Monsoon Session: Both Houses Adjourned Till Friday Amid Oppn Uproar
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No Deaths Due to Non-Availability of Oxygen: CPI MP Moves Privilege Motion Notice Against Answer in RS
CPI Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam has moved a privilege motion notice against an answer by Minister of State Bharati Pravin Pawar in the Rajya Sabha that no one died because of non-availability of oxygen.
Congress MP Gives Adjournment Motion Notice on Discussion Over Farm Laws
Congress MP Manickam Tagore has given an adjournment motion notice on the issue of discussion about the prolonged agitation by farmers against the Centre's farm laws.
IT Minister to Address Parliament at 2 pm
Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is scheduled to speak in Parliament at 2 pm today.
Pegasus Row: Manish Tewari Gives Adjournment Motion Notice in LS
Congress Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari has given an adjournment motion notice in the House over the Pegasus row.
Rajya Sabha Adjourned Till 12 pm Amid Uproar
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 12 noon, soon after it started amid uproar by the Opposition.
Farm Laws: Congress MPs Protest in Front of Gandhi Statue
On Thursday, Congress MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, staged a protest in front of Gandhi Statue in the premises of Parliament, over the Centre's new farm laws.
Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha Adjourned Till 12 pm
The proceedings in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha have been adjourned till 12 noon, amid uproar by the Opposition.
Rajya Sabha Adjourned for the Day
The proceedings in the Rajya Sabha have been adjourned till Friday, 23 July, amid uproar in the House by Opposition MPs which began as soon as Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw rose to speak on 'Pegasus Project' media report.
High Drama in Parliament as IT Minister Reads Out Statement on Pegasus Row
High drama ensued on Thursday as IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw attempted to read out a statement on the Pegasus row in the Rajya Sabha.
As soon as Vaishnaw rose to speak on Pegasus, Trinamool MP Shantanu Sen snatched his papers, tore, and flung them at the Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh.
Heated words were exchanged between Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Sen after this incident.
Chaotic scenes emerged in the Parliament on the third day of the Monsoon Session on Thursday, 22 July, with both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha being adjourned for the day amid Opposition protests.
In the Upper House, a Trinamool Congress MP purportedly snatched papers from IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw while he was speaking on the Pegasus 'snooping' controversy, and tore them.
Ahead of the Monsoon Session, PM Modi had said there should be meaningful discussions about the pandemic "that has gripped the entire world"
The Monsoon session comes amid reports that Israel-made spyware Pegasus is believed to have been used to snoop on at least 300 Indian phone numbers
Both the Houses – the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha – will meet daily from 11 am to 6 pm on all days
The session is likely to conclude on 13 August
At least 23 bills have been listed by the Centre to be tabled in the Lok Sabha during the session
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