Derek O'Brien

'100% Dictatorship': Derek O'Brien Slams Centre As Delhi Police Detains TMC Leaders

TMC staged a protest outside the Election Commission office demanding the replacement of the heads of Central agencies and the Income Tax department.

Apr 08, 2024, 23:29 PM IST

Big Setback To INDIA Bloc, TMC Says It Will Contest All 42 Lok Sabha Seats In West Bengal

TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien on Friday said that there is no change in the party's position on alliance and seat-sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Feb 23, 2024, 23:10 PM IST

Trinamool MP Derek O'Brien Barred From Parliament For 'Gross Misconduct' Over Security Breach

O’ Brien had raised a ruckus over the security breach incident that occurred in the Lok Sabha, where two intruders jumped from the visitors’ gallery and released yellow smoke canisters.

Dec 14, 2023, 13:21 PM IST

Money Laundering Accused Saket Gokhale Gets TMC's Rajya Sabha Ticket From Bengal

Among other candidates named by the TMC are incumbent Rajya Sabya MP Derek O'Brien, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Dola Sen, Samirul Islam and Prakash Chik Baraik. 

Jul 10, 2023, 12:34 PM IST

BJP Government Orchestrating Disruptions In Parliament To Avoid Accountability: TMC Amid Adani Row

"Modi and Shah don't want to be accountable to the people so they disrupt Parliament," said Derek O'Brien, the TMC floor leader in Rajya Sabha.

Mar 16, 2023, 20:40 PM IST

'What we Could not do, Shah Rukh Khan has...': TMC MP Praises 'Pathaan' in Rajya Sabha

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O'Brien's remarks came after a section of people had called for Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Pathaan's boycott over its song 'Besharam Rang'.

Feb 07, 2023, 20:10 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah turning Parliament into 'Gujarat Gymkhana', says TMC MP; BJP hits back

Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien attacked the government over its decision to cut short the Monsoon session of Parliament.

Aug 09, 2022, 08:04 AM IST

Respect Margaret Alva’s legacy but…: TMC’s Derek O'Brien on Opposition Vice Presidential nominee

Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien said, "While the TMC is like-minded' it is not an electoral ally of the grand old party. The grand old party should view the TMC as an equal partner and in that spirit let us agree on issues and strategies of the bigoted BJP government." 

Jul 22, 2022, 23:14 PM IST

TMC's Derek O'Brien suspended for remaining session of Rajya Sabha for 'unruly behaviour'

The action was taken against O`Brien for throwing the rule book on the reporters` table during a discussion on the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021`.

Dec 22, 2021, 12:29 PM IST

Derek O'Brien Suspended for Throwing Rule Book

In Rajya Sabha, TMC MP Derek O'Brien threw the rule book towards the chair, due to which he has been suspended for the remaining days of the winter session.

Dec 21, 2021, 21:06 PM IST

Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien suspended from Rajya Sabha for 'unruly' behaviour

Sasmit Patra, who was in the Chair, said the TMC MP had raised a point of order and the deputy chairman duly responded to it. A little later, O'Brien flung the rule book furiously in the direction of the Chair, Patra observed.

Dec 21, 2021, 18:57 PM IST

PM Modi good at making promises, even better at breaking them: TMC's Derek O'Brien

Derek O’Brien made the statements as he came out after casting his vote for the Kolkata civic polls.

Dec 19, 2021, 11:23 AM IST

Derek O'Brien can have ‘fish curry’ if he is allergic to 'chaat-papri': Centre’s delectable twist to Pegasus snooping row

Hitting out at Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’ Brian, who is facing intense criticism for his ‘papri chaat’ remark, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said 'he could have fish curry if he was allergic to ‘papri chaat’.

Aug 04, 2021, 14:08 PM IST

Will shave my head if Amit Shah makes statement in Parliament on Delhi rape: TMC MP Derek O'Brien

Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien, who is facing criticism for his ‘papari chaat’ remark on the way government was passing important bills, has now said that he will shave his head if Union Home Minister Amit Shah comes to Parliament on Wednesday and makes a statement on the alleged rape of a 9-year-old girl in Delhi.

Aug 04, 2021, 10:30 AM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will not campaign in Kolkata anymore, says TMC leader Derek O'Brien

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee will not campaign in Kolkata anymore, announced All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Derek O’Brien on his official Twitter handle on Sunday (April 18) night.

Apr 19, 2021, 08:10 AM IST

Hathras gang-rape case: After Rahul Gandhi, Trinamool MP Derek O'Brien allegedly manhandled by Uttar Pradesh Police

Visuals from the scene show a scuffle between the Police and Trinamool Congress delegation during which Brien was pushed to the ground by UP police personnel.

Oct 02, 2020, 14:56 PM IST

Badi Bahas: Why is the opposition afraid of ‘tea’?

This segment of Zee News brings to you discussion on concurrent issues. Today's question for debate is- Why is the opposition afraid of ‘tea’? Watch this debate to know more.

Sep 22, 2020, 11:42 AM IST

Deputy Speaker arrived with tea for suspended MPs

Derek O'Brien, 7 other Opposition MPs suspended over Rajya Sabha ruckus on farm bills. Watch video

Sep 22, 2020, 10:26 AM IST

TMC writes to Mark Zuckerberg, accuses Facebook of bias towards BJP

A day after Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad wrote a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg alleging that it was 'problematic when Facebook employees on record abuse Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Trinamool Congress too shot off a letter to Zuckerberg raising the issue of alleged bias by the social media giant towards the BJP.

Sep 02, 2020, 13:13 PM IST

TMC MP Derek O'Brien tweets CPM's Amphan relief work photo, claims Bengal government doing good work

One of the pictures Derek shared, was earlier shared by the CPI (M) official Twitter account.

Jun 14, 2020, 00:08 AM IST