Parliament Session Highlights: PM Modi likely to speak in Lok Sabha today; reply to Motion of Thanks on President’s address

Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, Shiv Sena leader Shrikant Shinde said had B R Ambedkar not been there, India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru would have ended reservation.

Shinde said the Congress had faced defeat in three elections on the trot but has not lost its arrogance. "Rahul is so happy sitting in the opposition that they feel they are in power. In 10 years, the Congress has been able to reach from 44 seats to 99," he said.

"Your numbers are less but the arrogance has increased. The Congress should introspect on the stark reality of electoral loss," he said.

The Editors Guild of India urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar to remove access restrictions on the media for covering proceedings of Parliament.

The Guild, in a letter to Birla, said the practice of restricting the number of media persons, including those holding permanent accreditation, came into force when Covid19 protocols were in place. "The country has fought the scourge and moved on and we hope limiting access is also done away with," it said in a letter to Birla.

TMC MP Mahua Moitra concluded her fiery Lok Sabha speech with a poignant reflection on her personal sacrifices and the broader political landscape.

"People would tell me, 'Mahua, you lost so much. You lost your membership, your house.' I also lost my uterus, but you know what I gained? I gained freedom from fear," she said.

Moitra underwent a hysterectomy last year around the time she was asked to vacate her house after suspension from the Lok Sabha.

Criticising the government's infrastructure projects, TMC MP Mahua Moitra said, "You are sanctioning Rs 1.08 lakh crore for Vande Bharat Bullet Train Project. In Balasore last year, three trains collided as there was no 'kavach'; last week, in the train accident there was no 'kavach'. With the current level of funding, it will take 50 years for 'kavach' to be installed on all trains," she said.

"Our aviation sector has become a domestic hazard hub, with newly constructed airports having canopies falling and the Pragati Maidan tunnel flooding. This is what happens when infrastructure is poorly planned and rushed for photo opportunities by the supreme leader," she said.

TMC MP Mahua Moitra also took aim at the Election Commission, accusing it of bias. "We won in spite of the EC, not because of it. Commissioners turned a deaf ear to the most egregious violations of the Model Code of Conduct by the ruling party and the prime minister," she said.

"This election will be remembered for an eager and compliant EC turning a blind eye and a deaf ear towards the ruling party. Ultimately, the voters took charge and said 'bahut ho gaya'," she said.

TMC MP Mahua Moitra challenged the government's claims of women empowerment. "This is a complete untruth. You delayed reservation in Parliament because you fear 'naari shakti'," she said.

There are just 74 women MPs this time, with the BJP having only 30 out of 240. In contrast, the TMC had 37 per cent women MPs last time and 38 per cent this time, she noted. "While we have empowered three lakh 'lakhpati didis', the BJP seems focused on creating 'arabpati dadas'," Moitra said.

Referring to the President's speech, TMC MP Mahua Moitra criticised the omission of critical issues. "There are six themes in the President's address. The budget for the North-East has increased four times, yet the word 'Manipur' is nowhere in the speech."

"The Prime Minister mentioned 'Muslim', 'madrassa', 'mutton', 'machhli' and 'mujra' but not 'Manipur' once during the campaigning. We don't need you to look East or act East. We need you to work East and, most importantly, embrace East," she said.

TMC MP Mahua Moitra hit out at the ruling party for suspending her in the last Lok Sabha session, saying they paid a very heavy price for throttling her voice which led to loss of 63 BJP MPs.

"Last time I stood, I was not allowed to speak. The ruling party paid a very heavy price for throttling the voice of one MP," she said, referring to her suspension in the last session. In their attempt to silence me, the public silenced them, causing them to lose 63 MPs... mujhko bithane ke chakkar mein janta ne aapko bitha diya, aapke 63 MPs loss kar diya," Moitra began, setting a defiant tone.

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Speaker Om Birla had a verbal exchange in the Lok Sabha when the Congress leader questioned why he bowed down before Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "I noticed something. When I shook your hand, you stood straight and shook my hand. When Modi ji shook your hand, you bowed down and shook his hand," he added.

