Parliament Session 2024 Highlights: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: Lok Sabha adjourned after approving the demands for grants, which authorise the expenditures proposed in the 2024-25 Budget by various ministries.

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: Rajya Sabha proceedings have been adjourned till 11 am on August 6.

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: Union minister for agriculture Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that while there are issues in agriculture, solutions are available. He said that the government will engage with farmers and farmer unions to resolve their issues through dialogue. “We will leave no stone unturned in the welfare of agriculture and farmers,” he added.

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on Monday met BJP MPs from Odisha in his Parliament chamber. He inquired about their number of terms, took introductions, and discussed the budget for their constituencies.

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: RJD Rajya Sabha MP AD Singh said that 15 parties had requested for holding a discussion on home, Chinese aggression and Manipur, but ruling parties skipped it as always.

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: Congress MP Randeep Surjewala said that the entire opposition led by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi boycotted the agriculture minister's remarks in Rajya Sabha and walked out of the session. He alleged that the Modi government's policies and actions are perceived as anti-farmer, which are leading to widespread suffering among millions of farmers and accused the government of disregarding their plight.

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: Congress Lok Sabha MP KC Venugopal said the Union government has failed to fulfil its promise of sanctioning an AIIMS for Kerala, made nearly nine years ago. He said that Kerala MPs demanded a firm assurance from the government during today's debate in the House, but no concrete answer was provided.

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: Congress Rajya Sabha MP Ranjeet Ranjan on Monday accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Centre government of benefiting China. She said the government is completely dependent on China as most of the electronic goods are being sourced from the country.

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: Speaker Om Birla urges members to ensure dignity and decorum of the House. He says that the House is for parliamentary dialogue and not for PR - WATCH

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) is carrying out a detailed probe into the matter related to the Sahara group companies and further action will be taken after its report, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

To a query on why all investors of the Sahara group companies have not come forward to claim refunds, Sitharaman said the entire affairs of the Sahara group are being monitored by the Supreme Court and the government is acting as per the directives of the apex court.

"It is true that only small investors have come forward to claim the refunds. The SFIO is investigating the entire matter. It is also looking into why all the investors have not come forward to claim the refunds and where are they," she said during Question Hour.

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: On media reports of Centre likely to bring a bill to curb powers of Waqf Board over assets, CPI General Secretary D Raja says, "The media reports in public domain on the issue of amendments to Waqf Board Act have already created strong apprehensions in the minds of minorities, particularly the Muslims. People started foreseeing a sinister design of carrying out the BJP-RSS agenda of putting an end to Waqf and snatching away the Waqf properties and there is no proper pubic debate in the country. The BJP-RSS is trying to take measures one after another like this. Already HM Amit Shah has been justifying the 3 criminal laws and there is a country-wide protest against those 3 criminal laws. Now, these amendments to Waqf Board is being proposed and there is no public debate and no debate inside or outside Parliament. BJP-RSS tries to impose its sinister agenda on the people. It is going to be a grave threat to secular, democratic fabric of our society and the Constitution. Already the Constitution is being tampered with in all possible ways by BJP-RSS."

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: Former Maharashtra chief minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray is set to visit Delhi for three days starting Tuesday. During his visit, Thackeray is expected to meet Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, and other leaders of the INDIA bloc.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut confirmed on Monday that Uddhav Thackeray will be accompanied by his son Aaditya Thackeray on the trip to the national capital.

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: Faizabad (Ayodhya) MP Awadhesh Prasad has condemned the Ayodhya gangrape incident, calling it extremely shameful. He said that the Samajwadi Party stands with the victim and demands the harshest punishment for the accused, including the death penalty. The party has formed a high-level committee to investigate the case and will take action based on its report. Prasad also urged the government to provide security to the victim and her family and to compensate them with at least ₹20 lakh.

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: During QuestionHour in Lok Sabha, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman responded to questions regarding the refund of money deposited in Sahara Group and PACL Limited.

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: BJP MP Suresh Gopi visited the site of the Wayanad landslide to assess the situation. He emphasized the importance of receiving accurate data from the district administration, endorsed by the state government. Gopi stated, "Once I have the data, I'll take it to the Prime Minister. It's crucial to make diligent and intelligent decisions for the rehabilitation process."

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: "I myself was fully aware of these things because I have been a member of the central Waqf board and I participated in the discussion of the amendment in the bill earlier. After that, a committee was constituted in the parliament headed by our minister of Bengaluru. So, they did a lot of work and it was drafted well and passed by the parliament. That was a safety kind of thing for the Waqf properties. BJP's agenda has ill motives... they want to encroach on the Waqf properties and make them their own. Their leaders, themselves have said that they want control over the Waqf board. Having control means ruining the sanctity of the board. Let us see what happens," says IUML MP ET Mohammad Basser on talks of centre introducing bill in Parliament to curb powers of Waqf Board.

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: In the Lok Sabha today, Minister of State (MoS) P. Chaudhary responded to questions posed by MP Mahua Moitra during the Question Hour concerning challenges faced in securing loans in rural areas. Chaudhary provided detailed information on the measures being taken to improve access to financial services in these regions.

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said, “We Samajwadis have seen Janeshwar Mishra up close. He was a leader who dedicated himself to working for farmers, the poor, laborers, and the deprived to restore their dignity. He adhered to Samajwadi principles against disparity. Despite reaching the height of power, he remained simple and approachable. He brought people together from all walks of life. This is why the Samajwadi movement endures, and we will continue to advance it.”

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: A three-member BJP delegation on Sunday met the 12-year-old rape survivor and her family members here, and urged the state government to raise the compensation to the girl's kin from ₹5 lakh to 25 lakh.

Rajya Sabha MP Sangeeta Balwant Bind, who was part of the delegation, said her blood boiled when she heard the girl's ordeal and alleged that the accused had committed similar crimes earlier too.

The team held a "detailed discussion" with the girl's family members at her house and gathered information about the incident.

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha began discussion in Monsoon session.

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: Congress MP Manish Tewari gave an adjournment notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the "border situation and the huge trade deficit with China" in the House on Monday.

In the notice, Tewari asked the house to suspend Zero Hour and relevant rules and other business of the day to discuss the matter.

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE: The government will introduce a Bill in Parliament to amend the 1995 law governing Waqf boards for more accountability, transparency, and mandatory inclusion of women. This move follows demands from the Muslim community.

The Bill will require Waqf boards to register their properties with district collectors for accurate valuation. There are 30 Waqf boards in India.

Sources noted that Waqf properties generate an estimated ₹200 crore annually, which is not proportionate to the number of properties they hold.