Parliament monsoon session Highlights: INDIA bloc to meet tomorrow at Mallikarjun Kharge's residence

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Senior leaders of Congress-led INDIA bloc to meet tomorrow regarding the Monsoon Session. Meeting to be held at the residence of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: “The Economic Survey highlights the prevailing strengths of our economy and also showcases the outcomes of the various reforms our Government has brought. It also identifies areas for further growth and progress as we move towards building a Viksit Bharat,” tweets prime minister Narendra Modi.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Accusing BJP-led NDA govt of ‘anti-state’ and ‘negative’ approach on demand for special status by some states, BJD MP Sasmit Patra says that his party will continue to demand special status for Odisha.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: AAP's Raghav Chadha releases a video on X (formerly Twitter) of his Rajya Sabha speech on paper leaks in recent years.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: “When minister Dharmendra Pradhan stood in Lok Sabha today, he made everything clear. He even showed that in 2010, they (Congress-led UPA) themselves had started the initiative for an exam like NEET. Also, the Supreme Court said twice that there should be a centrally conducted test like NEET. Everyone has to accept the Supreme Court verdict. Dharmendra Pradhan also said that the government was not trying to hide anything. It is open to all, the CBI is an conducting inquiry and we are ready for all kinds of discussions,” says MoS (Education) Sukanta Majumdar.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: “The total assurances given were 913 in the last three years. The total implemented assurances in the last three years have been 583, while 330 are yet to implemented due to the need for change in policies and amendments,” according to Union minister L Murugan.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: “Bihar will get the special state status, by hook or crook. We have been demanding this for so long. (Bihar CM) Nitish Kumar failed to get this (status). The status can be given but they (central government) don't want to give this status,” says RJD MP Manoj Jha.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: “More development projects for the country will be announced and people of all religions and castes will benefit from the Budget. We will strive to uplift the people living below the poverty line in the next five years, just like 25 crore people were brought out of poverty in the last 10 years,” says Union minister Ramdas Athawale.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: This is because the Budget presented on February 1 was ‘interim’ as the govt was due to face Lok Sabha elections. The elections are over, the Modi govt was re-elected, and will now table the full Budget.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: "NEET is an important issue on which we wanted to have a discussion. Till now, they are not ready to have a discussion... The education minister(Pradhan) is a failed education minister... If he has any integrity or morality, he should have resigned," says Manickam Tagore, Congress Lok Sabha MP.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: “The request of Bihar for Special Category Status was considered by an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) which submitted its Report on 30th March 2012. The IMG came to the finding that based on existing NDC criteria, the case for Special Category Status for Bihar is not made out,” MoS (Finance) Pankaj Chaudhary in Rajya Sabha.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: The Congress party's Parliamentary strategy group to meet at 6pm at chairperson Sonia Gandhi's residence to discuss the strategy and issues to be raised in the Parliament session.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: “It is unfortunate that the BJP-led NDA government is not taking proper action or even listening to the voices of children. Today, the Opposition is raising its voice for the future concerns of children's lives,” DMK Lok Sabha MP Dayanidhi Maran tells news agency ANI.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: After being presented in Lok Sabha, Economic Survey 2023-24 tabled in Rajya Sabha.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: The Indian economy is expected to grow at 6.5-7 per cent in fiscal 2025, projects Economic Survey 2023-24.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said "A lot of steps have been taken on Ease of Doing Business. Nearly 11 steps have been mentioned in the reply, but most importantly Decriminalisation of 63 offences and as a result of which companies today are able to carry on their functions without the worry of compliance. A central processing system has also been set up."

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tables Economic Survey in Lok Sabha

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav said, "I think it would be better if the govt talks about employment, infrastructure and the policies that'll help the people."

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has rejected notices requesting a discussion on the Uttar Pradesh government's directive requiring shops along the Kanwar Yatra route to display the names of owners and staff.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Congress MP Karti Chidambaram criticised the government's decision allowing employees to participate in RSS activities, saying, "This undermines the neutrality of the bureaucracy. A serving government official should not belong to any political organization. The ban on such memberships was imposed for a reason. The government must explain why it has been lifted."

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, "In the past seven years, no evidence of paper leaks has been found. The NEET issue is currently before the Supreme Court. I can confidently say that over 240 exams have been successfully conducted by the NTA since then."

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Congress MP and LoP in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi said "The issue is that there are millions of students in the country who are extremely concerned about what is going on and who are convinced that the Indian examination system is a fraud. Millions of people believe that if you are rich and you have money, you can buy the Indian examination system and this is the same feeling that the opposition has..."

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Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi said, "It is evident to everyone that our examination system, including NEET and other major tests, is seriously flawed. The minister (Dharmendra Pradhan) has shifted the blame onto others and seems to lack a fundamental understanding of the issue."

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Opposition parties are calling for the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and demanding the scrapping of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). As the Monsoon session begins, the opposition has intensified its demands against ongoing controversies and issues related to NEET. The session is expected to see vigorous protest as parties push for their agendas.

Parliament monsoon session LIVE: Congress MP KC Venugopal said, “The NEET issue is a major concern. There are ongoing controversies about NEET results, the Kanwar Yatra, issues in J&K, price rise, and the Agniveer scheme. All these matters will be addressed.”