Budget Session Highlights: Both houses adjourned till March 20 amid ruckus

Budget Session 2023 LIVE Updates: Similar to the first leg of Union Budget 2023 session, the other half is also plagued by numerous delays.

Budget Session 2023: A slew of bills are slated to be passed in both the Upper and Lower House on Friday. (PTI)

Both the houses of Parliament have been adjourned till Monday, March 20, on Friday due to the ruckus as opposition is demanding a JPC in the Adani-Hindenburg row while the BJP continues to demand an apology from Rahul Gandhi on the remarks he made in London. ...Read More

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• 17 Mar 2023, 01:47:16 PM IST

  Rahul Gandhi in cross hairs: Rule using which he can face Lok Sabha suspension

  The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has upped the ante in its bid to get Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to apologise for his remarks in the UK on Indian democracy. The party has recently sought the Wayanad MP's suspension from the Lok Sabha citing the matter is ‘beyond privilege’. Read more

• 17 Mar 2023, 01:45:41 PM IST

  Himanta Sarma pokes fun after Jairam Ramesh 'tutors' Rahul Gandhi with mic on: 'Sorry for…'

  Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday took a potshot at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was apparently prompted by senior party colleague Jairam Ramesh during a press conference, and termed the economist-turned-politician, Congress's “Chief Saboteur”. Read more

• 17 Mar 2023, 01:44:25 PM IST

  Rahul Gandhi refuses to respond to Nadda's "anti-national" remark

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday refused to respond to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda's remarks calling him "anti-national", reports ANI.

  Rahul Gandhi reached Parliament on Friday for the budget session.

• 17 Mar 2023, 12:40:45 PM IST

  Rahul Gandhi hasn't said anything he should apologise for: Shashi Tharoor

• 17 Mar 2023, 12:27:11 PM IST

  Congress leader KC Venugopal files privilege motion against PM Modi

  Congress MP KC Venugopal moves privilege motion against PM Narendra Modi for alleged derogatory remarks against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

• 17 Mar 2023, 12:10:33 PM IST

  Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge join protest demanding JPC over Adani issue

• 17 Mar 2023, 11:41:35 AM IST

  Protest planned at Gandhi statute by opposition demanding JPC over Adani row

  Protest planned at Gandhi statute after first adjournment by all opposition parties demanding JPC over Adani issue.

• 17 Mar 2023, 11:34:41 AM IST

  Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on parliament ruckus

  Why are BJP party members speaking here & there, why scared to hold discussions in Parliament? BJP is scared of Rahul Gandhi. PM Modi’s 56 inches chest has now shrunk: Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

• 17 Mar 2023, 11:23:08 AM IST

  Lok Sabha adjourned till March 20 amid ruckus

  Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday after ruckus in the house as Opposition is demanding a JPC in the Adani-Hindenburg row while the BJP continues to demand an apology from Rahul Gandhi on his remarks in London.

• 17 Mar 2023, 11:20:16 AM IST

  Rajya Sabha adjourned till March 20 amid ruckus

  Rajya Sabha adjourned till Monday after ruckus in the house as Opposition is demanding a JPC in the Adani-Hindenburg row while the BJP continues to demand an apology from the former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on his remarks in London.

• 17 Mar 2023, 11:14:31 AM IST

  Lok Sabha audio muted

  Lok Sabha audio muted on Sansad TV amid heavy ruckus by the MPs.

• 17 Mar 2023, 11:13:49 AM IST

  Rajya Sabha proceedings resume

  MoS Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan presents the motion for election to the National Jute Board in Rajya Sabha.

• 17 Mar 2023, 11:07:39 AM IST

  Lok Sabha resumes amid ruckus over Rahul Gandhi's UK remarks

  Lok Sabha resumes amid heavy sloganeering by the MPs over Rahul Gandhi's UK remarks.

• 17 Mar 2023, 11:01:17 AM IST

  Parliament proceedings resume for the day

  The proceedings in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha resume amid ruckus.

• 17 Mar 2023, 10:59:25 AM IST

  BJP is itself an anti-national: Mallikarjun Kharge

• 17 Mar 2023, 10:54:02 AM IST

  Ruckus over Rahul Gandhi's remarks may continue in Parliament today

  With Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) renewed attacks on Rahul Gandhi for his speech in London and the Opposition's demurral over the Adani-Hindenburg and demand for setting up of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe the matter, the fifth day of the Union Budget session's second leg is likely to see more ruckus in the Parliament. Read more

• 17 Mar 2023, 10:41:46 AM IST

  Govt has taken steps for better crowd management at airports: Scindia

  The Union government has taken several initiatives for better crowd management at airports across the country, civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia told Parliament on Thursday. Read more

• 17 Mar 2023, 10:24:35 AM IST

  Congress can’t seek support as per their convenience: TMC on skipping Adani march

  The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday justified its decision to maintain a distance from the Congress on the Adani issue, saying the Grand Old Party cannot seek its support as per convenience. Read more

• 17 Mar 2023, 10:15:26 AM IST

  Congress MP's notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss Adani issue

  Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain gives Suspension of Business Notice under rule 267 of Rajya Sabha for 17th March 2023 to discuss “the need to constitute a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to investigate the Adani stock issue.”

