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Parliament Session LIVE Updates |Film industry being harassed to divert attention from issues: Jaya Bachchan in RS
Parliament Monsoon Session 2020 LIVE: The 18-day Monsoon Session of Parliament is being held amid unprecedented precautionary measures against COVID-19 due to a continuing spike in cases.
Parliament Monsoon Session 2020 LIVE: Today is the second day of the 18-day Monsoon Session of Parliament which began from September 14, under the shadow of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The session is being held amid many firsts, including sitting of the two Houses in shifts without any off day, entry only to those having a negative COVID-19 report and compulsory wearing of masks during the session. Barring on the first day, Rajya Sabha will convene in morning shift from 9 am till 1 pm, and Lok Sabha in evening shift from 3 pm to 7 pm. It will continue till October 1. For the Monsoon Session, the government has listed 38 new legislations for consideration and passage including 11 bills replacing ordinances. There are also 20 other bills pending in either Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha. The issues of ongoing standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), government's handling of the novel coronavirus pandemic and economic slowdown are likely to dominate the session with the opposition demanding a discussion on them.
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Parliament Monsoon Session 2020 LIVE | Speaking on the Aircraft Amendment Bill, TMC MP Dinesh Trivedi congratulates Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri for helping Indians stuck abroad to come back to India via Vande Bharat flights. Trivedi urges the government to not to sell Air India. “Bring Indians in Silicon Valley back to India and take India forward. That is how we will become Atmanirbhar Bharat," he said.
Parliament Monsoon Session 2020 LIVE | Congress MP KC Venugopal alleges that the government went against advice given by its own departments to enable privatisation of airports. “It will lead to monopolisation of one company on running airports,” he said
Parliament Monsoon Session 2020 LIVE | Union Home Minister Amit Shah to move the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The Bill amends the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 1952.
Parliament Monsoon Session 2020 LIVE | Discussions start in Rajya Sabha after Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri introduces the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The Bill is to amend the Aircraft Act,1934.
Parliament Monsoon Session 2020 LIVE | Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to speak in Rajya Sabha on circumstances which had necessitated immediate legislation by The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020.
Parliament Monsoon Session 2020 LIVE | "Entertainment industry provides direct employment to 5 lakh people. The industry is being harassed to divert attention from issues. It has always come forward to help the government in its endeavors. I request you to support the industry," Samajwadi Party MP, Jaya Bachchan in Rajya Sabha
Parliament Monsoon Session 2020 LIVE | Bills to be taken up in Rajya Sabha today :
-The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2020
-The Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020
-The National Commission for Allied & Healthcare Professions Bill, 2020
-The Institute of Teaching & Research in Ayurveda Bill, 2020
-The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Parliament Monsoon Session 2020 LIVE | Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan gives Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha over 'alleged conspiracy to defame film industry'.
Parliament Monsoon Session 2020 LIVE | Today is the second day of the 18-day Monsoon Session of Parliament which began from September 14, under the shadow of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.