In the Lok Sabha on Friday, the following bills for are to be considered and passed - Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2018, Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018, New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill, 2018, Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018, Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2017 and National Medical Commission Bill, 2017.
Besides these, discussions on issues relating to Rafale Deal, on natural calamities in various parts of the country, particularly in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Odisha with special reference to cyclones like Gaja, Titli, etc. and Private Members' Business are also scheduled
Rajya Sabha is expected to discuss Private Members' Business.
Glimpses from the protests outside the Parliament
AIADMK Lok Sabha MPs who are suspended along with party's Rajya Sabha MPs protesting at Parliament. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena
BJP MPs from south India protesting at Parliament. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena
Left party MPs protesting at Parliament against the BJP-Congress violence against Supreme Court Verdict on allowing entry women of all ages in to Sabarimala Temple. | Photo Credit: The Hindu
DMK MP Kanimozhi speaks on the Women's reservation bill. Throughout life, women have to live with the decisions of men, she says. In the Parliament too, they have been doing this, it's time we changed this, she adds.
DMK is for women, and we support the bill, she adds.
Viplov Thakur, INC Himachal Pradesh, reminiscences Rajiv Gandhi's initiative in implementing the 33% reservation for women at local bodies. She says it is important that the House pass this bill so that women can stand shoulder to shoulder with men in the Parliament.
Continuing with the questions on distribution of resources among States, M. Thambi Durai says that our country has moved from socialism to capitalism, so Ambani's and Adani's are given a chance to develop the country as you deem they are best fit for the job. But you are not ready to extend the same courtesy to southern States. He also brings up the point that the Centre owes Tamil Nadu a large amount to compensate for the implementation of GST.
AIADMK members walkout as a protest against the construction of dam across Cauvery, as Chairman Venkaiah Naidu says this is the proper way to conduct things, if you can't talk things out in the Parliament then best you walk out. She says that
Jaya Bachchan talks about women's reservation bill. The bill in the present form is cosmetic and favours only rich and urban women, she says.
Telugu Desham Party extends its full support for the bill.
Dr. Shashi Tharoor and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley spar on the use of the 2011 population census by the 15th Finance Commission as a basis for the devolution of taxes from the Central government to the States