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Highlights: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that India is the world's largest working democracy and represents 1300 million citizens of the country adding that the Central Hall is a witness to that independence.
Several lawmakers from opposition parties like the RJD and Congress have given notices in Parliament over the nationwide strike called by bank unions against the Centre's proposal to privatise two public sector banks. On Tuesday morning, Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Jha gave a notice in the Rajya Sabha under rule 267 to discuss the strike and agitation of bank employees against the proposed privatisation of government banks....Read More
"This House agrees to suspend the listed business on March 16 to discuss the strike and agitation of bank employees against proposed privatisation," read Jha’s notice.
Congress leader and member of Parliament from Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar constituency Manickam Tagore has given an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha over "strike and agitation of bank employees against proposed privatisation".
Meanwhile, the president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Duarte Pacheco also addressed the MPs at the Central Hall and thanked India for its support for Portugal's election to the IPU.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that India is the world's largest working democracy and represents 1300 million citizens of the country adding that the Central Hall is a witness to that independence.
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm today
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm today.
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Congress leader and Member of Parliament from Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar constituency Manickam Tagore has given an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over "strike and agitation of bank employees against proposed privatisation".
