Parliament Monsoon Session HIGHLIGHTS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his address in the Rajya Sabha. (RSTV screengrab)
The statutory resolution on extending President’s rule by another six months with effect from July 3, 2019, was approved by Rajya Sabha on Monday.
The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019, was also passed by the Upper House. The bill proposes to give quota benefits in jobs and educational institutions to people living near the state’s International Border.
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On extending the President’s rule in Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Centre has no option but to extend the rule for six months as the Election Commission intends to hold assembly polls there towards the end of the year.
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Parliament Monsoon Session HIGHLIGHTS: A view of the Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (RSTV/PTI Photo)
The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till tomorrow.
The statutory resolution on extending President's rule by another six months with effect from July 3, 2019 was approved by Rajya Sabha.
J&K Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 has also been passed.
While addressing the Rajya Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, "We do not want to mislead people on Nehru but lessons have to be learned from historical blunders".
"All Kashmir problems due to Nehru declaring ceasefire when one-third of Kashmir was with Pakistan," he added
Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and RJD leader Manoj Jha said that the central govt wants to spread misinformation against Nehru among the Indian public. This is wrong. This is not our intention and never will be. But, the nations which don't learn from their mistakes in history don't have a bright future.
Home Minister Amit Shah said that the BJP snapped ties with PDP when realised separatism was being encouraged.
"We reopened schools, provided cooking gas, built toilets, provided electricity during President's rule in Jammu and
Kashmir," Shah added.
Replying to Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, Shah said, "We don't prefer ruling through president's rule in J&K as you said, with God's grace and Modi ji's popularity we have enough state govts, 16 in total. So, it was due to security concerns that elections were not held".
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that elections in Jammu & Kashmir were not held along with the Lok Sabha polls due to security concerns.
He also said that the BJP ended its alliance with the PDP for the people of Kashmir.
"I reiterate today that Modi led government is also working on Atal ji's path of Jamuriyat, Kashmiriyat, & insaniyat," Shah said.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Narendra Modi-led government has zero tolerance towards terrorism. He also said that everyone knows Kashmir is ours and no one take Kashmir away from India.
Home Minister Amit Shah starts his address by extending his condolences to victims of the J&K bus accident that occurred today.
Extending his support for the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said that not only does he support the bill, but demands that quota should be raised to 5-6 per cent instead of three percent.
Lok Sabha adjourned till 11:00 am tomorrow.
BJP MP Tapir Gao on Monday demanded that the government should provide reservation to people living in border areas of Arunachal Pradesh on lines of the legislation for Jammu and Kashmir.
Participating in a debate in Lok Sabha, BJP MP from Arunachal East Tapir Gao said that to provide equal facilities and opportunities to people living in border areas of Arunachal Pradesh, the government should introduce a legislation similar to the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019. (PTI)
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh Monday said that it is a waste of time to discuss who is behind the current condition of Jammu and Kashmir. He also said that the was Section 370 was implemented initiated has changed drastically. He said that over 350 clauses of the article have been changed since its implementation.
Opposition members in Lok Sabha on Monday demanded that a Bill related to reservation in filling vacant position in central universities be referred to the Standing Committee for a comprehensive review.
Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Bill 2019, which seek to replace an Ordinance issued in March, will help filling about 8,000 existing vacancies in 41 central universities.
The Bill proposes to make university as a unit rather than a department for the purpose of providing reservation for filling teachers' position in central education institutions. (PTI)
"The statutory resolution (to extend President's rule in J&K) moved by the government has to be supported, YSR Congress supports it," YSRCP's Vijaysai Reddy said in the upper house.
Nearly a month after the fatal crash of an Anton-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Arunachal Pradesh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Monday said that the accident rate per 10,000 flying hours in the IAF has come down from 1.04 in 1999 to 0.33 in 2019. Rajnath was speaking in the Rajya Sabha during the question hour earlier. READ MORE HERE
Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut extended his support to extend President's rule in Jammu and Kashmir for six months.
He said that the entire country stands with the state.
Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut is currently addressing the Rajya Sabha.
Opposing the resolution to extend the President's rule in J&K, CPI(M) leader KK Ragesh accused the central govt of dividing people along communal lines and alienating the people of Kashmir.
