Parliament Highlights: Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday

Parliament monsoon session Highlights: The opposition has been demanding a full discussion on Manipur, including a statement by PM Modi, since July 20.

MPs in Lok Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament House. (ANI)

Parliament monsoon session Highlights: Parliament on Friday witnessed another day of disruption after both Houses were adjourned within minutes till 12 pm as leaders clashed over a number of issues, including the violence in Manipur. Rajya Sabha was later adjourned till 11 am, Monday, amid sloganeering from the Opposition. ...Read More

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• 4 Aug 2023, 03:58:59 PM IST

  Lok Sabha secretariat to consider revoking the suspension of Rahul Gandhi after it gets a copy of the Supreme Court order

  Lok Sabha secretariat will consider revoking the suspension of Rahul Gandhi only after it gets a copy of the Supreme Court order. According to a senior LS official, the order will be studied and then a decision will be taken.

• 4 Aug 2023, 03:33:28 PM IST

  Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday

  Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday, August 7, 11am.

• 4 Aug 2023, 03:17:05 PM IST

  Cong's Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury meets LS speaker, urges him to restore Rahul's membership

  Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday said the Supreme Court relief to Rahul Gandhi in his disqualification case is a victory of truth and urged Speaker Om Birla to restore his membership.

  The Supreme Court has stayed the conviction of Gandhi in a 2019 defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark, restoring his status as an MP.

  He met the speaker and urged him to take action on restoring Gandhi's membership.

• 4 Aug 2023, 02:49:17 PM IST

  LS passes bill that seeks to push theaterisation

  Lok Sabha on Friday passed a bill that seeks to empower the government to notify the setting up of inter-services organisations, including joint services commands, and bestow powers on heads of such organisations to act against personnel from any of the three services to ensure discipline and effective discharge of duties.

  The Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023, was passed by the lower house amid a renewed push for theaterisation, a long-awaited military reform for the best use of the military’s resources to fight future wars.

  Introducing the bill in Lok Sabha, defence minister Rajnath Singh said it was part of a series of military reforms being undertaken by the government, with the aim to empower the country. He described the bill as an important step towards integration and jointness among the armed forces to face future challenges.

• 4 Aug 2023, 02:38:33 PM IST

  Lok Sabha nod to inter-services organisations Bill

  The Lok Sabha on Friday approved a Bill which seeks to empower the commander-in-chief and officer-in-command of inter-services organisations with disciplinary and administrative powers over personnel from other forces serving in such establishments.

  Moving the Bill for consideration and passage, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill is part of a series of steps being taken by the government to strengthen the armed forces.

  Amid slogan shouting by opposition members who were also displaying placards, Singh took the permission of the Chair to speak from one of the seats in the back benches.

• 4 Aug 2023, 02:37:57 PM IST

  Bill to set up mega R&D funding agency introduced in Lok Sabha

  A bill to set up a national agency to fund research across universities in the country was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday by Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh.

  The Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill-2023 seeks to set up a ₹50,000-crore fund, with a sizeable contribution from the private sector, to "seed, grow and promote" research and development (R&D) and foster a culture of research and innovation throughout India's universities, colleges, research institutions, and R&D laboratories.

  It seeks to set up different funds – the Anusandhan National Research Foundation Fund, for the financing of activities under the Act; the Innovation Fund for supporting outstanding creativity in the areas supported by the foundation; the Science and Engineering Research Fund for the continuation of the projects and programmes initiated under the Science and Engineering Research Board Act, 2008; and one or more special-purpose funds for any specific project or research.

• 4 Aug 2023, 02:13:31 PM IST

  Rahul Gandhi is entitled to return to Parliament from Monday

  From Lok Sabha secretariat: Rahul Gandhi is entitled to return to Parliament from Monday. However, the Lok Sabha secretariat has to issue a notice. The notice will say that his suspension from the Lok Sabha has been removed following the Supreme court decision

• 4 Aug 2023, 02:12:23 PM IST

  Rajnath Singh on Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023

• 4 Aug 2023, 02:05:32 PM IST

  ‘Happy day’: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on SC order

  It's a happy day...I will write and speak to Lok Sabha Speaker today itself," says Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury after Supreme Court stayed conviction of Rahul Gandhi in Modi surname remark case.

• 4 Aug 2023, 02:03:41 PM IST

  Omar Abdullah congratulates Wayanad, Tharoor says ‘first step…’

  "Congratulations to the people of Wayanad upon having their representation in the Lok Sabha restored," tweeted National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah while Congress leader Shashi Tharoor called the SC order the “first steps towards justice in an unjust case.”

• 4 Aug 2023, 02:01:06 PM IST

  ‘Victory of truth’: Congress after SC stays Gandhi's conviction in defamation

  "We believe in the legal procedure and the system of the country and welcome the decision," says Congress leader K C Venugopal on Supreme Court staying the conviction of Rahul Gandhi in Modi surname remark case.

