस्त को खत्म हो रहा है. संसद में आज उनको विदाई दी जाएगी जिसकी शुरुआत प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी (Narendra Modi) के भाषण से होगी. अब उनकी जगह जगदीप धनखड़ (Jagdeep Dhankhar) देश के नए उपराष्ट्रपति होंगे. वेंकैया के विदाई समारोह (Farewell) के दौरान पीएम मोदी के अलावा विपक्षी दलों के सभी नेता मौजूद रहेंगे.

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