Parliament LIVE: Four TDP Rajya Sabha MPs to quit party\, join BJP\, reports suggest

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Jun 20, 2019 05:15 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com

Parliament LIVE: Four TDP Rajya Sabha MPs to quit party, join BJP, reports suggest

Live updates of the Parliament session. President Ram Nath Kovind addressed a joint sitting earlier

  • Update: Four Rajya Sabha MPs from TDP are on their way to Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, according to News18. One of the MPs, TG Venkatesh told news agency ANI that he is leaving TDP to join BJP.  "I have been a former member of ABVP & BJYM (BJP youth wing)," he said. 

  • Just In | Four of TDP's six Rajya Sabha MPs are set to join the BJP, News18 has reported quoting sources. 

  • The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned for the day. It will convene again tomorrow.

  • Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan is laying a number of Bills on the table, including the triple talaq bill; The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019; The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2019; and The Companies (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2019, among others.

  • Rajya Sabha: Thawar Chand Gehlot has been recognised as Leader of House.

  • PM Modi is introducing the Council of Ministers in the Rajya Sabha. 

  • The Rajya Sabha has convened for the first time in this session of Parliament.

  • Vice President Venkaiah Naidu is now reading a few paragraph from the President’s address, in English. President Kovind’s speech was in Hindi.

  • President Kovind has concluded his address to the joint sitting of Parliament. Both Houses of Parliament will convene in a short while.

  • It is the need of the hour to bring in a ‘One nation, One election’ system that will help speed up the country’s progress: President Kovind

  • My government has decided that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) process will be implemented in areas which are facing the problem of infiltration, on priority basis: President Kovind

  • Our scientists are preparing for 'Chandrayaan-2'. It will be India's first spacecraft to reach the Moon. We are also working to send the first Indian to space in 'Gaganyaan' by 2022: President Kovind

  • India will host the G20 Summit in 2022: President Kovind

  • Solar energy plays an important role in reducing the effects of climate change and global warming. The International Solar Alliance has been formed with India’s active efforts. Through this organization, India is contributing significantly to the development of solar energy in developing countries of the world: President Kovind

  • The President has hailed implementation of RERA, Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).

    He has also called on state governments to use Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) as much as possible.

  • Under the Prime Minister's Mudra Yojana, about 19 crore loans have been given for self-employment. The scheme will now be expanded to 30 crore people: President Kovind

  • Efforts to simplify the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will continue: President Kovind

  • My government has set a target of 50,000 start-ups by 2024: President Kovind

  • To ensure equal rights for all sisters and daughters of our country, eradication of malpractices such as triple talaq and 'Nikah-Halala' is necessary. I would request all members to extend their support to these efforts, to make lives of our sisters and daughters more dignified: President Kovind

  • My government is working to bring banking services to the doorsteps of the countrymen: President Kovind

  • President Kovind has hailed the Ayushman Bharat scheme.

  • Today, India is second in the world in the field of fishery. Our country has the ability to become first. That is why the government is committed to a 'Blue Revolution'. A separate department has been constituted for overall development of fish farming: President Kovind

  • By 2022, the farmers’ income would be doubled. For this, a number of steps have been taken in the past five years: President Kovind

  • The President has highlighted efforts made by the Centre to improve agriculture in the country.

  • President Kovind has said that the country needs to work toward water conservation just as efforts are being made towards cleanliness.

  • President Kovind is talking about the Centre’s recent decision to extend the PM-KISAN scheme to all farmers.