Parliament: Opposition parties give suspension notice in RS; Ghulam Nabi Azad retires as member
The Lower House will resume proceedings at 4 pm.
Both Houses of Parliament will resume proceedings on Tuesday, a day after witnessing heated exchanges over the new farm laws.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to speak in the Lok Sabha. The Lower House of Parliament has been adjourned till 4 pm.
Meanwhile, four Opposition parties, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Aam Aadmi Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Shiv Sena have given Suspension of Business Notice in the Rajya Sabha over “the plight of protesting farmers in Delhi”.
The Lok Sabha proceedings on Monday, which went on till midnight, descended into chaos after Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra brought up the sexual harassment allegations against a former chief justice of India. In the Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the farmers to end their agitation, assuring them that the government will not dismantle the minimum support price regime.
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11.44 am: As Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad retires from the Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says that the person replacing him will have difficulty to match him, reports ANI.
Modi also broke into tears while reminiscing a past incident, involving Azad.
#WATCH: PM Modi gets emotional while reminiscing an incident involving Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, during farewell to retiring members in Rajya Sabha. pic.twitter.com/vXqzqAVXFT
— ANI (@ANI) February 9, 2021
10.41 am: The Rajya Sabha bids farewell to Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is retiring on February 15, reports The Hindu. Since the legislature is under suspended animation, no new MP will replace him in the House, Rajya Sabha Chairperson Venkaiah Naidu says.
“Ghulam Nabi Azad has been a voice of sanity,” Naidu adds. “He has served for as many as 28 years. He is one of the veterans of the House...I have benefited richly from his suggestions. As a Chairman, i will miss his services.”
10.29 am: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan says all steps are being taken to control the coronavirus pandemic, reports The Hindu. The Centre is also providing financial support to the states and the PM-Cares fund is supporting the vaccination program, he adds.
10.28 am: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will make a suo motu statement at 11.30 am on the Uttarakhand disaster in the Rajya Sabha today, reports The Hindu.
9.10 am: Four Opposition parties, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Aam Aadmi Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Shiv Sena have given Suspension of Business Notice in the Rajya Sabha over “the plight of protesting farmers in Delhi”, reports ANI.
9.07 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to reply to the motion of thanks to President Ram Nath Kovind’s address in the Lok Sabha tomorrow, reports the Hindustan Times. The Lower House of Parliament has been adjourned till 4pm today.
9.05 am: Congress MP Manish Tewari has given Adjournment Motion Notice in the Lok Sabha over the three farm laws.
9.01 am: Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav has given Zero Hour notice in the Rajya sabha over “direct recruitment for the post of joint secretary in Central government”.
9.00 am: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Harnath Singh Yadav has given Zero Hour notice in the Rajya Sabha over “use of Hindi and other languages in Supreme Court and High Courts”.
8.57 am: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to address the Lok Sabha today, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his speech in the Rajya Sabha, reports India Today.
8.55 am: The Rajya Sabha will bid farewell to the Leader of the Opposition and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is retiring on February 15, when his term comes to an end, reports India Today.
8.52 am: The Lok Sabha proceedings descended into chaos on Monday after Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra brought up the sexual harassment allegations against a former chief justice of India, saying that the judiciary was no longer sacred.
The remarks were later expunged from the House records, according to some reports.