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Rajya Sabha session LIVE: PM Modi addresses Rajya Sabha on Wednesday
Rajya Sabha session LIVE: PM Modi addresses Rajya Sabha on Wednesday

Rajya Sabha session highlights: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Rajya Sabha today, Wednesday, a day after fiery attacks on the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. The Rajya Sabha proceedings resumed on July 3 at 11 am while the Lok Sabha was adjourned on Tuesday evening sine die after the NDA and INDIA bloc MPs clashed over PM Modi's speech in the lower House....Read More

"Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi will speak in the Rajya Sabha at around 12 noon. He will take part in the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address," PMO said in a post on X.

As proceedings of Rajya Sabha began this morning, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar offered condolences on the loss of lives in the stampede in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh. Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge called on the government to enact legislation aimed at preventing similar incidents in the future.

Prime Minister addressed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday following which the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die. Speaker Om Birla said it recorded a productivity of 103 per cent. PM Modi, during his address in the lower house, attacked the INDIA bloc and Rahul Gandhi over their remarks on ‘Hinduism’ and other issues.

The discussion in the Rajya Sabha is expected to range from NEET paper leak issue to Manipur violence. Opposition members on Tuesday cornered the government in the Rajya Sabha over the recent examination paper leaks, saying it is hurting the future of the youths and the morale of students who have toiled hard.

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July 3, 2024 2:06 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die

Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die after PM Modi's speech on Motion of Thanks to President's Address.

July 3, 2024 2:02 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: PM Modi's speech on Manipur issue

July 3, 2024 1:57 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: ‘Manipur will reject you,’ says PM

PM Modi attacked Congress for politicising the violence in Manipur, saying that the northeastern state will soon reject the party.

July 3, 2024 1:49 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: ‘Working to free this country from corruption’

PM Modi said, "For me, the fight against corruption is not the scale for electoral wins or losses. I am not fighting corruption to win or lose elections. This is my mission, my conviction. I believe that corruption is one such termite that has hollowed out the nation. I am working wholeheartedly to free this country of corruption and to build hatred against corruption in the minds of common people..."

July 3, 2024 1:46 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: ‘State and Centre worried about Manipur’

PM Modi said, “The Home minister has stayed in the state for an extended period of time. He goes to the state frequently to talk to various groups to come to a peaceful conclusion. State and Centre are worried about Manipur.”

July 3, 2024 1:44 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: PM Modi attacks Congress over Manipur issue

Saying that government is working towards resolving Manipur issue, PM Modi attacked Congress saying that under their regime, Presidential Rule was imposed 10 times in the northeastern state.

July 3, 2024 1:39 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: ‘Government working towards resolving Manipur issue’

PM Modi said, “Government is tirelessly working towards resolving Manipur issue. The incidents of violence are decreasing, over 500 people have been arrested. Schools and colleges are functioning normally.”

July 3, 2024 1:35 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: PM Modi attacks Congress, AAP over corruption

"Congress has started running ‘Bhrashtachari bachao andolan’ now. When the corrupt are sent to jail they do hungama...It's being said that investigative agencies are being misused...'Bhrashtachar kare 'AAP', sharabghotala kare 'AAP' aur 'AAP ki shikayat kare Congress, AAP ko court mein leke jaye Congress, ab karyawahi ho toh gaali de Modi ko...And now they are partners....Congress had presented facts against AAP in a press conference, now they must tell if those facts were correct or not...." said PM Modi.

July 3, 2024 1:27 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: PM Modi attacks Congress over Emergency

PM Modi said, “They want to talk about Constitution, but not about Emergency. Congress is the biggest opposition to the constitution. They say Emergency is in the past. Are you sins washed away with time.”

July 3, 2024 1:21 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: ‘Congress has anti SC/ST/OBC mindset’

PM Modi said in the Parliament, “Congress has an anti-SC/ST/OBC mindset due to which, they kept humiliating former President Ram Nath Kovind. With this mindset, they left no stone unturned in insulting the first tribal woman President of the country and used words they no one else can.”

July 3, 2024 1:16 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: PM Modi attacks Opposition over Dalit rights

PM Modi said in Rajya Sabha, “Every time something goes wrong, the Dalit and backward class leaders have to bear the brunt of it while the family escaped unharmed. This has been Congress's attitude. They knew they would lose the Lok Sabha Speaker elections but they still nominated a Dalit leader. In 2017, they knew they would be defeated yet Meera Kumar's name was put out. They disrespected ex President Ram Nath Kovind and have left no stone unturned to insult the first Dalit woman President of this country.”

July 3, 2024 1:11 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: PM Modi slams Opposition over women safety issues

"The Opposition's selective attitude on atrocities against women is very worrying...I have seen a video from Bengal on social media where a woman was being beaten...The incident which happened in Sandeshkhali....But even the senior leaders (of the opposition) have not said a word about it...," said PM Modi in Rajya Sabha.

