Monsoon Session: Parl Adjourned Amid Uproar Over Pegasus Row, Farm Laws
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Both houses were adjourned several times on Thursday, 29 July amid ruckus in the Parliament amid sloganeering by Opposition MPs over issues like Pegasus reports, farm laws and inflation
Rajya Sabha passed Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021on Thursday
Lok Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (A) Bill, 2021
"We don’t want to compromise on the issues of inflation, Pegasus, and farmers' issues,” Congress MP Rahul Gandhi told media on Thursday
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Opposition Rajya Sabha MPs to Meet Today to Chalk Out Strategy on Pegasus
According to ANI, opposition floor leaders from Rajya Sabha are slated to meet on Thursday to chalk out a strategy on the Pegasus issue.
Media reports also say that Congress Lok Sabha MPs will meet at Congress Parliamentary Party office at 10:30 am.
Cong MPs Give Adjournment Motion Notice Demanding Discussion on Pegasus
Congress MPs B Manickam Tagore and Manish Tewari have given adjournment motion notice demanding discussion on the 'Pegasus project' issue, as per ANI.
Cong MPs Hold Protest at Parliament in Support of Farm Laws
Congress MPs held protest at the Parliament in support of farmers, reported ANI, sharing an image of them standing before the iconic Gandhi statue.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal & Prahlad Joshi Meet Opposition Leaders
Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Pralhad Joshi reportedly met Opposition leaders while a meeting of opposition leaders was underway. The ministers asked opposition leaders to support the House to pass bills.
Opposition leaders, however, insisted on discussion on Pegasus issue, and inflation and farmers issue, as per ANI.
Rajya Sabha Adjourned Till 12 pm
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 pm amid protest by Opposition MPs soon after the session began for the day.
Lok Sabha Adjourned Till 11:30 pm
Lok Sabha adjourned till 11:30 pm amid ruckus in the Parliament.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Warns Of Actions Against Members
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla warned of taking action against members of the House who violate norms
"Some members of the House are repeating incidents that are against the rules of the House. If this continues, I might have to taken an action against such members in order to maintain the decorum of the House," he said.
SAD, Oppn MPs Protest Against Farm Laws
Several Opposition MPs, including Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal and BSP leader Ritesh Pandey, protested in the Parliament premises against the Centre's three farm laws.
"Farmers' issues are a priority for the BSP and the Shiromani Akali Dal. For us, the issue of spying is important too as it's a threat to democracy. How can the House function until and unless the government discusses issues of farmers, spying and inflation? The government is mocking the democracy," Pandey told ANI.
Lok Sabha Adjourned
Lok Sabha adjourned till 12.30 pm amid sloganeering by Opposition MPs
Had a Detailed Conversation on Several Issues With US: EAM
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar in the Rajya Sabha said that he had a detailed conversation on several issues with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
"The observation that there is a comparison between India and China is not an accurate one. We had a very detailed conversation on a number of issues," he said.
"When it comes to freedom,we shouldn't treat it as non-governance or abdication of responsibilities. Our conversation on this should be balanced," he added.
He further said that he had a detaild discussion with Blinken over Afghanistan, saying that India is clear about a "negotiated, political settlement in Afghanistan."
"There can't be military solution, there can't be a takeover by use of force in Afghanistan. We'll work with international community to ensure that political negotiations for a settlement are pursued seriously and we would never accept an outcome which is decided by force," he said.
Lok Sabha Adjourned Till 2 PM
The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm as Opposition MPs protested over the Pegasus row during Zero Hour.
Rajya Sabha Adjourned Till 2 PM
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm after Opposition MPs protested in the well of the House over various issues.
RS Passes Two Bills
Rajya Sabha passed the Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The Coconut Development Board (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was also passed by the House.
Rajya Sabha Adjourned For the Day
The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till Friday, 11 am.
Lok Sabha Passes Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Bill
The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was passed in Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha Adjourned for the Day
The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till Friday, 11 am.
Efforts Being Made to Ease Travel Restrictions For Students Going Abroad: Centre Tells RS
""The Ministry has been making efforts for easing travel restrictions wherever in place, for Indian students enrolled in foreign universities to make their travel to respective countries possible, MoS MEA V Muraleedharan told the Rajya Sabha.
"Our Missions abroad have been actively taking up these issues with the respective Governments and have been impressing upon those Governments to ease the travel restrictions," the government said.
"Travel restrictions are being eased for Indian students to travel to many countries, including USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands,Belgium, Luxembourg, and Georgia," it said.
Naidu Expresses Concern Over Parliament Proceedings
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu expressed concern over about 90 members of the House being denied opportunities to raise issues of public importance, ANI reported.
Here's what he said:
A total of 69 Zero Hour mentions, including 12 admitted for today and 23 Special Mentions by as many members, admitted by the Chairman could not be raised in the House during the last week and today due to persistent disruptions.
In Zero Hour, as many as 57 matters of 63 members were permitted. However, none could be raised due to the disruption of proceedings.
Out of the 31 Special Mentions admitted so far, only 8 could be laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday last week while the rest could not be mentioned in the House.
Chairman Naidu also expressed concern over MPs of the House being denied opportunity to seek clarifications from Minister of IT on the statement laid on the Table of the House on Thursday last week regarding "Compromise on phone data of some persons as reported by media"
Congress MPs to Meet in Parliament Today
A joint meeting of a group of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs, constituted by Chairperson of Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Sonia Gandhi, will be held this evening at CPP office in Parliament.