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Committee, the Transport, Tourism and Culture Committee, and the Human Resource Development Committee. He served on the Railway Convention Committee and has also been a member of parliamentary select (specific issue) committees on the Goods and Services Tax Constitutional Amendment Bill, the Insurance Bill, the Land Acquisition Bill, the Citizenship Act Amendment Bill. He has spoken in Parliament on a range of issues, from
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480:, having been introduced to quizzing by his father, Neil O'Brien, who had conducted the first open quiz in India in 1967. In 1988, O'Brien hosted his first all-India quizzes as a professional quizmaster: the Bata North Star Quiz and the Maggi Quiz for Schools. In 1990, he joined hands with
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sought his suspension, along with some other members, as a consequence for his actions under rule 256 of procedure and conduct of business. He along with eight other MPs were suspended for one week on account of his unruly and unparliamentary behaviour.
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2592:"Derek O'Brien speaks on FDI in Railways and Defense | Transcript : All India Trinamool Congress"
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435:(1934â2016). Neil O'Brien worked in publishing and retired as the chairman and managing director of
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2865:"'Could Jeopardise National Security': Derek O'Brien Wants Standing Committee To Discuss 'Tek Fog'"
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1615:"Author Summary : Derek O' Brien - Pearson Education, India"
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universities in the United States, as well as several
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2700:"Alphabetical List of Rajya Sabha Members"
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358:Member of Parliament
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2147:on 10 November 2011
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1404:on 30 November 2014
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380:Personal background
2789:The Indian Express
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2267:The Times of India
1941:on 6 November 2016
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1489:on 7 February 2017
1458:The Times of India
1434:on 7 February 2017
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1016:on 30 January 2017
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