All private and special category schools are mandated to admit in Class 1 or below at least 25 per cent students belonging to weaker sections and disadvantaged groups, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Pokhriyal said the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act came into effect from April 1, 2010 and the Act makes elementary education a fundamental right of all children in the age group of 6-14 years.
"Section 12 of the Act mandates all private aided, Special Category schools and private unaided schools to admit in Class 1 or below to the extent of at least 25 per cent of the strength of that class, children belonging to weaker sections and disadvantaged groups and provide free and compulsory education till its completion," he said during Question Hour. (PTI)
DMK member T R Baalu criticised the Union government in the Lok Sabha on Monday over the issue of drilling in the delta region, saying it yields little oil but hurts farmers.
As he protested against the "unruly and unlawful" action of the government, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said it will not do anything forcefully and invited DMK members for a transparent discussion on the issue.
Home Minister Amit Shah to speak in Rajya Sabha on The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 at 7 pm today.
RJD leader Manoj Kumar Jha says he is in support of President's Rule and the Jammu & Kashmir Reservation Amendment Bill.
Extending his party's support to both bills currently being discussed in the Rajya Sabha, JDU'S Ram Chandra Prasad Singh said that he had the opportunity to work during President rule and claimed that a lot of work happens during it.
Offering support, BJD's Prasanna Acharya said that since the President's rule in the state is ending tomorrow, it is crucial to extend it.
My party will support this resolution so that elections are held in J&K, TMC MP Derek O'Brien said. He also asked Home minister Amit Shah that if LS election can be held in Jammu and Kashmir then why can't the government hold Assembly polls.
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Ram Gopal Yadav announces in Rajya Sabha that the party will support the extension by six months of the President's rule in Jammu & Kashmir which is ending tomorrow.
Congress MP from Himachal Viplove Thakur said in the house that if LS election can take place in Jammu Kashmir then why cannot the assembly elections held simultaneously.
"Do not make excuses like Ramzan and Amarnath to not hold assembly polls," she said in the house.
Meanwhile, proceedings in Lok Sabha have resumed. It is currently being addressed by Congress leader of Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary.
Introducing the Bill, Shah urged the members of the Upper House to ensure a better life for the people, living in areas along the international border in the state. He also expressed hopes that the Rajya Sabha will understand the current state of affairs and vote in favour of the bill.
"I have brought the proposal to extend by six months the President's rule in Jammu and Kashmir which is ending tomorrow," Amit Shah said, as he introduced The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Upper House.
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar in Rajya Sabha reacted on assault on forest officers in Telangana. he said, "We are taking it very seriously because this can not be tolerated. We as regulators will do whatever is possible."
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been adjourned till 2 pm.
The DMK on Monday named two party nominees for the Rajya Sabha election, effectively quashing speculations of former prime minister Manmohan Singh being fielded from Tamil Nadu with its support. DMK president M K Stalin announced that the third seat was being allotted to ally MDMK, in line with its pre-poll agreement with the Vaiko-founded party. According to a statement from Stalin, party trade union leader M Shanmugam and senior advocate P Wilson are the nominees for the biennial election, slated on July 18. "The other seat is being allotted to MDMK as agreed upon earlier," Stalin said. The DMK had agreed to allot one Rajya Sabha seat to the MDMK as part of their pre-poll agreement for the Lok Sabha election.
Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat answered a question on linking of rivers to address the water scarcity problem in the country. A member then asked him about recharging groundwater, to which the minister replied that the government is mapping all aquifers.
As the Rajya Sabha convened, LJP leader and BJP ally Ram Vilas Paswan, who was elected to the Upper House unchallenged from Bihar, took the oath of office.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fifty-eighth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.
Bills for consideration and passing in Rajya Sabha today:
# The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019
# The Homeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Bills for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha:
# The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Bill 2019
# The Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2019
DMK announces names of three candidates for Rajya Sabha - MDMK chief Vaiko, former additional advocate general P Wilson and party’s Labour Progressive Federation general secretary M Shanmugham.
Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has given Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha over reduction of interest rate in small saving scheme.
DMK MP TR Balu has given Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha over 'urgent need to stop Carbon project in Cauvery Basin'.
IUML MP ET Mohammed Basheer, has given Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha over incident of mob lynching in Jharkhand.
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