  "This is a victory of truth," says Congress leader Tariq Anwar

• 4 Aug 2023, 01:49:08 PM IST

  SC restores Rahul Gandhi's MP status

  Amid Parliament's ongoing monsoon session, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark and restored his status as a member of Parliament. Pronouncing the verdict, Justice BR Gavai said the ramifications of Gandhi's conviction are wide since it will also affect the right of the electorates who elected him. 

• 4 Aug 2023, 01:30:32 PM IST

  Recap of Rajya Sabha proceedings on Friday

  Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for about 30 minutes till 12 noon and later till Monday, 11 am, amid a ruckus between ruling and opposition benches as both sides insisted on taking up their respective issues.

  BJP MPs wanted to raise the law and order situation in Congress-ruled Rajasthan, while the opposition wanted a discussion on the Manipur situation by suspending the scheduled business of the day under Rule 267 of the House.

  Soon after the listed papers were tabled, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said he has received 48 notices to suspend the scheduled business and take up matters mentioned therein.

• 4 Aug 2023, 01:06:05 PM IST

  Chirag Paswan speaks on Opposition's uproar over Manipur 

  "It appears that the opposition only wants to do politics over this issue (Manipur) and they don't intend to find any solution. We could have arrived at some conclusion if the House would have been allowed to function and discuss the issue," says LJP (Ramvilas) leader Chirag Paswan

• 4 Aug 2023, 12:59:55 PM IST

  Lok Sabha LIVE updates: Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2023 gets the nod

  The Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2023 passed in LokSabha.

• 4 Aug 2023, 12:39:15 PM IST

  Lok Sabha passes Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill

  The Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023, presented by defence minister Rajnath Singh, was passed in Lok Sabha on Friday

• 4 Aug 2023, 12:26:54 PM IST

  ‘Integration, strengthen disciple’: Rajnath Singh on the Inter-Services Organisations Bill

  "This bill is an important step towards integration in the three wings of our Armed Forces so that they will be able to face the challenges of the future in a united manner. It will also help create an environment that will strengthen discipline in our Inter-Services Organisations,": Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023 in Lok Sabha

• 4 Aug 2023, 12:21:00 PM IST

  Rajnath Singh presents Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill

  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh presents the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023 in Lok Sabha. The Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 15 and sent to the Standing Committee on Defence for review and a report On April 24o

• 4 Aug 2023, 12:15:31 PM IST

  Anusadhan National Research Foundation Bill introduced in LS

  Anusadhan National Research Foundation Bill, which aims to set up the Anusandhan National Research Foundation, was introduced in Lok Sabha on Friday.

  The institute will provide high level strategic direction for research innovation and entrepreneurship in the fields of natural sciences, to promote and provide appropriate support.

• 4 Aug 2023, 12:09:00 PM IST

  Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day

  Despite the Opposition and and the ruling governtment trying to find a solution to the logjam over Manipur, Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice on Friday as the ruckus continued. The upper house was adjourned till Monday after resuming proceedings at 12 pm.

• 4 Aug 2023, 11:58:19 AM IST

  ‘Bill not against Kejriwal’: Ramdas Athawale on Delhi ordinance

  Ramdas Athawale, President, Republican Party of India (Athawale) & Union Minister says, "...I feel that within the guidelines of the Supreme Court, Union Hime Minister Amit Shah has given the statement and the Bill has been passed in the Lok Sabha...The bill is not against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal...Even during previous govts, the authority was with the Centre so I feel whatever CM Kejriwal is saying is not right..."

• 4 Aug 2023, 11:36:46 AM IST

  RS also adjourned till noon

  Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon as Opposition and ruling party raise slogans over Manipur, Rajasthan.

• 4 Aug 2023, 11:33:49 AM IST

  Chaos in Rajya Sabha

  Chaos erupts from treasury bench in Rajya Sabha as LoH Piyush Goyal demanded a discussion on the issues in Rajasthan. "All the members are worried how kids and women in Rajasthan are being assaulted. We had agreed to take this up under rule 176 earlier on the issues in Rajasthan and we think we should take up short duration discussions," said Goyal.

   Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said, “I had given him floor to the leader of the House, he was heard under disruptions.”

• 4 Aug 2023, 11:24:35 AM IST

  Lower House adjourned till 12 pm

  Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 pm as uproar over PM's statement on Manipur violence continues.

• 4 Aug 2023, 11:19:19 AM IST

  BJP issues three-line whip to its Lok Sabha MPs from 7th August to 11th August

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has issued a three-line whip to all its Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Lok Sabha. The whip mandates the presence of BJP MPs in the Lower House from August 7 to August 11, 2023, to extend their support to the government's stand on crucial matters and upcoming bills.

