Parliament Monsoon Session Highlights: Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon session of Parliament,

Parliament Monsoon Session Highlights: The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which was introduced in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, will be taken up on Thursday for consideration and passing, as the house adjourned minutes after resuming.  Meanwhile, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla is learnt to be upset at the repeated disruptions in the House and stayed away from the proceedings on Wednesday morning.

Three bills were passed in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday amid protests from the Oppositions. These bills were Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2023; Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill 2023 and Mediation Bill, 2021. The bills were passed through voice vote. Two bills have also been introduced in the House. 

The no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government over the Manipur violence and other raging issues will be debated from August 8 to 10 in the Lok Sabha. On July 26, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla admitted a notice for a no-confidence motion by Congress lawmaker Gaurav Gogoi, setting the stage for a parliamentary battle between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the newly constituted Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA).