Parliament Winter Session 2021 Highlights: TMC, Congress promise smooth functioning; Houses adjourned till Wednesday

After complete disarray at the Parliament on Monday and Tuesday, the Congress and Trinamool Congress have assured that they will ensure smooth functioning of both the Houses.

Lok Sabha has been adjourned for the day. Proceedings will resume again on Wednesday.

As per the information by government of Jammu and Kashmir, after the abrogation of Article 370, a total of 1678 migrants have returned to Kashmir for taking up jobs under PM Development Package 2015. The land of 150 applicants has been restored, says home ministry in a written reply in Lok Sabha.

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11am on Wednesday.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has called a meeting of Floor Leaders of all parties to discuss and end the deadlock. The House has been adjourned till 3pm following sloganeering by Opposition MPs.

“You have seen that the opposition didn't even let PM introduce ministers in the last session. They had no regard for the large number of women who were being inducted,” says Union minister Piyush Goyal in Rajya Sabha.

“The entire country witnessed how badly the protestors behaved when minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was speaking in the house… They broke the glass in the House which injured some officials. But we wanted to let the House run so no further action was taken. But on the day the bill was being passed and they asked for a division of votes (count), then the Opposition found that they were outvoted,” he said.

“Our two MPs will sit before the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament premises from tomorrow 10am-6pm daily till 23rd December. We will invite other MPs also to come to show solidarity with our MPs,” says TMC MP Derek O'Brien.

All 12 Opposition MPs suspended from Rajya Sabha will sit in dharna in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue from Wednesday. The Leader of Opposition will also write to Rajya Sabha chairperson to reconsider the suspension and also to highlight the irregularities in the process followed for suspension, leaders at Kharge's office said after meeting.

“This is a risky area and not in a complete regulatory framework. No decision was taken on banning its advisements. Steps are taken to create awareness through RBI and SEBI. Govt will soon introduce a bill," Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman says during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha.

“Forty civilians killed, 72 injured in Jammu and Kashmir till Nov 15 this year,” home ministry said in the Parliament.

The persons covered under the CAA may apply for citizenship after the rules are notified under the CAA. Till now, the Government has not taken any decision to prepare National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) at the national level”, the government said in Rajya Sabha.

The MHA informed that a total of 1,11,287 Indians gave up their Indian citizenship in 2021.

“If normalcy is to be brought in Kashmir, then Article 370 has to be reinstated,” says National Conference MP Farooq Abdullah at the Parliament.

No case of Covid-19 variant Omicron reported in India so far, says Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya in Rajya Sabha during Question Hour.

Opposition parties said they will not to go back to Rajya Sabha today.

Opposition parties, including leaders from AAP, TRS protest in front of Gandhi statue at Parliament premises.

After walking out of Rajya Sabha, opposition parties will now hold another meeting at Leader of Opposition Mallickarjun Kharge's office to take a further decision.

Opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha stage a walkout after House chariman rejects revocation of the 12 MPs. Trinamool Congress leaders stay. 

Amid utter chaos in Rajya Sabha, House chairman M Venkaiah Naidu says, “The Chairman of the Rajya is empowered to take action and also the House can take action.”

Naidu rejected the request for the revocation of suspension of 12 MPs.

“We came to your office to request for revocation of the suspension of 12 MPs. The incident happened in the last Monsoon session. So, how can you take this decision now,” says LoP Rajya Sabha Mallikaarjun Kharge.

Lok Sabha proceedings have been adjourned till 2pm after Congress, DMK and National Conference stage walkout.

“The bitter experience of the last Monsoon Session still continues to haunt most of us. I was expecting and waiting for the leading lights of the House to take lead in expressing outrage over what happened in the last Session. Such assurance would have helped me in appropriately handling the matter but unfortunately it will not be,” said Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu.

Congress and Shiv Sena has given adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha demanding a discussion on the rising fuel prices.

Leader of the Congress Party in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has given adjournment motion notice on the issue of rising prices of essential commodities.

Opposition parties are going to meet Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu today to discuss the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs for the remaining part of the current session.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds meeting with top ministers including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and Narendra Singh Tomar in Parliament to discuss strategy for the ongoing winter session. Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Nirmala Sitharaman also present.

The meeting comes amid the opposition party meeting where they are deciding whether or not to boycott the Parliament Winter Session.