The Monsoon session of Parliament saw 20 bills being passed by the two Houses, out of which 22 were introduced in the Lok Sabha and one in the Rajya Sabha, according to an official release. The 20 bills passed by the two Houses includes four bills related to Goods and Services Tax[Read More…]
Tag: Monsoon Session
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Election: A Knife-edge Election
On Penultimate day of Monsoon Session i.e 9th of August, Election for the post of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha will be held. The chance of a contest is high as opposition may not agree to the consensus candidate citing an example of Lok Sabha where the Speaker is from[Read More…]
No-confidence motion: Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi, then hugs him
Political battle lines drew deeper in the Lok Sabha monsoon session as Congress chief Rahul Gandhi slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi government over a list of issues amid the no-confidence motion debate on Friday, July 20. While the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government was expected to have a[Read More…]
Mob Lynching: Rajnath for social media checks, opposition walks out
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for the first time admitted in the Lok Sabha on Thursday that fake news on social media has resulted in many mob lynching incidents in the country, saying the government has asked service providers to put a check on rumour mongering on social[Read More…]
Know about no-confidence motion?
After four years of chairing the ruling seat of the government, Narendra Modi faced the first no-confidence motion from the opposition, approved by the Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan. On Wednesday, the first day of the monsoon session, the Congress and TDP gave notice of the motion of no confidence,[Read More…]
Parliament’s Monsoon Session Live Updates: BJP issues whip to its MP for defeating no-confidence motion
Union Cabinet approves Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2018 in Lok Sabha Meanwhile, in Lok Sabha the Union Cabinet has approved the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2018 to set up the Central University of Andhra Pradesh. Rajya Sabha stands adjourned until Thursday The proceedings of the House come to an end and the Rajya Sabha is[Read More…]
Monsoon Session: Triple Talaq Bill, OBC Commission to be govt’s top agenda
New Delhi: Parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar has called an all-party meeting on Tuesday for discussing the agenda for the monsoon session with them. Eyeing towards a “fruitful” monsoon session of Parliament, the Government has already reached out to the Opposition, assuring it to debate on any subject of their choice, two ruling[Read More…]
Monsoon session: Kapil Sibal denounces lynchings, calls them ‘grotesque violence’
Discussions on issues of national importance continued in the Rajya Sabha on the fourth day of the monsoon session of Parliament. Debates and discussions were held on issues like H1-B visa, India-China border standoff and mob lynchings. The Opposition led by Congress targeted the ruling BJP, where former law minister,[Read More…]
Monsoon Session of Parliament: Lok Sabha adjourned for the day
After paying obituary to victims of the Amarnath attack and former members of the Parliament, the Lok Sabha was adjourned on Monday. The Monsoon Session of the Parliament, which began today, will continue till 11 August. Issues like border standoff with China, J&K and Darjeeling unrest, impact of GST are[Read More…]
Monsoon session of Parliament likely to commence from July 12, final call yet to made
The monsoon session of parliament is likely to begin from July 12, which is five days before the date of Presidential elections. According to government sources, the session will start from July 12 and will conclude on August 11, as proposed before the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA). Read[Read More…]
People chant Arhar Modi, not har har Modi: Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi attacked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government on Thursday in the Lok Sabha saying it has forgotten its promises, none of which have been fulfilled in the last two years. On the issue of rising prices of pulses, potatoes and tomatoes, he challenged the government to[Read More…]
GST, Kashmir and Arunachal to ensure a stormy Monsoon Session
The Monsoon session of parliament which began today, will see government push for the GST bill. On Sunday, in the wake of the session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an all-party meeting asking party men to keep “national interest” in mind and not worry about the credit. On one hand[Read More…]
Congress set to rake up Arunachal in Parliament
Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi confirms the party will protest the “subversion of democracy” during the Monsoon Session. Referring to the Supreme Court’s intervention in Arunachal Pradesh, she said the BJP should refrain from engineering destabilisation of elected governments. “The house needs to discuss where we are heading,” she added.
Monsoon Session to be from July 18 to Aug 12
Union parliamentary affairs minister Venkaiah Naidu said the Monsoon Session will be held from July 18 to August 12. The BJP government is confident the Goods and Services Tax Bill will be tabled and passed in this session. There are 45 bills pending in the Rajya Sabha and 5 in[Read More…]