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

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

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)

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

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

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

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.'

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.

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

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

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.”

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

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

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.

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.

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