Parliament Monsoon Session Day 2 highlights: Both Houses adjourned till Wednesday amid continued sloganeering

Parliament Monsoon Session 2022 HIGHLIGHTS: The opposition led by Congress is planning to corner the Narendra Modi government on price rise and GST both outside and inside Parliament.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi during protest outside Parliament.

Parliament Monsoon Session 2022 HIGHLIGHTS: The second day of the monsoon session of parliament was was marked by disruptions and sloganeering. ...Read More

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• 19 Jul 2022, 04:00:32 PM IST

  Government does not maintain data of arrested journalists, says MHA

  Union Minister for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed in a written reply in Loksabha that the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) does not maintain any specific data with respect to the arrest of journalists.

  His remarks came after Trinamool Congress MP Mala Roy had asked about the total number of journalists arrested in the country since 2019 along with the details of all the individual charges against these journalists.

• 19 Jul 2022, 03:45:17 PM IST

  Monsoon Session of Parliament will continue till August 12

  The Monsoon Session of Parliament commenced on July 18 and will continue till August 12. There will be 18 sittings during the Session.

• 19 Jul 2022, 03:32:17 PM IST

  MoS Nityanand Rai says 'No' as MP asks whether terror attacks are rising

  Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday replied 'No' to a query of a Lok Sabha MP when he asked whether incidents of terror attacks are rising in the country. 

  Rai said that the "situation has improved significantly in Jammu and Kashmir and that there has been a substantial decline in terrorist attacks from 417 in 2018 to 229 in 2021". 

  In a written reply to the question of DMK leader A. Ganeshamurthi, the Minister said, "No, Sir".

• 19 Jul 2022, 02:48:34 PM IST

  'They're just interested in playing politics,' Union Agriculture minister slams opposition

  “After the announcement by PM Modi, govt has constituted a committee to deliberate on farmers' issues like the need to promote organic farming, making MSP effective, & crop diversification. The govt is being transparent about it. Opposition is not concerned about the issues facing the farmers or the common man. They're just interested in playing politics, in a bid to stall the progress & welfare of the public. PM Modi & BJP committed to ensuring benefits to the farmers,” says Union Agriculture minister NS Tomar.

• 19 Jul 2022, 02:33:58 PM IST

  Newly nominated Rajya Sabha MP called on BJP President JP Nadda

  

  Source: ANI

  Newly nominated Rajya Sabha MP, former Olympic track & field athlete, PT Usha called on BJP President JP Nadda in Delhi.

• 19 Jul 2022, 02:10:26 PM IST

  Both Houses adjourned till 11am tomorrow amid pandemonium

  Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been adjourned till 11am tomorrow amid continued sloganeering over inflation and price hike, among others, by Opposition MPs.

• 19 Jul 2022, 01:16:14 PM IST

  Over 1 lakh Indians gave up their Indian citizenship in 2021: MHA

  As many as 1,63,370 Indians gave up their Indian citizenship in 2021, home ministry revealed in Lok Sabha earlier. The numbers have gone up from 2020 when a total of 85,256 Indians renounced their citizenship, and also from 1,44,017 in 2019.

• 19 Jul 2022, 11:26:07 AM IST

  Both Houses adjourned till 2pm

  Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been adjourned till 2pm as opposition MPs sloganeer and demand a discussion on inflation and price hikes.

• 19 Jul 2022, 11:20:55 AM IST

  Lok Sabha adjourned till 2pm amid sloganeering by oppn MPs

  Lok Sabha adjourned till 2pm amid sloganeering by the opposition MPs over inflation and other issues. Speaker Om Birla adjourned the session, saying that as per recently laid down rules, bringing placards are not allowed inside the House.

• 19 Jul 2022, 11:06:34 AM IST

  PM Modi begins discussions on govt strategies with top ministers

  PM Modi has begun discussions on government strategies for the ongoing Parliament Monsoon session with his top ministers, news agency ANI reports.

• 19 Jul 2022, 11:00:14 AM IST

  Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary Committee to examine IT Act 2020 today

  Parliament's Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will examine the working of the Information Technology Act 2020 on Tuesday.

• 19 Jul 2022, 10:29:37 AM IST

  Congress MP demands discussion on Agnipath scheme

  Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda gives suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha over Centre's Agnipath recruitment scheme for entry into Armed Forces

• 19 Jul 2022, 10:23:11 AM IST

  Rahul joins opposition protest over price rise

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi joins Opposition protest over the issues of inflation at Parliament, on the second day of the Monsoon session. Full report

• 19 Jul 2022, 10:10:29 AM IST

  Centre to hold all-party meet on Sri Lankan crisis at 5:30 pm

  The Centre will hold an all-party meeting, at 5:30 PM, on the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka that will be chaired by Union ministers S. Jaishankar and Nirmala Sitharaman. This meeting is taking place based on demands made by Tamil Nadu’s top political parties Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) for India to intervene in the crisis faced by the neighboring country.

• 19 Jul 2022, 09:43:20 AM IST

  AAP demands discussion on MSP in Rajya Sabha

  AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha gives suspension of business notice, demands discussion on the committee on MSP constituted by the Government of India, ANI reported.

• 19 Jul 2022, 09:34:47 AM IST

  Rajya Sabha MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney pledges to donate entire salary to EWS kids

  Rajya Sabha MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney has pledged to dedicate the entire salary that he would draw during his six-year term in the upper house to the education of economically weak students in Punjab. Full report

• 19 Jul 2022, 09:19:10 AM IST

  DMK demands discussion fuel price hike, inflation

  DMK Rajya Sabha MP Tiruchi Siva gives suspension of business notice under rule 267 on the issue of “hike in the price of petroleum products leading to increase in price of essential commodities”, ANI reported.

• 19 Jul 2022, 09:17:07 AM IST

  Govt provided ₹27 lakh crore fiscal stimulus under ABFP: Centre to Lok Sabha

  The Centre has provided a fiscal stimulus of more than ₹27 lakh crore as part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Financial Package (ABFP) to mitigate the adverse impact of Covid-19, the government told the Lok Sabha on Monday. Full report

• 19 Jul 2022, 09:08:42 AM IST

  CPM gives suspense of business notice on price rise, 5 per cent GST on essentials

  CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP Elamaram Kareem has given suspension of business notice under rule 267 on the issue of price rise and imposition of 5% GST on essential items, ANI reported.

• 19 Jul 2022, 09:03:05 AM IST

  RJD MP gives suspension of business notice in RS to discuss Agnipath scheme: Report

  RJD MP Manoj Jha gives suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss implications of Agnipath scheme and denial of opportunities to RRB aspirants, ANI reported.

• 19 Jul 2022, 08:59:17 AM IST

  Congress MP gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over 5 per cent GST

  Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha on the issue of imposition of 5% GST on some essential items, ANI reported.