Speaker Birla responded saying he maintains the tradition of bowing to elders. "Prime Minister is the Leader of House. My culture and traditions say, in personal as well as public life, and on this seat, I should bow to those who are elders and those who are equal should be treated equally, that is what I have learnt," the Speaker said in his reply.

Gandhi, however, said he respects what the Speaker said, but added, "no one is bigger than the Speaker in this House and everyone should bow to him. I will bow to you and so would the entire Opposition".

Launching a scathing attack on the Centre, Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said that the alleged liquor scam involved BJP members who took a bribe of Rs 60 crore from Sarath Reddy through electoral bonds.

In his speech in the Upper House, Singh said, "It has been said that India is the world's largest democracy and the elections here were conducted very smoothly, but this election witnessed many events. In this election, we saw how opposition leaders were put in jail. Misusing the ED and other investigation agencies, the chief minister of different states was imprisoned."

"Our Chief Minister of Delhi was forcibly put in jail before the elections. Kejriwal is a CM who has worked in sectors like education, health, electricity, and water. He has provided free bus travel for women. The so-called liquor scam was made an issue. This liquor scam involved BJP members who took a bribe of Rs 60 crore from Sarath Reddy through electoral bonds," the AAP leader added.

Claiming that new criminal laws were made "without fruitful discussion" in Parliament, Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) MP NK Premachandran said the new acts have to be re-looked. He further alleged that the news acts are in Hindi and it is an indirect imposition of Hindi on the people of the country.

"These criminal laws were made without fruitful discussion in Parliament. These laws were bulldozed in the Parliament after suspending 148 MPs without examining and without having observations of the stakeholders, especially the legal fraternity. These criminal laws have to be re-looked. Even the Bar Council of India, legal fraternity has demanded to review it," Premachandran said.

The Lok Sabha MP alleged that there are so many provisions in the new acts that violate the fundamental rights regarding arrests on which there is no proper debate.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra: "My brother will never insult the Hindus and he clearly spoke about the BJP and its leaders."

Congress MP Rajeev Shukla: "Rahul Gandhi did not say anything against Hindus. He said that BJP members call themselves Hindus but do not follow Hinduism. We are all Hindus who follow the teachings of Lord Shiva, while BJP members engage in violence and spread hatred. This is what he was addressing."

BJP leader CR Kesavan: "Rahul Gandhi today has demeaned the dignity of a sacred parliament and sullied the dignity of our Lok Sabha. Rahul Gandhi in his first speech as LoP wasted no time in peddling perilous politics of hate and he opened his 'Nafrat ki Dukan' right there in the Lok Sabha today. He has insulted the faith and the sentiments of millions of Hindus today by frontally attacking them. Is this a way any responsible LoP conducts himself? When he spoke today by saying that all the people who call themselves Hindus are violent and untrue, it reveals the bigoted and parochial mindset of Rahul Gandhi."

RJD MP Misa Bharti: "He (Rahul Gandhi) said for all religions and not just Hinduism...He (Rahul Gandhi) didn't say Hindus spread hate, he said BJP spreads hate...Why do they talk about something which happened around 50 years ago...Why do they don't discuss their 10 years...They are not ready to have a discussion on the NEET issue."

BJP MP Arun Govil: "He shouldn't have said what he said today... He should apologise to all Hindus... He tried to create drama today but he does not know how to do that. For drama, understanding the content is important. He has not grown up. He is still immature... It is extremely disturbing to see such a Leader of Opposition."

BJP minister Ashwini Vaishnaw: "Rahul Gandhi inflicted grave insult on Hindus; P Chidambaram, Sushil Shinde as home ministers had referred to ‘Hindu terror’."

Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Kiren Rijiju: They slammed Rahul Gandhi for his "extremely irresponsible" speech in the Lok Sabha and accused him of inflicting "grave insult" on the Hindus.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar: “This is now the Leader of Opposition. Who attacks Hindus while professing brotherhood to all. Who disparages the Indian Army’s bravery, while expressing concern for their welfare. Who tears up Cabinet decisions, while preaching respect for Constitution. Welcome to the politics of the Congress Party.”

During his speech in the Lok Sabha, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said, "Opposition not your (government's) enemy, we are here to make your work easier."

For the second time in the new Parliament Session, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi claimed that his mic had been switched off in the House.

Rahul made the claim during his first address as the Leader of the Opposition on Monday, after his remarks that the BJP promoted violence set off a bedlam. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla reiterated in response that presiding officers do not have any switch or remote control to turn off the microphones of members in the House, and objected to members “casting aspersions on the Chair” by alleging that this was done when they rose to speak. Read more

In her maiden address in the Lok Sabha, BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj slammed the opposition, saying its members are creating a constitutional crisis in Delhi because Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is adamant that he will not leave his chair and run the government from jail.

Swaraj also talked about various schemes launched by the Narendra Modi government in the last 10 years and said while several countries are struggling with wars, India is heading towards becoming the third-largest economy in the world.

The daughter of former Union minister Sushma Swaraj said it was her desire to have 33-per cent reservation for women in Parliament.

• "NEET students spend years and years preparing for their exam. Their family supports them financially, and emotionally and the truth is that NEET students today do not believe in the exam because they are convinced that the exam is designed for rich people, not meritorious people. I have met several NEET students. Every single one of them tells me that the exam is designed to create a quota for rich people and to create a passage for them into the system and is designed not to help poor students."
• "One Agniveer lost his life in a landmine blast but he is not called a 'martyr'. 'Agniveer' is a use & throw labourer."
• "All our great men have spoken about non-violence and finishing fear. But, those who call themselves Hindu only talk about violence, hatred, untruth. Aap Hindu ho hi nahi (You are not Hindu)."

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor drew the government's attention to sea erosion impacting the economically and socially disadvantaged coastal communities in Kerala and demanded that a robust network of mitigating structures be built immediately to address the issue.

The Thiruvananthapuram MP said he wanted to raise the issue in the Lok Sabha under Rule 377 but the Speaker "did not allow us to speak".

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla chided DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran, saying it has become a habit for him to make comments when someone is speaking.

His remarks came when BJP leader Anurag Thakur was initiating the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on President's Address.
"Senior leader Maran ki aadat pad gayi, baithe baithe comments karne ki (It has become a habit for Maran to make comments)," Birla said and asserted that such a thing was wrong.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla named a panel of chairpersons to help him run the House proceedings. Birla named Jagdambika Pal, PC Mohan, Sandhya Rai, Dilip Saikia, A Raja, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Krishna Prasad, and Avdhesh Prasad.

The panel of chairpersons preside over the House proceedings when the Speaker is not in the Chair. They enjoy all powers vested in the Speaker.

Jailed Kashmiri leader and newly elected MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, is likely to take oath on July 5 after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) gave its consent before a special court. Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh will pass an order on the matter on Tuesday.

The NIA's counsel said Rashid's oath-taking should be subject to some conditions like not speaking to the media. He also said Rashid, who is in Tihar Jail, must complete the process within a day. everything within a day.

Rashid, an Independent MP from Baramulla who has been arrested in a 2017 Jammu and Kashmir terror funding case, had moved the court seeking interim bail, or custody parole in the alternative, to take oath and perform his parliamentary functions. On June 22, a special court had adjourned the matter and asked the NIA to file its response.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday, in what will be his first speech to the MPs of the ruling bloc during the first session of Parliament since he assumed office for a third term.

Though Modi in the past has addressed the NDA MPs on a few occasions, especially when he was elected as their leader ahead of all his three terms, he generally speaks at the meetings of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs during sessions.

Official sources told PTI that all members of Parliament of the BJP and its allies have been notified about Tuesday's meeting and asked to attend it.

Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani criticized the Opposition's demand for re-examination of the new criminal laws which came into effect on Monday, July 1.

"Why should it be re-examined? It had been passed by the supreme law-making body of this country. It has got Presidential assent and a notification has been issued. Today, it comes into force. So, the entire procedure by which laws are passed has been complied with in letter and in spirit. So, why should there be any re-look at it?" Jethmalani asked.

The Rajya Sabha MP alleged that the opposition is "hell-bent" on opposing everything good or bad this government brings.

Speaking in the Lok Sabha on Monday, LoP Rahul Gandhi said that once the Opposition INDIA bloc's government comes, the "Agniveer scheme will be scrapped". 

The Congress leader further emphasised that all religions talk about courage, citing Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism to underline the importance of fearlessness.

He accused the BJP of launching systematic attacks on the Constitution and the fundamental idea of India, noting that millions of people have resisted the ideas proposed by the ruling party. "I was attacked on the orders of Prime Minister Modi. There were 20-plus cases (against me), (my) house was taken away, 55 hours of interrogation by the ED," he said.

During his speech, Gandhi showed a picture of Lord Shiva, which prompted Speaker Om Birla to remind him that rules do not allow displaying placards in the House.

Gandhi reiterated that all religions, including Islam and Sikhism, emphasise courage and the importance of being fearless.

Rahul Gandhi in his speech in the Lok Sabha alleged that his mic keeps getting turned off. "Who controls the mics?" he asked Speaker Om Birla who then went on to chide Rahul Gandhi for casting aspersion on intentions of Chair; says his mic has never been muted.

In his speech in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi talks about how Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not greet him or smile at him in the House. "This morning, Rajnath Singh greeted me well but it stops when PM Modi is around."

To this, PM Modi intervenes to say: "The Constitution has taught me to take the Leader of Opposition with utmost seriousness".

This banter follows the uproar over Rahul Gandhi's remarks on Hinduism and violence.

"Rahul Gandhi must apologise for his remarks painting all Hindus as violent," says Amit Shah in Lok Sabha after the LoP's remarks on "those who call themselves Hindu only talk about violence" triggered an uproar in the House.

PM Modi also raises objection to this saying the Opposition leader was making serious allegations against a religion. To this, Rahul Gandhi hit back and says: "Modi, BJP are not full Hindu community".

Telling his BJP and RSS 'friends', LoP and Congress MP begins his address on 'idea of India'. Showing placards, starting with one of Lord Shiva, he talks about the message of not fearing anyone. He also talks about the 'Hand' symbol which is also the Congress party symbol

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla resumes House proceedings after a break

Responding to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in the Rajya Sabha, LoP Mallikarjun Kharge hit out at the government over the ongoing NEET paper leak issue. Kharge’s remarks on the RSS and its place in the Indian education system created uproar in the Upper House with the Leader of the House J P Nadda intervened demanding for it to be expunged. 

Participating in the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address in the Rajya Sabha, Kharge said the President's speech has "ignored" the challenges faced by the country and has tried to hide the government's failure.

He said there was no mention about the poor, Dalits and minorities in the President's address.

Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said Opposition parties talk about the plight of common man, while Modiji does only 'Mann Ki Baat'.

The Congress president also attacked the prime minister for not visiting Manipur, which has been burning from the last one year, and said he is an expert in only giving slogans.

Accusing PM Modi of trying to divide society through his speeches during the polls, he said no prime minister has done this before.

He also appealed to the Rajya Sabha chairman to put back statues of Mahatma Gandhi, B R Ambedkar and that of other leaders in their original places in Parliament complex.

The Congress chief also raised the issue of alleged NEET irregularities and the airport roof collapse incident.

"As a mark of repsect for LoP, the proceedings continued. But now it is adjourned till 2.15 pm. We can continue after that," Rajya Sabha Chair said.

