Parliament Session Highlights: Rajya, Lok Sabha adjourned till 11 am on August 7

Government expected to brief its position on Bangladesh crisis. FM may move Finance Bill, 2024. Opposition to target Centre over plans to amend Waqf board act.

The proceedings of the Lok Sabha are underway during the Budget Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi(SansadTV)

Parliament session Highlights: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will move the Finance (No.2) Bill, 2024, for consideration in Parliament on Tuesday to give effect to the financial proposals of the central government for the financial year 2024-25. ...Read More

 

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• Tue, 06 Aug 2024 07:04:02 pm

  Parliament session LIVE updates: Lok Sabha adjourned

  Parliament session LIVE updates: Lok Sabha proceedings have been adjourned for the day. The House will begin proceedings at 11 am on August 7.

• Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:36:22 pm

  Parliament session LIVE updates: Rajya Sabha adjourned, to reassemble on August 7

  Parliament session LIVE updates: Rajya Sabha has been adjourned for the day. The proceedings will begin on August 7 at 11 am.

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:19:07 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: Situation in Bangladesh concerning for South Asia, says BJP Manoj Tiwari
Parliament session LIVE updates: BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said the current situation in Bangladesh is very concerning for the South Asian region, India and the world. “I thank our foreign minister for providing updates and the opposition for adopting a positive approach. India and its people must pay close attention to the events in Bangladesh,” he added.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 05:10:18 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: Samyukt Kisan Morcha delegation meets Rahul Gandhi
Parliament session LIVE updates: A 11-member delegation from Samyukt Kisan Morcha meeting Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in his Parliament office.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 04:49:01 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: 93% conviction rate under PMLA, says Centre
Parliament session LIVE updates: The government informed Parliament on Tuesday that the Enforcement Directorate has achieved a 93 percent conviction rate in money laundering cases. As of July 31, the agency has filed a total of 7,083 Enforcement Case Information Reports (ECIRs), according to a written reply by Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary in the Rajya Sabha.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 04:31:13 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: Congress says government must prioritise evacuating stranded Indians from Bangladesh
Parliament session LIVE updates: Congress MP Neeraj Dangi said there should be no politics over the Bangladesh situation, and the government's priority should be to safely evacuate Indians stranded there.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 04:24:57 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: No new information from external affairs minister on Bangladesh, says Manish Tewari
Parliament session LIVE updates: Congress MP Manish Tewari said that the external affairs minister merely reiterated what has been reported in the press since yesterday. “There was hardly any new information about the situation in Bangladesh. It's an evolving and sensitive situation that concerns everyone, so we will all monitor it very carefully,” he added.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 04:10:37 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: Haryana receiving lowest funds allocation from Centre, says Deepender Singh Hooda
Parliament session LIVE updates: Congress Lok Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda said that Haryana has been allocated the lowest funds among all states. He added that despite the state's contributions to GDP, GST collection, Indian forces, food grains, and sports, it is not receiving the support it deserves from the Centre.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 03:30:23 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: India is no more an insulated economy, says Supriya Sule
Parliament session LIVE updates: Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule on Tuesday said that India is no more an insulated economy. She said that basic economy is exports and India is not doing well. There is a bloodbath in the domestic marks and government has to smell the coffee, she added.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 03:13:02 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: Opposition supports government on national security, says AAP
Parliament session LIVE updates: Sanjay Singh, AAP Rajya Sabha MP, said, “S Jaishankar explained the situation, and given the circumstances, we have to support the government. Since it is a matter related to national security, we did not raise any queries. The opposition listened carefully to his statement. However, the biggest regret is whether politics will prevail even on matters of national security.”
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 02:54:06 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: Sheikh Hasina requested approval to come to India, says S Jaishankar
Parliament session LIVE updates: External affairs minister S Jaishankar said that on August 5 demonstrators converged in Dhaka despite the curfew. Following a meeting with leaders of the security establishment, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina apparently decided to resign. She requested approval to temporarily move to India at very short notice. We also received a simultaneous request for flight clearance from Bangladesh authorities. She arrived in Delhi yesterday evening, said Jaishankar
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 02:49:02 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: 19,000 Indian nationals in Bangladesh, says S Jaishankar
Parliament session LIVE updates: There are an estimated 19,000 Indian nationals in Bangladesh, of whom 9,000 are students, said Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha, adding that the bulk of the students already returned to India in July.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 02:45:32 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: India-Bangladesh relations exceptionally close, says S Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha
Parliament session LIVE updates: Situation in Bangladesh is still evolving and India is in close touch with Indian community in the country through diplomatic missions.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 02:38:10 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: TMC MP Mahua Moitra alleges FM presented shoddy Budget
Parliament session LIVE updates: Mahua Moitra said for the first time in country's history, salaried professionals and the middle class are sharing a greater tax burden than rich corporates. She alleged the Union finance minister has presented a shoddy budget and the middle class is contributing 55 percent of income tax under this government up from 38 percent under UPA.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 02:21:26 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: PM Modi doesn't talk about black money anymore, says SP MP Neeraj Maurya
