Both Houses adjourned for the third time: The fourth day of the session will kick off at 11 am today. Parliament proceedings have been stalled since the beginning of the Winter Session amid protests by Opposition parties over the Adani issue and violence in Manipur and Sambhal. On Thursday, both Houses were adjourned for the day soon after reconvening at 12 noon.
While adjournment motion notices by Opposition MPs on various subjects were rejected by Speaker Om Birla in the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar rejected all 16 notices from various Opposition parties under Rule 267. In the meanwhile, a motion to extend the duration of the JPC examining the Waqf (Amendment) Bill up to the last day of Budget Session 2025 was adopted by the House.
Priyanka Gandhi takes oath: On the third day, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took oath as a MP from Wayanad. She contested in the Lok Sabha bypolls after her brother Rahul Gandhi had vacated the seat. This was followed by the party’s Ravindra Vasantrao Chavan taking oath as MP from Nanded.
The fourth day of the session will kick off at 11 am today. Parliament proceedings have been stalled since the beginning of the Winter Session amid protests by Opposition parties over the Adani issue and violence in Manipur and Sambhal. On Thursday, both Houses were adjourned for the day soon after reconvening at 12 noon.
Airlines received 999 hoax bomb threats this year till November 14, and as many as 256 FIRs have been filed while guidelines have been issued by Bureau of Civil Aviation Security for objective assessment of threats, the Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. (PTI)
India has already restored 18.94 million hectares of degraded land against the 2030 target of 24 million hectares, the government said on Wednesday.
Responding to a question by Bharat Rashtra Samithi's Rajya Sabha member Bandi Partha Saradhi Reddy, Union Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh said India has committed to restoring 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030 as part of its obligations under the Bonn Challenge and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). (PTI)
India's gender budget has witnessed a substantial 128 per cent increase over the past five years, rising from Rs 1.43 lakh crore in FY 2020-21 to Rs 3.27 lakh crore in FY 2024-25, according to official data.
Women and Child Development Minister of State Savitri Thakur informed the Rajya Sabha in a written response that a significant allocation has been reported in the Gender Budget Statement for FY 2024-25 by 43 ministries, departments and Union Territories (UTs), reflecting a 37.3 per cent increase over the previous fiscal year's allocation. (PTI)
Answering Sansad TV's questions on the Waqf JPC extension, BJP MP from Domariaganj, Jagdambika Pal, said that the demand for an extension is evidence enough that the government wants to deliberate on the matter and build consensus with as many stakeholders as possible, before coming to a decision.
He noted that the JPC held 29 meetings with 147 delegations in Delhi alone.
He is the chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill.
In a written reply, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal informed the Upper House while more than 4.44 crore cases were pending in various lower courts as on January 1, the number went up to over 4.53 crore - an increase of 9.22 lakh - as on November 15. (PTI)
The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has received 28 proposals from 23 states for incubation of new cities, which are currently with the competent authority for examination, Minister Tokhan Sahu informed the Lok Sabha in a written response.
In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that the government has collected Rs 1.44 lakh crore as toll tax at fee plazas presently operational under Public Private Partnerships (PPP) model on National Highways since December 2000.
The subordinate and district courts face shortage of over 5,000 judges, while the 25 high courts have collective vacancies of over 360, the Rajya Sabha was informed.
Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal noted that following the retirement of Justice D Y Chandrachud as the CJI and Justice Hima Kohli, the Supreme court has two vacancies.
The minister also said that amid divergence of view among states and HCs, there is no forward movement in the creation of an all-India judicial service (AIJS).
Later, is was decided to leave it open to the respective HCs to evolve appropriate methods within the existing system to fill up the vacancies for appointment of district judges expeditiously. (PTI)
Over 24 lakh candidates have been provisionally shortlisted during job fairs organised during the last five years, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
In the five-year period, 26,83,161 jobseekers and 83,913 employers participated in the job fairs and 24,37,188 candidates have been provisionally shortlisted, he said.
Job fairs are organised as part of the National Career Service (NCS) project under the administrative control of the Ministry of Labour & Employment, he wrote.
Indian National Congress MP took oath today in the Lok Sabha after her victory from the Wayanad constituency in the bypolls.
Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh informed the Rajya Sabha that over 8,300 cases were resolved in pension adalats held since 2019.
In a written reply, the minister said of the total 12,049 cases since 2019, 8,373 (69.49 per cent) have been resolved.
Joint panel on Waqf (amendment) Bill has received an extension up to last day of Budget session, 2025 after the resolution got Lok Sabha nod.
Both Houses were adjourned for the day soon after reconvening.
Lok Sabha has reconvened, though amid ruckus and sloganeering by the Opposition MPs.
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 12 noon.
The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 12 noon.
There is ruckus in the Lok Sabha, with Opposition MPs raising loud slogans. We are unable to make out what is being said at the moment.
Yesterday, the proceedings in both Houses were adjourned for the day, after Opposition MPs raised slogans inside the Parliament demanding talks on Adani bribery case, Sambhal violence, among other issues.
The third day of Winter Session kicked off at 11 am in both Houses, with Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi taking oath as a MP from Wayanad.
The session will resume in both Houses at 11 am today.
The third day of Winter Session will kick off at 11 am in both Houses, with Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi set to take oath as a MP from Wayanad in Lok Sabha.
The Trinamool Congress will focus on "people's issues" in the ongoing winter session of Parliament and it does not want the proceedings to be disrupted over "one issue", deputy leader of the party in Lok Sabha Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar said Wednesday.
