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Parliament Live Updates: The Upper House has cleared the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019. Follow live updates here

Updated on: Aug 2, 2019, 19:27:54 IST

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The Rajya Sabha on Friday passed Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019.

The BJP had issued a three-line whip to its MPs to be present in the Rajya Sabha on Friday while the Trinamool Congress also issued a whip, for the fifth consecutive day.

Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat is likely to move The Dam Safety Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha to provide for surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of the specified dam for prevention of dam failure related disasters. In Rajya Sabha, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 is likely to come up for consideration.

The Parliament session was earlier scheduled to end on July 26, however, it has been extended up to August 7 in order to carry out essential legislative business.

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