Lok Sabha adourjned. On the walkout staged by Opposition MPs earlier, here's what some had to say:

“We have been raising this issue since day one but the Government is not ready to discuss and debate on it. So, as a mark of protest we have walked out,” says Congress MP Tariq Anwar

Here's what Purnia MP Pappu Yadav said on Opposition walkout from the Parliament: "They are not listening to the Opposition. Rahul Gandhi respected the words of Rajnath Singh. They are postponing everything. We did not have any other option but to walkout from the Parliament. The most important issue is NEET. People have earned big money."

With LoP in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge's addres in the Upper House created uproar, Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankar suggested him to "be consistent". He said that the LoP was right in expressing his words of condemnation but shouldn't say statements which will not be taken on record.

Leader of House J P Nadda vs Mallikarjun Kharge in the Rajya Sabha today

As Kharge took the floor to respond to the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address, Nadda intervened to say he was casting serious charges on Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankar.

Later, Nadda demanded the expunging of Kharge's remarks on the RSS.

BJP MP from Hamirpur, in his address on the Motion of Thanks, said that the Opposition also supports "a leader who raised 'Jai Palestine' slogan" in the Parliament. He was referring to Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi who said “Jai Palestine” in Parliament while taking oath as the member of the House.

“I said ‘Jai Bheem, Jai Meem, Jai Telangana, Jai Filisteen (Palestine)’. What provision of the Constitution does it violate? It is their (BJP MPs) to oppose,” Owaisi said while talking to reporters outside Lok Sabha later.

In the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge said that the House has MPs and parties who have problem with the raising of 'Jai Samvidhan' in the Parliament.

"PM Modi expert only in giving slogans; Manipur burning from last one year but PM did not visit state," Kharge said in the Upper House today. He was responding to the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address.

He also appealed to Rajya Sabha Chair Jagdeep Dhankar to  put back statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Ambedkar, others in their original places in Parliament complex.

Kharge also spoke about the Prime Minister "creating divisions in society by spreading misinformation" but failing to do so during his speeches for the Lok Sabha election campain.

In the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge begins his response to the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address.

He said it was full of praise for the government but did not address the issues in society.

About allegations that mics of Opposition leaders get switched off, Lok Sabha speaker said, "I do not have control over the mics." He further addressed those who have held the Speaker post and told they would agree that such allegations are baseless because there are no controls for it with the Speaker.

The charge that mics of Opposition leaders in Parliament were silenced to stop them from speaking has been raised by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi earlier.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla does not accept adjournment motions by Opposition MPs. Several MPs had moved adjournment motions on the ongoing NEET paper leak issue. The Opposition has been pushing the government to have a "dedicated discussion" on the issue.

At the beginning of the Lok Sabha sitting, Speaker Om Birla took a moment to wish the Indian Men's cricket team for their win of the ICC T20 World Cup. He extended wishes on behalf of the House and also mentioned team captain Rohit Sharma.

After Opposition MPs protested against the misuse of central probe agencies outside the Parliament building, the proceedings of both the Houses commences at 11 am.

On new criminal laws, Congress MP Manish Tewari who has also moved an adjournment motion on it says, 'The criminal laws which have come into force are pernicious in nature and they will be draconian in their implementation. They will lay the foundations of a Police State in this country, they will provide very wide latitude to the Police across the length and breadth of the country because of the very ambiguous nature in which certain provisions have been crafted - provisions with regard to bail are absolutely perverse in their nature. Was there a need to bring the definition of terrorism into general criminal law when there is already a special law on it? The manner in which sedition has been very loosely defined notwithstanding that it was stayed by the Supreme Court of India, the manner in which handcuffs have been brought back surreptitiously in the teeth of two judgements of Supreme Court going all the way back to 1973. So, there are problems galore with these laws. That's why I have been saying this from the day they were passed by the Parliament by suspending 146 MPs, that these laws are perverse, they need to be re-examined by the House and only after their re-examination and detailed examination by a JPC, should they be implemented. There is enough reason to pause the implementation of these laws.'

