Parliament: Lok Sabha Adjourned Till 1 December Amid Opposition Boycott
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The second day of the winter session began in both houses on Tuesday, 30 November. Soon after, the Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 PM following a walk out from Congress, DMK and National Conference. It was adjourned for a second time till 3 PM. The Lok Sabha was then finally adjourned till Wednesday.
Opposition MPs staged a walk out from Rajya Sabha after RS Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu rejected the revocation of the suspension order against 12 MPs from Monday, and boycotted Lok Sabha proceedings for the rest of the day.
The Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 was passed in both the Houses within minutes of its introduction on the first day of the Winter Session on Monday. The Houses saw calls fervent calls for discussion by Opposition MPs.
Both the Houses of Parliament will hold proceedings simultaneously for the next 20 working days.
As per a Lok Sabha notice, 26 new bills, including the highly-anticipated bill seeking to ban cryptocurrency will be introduced in the Parliament during the session.
Past three Parliamentary sessions were also cut short in view of the health emergency.
The Winter Sessions is expected to be stormy as it comes ahead of the 2022 Assembly elections in Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, and Goa.
It is expected to go on till 23 December.
'Some MPs Have Committed Sacrilege of House, Suspension Necessary To Protect Democracy': RS Chairman
Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday indicated that the suspension of the 12 MPs for the remainder of the ongoing Winter Session of the Parliament was necessary to "protect democracy," ANI reported.
"The Members who have committed this sacrilege against the House, have not expressed any remorse. On the other hand, they are justifying it. So, I don't think the appeal of LOP (Leader of Opposition Kharge for revocation of suspension) is worth considering," he was quoted as saying.
No Caste Census, Except of SC & ST Population, Since Independence: Govt
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday stated, "Government of India has not enumerated caste-wise population, other than SCs and STs, in Census since Independence."
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Rai said, "The intent of the Government for conducting Census 2021 was notified in the Gazette of India on 28th March, 2019. However, due to outbreak of Covid-19, the Census activities have been postponed."
40 Civilians, 35 Security Personnel Killed in J&K in 2021: MHA
35 security forces personnel, including Jammu and Kashmir police personnel, were killed in 2021, the Home Ministry told the Lok Sabha.
91 personnel were killed in 2018, 80 in 2019, and 62 in 2020, the MHA said in a written response.
Further, as per the Centre's response, 40 civilians killed in the Union territory in 2017, 39 each in 2018 and 2019, 37 in 2020, and 40 in 2021.
LS Speaker Holds Meeting of Floor Leaders, Discusses End of Deadlock
Earlier on Tuesday, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla chaired a meeting of the Floor Leaders of all parties to discuss the deadlock between the Opposition and the Centre in the House, and to proceed towards a solution.
Lok Sabha Adjourned Till 1 December
The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 1 December.
'Action Was Needed To Protect Sanctity of House': Piyush Goyal
Commenting on the suspension of 12 Opposition MPs, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that the decision was necessary to maintain the sanctity of the Parliament.
"Some Opposition MPs created ruckus, there was whistling, hooting, one MP had tried to vandalise an LED screen, few MPs attacked women marshals in the last Monsoon Session. Action was needed to protect sanctity of the House," Goyal was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Leader of Opposition To Write to RS Chairman on Suspension of MPs
Leader of Opposition for Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge will write to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on the matter concerning the suspension of 12 Opposition MPs, ANI reported.
LS Speaker Calls All Floor Leaders for a Meeting to End Deadlock
Speaker Om Birla has called a meeting of all party's Floor Leaders to discuss and end the deadlock in Lok Sabha.
Rajya Sabha Adjourned for Today
Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day. It will be reconvened at 11 AM on Wednesday.
Lok Sabha Adjourned
Lok Sabha adjourned to meet again at 03:00 PM.
Suspended TMC MPs to Hold Sit-in Protest Till 23 Dec
Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien said on Tuesday that their two MPs will sit before the Mahatma Gandhi statue at the Parliament premises daily from 10am-6pm, from 1 to 23rd December.