While the Congress is vociferously raising the issue of industrialist Gautam Adani being charged in an alleged bribery and fraud case in the US, the Trinamool Congress said it will be focusing on issues like deprivation of central funds to West Bengal and the situation in Manipur.
"TMC will sharply focus on 'people's issues' to raise in Parliament," Dastidar said.
The remarks come as the Adani issue was raised in both Houses for the second day, and both Houses were adjourned without transacting much business.
"TMC wants Parliament to run. We don't want one issue to disrupt Parliament. We must hold this government accountable for its multiple failures," Dastidar told reporters.
(PTI)
Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders on Wednesday said they want to discuss the Sambhal issue in Parliament and demanded that any probe into the incidents that led to violence in the Uttar Pradesh town should be conducted under the Supreme Court's monitoring.
"We want a discussion on the incident that happened in Sambhal. Many of our MPs have issued notices to the speaker regarding this. We want to speak on the floor of the House about the inhuman behaviour of police and the administration against people," SP MP Dimple Yadav said.
(PTI)
The Congress on Wednesday alleged that both Houses of Parliament got adjourned because of the government's "stubborn unwillingness" to agree to an immediate discussion on the latest revelations regarding the Adani Group.
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the Opposition continues to demand a joint parliamentary committee investigation into the entire "Modani scam".
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day amid opposition protests on various issues, including bribery charges related to the Adani Group.
"Today also both Houses of Parliament got adjourned because of the Govt's stubborn unwillingness to agree to an immediate discussion on the latest revelations regarding the Adani Group," Ramesh said in a post on X.
"The Opposition continues to demand a JPC investigation into the entire Modani scam - which has global ramifications and has been born out of the cozy relationship between the PM and Mr. Gautam Adani," he said.
(PTI)
Here's what Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar said while rejecting 18 notices submitted by Opposition MPs.
“The Upper House needs to reflect and follow well-established traditions that ruling of the Chair requires reference and not cause differences. I have, in detail, given reasons why, in these situations, notices are not being accepted,” Dhankhar said while rejecting the notices under Rule 267 of the House.
“As I have reiterated on several occasions, I thought it wise to bestow focused attention given the situation that we are entering the last quarter of the century of adoption of the Constitution of India. We had a great occasion to celebrate it yesterday. And, therefore, I emphasise that this House, the House of elders, the Upper House, the Council of States needs to reflect and follow the well-established traditions that a ruling of the chair requires deference and not the cause of differences,” said Dhankhar.
“I have in detail given out why in these situations the notices are not being accepted. As a matter of fact, I took the house in confidence in making the House aware that if you look at the journey of this house with reference to Rule 267 even for the last 30 years where we have had various political dispensations in authority, in governance the number was never beyond single digit. And the background every time reflected a consensual approach, a dialogue between the parties,” he added.
“…Keeping everything in mind while not being able to lend my concurrence to these notices, I would appeal to the members of this House, this being a historic day of the very first day of the fourth quarter of the century of adoption of the Indian Constitution, let us raise the productivity bar, let us generate an atmosphere that we exemplify by discussion, dialogue, deliberations, and adherence to rules. Honourable Members, there will be an occasion to raise these issues in accordance with the rules. Since there is a provision in the rules to raise these issues in one form or the other by motions that are provided, these notices are being declined,” he said.
During the Question Hour in Lok Sabha, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said there is a need to make existing laws more stringent to curb vulgar content on social media platforms. Vaishnaw said the Parliamentary Standing Committee should take up the issue and also called for a consensus to frame more strict laws in this regard.
With PTI inputs
As Opposition MPs continued sloganeering against Adani bribery case, Sambhal violence, Lok Sabha has been adjourned for the day.
Lok Sabha session has resumed and Dilip Saikia is on the chair. Papers are being laid on the table. Meanwhile, Opposition MPs can be heard shouting slogans while proceedings are ongoing.
Lok Sabha proceedings will resume shortly
While Rajya Sabha has been adjourned for the day following ruckus by Opposition MPs, lets take a look at what happed inside the Upper House. Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said he has received 18 notices under Rule 267 for suspension of the scheduled business and to take up issues related to the Adani Group, violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal and rising incidents of crime in Delhi.
However, Dhankar did not accept the notices submitted by Opposition MPs and subsequently, they started protesting inside the Upper House. Later, Dhankar adjourned the session for the day.
With PTI inputs
Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day as Opposition MPs continued to create ruckus demanding discussion on Adani bribery case, Sambhal violence.
Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned briefly as Cong, other opposition parties seek to raise issues related to Adani, Sambhal violence.
The Bills including Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak and The Officials (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill 2024 are listed for consideration and passing in Rajya Sabha today. In this Winter Session, the Punjab Courts (Amendment) Bill, Merchant Shipping Bill, Coastal Shipping Bill and the Indian Ports Bill are listed for consideration and eventual passage. The session concludes on December 20.
Minutes after the proceedings began, the Lower House was adjourned as Opposition MPs created a ruckus over Adani bribery case.
Opposition MPs are heard creating a ruckus inside Lok Sabha as proceedings have begun
House proceedings will begin shortly in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
On 75th Constitution day yesterday, President Droupadi Murmu called upon the three pillars of the Constitution — the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary — to work together for the welfare of common people. During the address,
Murmu called the Constitution the holiest text in the country.
Recounting the drafting of the Constitution, Murmu remarked about Dr Rajendra Prasad, the president of the Constituent Assembly, who said that how the Constitution will work in the future would depend on those who implement it.
Hello and welcome to Parliament Winter Session 2024 live blog! After Monday's stormy session, Opposition MPs are likely to create a ruckus demanding discussion on Adani bribery case, violence in Manipur and Sambhal today.
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