Parliament session LIVE updates: Neeraj Maurya said that the Budget 2024 has neglected farmers. PM Modi only talks about farmers' welfare during election rallies and has stopped talking about black money. He alleged that that PM has resorted to communal politics.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 02:00:46 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates:BJP MP Nishikant Dubey attacks Congress over its caste census demand
Citing past electoral promises of the Congress, BJP leader Nishikant Dubey alleged that the Congress party did not favour OBC reservation while in power. He also alleged that the demand for a caste census is to snatch the reservation of OBC's and hand it over to theMuslims and Christians.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 01:45:51 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: Lok Sabha starts discussing Appropriation (No. 2) bill, 2024
The Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, 2024 authorises the government to use certain amounts of money from the Consolidated Fund of India to implement its budget proposals.
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman also present during discussion in the house.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 01:34:49 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: Speaker Om Birla terms protest as ‘inappropriate’, reminds protesting MPs about consensus
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla it was the collective sentiment of the house to not protest in front of any gate in Parliament house or obstruct smooth passage to members. "It is the responsibility of each Member of Parliament to respect this collective sentiment," he said in a statement.
Several MPs of the Opposition protested demanding the rollback of 18% GST on medical and health insurance products.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 01:15:19 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: BJP MP urges the government to advise telecom companies to reduce tariffs
Satna MP Ganesh Singh mentioned increased usage of SIM cards in rural areas. Promotional offers make it more attractive to buy new cards rather than recharge their old numbers due to irregular recharge durations and de-activation in case of payment delays, he said.
He urged the government to advise telecom companies to reduce mobile recharge costs.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 12:55:23 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: Lok Sabha remembers victims of atomic bombing in Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War 2 in 1945 | Watch
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 12:37:14 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: Congress raises concern on political instability in South Asia
Reflecting on the developments in Bangladesh, Congress MP Manish Tewari raised concerns on political instability in India's neighbouring countries.
He asked what steps the government plans to take to ensure that political instability in Bangladesh and other South Asian countries does not negatively impact India.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 12:32:00 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: Rahul Gandhi raised concerns on implications for India's foreign policy in all-party meet on the situation in Bangladesh
Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi expressed his support for the measures taken in the national interest. He also questioned whether foreign forces are involved in the current developments. He also said that status of minorities, with reports of attacks on their properties, remains a significant concern.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 12:28:17 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: EAM Jaishankar to address Rajya Sabha by 2.30 pm on situation in Bangladesh
External affairs minister S Jaishankar will deliver a suo motu statement in Rajya Sabha by 2.30 pm regarding the situation in Bangladesh.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 12:20:51 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: Congress MP raises concern regarding minimum balance penalties levied by PSU banks
Congress MP Randeep Surjewala questioned the collection of penalties by public sector banks on those accounts that fail to maintain a minimum balance.
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman replied that those conditions do not apply to Jan Dhan accounts and other bank accounts of the poor people. Penalties are only collected from other accounts that are required to maintain a minimum balance, she explained.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 12:05:10 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: EAM Jaishankar to address Lok Sabha by 3.30 pm on situation in Bangladesh
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced that External affairs minister S Jaishankar will address the house regarding the situation in Bangladesh by 3.30 pm. Birla noted that several MP's have expressed their concern on the situation in Bangladesh.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 12:02:30 pm
Parliament session LIVE updates: Agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan replies to questions on crop insurance scheme
Agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan replied to concerns regarding delayed payments in centre's crop insurance scheme Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. He attributed the delay to state governments not contributing their share of premium on time.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 11:40:48 am
Parliament session LIVE updates: RJD MP Manoj Jha says the government must keep a close eye on Bangladesh
RJD MP Manoj Jha said the all-party meet was necessary and the government must keep a close eye on Bangladesh.
He said the protests were not just against the quota system, but also because of other issues like lack of democracy, economic inequality and prevalence of extreme philosophies.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 11:24:25 am
Parliament session LIVE updates: LOP Rahul Gandhi joins protest demanding rollback of GST on insurance products
Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi joined the Opposition members protest outside Makar Dwar in Parliament demanding a rollback of 18% GST on medical and life insurance products.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari had raised a similar demand with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 11:15:50 am
Parliament session LIVE updates: EAM Jaishankar briefs all-party meeting in Parliament on Bangladesh
External Affairs minister S Jaishankar briefed an all-party meeting on the current crisis in Bangladesh. "Appreciate the unanimous support and understanding that was extended," posted the minister on social media platform X
The government is expected to brief its position on the floor of the house in Parliament.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 11:09:54 am
Parliament session LIVE updates: Congress MP Manish Tiwari hopes for discussion on situation in Bangladesh
Congress MP Manish Tewari termed the developments in Bangladesh as "serious and sensitive". “I hope that there would be a discussion on this in both the Houses and govt would facilitate it. It is important to discuss the Bangladesh issue,” said the Congress leader.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 11:03:24 am
Parliament session LIVE updates: Opposition members hold protest demanding rollback of GST on insurance products | Watch