"We will invite other MPs also to come to show solidarity with our MPs," O'Brien stated, ANI reported.
Suspended MPs to Write to RS Chairman
The 12 suspended Opposition MPs will write to the Chairman of Rajya Sabha, arguing against their suspension for allegedly unruly behaviour during the last session, ANI reported.
The MPs will also reportedly hold a protest before the Gandhi statue in Parliament tomorrow.
8 Oppn Party Leaders Meet with RS Chairman to Reconsider Suspension
Under the leadership of Mallikarjun Kharge, eight Opposition party leaders met Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu over a request on reconsidering the preserving of the suspension order against 12 Opposition MPs.
As per sources, the RS chairman has said that the suspension will not be uplifted without an apology from the suspended members of the House, ANI reported.
'Will Soon Introduce a Bill': FM on Cryptocurrency
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke on Cryptocurrency during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha stating, "This is a risky area and not in a complete regulatory framework. No decision was taken on banning its advertisements. Steps are taken to create awareness through RBI and SEBI. Government will soon introduce a Bill," ANI reported.
Article 370 Should be Reinstated for Normalcy in J&K: Omar Abdullah
National Conference MP Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said at the Parliament that if "normalcy is to be brought in Kashmir, then Article 370 has to be reinstated," ANI reported.
Opposition Leaders Meet for a 2nd Time Over Suspension Order
Opposition leaders held a second meeting at the office of Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge in the Parliament premises to discuss the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs.
Lok Sabha Proceedings Boycotted for Today: KC Venugopal
Congress leader KC Venugopal states, "We have boycotted the Lok Sabha proceedings for the remaining day in protest against the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs," ANI reported.
Opposition Leaders Protest at Mahatma Gandhi Statue
Opposition leaders protest at Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament premises over suspension of 12 MPs on Tuesday.
'Why Should an Apology be Issued?': Cong Leader AR Chowdhury
Opposition MPs staged walkout from Rajya Sabha after House Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu refused to revoke the suspension order against 12 MPs.
"We have staged a walkout from Lok Sabha to support the 12 Opposition members of Rajya Sabha who have been suspended. The action of suspension from the current winter session points at a 'retrospective effect'. Why should an apology be issued?" Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha AR Chowdhury said, ANI quoted.
Lifting of Suspension Order of 12 MPs Rejected
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu rejected the opposition parties' request for the revocation of suspension order of 12 MPs.
"The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is empowered to take action and also the House can take action," Naidu said, ANI quoted.
Earlier, Opposition parties had met Naidu, requesting a revocation of Monday's suspension. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge said, "The incident happened in the last Monsoon session. So, how can you take this decision now?"
Leaders of Oppn Parties Meet M Venkaiah Naidu
15 Opposition parties met Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu over the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs on the first day of the session, ANI reported.
Opposition Parties Meet, Rahul Gandhi Present
The Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, reiterated his condemnation of the suspension of 12 MPs on Monday saying, "Parties are meeting today to discuss future course of action. The question of offering an apology doesn't arise. MPs were suspended against rules of the House. This action is like strangulating the voice of opposition," ANI reported.
The meeting took place at Kharge's office ahead of session, with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in attendance.
On the first day of the session, Elamaram Kareem (CPM), Congress MPs Phulo Devi Netam, Chhaya Verma, R Bora, Rajamani Patel, Syed Nasir Hussain, Akhilesh Prasad Singh, Binoy Viswam (CPI), Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs Dola Sen and Shanta Chhetri, and Shiv Sena MPs Priyanka Chaturvedi and Anil Desai were suspended for the remaining session of the Parliament after they allegedly created ruckus in the house during the last session of Parliament.
Two Congress MPs Give Adjournment Motion Notice
Congress MP Manish Tewari gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha "to direct the government to create a record of farmers who lost their lives during farm laws protest and give compensation to their families," ANI reported.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore also hands in the motion notice in Lok Sabha "to discuss reasons for the increase in prices of essential commodities across the country and to direct the government to take appropriate steps to reduce the Excise duty on petrol, diesel, LPG to the level of 2013."
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