Unfortunately, proceedings of the House hit a new low with papers being snatched from the Minister and torn into pieces, said Rajya Sabha Chairman.Parliament Session Live Updates Today: TMC MP Shantanu Sen, who yesterday snatched statement papers from the hands of IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and flung it towards the chair after tearing it, has been suspended from the Rajya Sabha. He was suspended for rest of the monsoon session after MoS Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan moved a motion to suspend him. The motion was adopted by the voice vote and he was suspended while other TMC MPs objected to the move. “I’m deeply distressed by the course of events in House. Unfortunately, proceedings of the House hit a new low with papers being snatched from the Minister and torn into pieces. Such actions are clear assault on our Parliamentary democracy,” said Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu.
IT Minister today hit out at the TMC over the incident. “TMC has culture of violence in Bengal. They’re trying to bring the same to Parliament. What message do they want to give to the next generation of Parliamentarians?” questioned Vaishnaw. Both the houses face adjournments today as opposition continues to create ruckus. On the other hand, four Lok Sabha MPs, three from the BJP and one from the JD(U) were scheduled to move Private Members’ Bills on population control in the lower house today. However, the house was adjourned till Monday 11 am following an uproar by the Opposition over Pegasus issue. The Rajya Sabha has also been adjourned till Monday.
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The publishers (of 'Pegasus Project' report) themselves are saying that it's not necessary that phones of the people whose names appeared on the list were tapped... No one takes Rahul Gandhi seriously & his allegations have no factual basis: BJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi
Rajya Sabha adjourned till Monday, 11 am
Rahul Gandhi's comment that his phone is tapped is irresponsible. His strategy has been that the Parliament should not work. He does not believe in the progress of the nation. If he feels his phone is tapped then he can ask for an investigation: Col Rajyavardhan Rathore, BJP
Parliament Live Updates Today: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2.30 pm
Pegasus is a weapon that is supposed to be used against terrorists. The PM & HM have used this weapon against the Indian state & against our institutions. The only word for this is treason. This has to be investigated & the HM has to resign: Rahul Gandhi
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Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday, 26th July amid uproar and protests in the House over 'Pegasus Project' media report and other issues.
Leader of House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal calls an opposition party meet at 12:15 pm over the incident where TMC MP Santanu Sen snatched papers from hands of IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw & tore them in the House yesterday. Sen has been suspended from the House for the entire session
We've two agenda items: Citizen's data privacy & security and cybersecurity. This issue ('Pegasus Project' media report) comes under these agendas. Standing committee has right to question govt secretaries. We demand a sitting SC judge-led judicial probe: Congress' Shashi Tharoor
PM has said many times not to politicise vaccination programme. It's our aim to vaccinate every 18+ citizen in the country. This is not the time to do politics: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in Lok Sabha
My phone was tapped. It's not a matter of Rahul Gandhi's privacy. I'm an Oppn leader, I raise the voices of people. This is an attack on voices of the people. Home Minister should resign & there should be a Supreme Court inquiry against Narendra Modi: Rahul Gandhi on 'Pegasus'