Parliament Highlights: Congress, opposition parties walk out of Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day, to meet at 10am on Tuesday.

The Taxation Laws Bill, 2021 returned.

YSRCP also supports the Bill and said that the amendments brought disrepute from international quarters.

Sitharaman while speaking on the Taxation Laws Bill, 2021 says the 'former finance minister from the Congress' welcomed it and Shashi Tharoor said that the budget did not repeal the retrospective tax bill. She also gave references to TMC leader Saugata Ray's comments made in 2014 regarding the retrospective tax bill. "They say one thing, and when they realise the credit will come to us, they do not remain when the time comes for correction," says Sitharaman. She made it clear earlier that it is a clarificatory amendment as 'Congress brought a wrong law by amendment'.

Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks on the Taxation Laws Bill, 2021. She said that the amendments could not be brought during Budget Session as Covid-19 second wave was on begin.

LoP Kharge requests that bills for discussion should be informed beforehand. He says that he feels 'disheartened' and says he wants to walkout of the Upper House.

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 3.30pm.

The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021 passed in the Upper House.

The Union finance minister expresses her disappointment over the sloganeering, asks an Opposition MP to let her speak.

Sitharaman says Congress opposing the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021 is 'astonishing' and says that Congress suppressed judiciary during the Emergency. She says that Congress should not speak on independence of judiciary.

The RJD MP said that he felt disheartened that on the eve on Independence Day, the Opposition, farmers and the unemployed youth were ignored by the government.

Bachchan says she opposes the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021, but she says that she opposes the government for not letting the Opposition speak.

AIADMK M Thambidurai supports the bill. He says tribunals are there to help the Supreme Court and the high courts.

BJD MP Sujit Kumar says vacancies in tribunals should be fulfilled, highlights that at least 59 lakh cases are pending across several high courts in India. Expresses support for Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021. However, DMK MP NR Elango does not support the bill but demanded a tribunal be set up to investigate Pegasus spyware issue. MP Sasmit Patra who is in the Chair requests Opposition MPs to sloganeering.

Lok Sabha adjourned for the day

Congress' Maliikarjun Kharge says discussion should be held on Pegasus and price rise. Opposition leaders restart sloganeering. Discussion resumes on The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021.

Lok Sabha passed the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 on Monday. The Bill was introduced by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman who asked the Opposition leaders to co-operate as many Member of Parliaments like NCP's Supriya Sule had reached out to her for the same.

Lok Sabha proceedings have been adjourned till 11:30 am today amid continued sloganeering by Opposition Member of Parliaments in the House.

14 leaders from various Opposition parties is set to meet Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge at his chambers to chalk out a common strategy as the Parliament gears up for last week of monsoon session.