• 4 Aug 2023, 11:13:16 AM IST

  ‘Shun ego’: Anurag Thakur to Opposition

  "I urge the opposition to shun their ego and stop misleading the country and participate in discussions inside the House. Otherwise, when elections come, they will meet the same fate that they have seen inside the Parliament," said Union minister Anurag Thakur.

• 4 Aug 2023, 11:12:33 AM IST

  Ruckus over Manipur continues

  Opposition MPs raise slogans and demand PM's statement on Manipur violence in Lok Sabha

• 4 Aug 2023, 11:08:00 AM IST

  "Why President's recommendation was sought under (Article) 117?": Manish Tewari on Data Protection bill

  "If it (Data Protection bill) is not a money bill then why President's recommendation was sought under (Article) 117," says Congress leader Manish Tewari on Data Protection bill which was tabled in Lok Sabha yesterday.

• 4 Aug 2023, 10:48:10 AM IST

  Watch | INDIA MPs meet to discuss strategy for House today

  I.N.D.I.A alliance parties leaders meet at the office of LoP in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, in Parliament House, today.

• 4 Aug 2023, 10:45:39 AM IST

  ‘Double standards’: Congress leader on Amit Shah's statement on Delhi services bill

  On Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement in Lok Sabha on Delhi Services Bill, Congress leader K Suresh said, "They show double standards. Whenever they want, they are using Nehru, Patel and Ambedkar and whenever they don't want, they are blaming...This is the political tactics of the BJP..."

• 4 Aug 2023, 10:19:01 AM IST

  ‘Feel proud…’: Raghav Chadha on privilege notice

  “I will respond to the notice as per law. Privilege notice was brought against many big leaders in the past, I feel proud that I have now joined the list of such leaders,” said AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha after the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday moved a privilege notice against him for alleged intentional and deliberate act of ‘presenting misleading facts to the media’.

  The notice submitted by BJP MPs Sushil Kumar Modi and Deepak Prakash is with reference to Chadha's purported comments to the media in reference to the suspension of AAP's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh from the entire session for repeatedly 'violating' directives of the chair.

• 4 Aug 2023, 10:14:21 AM IST

  What is the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill?

  The bill seeks to empower the Commander-in-Chief or the Officer-in-Command of Inter-services Organisations in respect of service personnel who are subject to the Air Force Act, 1950, the Army Act, 1950 and the Navy Act, 1957, who are serving under or attached to his command, for the maintenance of discipline and proper discharge of their duties, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, be taken into consideration.

  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will present the Bill in Lok Sabha today.

• 4 Aug 2023, 10:13:23 AM IST

  A look at Private members' bills to be introduced today

  In Lok Sabha, BJP MP Poonam Mahajan will introduce a Bill to amend the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, of 1960.

  AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi will introduce a bill to protect the right to the privacy of individuals by prohibiting technologies that use facial recognition and remote biometric surveillance.

  DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi will introduce a Bill to for the establishment of a National Climate Change Authority for an efficient mechanism to plan and achieve the net zero emission targets by 2070 and for the effective adaptation of Climate Change.

  Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi will move a Bill to amend the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Area Act, 2021.

  In Rajya Sabha, CPI MP Binoy Viswam will introduce a Bill to prevent superstitious practices and bring social awakening and awareness in the society against such evil practices.

• 4 Aug 2023, 10:11:38 AM IST

  What's on the agenda today?

  Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will present the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill,2023 on Friday in Lok Sabha.

  According to the legislative business listed for the day in Lok Sabha, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will present the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2023.

  Various Private members' bills will be introduced in both Houses.

• 4 Aug 2023, 10:08:35 AM IST

  Manish Tewari moves adjournment motion notice in LS seeking discussion on China border situation

  Congress MP Manish Tewari on Friday gave an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss the border situation with China.

  In his letter to the Secretary-General, Lok Sabha, Manish Tewari said, "I hereby give notice of my intention to ask for leave to move a motion for the adjournment of the business of the house for the purpose of discussing a definite matter of urgent importance, namely: That this House do suspend Zero Hour and relevant rules relating to Question Hour and other businesses of the day to have a discussion on the border situation with China."

• 4 Aug 2023, 10:06:36 AM IST

  RJD, Congress, AAP MPs give Suspension of Business notices to discuss Manipur

  RJD MP Manoj Jha, Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi and AAP MP Raghav Chandha give Suspension of Business notices in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 to discuss the situation in Manipur.

• 4 Aug 2023, 10:01:35 AM IST

  INDIA MPs to hold meeting at 10 am

  INDIA parties floor leaders will hold a meeting today at 10am in the office of LoP Rajya Sabha in Parliament, to chalk out the strategy for the floor of the house.