Parliament Winter Session LIVE: Govt responsible for disruption in Rajya Sabha, says Mallikarjun Kharge

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Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said that suspension of MPs is against Constitution and democracy. They would've done it(suspension) if earlier (Monsoon) session of House went for adjournment but punishing MPs in Winter Session for what they did in Monsoon sitting is wrong. They didn't even mention charges.

I will cooperate with the government if they want to identify the farmers who lost their lives during the protest. We have staged a walkout from the Parliament today as a protest against the government’s apathy and indifference against the farmers. The government has been denying to produce the exact number of deaths of our farmers while protesting at the Delhi borders for 1 year. We have at my disposal a list of more than 400 farmers who died during the protest: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Congress

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 am on December 8.

Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned for the second time till 3 pm as the opposition tries to raise its demand for revocation of suspension of 12 MPs.

Holding the government responsible for the deadlock in the Rajya Sabha, opposition members on Tuesday said they will continue with their joint protests against the suspension of 12 MPs till the time it is revoked.

Addressing reporters outside Parliament, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the suspension is against rules and undemocratic. He said they will continue to protest in support of the suspended members and sit on a dharna with them and also urge Lok Sabha members to sit in support with them.

Accusing the central government of being "anti-farmer", the TRS announced on Tuesday that its MPs will boycott both houses of Parliament for the remainder of the Winter Session.

TRS MPs to boycott Parliament’s Winter Session over farmers’ issues. 

Shouting slogans against the government and in support of farmers, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MPs staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. All the MPs were dressed in black.

NCP MP Supriya Sule on Tuesday demanded that the Centre bring a legislation to ensure pending political reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and address the issue of quotas for the Maratha and Dhangar communities in Maharashtra.

The demand by the Lok Sabha member from Maharashtra came a day after the Supreme Court stayed till further orders the local body election in the state on seats where there is reservation of up to 27 per cent for the OBCs.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday demanded in the Lok Sabha that the next of kin of farmers who lost their lives during the agitation against farm laws be given compensation as promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Making a Zero Hour mention, Gandhi also slammed the Modi government for its inability to maintain data on the death of farmers during the year-long agitation and tabled in the House a list of farmers from Punjab and Haryana who died during the stir. He claimed 700 farmers died during the agitation.

Opposition parties continued their protest over the suspension of 12 MPs on Tuesday with a 'dharna' in Parliament premises that saw several leaders holding up placards demanding revocation of the action taken. Earlier in the day, Rajya Sabha resumed its proceeding at 11 am. Soon after, it was adjourned for almost three hours till 2 pm.

TRS MPs boycott the entire winter session of Parliament session from today. The issues for the boycott are paddy procurement, 12 suspended MPs of the Rajya Sabha, and other issues related to Telangana.

TRS MPs boycott entire winter session of Parliament  

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm today amid demand by the Opposition MPs for the revocation of suspension of the 12 MPs.

Rajya Sabha witnessed repeated adjournments of proceedings on Monday as the Opposition, including the Congress, Left parties and the TMC, persistently protested demanding revocation of the suspension of 12 members.

Home Minister Amit Shah made a statement on the Nagaland killings amid the din before the House was finally adjourned for the day. His statement was identical to the one he had made in the Lok Sabha earlier in the day.

Previously the House saw four adjournments of varied durations. As soon the House reassembled at 4 pm after the fourth adjournment of the day, Deputy Chairman Harivansh called Shah to make his statement.

As the minister was making his statement, Opposition members kept raising slogans against the government. After Shah finished his statement, Harivansh asked the protesting members to go back to their seats from the well of the House to seek any clarification for the minister.

He adjourned the House for the day as the protesting members refused to relent. Earlier, after the House assembled at 3 pm following the third adjournment, Sasmit Patra, who was in the Chair, called for a short-term discussion on the situation in the country due to inflation, including the rise in prices of petroleum products.

Patra called Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge to speak on the matter. The septuagenarian leader, however, asked the Chair to first revoke the suspension of the 12 MPs and allow them to participate in the discussion.

Kharge said, "In a democracy, it is a crime to run the House and start a discussion after suspending 12 members. "Patra said that the proposal for the short-term discussion was brought by the Opposition members only, but now they don't want to discuss it. "This topic is decided by them. The Opposition wanted to discuss this and the government has agreed for this discussion," said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. "They are talking about democracy and we have agreed for it.
Is it not democracy and spirit of the House?" "We are not running away from debate. We want to debate and discuss price hikes but you are seeing this.
This is the hypocrisy of the Opposition," Sitharaman said pointing towards the MPs who trooped in the well of the House with placards and were raising slogans.

