Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: Will govt recognise cryptocurrency? asks Congress

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Updated: December 13, 2021 1:20:33 pm

Winter Session of Parliament 2021 Live News: The Centre is also scheduled to present the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha today. 

Winter Session of Parliament 2021 Live News: The Centre is also scheduled to present the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha today. 

Parliament Winter Session Live News: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju will move ‘The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill 2021 in Rajya Sabha for consideration and passage today. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on December 8. The Centre is also scheduled to present the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha today.

Meanwhile, the Opposition is expected to continue its protest against the suspension of the 12 Rajya Sabha MPs. The government has said that it is ready to revoke the suspension if the MPs apologise to the House, but the latter have remained defiant saying they were not at fault.

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Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will move the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha.

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    Will govt recognise cryptocurrency? asks Congress

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    12:32 (IST)13 Dec 2021
    Sonia Gandhi raises objection to "blatantly misogynist" passage in CBSE Class 10 exam

    Congress president Sonia Gandhi raises objection in Lok Sabha to "blatantly misogynist" passage in CBSE Class 10 exam; demands apology. Sonia Gandhi demands immediate withdrawal of objectionable question in CBSE exam, review by Education Ministry into "gravest lapse".

    12:09 (IST)13 Dec 2021
    Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm

    Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm following uproar by Opposition members of the House

    11:27 (IST)13 Dec 2021
    Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon
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    10:05 (IST)13 Dec 2021
    Oppn demands revocation of suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs
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    09:52 (IST)13 Dec 2021
    Manish Tewari gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha

    Congress MP Manish Tewari has given the adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha over the issue of inflation.

    Even though the Rajya Sabha was repeatedly adjourned in the first week of the proceedings owing to the opposition's protest, it has recorded a productivity of 52.50 per cent so far, an improvement of 5.6 per cent over that of the first week, according to news agency ANI.