Budget session highlights: Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha adjourned; to meet again on March 13

Parliament budget session 2023 highlights: The budget session began on Jan 31. The second and final part of the session is scheduled to conclude on April 6.

The Budget session of the Parliament began on Jan 31 with the maiden address of President Droupadi Murmu. (File)

Parliament budget session 2023 highlights: The budget session of Parliament resumed at 11 am on Monday, and the opposition again tried to corner the government over the Adani-Hindenburg issue. Today was also the final day of the first part of the session, which began on Jan 31; the second and final part will begin on March 13, and is scheduled to conclude on April 6....Read More

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• 13 Feb 2023, 06:14:00 PM IST

  Lok Sabha adjourned till March 13

  Lok Sabha adjourned, to meet again on March 13 after month-long recess.

• 13 Feb 2023, 04:31:07 PM IST

  Total exposure of 5 state-run general insurers in Adani group at ₹347 cr: MoS Finance in Lok Sabha

  Five state-run general insurance companies have a total exposure of ₹347.64 crore, or 0.14 per cent of their total assets under management (AUM), in Adani group of companies, Finance Ministry said on Monday.

  In reply to a question on details of money lent by banks and financial institutions to the Adani group, the Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha that the RBI Act prohibits disclosure of credit information submitted by a bank. (PTI)

• 13 Feb 2023, 02:14:31 PM IST

  ‘We wanted the House to run but…’: Congress MP Gohil

  We wanted the House to run and discuss the Adani issue, but Centre didn’t want that. We did not get a single chance to put forward the issue. Why was no JPC probe ordered? The way the PM spoke in Parliament, that's not how a PM is supposed to speak: Shaktisinh Gohil, Congress Rajya Sabha MP

• 13 Feb 2023, 01:49:45 PM IST

  Around 39 cr loans extended under PMMY: Govt in Lok Sabha

  Till Jan 27, 2023, around 39 crore loans have been extended under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY): Dr Bhagwat Karad, MoS (Finance), in Lok Sabha

• 13 Feb 2023, 01:12:50 PM IST

  Piyush Goyal slams opposition over RS adjournment

  The opposition didn’t let the Rajya Sabha function smoothly. It is indirectly a disrespect of the Chair. Many members were passing comments. They come to Parliament with the motive of not letting dialogues happen peacefully: Piyush Goyal, Union minister

• 13 Feb 2023, 12:40:19 PM IST

  ‘I will be constrained to act…’: Dhankhar's warning to MPs

  Earlier, Rajya Sabha Chair Jagdeep Dhankhar accused opposition MPs of creating ‘deliberate obstruction,’ and warned he will be constrained to act as per 'people's expectation.'

• 13 Feb 2023, 12:15:52 PM IST

  Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 am, March 13

  Amid continuous sloganeering by opposition MPs over the Adani issue, Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 am on March 13, when the second and final half of the budget session will resume after break.

• 13 Feb 2023, 11:57:55 AM IST

  ‘Rahul Gandhi should prove his allegations against PM by Feb 15 or else…’

  Without giving any notice to the Speaker, you can’t raise such allegations against the PM. In our notice, we have asked Rahul Gandhi to show proof to speaker by 15th Feb to prove his claims, or he must apologise in Parliament. or else he will lose his Lok Sabha membership: Nishikant Dubey

• 13 Feb 2023, 11:37:50 AM IST

  Parts of Kharge's speech expunged, House adjourned

  Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11:50 am after opposition creates ruckus over Rajya Sabha Chair expunging parts of LoP Kharge's speech.

• 13 Feb 2023, 11:30:59 AM IST

  RS Chairman chides LoP Kharge for ‘pressure’ remarks

  In a stinging rebuttal to LoP in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, says, “You've indicated in so many words that the Chair is acting under pressure. These words are expunged. You are forfeiting your right to hold the floor of the House. Every time you are saying that the Chair is acting under pressure.”

• 13 Feb 2023, 11:05:26 AM IST

  ‘Will discuss how to resolve the Adani issue’: Kharge

  Since today is the last day of the first part of the budget session, we will discuss how we can resolve this Adani issue, and what will our Chairman be doing. Will also seek opinion of the leaders of other parties: Mallikarjun Kharge

• 13 Feb 2023, 10:51:55 AM IST

  ‘Nothing unparliamentary in what Rahul Gandhi said’: Mallikarjun Kharge

  Whatever Rahul Gandhi mentioned in the Parliament was already in the public domain, and there is nothing unparliamentary about this. So, he will respond to the notice accordingly: Mallikarjun Kharge

• 13 Feb 2023, 10:36:24 AM IST

  Opposition parties meet Rajya Sabha LoP Kharge

  Leaders of as many as 14 ppposition parties attend a meeting in the chamber of Rajya Sabha LoP and Congress president Mallikarjun Khargeji in the Parliament building.

• 13 Feb 2023, 10:06:58 AM IST

  Govt to move Constitution Order Bill, 2022, in Rajya Sabha

  Union tribal affairs minister Arjun Munda to move the bill in Rajya Sabha today, for the inclusion of certain communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes in relation to Chhattisgarh. In Lok Sabha, the bill was passed on December 21 last year, during the winter session.

• 13 Feb 2023, 09:38:47 AM IST

   Congress MP seeks discussion on border situation with China

  Manish Tewari gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the border situation with China.