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says, 'Our concern was that they were not fully discussed in Parliament because all the Opposition was suspended. It would benefit from a further discussion.'

DMK MP A Raja says, 'Right from the beginning, Tamil Nadu has been opposing NEET on the ground that it is an educational fraud. Having passed plus 2 exams with good marks, why are you forcing people to go for another examination? The problem in north India is that there are some manipulations in NEET. The basic need of the NEET is being questioned by our leader, by DMK...'

Congress MP Manickam Tagore says, 'We are very clear that the three Bills which were passed by the Parliament without Opposition voices when more than 150 MPs were suspended in the previous session, must be relooked because it is going to affect common people in a very big way. The arrogance of PM Modi and Amit Shah must not put people in trouble. We feel that there should be a debate again and there should be a re-think on the three controversial laws which were brought when Opposition parties were suspended from the Parliament.' Tagore has moved an adjournment motion on the NEET issue today.

Ahead of Parliament's sitting today, INDIA bloc parties likely to protest against misuse of investigative agencies such as CBI, Enforcement Directorate and the I-T department by central government at Makar Dwar of new Parliament building

“I will accept the decision that our leader (Samajwadi Party chief) Akhilesh Yadav ji will take,” says Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad on TMC suggesting his name for the Deputy Speaker position.

Recognised as the Dalit face of a “Yadav party” like the SP, Prasad ticks many boxes for the INDIA alliance, apart from his own legislative experience as a nine-time MLA from Milkipur (Ayodhya). His defeat of the BJP candidate from Faizabad, months after the inauguration of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya, falling within the constituency, has further raised his prestige. He was the rare Dalit candidate to win from a general seat, and the only won in UP.

In a post in Hindi on X, Kharge said, "After the political and moral shock in the elections, Modi ji and the BJP are pretending to respect the Constitution, but the truth is that the three laws of the criminal justice system which are being implemented from today, were passed forcibly after suspension of 146 MPs." "INDIA will no longer allow this 'bulldozer justice' to prevail in the parliamentary system," he asserted.

In the Rajya Sabha, Jitendra Singh, Kirtivardhan Singh and L Murugan will lay the papers for the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs respectively.

Lok Sabha

The continuous push for a "dedicated discussion" on the NEET paper leak issue by the Opposition led to the adjournment of the Lok Sabha on Friday.

“We wanted to  give a joint message to the students of India, on behalf of the Opposition and the government, that we consider this an important issue. So, we thought that to respect students we will have a discussion on NEET today, a dedicated discussion…,” Leader of Oppostion Rahul Gandhi pressed the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to take up the matter first.

The Speaker, however, insisted that a discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the  President’s address be taken up first. The face-off resulted in adjournment for the day.

Rajya Sabha

The first day of the Rajya Sabha after the constitution of the 18th Lok Sabha saw a fiery start. The Opposition had moved 22 notices for an urgent discussion on the NEET paper leaks issue which were reected by Vice President and Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar. Unlike the Lower House, a debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President's address took place here. 

But the proceedings in Rajya Sabha also saw disruptions and adjournments, as Opposition members raised slogans and a few staged walkouts demanding a discussion on the NEET issue. Chair Dhankar and Congress chief Kharge who is also the Leader of Opposition in the Upper House got into a war of words after the latter entered the Well of the House. Kharge then said it was because he wasn't given an opportunity to speak, while the Chair said it is a stained day in history that an LoP entered the Well, something that has never happened before.

Opposition uproar over acceptance of adjournment motions moved by several Congress MPs demandign discussion on the NEET paper leak issue led to the stalling of proceedings on Friday (June 28). Now, Congress MP Manickam Tagore has again moved a motion for adjournment of usual business of the Lower House to discuss the NEET issue.

Congress MP Manish Tewari has has moved an adjournment motion seeking discussion over the three new criminal laws kicking in today. He sent a notice ahead of the Lok Sabha sitting at 11 am this morning.

For context: Effective Monday, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam will replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

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