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Parliament monsoon session live updates: Lok Sabha withdraws suspension of 4 Congress MPs, begins debate on price rise
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Aug 01, 2022, 14:50:49 IST
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Parliament monsoon session live updates: Lok Sabha withdraws suspension of 4 Congress MPs, begins debate on price rise

Both Houses of Parliament have resumed proceedings after staying adjourned till 2pm amid huge uproar by Opposition leaders. Besides the Lower House revoking the suspension of four Congress MPs, it started debate on price rise. Stay with TOI for all live updatesRead Less

14:50 (IST) Aug 01

Country has double-digit inflation for the last 14 months, it's highest in 30 years. Consumer food price index is skyrocketting. GST increased on daily use things like rice, curd, paneer and on pencils and sharpeners, the government is not sparing even children.

Manish Tewari, Congress leader

14:48 (IST) Aug 01

Congress MPs walk to the House after withdrawal of suspension

14:46 (IST) Aug 01

Parliament passes Bill on weapons of mass destruction

Parliament on Monday passed The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill, 2022.

14:44 (IST) Aug 01

TMC MPs protest on Parliament premises

Trinamool Congress MPs held a protest on Parliament premises on Monday, demanding discussion on issue of safety of women in the House.

14:35 (IST) Aug 01

Debate on price rise in Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha on Monday took up the issue of price rise for discussion.

14:34 (IST) Aug 01

Congress Lok Sabha MPs Manickam Tagore, Ramya Haridas and S Jothimani walk to the house after their suspension was revoked

14:20 (IST) Aug 01

Lok Sabha withdraws the suspension of 4 Congress MPs

Motion to remove the suspension of MPs have been passed in the Lok Sabha. Suspension revoked. Deadlock ends in Lok Sabha.

14:14 (IST) Aug 01

Lok Sabha Speaker appeals to the members of the House to refrain from bringing placards to the House.

The Speaker says if members bring placards and protest in the House, he will be forced to act against them. "We want all members to take part in the proceedings of the House," he said.

13:23 (IST) Aug 01

'Ready to revoke suspensions'

The government on Monday said it's ready to revoke the suspension of Lok Sabha members, if the Congress leader in the House commits that none of their members will bring placards and the leader should extend apologies.

13:22 (IST) Aug 01

Leader of House Piyush Goyal said Opposition parties did not allow the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to function despite times being fixed for discussion on price rise.

12:46 (IST) Aug 01

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid sloganeering by Opposition MPs in the House.

12:24 (IST) Aug 01

We request issues regarding inflation and joblessness should be discussed. Discussion on notices given by members should also be conducted. We want to discuss whatever's going on in Jharkhand, Maharashtra and in Gujarat where people have died.

Mallikarajun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha

12:23 (IST) Aug 01

'Voice of the Opposition stifled'

The people of the country are watching how the voice of the Opposition is being stifled using government machinery, Shiv Sena MP Anil Desai said in Parliament on Monday.

12:21 (IST) Aug 01

The government is ready to discuss every subject in the House, but the Opposition is not ready to discuss and create a ruckus.

Anurag Thakur, Union minister

12:16 (IST) Aug 01

LoP Mallikarjun Kharge speaks in Rajya Sabha

12:14 (IST) Aug 01

Leader of House, Piyush Goyal, appeals to the Opposition to allow the House to run smoothly.

12:13 (IST) Aug 01

Slogans in Upper House

Hardeep Singh Puri is currently speaking in the Upper House of Parliament, while Opposition leaders keep raising slogans

12:09 (IST) Aug 01

Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2pm.

12:08 (IST) Aug 01

Opposition continues to protest, raise slogans in Rajya Sabha.

12:02 (IST) Aug 01

Bothe houses have resumed proceedings after being adjourned till 12 pm.

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