Parliament Adjourned Till 26 July; TMC MP Suspended for Heckling IT Minister
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TMC MP Shantanu Sen, who had snatched papers from IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's hands on Thursday, was suspended from Rajya Sabha for the entire Monsoon Session on Friday, 23 July.
Meanwhile, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned till Monday, 26 July amid uproar and ruckus by the Opposition over reports of snooping using the Pegasus spyware.
Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu expressed distress over repeated ruckus in the Parliament
Several NDA MPs slammed the alleged heckling of IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday by TMC MP Santanu Sen over the 'Pegasus Project'
Ruckus ensued in the Lok Sabha over Pegasus reports and the farm laws, following which the House was adjourned till Monday
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
Rajys Sabha Adjourned Till Monday
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 11 am on 26 July amid ruckus over Pegasus reports.
Rajya Sabha Adjourned
The Rajya Sabha is adjourned till 2.30 pm.
RS Dy Chairperson Requests TMC MP to Leave House
Deputy Chairperson of Rajya Sabha Harivansh Singh requested TMC MP Santanu Sen to leave House after suspension.
"As you know that a resolution has been passed to suspend you from attending the proceedings till the end of the Monsoon session, we request you to leave the House," he said.
Rs 9725 Cr Sepent on COVID Vaccination Drive: Centre Tells LS
A total of Rs 9725.15 crore have been spent so far on the COVID-19 vaccination programme including procurement of vaccines and operational cost for vaccination, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, MoS (Health) informed the Lok Sabha.
A total of 135 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine are expected to be available between August 2021 to December 2021, she added.
Lok Sabha Adjourned Till 26 July
The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till Monday, 26 July amid uproar and protests in the House over 'Pegasus Project'.
Goyal Meets Oppn Over IT Minister's Heckling by TMC MP
Leader of House in Rajya Sabha, Piyush Goyal called a meeting of the Opposition parties to discuss the incident where TMC MP Santanu Sen snatched papers from hands of IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday.
RS Chairman Asks TMC MP to Withdraw From House
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh requests TMC MP Santanu Sen to withdraw from the House as he has been suspended.
A Motion has been moved and approved in this regard. The House is adjourned till 12.30 pm.
'Not a Time to Do Politics': Health Minister in Lok Sabha
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya urged against politicising the COVID-19 vacccination programme.
"The Prime Minister several times asked not to politicise the vaccination programme. It's our aim to vaccinate every citizen above18 years of age. This is not the time to do politics," he said.
TMC MP Santanu Sen Suspended from RS For Heckling IT Minister
TMC MP Santanu Sen has been suspended from the Rajya Sabha for this entire session for snatched papers from IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and tearing them inside the House on Thursday.
Deeply Distressed:Naidu on Ruckus in Parliament
Addressing The House, Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu slammed the repeated ruckus in the Parliament.
"I'm deeply distressed by the course of events in House. Unfortunately, proceedings of the House hit a new low with papers being snatched from the Minister and torn into pieces. Such actions are clear assault on our Parliamentary democracy," he said.
"In the meeting chaired on 17 July, all sections of this House expressed a keen desire to have a productive session and even sought each other’s cooperation in this regard. Happy over such noble intentions, I have urged the leaders to ‘walk their talk’ by enabling smooth functioning of the House. But the course of events over the last few days brought out the gap between noble intentions and real actions. It is despairing," he added.
'TMC Has Culture of Violence': IT Min on Being Heckled in Parliament
Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw slammed TMC MP Santanu Sen for snatching papers from his hand on Thursday in the Rajya Sabha.
"The kind of culture of violence that TMC has in Bengal, it is bringing the same in Parliament. What message do they want to give to the next generation of Parliamentarians?" he told ANI.
Cong, AAP, SAD MPs Give Adjournment Notice Over Farm Laws
Congress' Benny Behanan, AAP's Bhagwant Mann and SAD's Harsimarat Kaur Badal gives adjournment motion notices over Farm Laws
Several MPs Give Adjournment Notice in Lok Sabha Over Pegasus
Congress' AR Chowdhury, TN Prathapan, RSP's NK Premchandran, CPM's AM Ariff, IUML's ET Mohammed Basheer gave adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha over 'Pegasus'.
CPI(M) MP Gives Notice in RS To Discuss Pegasus
CPI(M) MP Elamaram Kareem gave a notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to suspend the business and discuss 'Pegasus Project' media report.
Several MPs Issue Private Member's Bill Over Population
Several NDA MPs, including BJP MPs Vishnu Dayal Ram, Ravi Kishan, Sushil Kumar Singh, and JD(U) MP Alok Kumar Suman have listed broad measures needed to control the population growth, under Private Member's Bill.
Oppn Parties Protest Against Prgasus Reports At Gandhi Statue
Congress, DMK, and Shiv Sena MPs protested against 'Pegasus Project' reports in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue inside Parliament premises.
Farmers' Protests: Congress MP Gives Suspension-of-Business Notice in RS
Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda has given a Suspension-of-Business notice in Rajya Sabha over the farmers' agitation against the Centre's new farm laws.
CPI(M) MP Gives Suspension-of-Business Notice Over Pegasus Row
CPI(M) MP Elamaram Kareem gives notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to suspend the business and discuss 'Pegasus Project' media report.
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