Parliament LIVE: Govt Tables Aadhaar, J&K Quota Bills in Lok Sabha Amid Uproar

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury questioned the government over inaction in the 2G spectrum and coal scams.

Congress leader in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury: Did you manage to catch anybody in 2G & coal allocation scam? Did you manage to send Sonia Gandhi ji & Rahul Gandhi ji behind the bars? You came to power by calling them thieves, then how are they sitting in the parliament? pic.twitter.com/aOZnDUgAKg

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Sarangi Targets Congress | The Congress made us realise the importance of strong leadership as policy paralysis was a "new norm" during the ten-year rule of the party with the "accidental prime minister" at the helm, Union minister Chandra Sarangi said Monday. Taking on the Congress, Sarangi said ten years of the Congress-led UPA government was that of "misrule" and "full of corruption".

Committee on Welfare of OBC | A separate resolution was also moved to constitute a committee comprising members of both Houses, saying it will be called Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes comprising 30 members - 20 from the Lok Sabha and ten from the Rajya Sabha.

Committee on Welfare of SC/ST | Separate resolutions were also moved to elect 15 members among themselves by the Lok Sabha for the Public Undertakings Committee and 20 members for Committee on Welfare of Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes. It was also proposed that the Rajya Sabha nominate seven and ten members respectively for both these panels.

Meghwal also moved a resolution that MPs of the Lok Sabha elect 15 members among themselves for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and seven members nominated by Rajya Sabha for the same panel.

Process for Setting up Par Panel Initiated | The government initiated the process of setting up various parliamentary panels including the Public Accounts Committee and the Estimates Committee. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal moved a resolution in the Lok Sabha that stated that members of the lower house elect 30 members among themselves for the Estimates Committee.

Replying to a question, he said there are about 120 universities which offer Sanskrit as a subject or  language while there are 15 Sanskrit universities, with three of them being deemed ones fully funded by central governments. There are 1000 traditional Sanskrit colleges affiliates to these universities with about 10 lakh students, he said.

Pokhriyal said the government has launched a special drive to fill up vacancies and is currently engaging guest and part-time faculty to meet the shortage.

Posts Vacant for Sanskrit Teachers | Over 800 posts of teachers of the total 1,748 are lying vacant in Sanskrit universities and institutions funded by central and state governments, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' told Lok Sabha.

Union Minister Pratap Chandra Sarangi commented on the issue of nationalism during his motion of thanks address.

Union Minister Pratap Chandra Sarangi during motion of thanks in Lok Sabha: People who say 'Bharat ke tukde tukde karne tak jung rahegi', & 'Pakistan zindabad, Afzal Guru zindabad', do they have the right to live in this country? pic.twitter.com/0wMoOyPGNZ

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Question Hour in Rajya Sabha | Questions over defence budget were raised in the Upper House as deputy leader of Opposition, Anand Sharma asks if the defence minister will assure the House that the requirements of the armed forces for capital acquisition will be fully met. Responding to the query, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reiterated that he will not compromise of the defence preparedness at any cost. To a question by DMK's TKS Elangovan on modernisation of defence equipment, Rajanth said that necessary steps are being taken.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal introduced The Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019. He lay on table an explanatory statement showing reasons for immediate legislation by promulgation of the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019.

MoS in ministry of micro small and medium enterprises Pratap Sarangi moves motion of thanks on the President's address.

Discussion on Motion of thanks on the President's address underway in Lok Sabha. pic.twitter.com/vSKA1AWbBM

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Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tables the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019.

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has introduced the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha. pic.twitter.com/o9HEJyfSfv

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As Tamil Nadu reels under its worst water crisis, leaders have been seeking divine intervention for rains in the state.The ruling AIADMK on Saturday performed 'yagna' in temples across the state while the opposition DMK staged "empty pot" demonstrations, urging the government to take steps to address the issue. State Municipal Administration Minister S P Velumani Sunday visited a Church and Dargah here and offered prayers.

Meanwhile, as the water woes continue in Tamil Nadu, DMK workers carry out massive protests in Chepak against the state government. Party president MK Stalin also joins the protesters.

All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs stage protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue outside the Parliament with placards that read 'No EVM, We want paper ballot'.

Protests to Rock Parliament | The TMC stages a dharna in front of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi demanding ballot instead of EVMs. Meanwhile, AAP's Sanjay Singh has given a Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over increasing crime in Delhi. RJD MP Manoj Jha said that he has moved a Calling Attention motion in the Upper House over deaths of children in Muzaffarpur. DMK MP TR Baalu has given notice in Lok Sabha over water crisis in Tamil Nadu.

Special Economic Zones Act (Amendment) Bill | Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal to move for leave to introduce a Bill to amend the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005. He will also introduce the Bill.

Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill | Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is likely to table the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019. He will also push for amends to the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002.

This would lead to reservation of state government jobs for Jammu and Kashmir youths, who are from economically weaker sections belonging to any religion or caste.

The bill proposes to give reservation in educational institutions and government jobs to those living within 10 km of the International Border in Jammu on a par with people living along the Line of Control in Kashmir.

Amit Shah's Maiden Speech | The BJP president will also deliver his maiden speech in the Lower House after introducing the bill which had earlier been enforced as an ordinance. The Union cabinet had approved 'The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019' on February 28 and it was cleared by President Ram Nath Kovind.

He will also lay on the table an explanatory statement (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons for immediate legislation by promulgation of the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 (No. 8 of 2019).

Amit Shah to Table J&K Reservation Amendment Bill | As the Budget session of the Parliament resumes on Monday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to table the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, becoming his first legislative business in Parliament after election.