• 17 Mar 2023, 10:13:51 AM IST

  No pending cases older than 50 years in Supreme Court: Kiren Rijiju

  The minister of law and justice Kiren Rijiju on Thursday informed Parliament that there are no pending cases that are more than 50 years, civil or criminal, in the Supreme Court. Read more

• 17 Mar 2023, 10:03:11 AM IST

  No woman chief justice at any high courts in country: Government informs Parliament

  The ministry of law and justice informed Parliament on Thursday that there is no woman chief justice at any high courts of the country. Read more

• 17 Mar 2023, 09:48:32 AM IST

  Budget session marked by regular disruptions

  The second half of the budget session began on Monday and has been marked by disruptions and ruckus over the last four days. BJP has accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of maligning India's institutions on foreign soil while the opposition is demanding to constitute a JPC to probe the Adani stocks issue.

• 17 Mar 2023, 09:34:40 AM IST

  Congress is indulging in anti-national activities: JP Nadda

  It's unfortunate that the Congress party is indulging in anti-national activities. After being repeatedly rejected by the nation, Rahul Gandhi has now become a permanent part of this anti-nationalist toolkit, says BJP President JP Nadda, reports ANI.

• 17 Mar 2023, 09:27:22 AM IST

  IT Committee to meet today to adopt draft reports on Demands for Grants (2023-24)

• 17 Mar 2023, 09:22:34 AM IST

  Bills to be introduced in Lok Sabha

  In the Lok Sabha, the Compulsory Teaching of Sanskrit Language in Schools Bill, 2019, National Youth Commission Bill, 2019, Supreme Court of India (Establishment of a Permanent Bench at Jabalpur) Bill, 2020, Plastic Manufacturing (Regulation) Bill, 2019, Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (Amendment of section 20A, etc., Tourism Promotion Authority Bill, 2019, Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (Amendment of section 451), Unemployment Allowance Bill, 2019, Agricultural Workers Welfare Fund Bill, 2019, Special Educational Facilities (For Children of Parents Living below Poverty Line) Bill, 2019, Rainwater (Harvesting and Storage) Bill, 2019, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Sub Plans (Budgetary Allocation and Special Schemes) Bill, 2020 among others are some of the bills that will be introduced.

• 17 Mar 2023, 09:21:49 AM IST

  Today's agenda in Rajya Sabha

  Among the bills that will be introduced in the Upper House of the Parliament today include the The Waqf Repeal Bill, 2022, The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, The Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and Other Superstitious Practices Bill, 2022, The Facial Recognition Technology (Regulation Of Police Powers) Bill, 2023, The Marriage Bureau (Regulation) Bill, 2022, The Interfaith Marriages by Unlawful Conversion (Prohibition) Bill, 2023, The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2022 and the The Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, 2022 among others.

• 17 Mar 2023, 09:12:31 AM IST

  Congress MP's notice in Lok Sabha to discuss Adani issue

  Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha demanding a discussion in the House on the Adani issue.

• 17 Mar 2023, 08:56:49 AM IST

  Manish Tewari's notice in Lok Sabha to discuss Freedom of Speech to MPs

  Congress MP Manish Tewari gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha demanding discussion on "essence, substance and spirit of Freedom of Speech accorded to Members of Parliament under Article 105 of the Constitution."

• 17 Mar 2023, 08:44:44 AM IST

  Sanjay Singh's notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss Adani issue

  AAP MP Sanjay Singh has given suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 and demanded a discussion on Adani stocks issue, Reports ANI.

• 17 Mar 2023, 08:43:38 AM IST

  Congress' Ranjeet Ranjan gives notice to discuss Adani issue

  Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan gives Suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to discuss the Adani stocks issue, reports ANI.

• 17 Mar 2023, 08:21:21 AM IST

  Several bills to be passed in Lok Sabha

  A slew of bills are slated to be passed in Lok Sabha including Compulsory Teaching of Sanskrit Language in Schools Bill, Unemployment Allowance Bill, 2019, among others on Friday.