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

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

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.

Parliament session LIVE updates: A 11-member delegation from Samyukt Kisan Morcha meeting Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in his Parliament office.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

External affairs minister S Jaishankar will deliver a suo motu statement in Rajya Sabha by 2.30 pm regarding the situation in Bangladesh.

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.

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.