Parliament LIVE Updates: The union minister in the Rajya Sabha said Narendra Modi has done more for the poor and the downtrodden in this country more than any other leader
File image of Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu. Image credit: @DDNewslive
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Veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge is likely to succeed Ghulam Nabi Azad as the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, according to several media reports.
He will be the second person from Karnataka to be the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha.
Azad's term in the Upper House will end on 15 February. Congress will be informing the Rajya Sabha chairman on the appointment.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will respond to the Budget discussion at 2 pm in Rajya Sabha, said Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday.
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Lauding Narendra Modi, under whose leadership India is "among the top six economies in the world", Union Minister Anurag Thakur in the Rajya Sabha said the prime minister has done more for the poor and the downtrodden in this country more than any other leader.
Replying to the Opposition calling this year's Budget as an "Aam Budget" (ordinary Budget) he said it was Modi who gave over 10 crore toilets to the poor and supplied electricity in every village.
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Speaking during the Budget Session in Rajya Sabha on Friday, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that the 2021 Budget sets India on the path of becoming an economic and manufacturing powerhouse.
"This Budget shows a hope to build new India, a stronger India and to build a self-reliant India," Thakur said.
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Taking a swipe at the Opposition over the three agri reforms, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said, "I challenge Congress and Opposition leaders to show where is it written that Mandi and Minimum Support Price system will end."
"There has been a 34.4% increase in capital expenditure in this Budget. We have set a target to make India TB free by 2025," he said.
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On being asked about the eligibility under MGNREGA, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in the Rajya Sabha said that 14 crore job cards have been issued under MGNREGA so far.
"10 crore people are working, and women participation is 52 percent. I can provide district wise data later," said Tomar.
"Whenever demand is created, efforts are on to meet the demands. The Budget has increased, Rs 1,11,000 crore has been allocated and Rs 90,000 crore has been disbursed to the states."
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The last passenger death due to a railway accident happened on 22 March 2019. For the nearly 22 months, we've not had a single passenger death due to train accidents, said Railways Minister Piyush Goyal in Rajya Sabha
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Veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge is likely to succeed Ghulam Nabi Azad as the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, according to several media reports.
He will be the second person from Karnataka to be the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha.
Azad's term in the Upper House will end on 15 February. Congress will be informing the Rajya Sabha chairman on the appointment.
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Manoj Kumar Jha of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in the Rajya Sabha demanded a high level committee be set up in Bihar to probe the "fudging in COVID-19 testing" in the state.
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Trinamool Congress leader Abir Ranjan Biswas gave Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over the "sale of public sector undertakings", reported ANI.
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Maharaja Sanajaoba Leishemba of the BJP asked that the Manipuri language in Manipuri script be included in the Indian currency notes.
Parliament LATEST Updates: Lauding Narendra Modi, under whose leadership India is "among the top six economies in the world", Union Minister Anurag Thakur in the Rajya Sabha said the prime minister has done more for the poor and the downtrodden in this country more than any other leader.
On being asked about the eligibility under MGNREGA, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in the Rajya Sabha said that 14 crore job cards have been issued under MGNREGA so far.
"10 crore people are working, and women participation is 52 percent. I can provide district wise data later," said Tomar.
The finance minister on Friday will respond in the Upper House to the discussion on Union Budget 2021, which she presented on 1 February.
The first leg of the Union Budget session in the Parliament will conclude on Friday, Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu said. Proceedings in the Upper House sitting has been extended till 3 pm.
The sitting for Saturday is cancelled. It was earlier decided that the session would conclude on 13 February instead of on 15 February.
Parliament will stay adjourned till 8 March. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be speaking in the House on Friday.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the government for the three agriculture laws that have triggered protests by farmers at Delhi's borders, saying these legislations will allow industrialists to buy unlimited quantity of foodgrains and hoard them.
Lending his support to the ongoing farmers protests, he said in Lok Sabha that it was not an agitation of the farmers only but a movement of the country and the government will have to repeal the laws.
Rahul also led his party members and those from the TMC and the DMK to observe a two-minute silence by standing to mourn the death of "200 farmers" during the ongoing agitation and said he was doing this as the government has not paid tributes to those who died during the protests.
"The intent of the three laws are to allow industrialists to buy unlimited quantity of foodgrains and hoard them as much as they want," he alleged.
The former Congress president cited the old family planning slogan hum do hamare do to attack the government and said just four-five people are running the country.
"The new farm laws will destroy India's food security system and will hurt rural economy," he said.
The Congress leader also said that the farmers are not going anywhere but will overthrow the government.
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