{"id":30,"date":"2021-07-07T07:32:39","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T07:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/derek.in\/dobmp\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2021-07-20T05:12:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T05:12:40","slug":"in-parliament","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/derek.in\/mp\/in-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"In Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Derek O&#8217;Brien is a twice-serving member of the Rajya Sabha from Bengal, representing the Trinamool Congress. He is leader of the Trinamool Congress\u2019 parliamentary party in the Upper House and also its chief national spokesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on  transport, tourism and culture, while serving on several other key parliamentary committees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O\u2019Brien has spoken at, among others, Harvard, Yale and Columbia Universities in the US, and several IIMs, IITs and other premier educational institutions in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He addressed the United Nations General Assembly as a member of the Indian parliamentary delegation in 2012. Derek O\u2019Brien began his career as a journalist, shifted to advertising and then went on to become India\u2019s most popular quizmaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Speeches<\/h4>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"row py-4\"><div class=\"col-sm-12 video-wrapper\"><div class=\"videoblocks\">\n   <iframe class=\"card-img-top\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZZWI7j2QE1U\">\n<\/iframe> \n\t<p class=\"card-text\"><small class=\"text-muted\">March 23, 2026<\/small><\/p>\n    <h5 class=\"card-title\">Home Ministry should focus on Parliament. They are busy bringing an undeclared emergency in Bengal<\/h5>\t\n<\/div><div class=\"videoblocks\">\n   <iframe class=\"card-img-top\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6JbHcwG2FkY\">\n<\/iframe> \n\t<p class=\"card-text\"><small class=\"text-muted\">March 23, 2026<\/small><\/p>\n    <h5 class=\"card-title\">THE HOME MINISTRY IS MORE INTERESTED IN DOING AN UNDECLARED EMERGENCY IN BENGAL<\/h5>\t\n<\/div><div class=\"videoblocks\">\n   <iframe class=\"card-img-top\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ete9HB9Qduc\">\n<\/iframe> \n\t<p class=\"card-text\"><small class=\"text-muted\">March 18, 2026<\/small><\/p>\n    <h5 class=\"card-title\">Farewell to the retiring members in Rajya Sabha<\/h5>\t\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"text-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/derek.in\/mp\/in-parliament\/speeches\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary wp-block-button__link text-uppercase\">View All<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derek O&#8217;Brien is a twice-serving member of the Rajya Sabha from Bengal, representing the Trinamool Congress. 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