Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday hit out at the government over high unemployment rate in the country and said the Union Budget 2022-23 failed to address the concerns of the poor. They said the Budget was only intended to benefit big corporate houses.
The discussions are scheduled to continue in the Parliament today.
Here are the latest updates:
Zero hour begins
Manoj Jha (RJD) urges the House to open all universities and colleges. He says that many students don’t have digital access to education.
Rajya Sabha proceedings begin
The House convenes at 10 am. Papers are being laid on the table.
List of Business in Rajya Sabha (10:00 am)
1. Papers to be laid on the table
2. Report of Standing Committee on Home Affairs
3. Reports of study visit of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
4. Further general discussion on the Union Budget
5. Statements by Ministers
6. Question Hour
List of Business in Lok Sabha (4:00 pm)
1. Question Hour
2. Papers to be laid on the table
3. Reports of study visit of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
4. Further general discussion on the Union Budget
5. Report of Standing Committee on Home Affairs
6. Matters under Rule 377
Day 8 recap
Ladakh MP further said Galwan valley is a large region and India had lost most of it during Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's regime.
Nirmala Sitharaman, replying to a query, says the amount of Rs. 1 lakh crore is above the States' borrowing limits and will be given for a period of 50 years with zero interest.
Aam Aadmi Party's Chief Ministerial candidate for Punjab Assembly polls and MP Bhagwant Mann raised the issue of pending cases against people involved in the farmers protest against the three farm laws (now repealed).
Discussion on the Union Budget was held in both the Houses.