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

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.

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

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".

“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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.