July 3, 2024 1:06 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: ‘They have insulted the Upper House,’ says PM Modi

PM Modi said on the Opposition walk-out, “They have insulted the Upper House. The country has defeated them in such a way that they dont have any other option but to scream and shout. Slogans and chaos and running away is their fate now.”

July 3, 2024 1:01 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: Jagdeep Dhankhar on Opposition walking out

Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said, "I urged them the LoP was given adequate time to speak without any interruptions. Today, they did not leave the House behind, they have left behind dignity. Today, they did not show me their back, they showed it to the Constitution of India. They did not insult me or you, they insulted the oath of the Constitution that they took. There can be no bigger insult to the Constitution of India than this...I condemn their conduct...It is an occasion where they have challenged the Indian Constitution. They outraged the spirit of Indian Constitution, they have disregarded the oath they have undertaken...Indian Constitution is not something to hold in your hands, it is the book to way of life. I hope that they will self-introspect and walk the path of duty."

July 3, 2024 12:57 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: PM Modi attacks Congress over farmers' loan waiver

PM Modi said in Rajya Sabha, "During Congress’s tenure, there was a scheme for 60,000 crore farmers' loan waiver but names of the needy small farmers were not even included in the list of beneficiaries."

July 3, 2024 12:50 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: “They can't face the truth,” says PM Modi

As the Opposition walked out, PM Modi said, "The country is watching that those who spread lies do not have the strength to hear the truth. Those who do not have the courage to face truth, do not have courage to listen to the answers to questions that were raised in these discussions. They are insulting the Upper House, the glorious tradition of the Upper House."

July 3, 2024 12:47 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: Opposition walks out at PM Modi attacks INDIA bloc

PM Modi continued his speech and attacks on the INDIA bloc as opposition MPs continued to raise slogans and walked out of the House.

July 3, 2024 12:41 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: Opposition seeks adjournment of Rajya Sabha

Opposition MPs stood up from their seat amid PM Modi's speech, and raised chants of “Rajya Sabha ko radh karo, Jhooth bolna band karo (Adjourn Rajya Sabha, Stop Lying)”

July 3, 2024 12:35 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: Opposition chants ‘LoP, LoP’ amid PM Modi's address

Opposition MPs are sparking an uproar in the Rajya Sabha as PM Modi addressed the MPs, chanting ‘LoP, LoP’ in the middle of his address.

July 3, 2024 12:33 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: ‘People defeated politics of deceit, propaganda’

PM Modi said in Rajya Sabha, “We feel proud of the wisdom and intelligence of the people of this country, in these elections. They defeated propaganda. They prioritised performance. They rejected the politics of deceit and put stamp of victory on the politics of trust.”

July 3, 2024 12:31 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: PM Modi hails ‘Viksit Bharat’ campaign

“This opportunity given to us for the third time by the people of the country is to realise 'Viksit Bharat' and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’,” said PM Narendra Modi.

July 3, 2024 12:28 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: ‘Last 10 years just appetizer,’ says PM Modi

PM Modi said that the last 10 years of the NDA government were just an “appetizer”, and the “main course” of the government is yet to come.

July 3, 2024 12:24 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: Uproar amid PM Modi's address

Opposition leaders are trying to drown out PM Modi's address in the Rajya Sabha by chanting 'LoP ko bolne do (Let leader of opposition speak)" as he addressed the house.

July 3, 2024 12:22 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: ‘Will make India 3rd largest economy’

PM Modi said that in the third NDA term, India will become the third largest economy in the world. He further said that Indian economy went from ten to number five in over the last 10 years.

July 3, 2024 12:18 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: PM Modi hails Constitution of India

PM Modi said that the NDA government is only in power because of the Constitution of India. “I am here because of Babasaheb Ambedkar's Constitution,” he said.

July 3, 2024 12:15 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: PM Modi attacks Congress in Rajya Sabha

PM Modi said in the Rajya Sabha, “I thank my friends in Congress. Who said this will be a 1/3rd government. They are right. We have had a government for 10 years, 20 more are yet to come. I hope it comes true.”

July 3, 2024 12:11 PM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: PM Modi begins address in upper House

PM Modi commenced his address in the Rajya Sabha at 12 noon, hailing NDA's historic third victory in the general elections.

July 3, 2024 11:59 AM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: Lok Sabha adjourned sine die

Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Tuesday night after a fiery discussion on PM Modi's two-hour address on the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address.

July 3, 2024 11:52 AM IST

Rajya Sabha session LIVE: PM Modi's address to commence shortly

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Rajya Sabha at 11 am, after the proceedings of the upper House begin.

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