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Parliament monsoon session live updates: Discussion on price rise under way in Rajya Sabha
Amid the continuous demand from the opposition, the Rajya Sabha will discuss the issue of price rise today. The government will also move 'The Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022' for passing and consideration. Stay with TOI for all live updatesRead Less
Short duration discussion on the rising prices of essential items underway in Rajya Sabha
Chief Ministers of each of the States included in the Zone and two other Ministers of each such State to be nominated by the Governor and if there is no Council of Ministers in any such State, three members from that State to be nominated by the President: MoS Home Nityanand Rai
5 Zonal Councils, Northern, Central, Eastern, Western & Southern Zonal Council have been set up under the States Reorganization Act, 1956, The States Reorganisation Act 1956 provides that the Zonal Councils shall consist of A Union Minister to be nominated by President: MoS Home
There is no such proposal: MoS Home Nityanand Rai on the question of whether there is any proposal to bring the census into a concurrent list and allow the State Government to do the census.
There is no such proposal: MoS Home Nityanand Rai on the question of whether there is any proposal to bring the census into a concurrent list and allow the State Government to do the census.
From 2019 to 2021, 81 Chinese nationals were given 'Leave India Notice' while 117 were deported. 726 were placed on the adverse list for violating visa conditions and the other illegal acts: MoS Home in Lok Sabha
As per information received from Ministry of Education, Gurumukhi is not a language, rather a script for Punjabi language. NEP 2020 focuses on promotion of all Indian Languages including Scheduled Non-Scheduled Languages and other languages: MoS Home Nityanand Rai to Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon after opposition members demand suspension of business to discuss inflation, GST rate hikes etc
We will be meeting again on August 5 regarding vice-presidential polls: Union minister Pralhad Joshi on party's parliamentary meet
BJP chief discussed 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' & programmes to be conducted from Aug 9 to 15, including campaigning for 'Har Ghar Tiranga'. Various cultural programmes will be conducted. Tiranga bike rally for MPs to be taken out from Red Fort to Parliament:Union min Pralhad Joshi
Union minister Pralhad Joshi appeals to MPs of all parties to attend 'Tiranga bike rally' from Red Fort to Parliament Wednesday morning
Parliamentary party meeting of BJP underway in the Parliament Library building
Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha on the issue of unemployment.
BJP leaders arrive at the Parliament Library building to attend the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting
RS to take up discussion on price rise today
Amid the continuous demand from the opposition, the Rajya Sabha will discuss the issue of price rise on Tuesday.The government will also move 'The Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022' for passing and consideration.As per the revised list of business of the Rajya Sabha, Elamaram Kareem, Bikash Bhattacharya, John Brittas, A.A. Rahim, V. Sivadasan, Keshava Rao, K.R. Suresh Reddy, B. Lingaiah Yadav, Derek O' Brien, Mausam Noor, Santanu Sen, Rajni Ashikrao Patil, Phulo Devi Netam, Fauzia Khan, Manoj Kumar Jha and P.Wilson will raise a discussion on the rising prices of essential items.
Inflation debated: One of the demands of the opposition was to debate rising prices. It happened in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The Rajya Sabha will debate it today. Congress MP Manish Tewari initiated the debate. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman replied to the debate. The arguments were on expected lines.
In the Rajya Sabha, the suspension of 20 MPs was for the last week only while the four Lok Sabha members — Manickam Tagore, Jothimani, Ramya Haridas and TN Prathapan (all from the Congress) — had been suspended for the entire session.
Parliament is back to business, or is it?
A breakthrough: It was anticipated that Monday could bring Parliament back to business, at least partially. The day began with usual disruptions in both the houses. But by the afternoon, an agreement was reached and the suspension of four Lok Sabha MPs was revoked. But this came only after Speaker Om Birla secured an assurance that the opposition members would not bring placards to the house.
India continues to be fastest growing economy in assessment of global agencies: Sitharaman
Emphasizing on the Centre's measures to tide over the global economic slowdown, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said India continues to be the fastest growing economy in the assessment of international agencies.In her reply to the debate on price rise at the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said, "Repeatedly in the assessment of global agencies, India remains the fastest growing economy. This House irrespective of the party should feel proud of the country and its people. State governments have helped."
Their farmer policies are wrong, people's businesses have shut down. Malnutrition has risen, I think most in Gujarat. But they're blind to it. If they only care about how it was during the previous government's time, why remove them at all?: Badal
