Parliament Live: LS Passes Anti-Doping Bill, Oppn Protests Suspension of MPs
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Parliament Monsoon Session 2022 Live Updates: On the eighth day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha convened at 11 am on Wednesday, 27 July.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh was suspended from Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, for the remaining part of the current week for shouting slogans, tearing papers and throwing them toward the chair on Tuesday.
Both the Houses witnessed repeated adjournments, following uproar by Opposition MPs over the suspension of a total of 24 MPs (four from Lok Sabha and 20 from Rajya Sabha), among other issues such as price rise, Goods and Services Tax hikes, and inflation.
Since the Parliament session began last week, both Houses have suffered frequent adjournments as the Opposition protests against inflation, hike in GST prices, and suspension of Congress MPs, demanding a discussion on price hike in the Houses.
AAP MPs stage a protest over Gujarat hooch tragedy near the Gandhi statue during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament.
Congress MPs stage a protest near the Gandhi statue over price rise and increase GST on essential commodities during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament.
TMC MPs stage a protest over price hike during ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament.
TMC MPs stage a protest over price hike during ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament.
The Monsoon Session, which began on 18 July, is scheduled to end on 12 August.
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Family Courts (Amendment) Bill 2022. Only one other bill, Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022, has been passed by the Lower House so far
Nineteen Rajya Sabha MPs, including TMC MPs Sushmita Dev, Santanu Sen and Dola Sen, were suspended on Tuesday for the remainder of the week
As per a bulletin released by the Lok Sabha secretariat, a total of 29 bills, of which 24 are new, are to be listed in Parliament during this session
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Suspended Congress MPs Protest Outside Parliament Gate 1
Four Congress MPs who are suspended from the Monsoon session for ruckus in the Lok Sabha protested at Gate 1 of the Parliament.
'Stop Anti-People Price Rise': Congress Protests at Gandhi Statue
Congress MPs protested in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the suspension of a total of 23 opposition MPs (19 from Rajya Sabha and 4 from Lok Sabha) from Parliament.
Suspension of Business Notice Over Spurious Liquor Deaths in Gujarat
AAP MP Sanjay Singh gave suspension of business notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha over the deaths due to spurious liquor in Gujarat.
Suspension of Business Notice Over Hike in Price of Petroleum
DMK Rajya Sabha MP Tiruchi Siva gave a suspension of business notice under rule 267, over the "enormous hike in the price of petroleum products which has a spiraling effect on the essential commodities prices affecting poor and middle-class people."
Adjournment Motion Over Misuse of Investigative Agencies
Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh gave an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over "the blatant misuse of investigation agencies by Union govt to exact political vendetta against Congress President Sonia Gandhi"
Suspension of Business Notice Over Spurious Liquor Deaths in Gujarat
Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil gave a suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha over the deaths due to spurious liquor in Gujarat
Rajya Sabha Adjourned Till 12 pm
Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 12 noon due to uproar by Opposition.
'Terror of ED in the Country’: Rajasthan CM Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot slammed the Central government on Wednesday and said, "First they summoned Rahul Gandhi. He was interrogated for several hours in 5 days. Sonia Gandhi has been summoned for the 3rd time today. We have no idea how long it would last. There should be a timely Supreme Court decision on the terror of ED in the country."
He added, "The common man is concerned about the rising inflation and unemployment rates. They don't let these issues be discussed in the parliament. First, they suspended four MPs. Then, 19 more MPs were suspended yesterday."
AAP MP Sanjay Singh Suspended for Rest of the Week
AAP MP Sanjay Singh was suspended from Rajya Sabha for the remaining part of the current week for shouting slogans, tearing papers and throwing them towards the chair on Tuesday.
Both Houses Adjourned Till 2 pm
Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm after AAP MP Sanjay Singh was suspended.
Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm amid uproar by Opposition over various issues.
Suspended MPs To Hold Relay Protest for 50 Hours
Trinamool Congress MP Dola Sen said on Wednesday that the 20 suspended Rajya Sabha MPs will hold relay protest for 50 hours in Parliament complex.
Lok Sabha Resumes
Lok Sabha resumed at 2 pm while taking up matters under Rule 377.
Oppn Expresses Solidarity With Suspended MPs
All opposition parties have expressed solidarity with the 24 suspended MPs including 20 Rajya Sabha MPs and 4 Lok Sabha MPs. Day-night protest will continue for 50 hours till suspension is revoked.
Discussion on National Anti-Doping Bill 2021 Underway
Discussion on the National Anti-Doping Bill, 2021 is currently underway for consideration and pasing in the Lok Sabha.
Of 22.05 Crore Applicants, Over 7.22 Lakh Get Government Jobs During 2014-22
According to a written reply by Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh, as many as 7,22,311 candidates were recommended by recruiting agencies for appointments in various central government departments from 2014-15 to 2021-22.
A total of 22,05,99,238 applications were received during the period.
"Employment generation coupled with improving employability is the priority of the government. Accordingly, the government of India has taken various steps for generating employment in the country,” Singh said.
Six Kashmir Pandits Killed in Three Years
MoS Home Nityanand Rai told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, "The number of Kashmiri Pandits killed by militants in Jammu and Kashmir during the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, are 1, 4 and 1 respectively."
He also informed, "As per the records, no Kashmiri Pandit has left from the Kashmir Valley during the year 2022. The number of Kashmiri Pandits who are still residing in the valley is 6,514."
Lok Sabha Passes National Anti-Doping Bill 2021
Lok Sabha on Wednesday, passed the National Anti-Doping Bill, 2021, to provide a "statutory framework for the operation of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) and other dope testing laboratories, and for the creation of a National Board for Anti-Doping in Sports to strengthen anti-doping activities in sport."
The bill seeks to give NADA powers of "investigation, levying sanctions for anti-doping rule violations, the disciplinary procedures to be adopted and the powers of inspection, sample collection and sharing and free flow of information." It also provides for the establishment of the NDTL and other dope testing laboratories.
While speaking on the bill, Anurag Thakur said, "Countries like US, China, Australia, Korea and Japan had already adopted Anti Doping Law. Now India will be among these countries to have its own anti-doping law and testing laboratories as well."
He added, "Currently, we are testing 6,000 samples in a year, when we host big sporting events in our country, we will have to test 10,000 samples in a month. So we need to increase the number of testing laboratories as well."
10% Reservation for Agniveers in Constable Posts Will Not Affect 50% Ceiling
The 10 percent reservation to be given to Agniveers in the recruitment to posts of constables in central armed police forces will be horizontal and not affect the 50 percent ceiling kept by the Supreme Court, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
Lok Sabha Adjourned Till Thursday
Lok Sabha was adjourned to meet again on Thursday, 28 July at 11 am.