The Congress members are in the House. "The Leader of the Opposition "on one hand claims to bring the House in order and on other hand encourages its own MPs to be in the well," Goyal said while holding the state governments led by Opposition parties responsible for the price rise, particularly of petroleum.

The Union government has not only reduced excise duty on petroleum products, the BJP-ruled states have also reduced VAT on petrol and diesel, he said. "They (non-NDA parties) are responsible for this situation, particularly on petroleum prices and to cover up they are in action," Goyal said, adding the whole nation is watching.

Following this, Patra adjourned the House session. Earlier in the day, following a round of adjournment, when the House gathered in the afternoon, Harivansh called for laying on the table the statement of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

The deputy chairman then sought initiation of the short-duration discussion on the 'situation arising out of price rise in the country including the rise in the prices of petroleum products'.

Kharge stated that he was ready for the discussion but requested that the suspended MPs be first called in the House.
"I request you to please call them inside (the House) for once," he said, noting the 12 MPs have been out of the House for five days.

To this, the Chair said the Leader of Opposition and Leader of the House should sit together to find a solution to this. Kharge said the suspended MPs also want to discuss the price rise issue. However, the deputy chairman called out his name to initiate the discussion.

When Kharge continued with his plea to call the suspended MPs to the House, Harivansh called the name of Anand Sharma then Fauzia Khan and subsequently Manoj Jha to participate in the debate. However, no member spoke a word on the issue of price rise.

Opposition members started shouting and many members trooped into the well following which the deputy chairman asked them to go back to their seats.
As the protest continued, he adjourned the House for an hour till 3 PM. Twelve Opposition MPs were suspended from Rajya Sabha last Monday for the entire Winter Session of Parliament for their "unruly" conduct in the previous session in August.

BJP MP Sushil Modi has given zero-hour notice in Rajya Sabha and demanded to remove a Member of Parliament (MP) discretionary power to exclusive quota for admission in Kendriya Vidyalaya.

BJP MP Sushil Modi gives zero-hour notice in Rajya Sabha  

LOK SABHA  | Bills for consideration and passing

-The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and
Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021

RAJYA SABHA  | Bills for consideration and passing

-The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2021
-The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020

In the BJP parliament meeting today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reprimanded BJP MPs over absenteeism in the house. He said 'Bring change otherwise change will happen'. 

PM Modi reprimands BJP MPs over absenteeism in Parliament 

National People's Party (NPP) MP Agatha Sangma gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over the demand to repeal AFSPA.

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Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut will meet Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today at 5 pm in New Delhi. He will also meet Priyanka Gandhi tomorrow. The meeting comes after the Shiv Sena emphasised the importance of the Congress in any opposition front against the BJP.

Sanjay Raut to meet Rahul, Priyanka

TRS MP K Keshava Rao gives adjournment motion notice in Rajya Sabha over "discriminatory crop procurement policy of the Central Govt and non-procurement of crops from Telangana". TRS will boycott this entire Parliament session from today. They'll stage a brief sit-in protest at Gandhi Statue at Parliament premises & formally announce their decision. The issues for boycott will be paddy procurement, 12 suspended MPs & other issues related to Telangana. 

Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda gives adjournment motion notice in Rajya Sabha over farmers demand of MSP Act, compensation and job for the families of the farmers who died during agitation & withdrawal of cases filed against them. 

Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda gives adjournment motion notice in Rajya Sabha   

Congress MP Manish Tewari has given adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over reports of China setting up villages near Arunachal Pradesh and Doklam.

Congress MP Manish Tewari gives adjournment motion notice in LS

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has already given adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over the issue of compensation to the farmers who died during farmers' agitation over the three farm laws.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over the issue of compensation to the farmers who died during farmers' agitation over the three farm laws.

Rahul Gandhi to move adjournment on farmers issue in Lok Sabha

The Rajya Sabha will discuss the Surrogacy Regulation Bill and Assisted Reproductive Regulation Bill, which will be introduced by Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

The Rajya Sabha will discuss the Surrogacy Regulation Bill and Assisted Reproductive Regulation Bill, which will be introduced by Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya  

Mandaviya will move that the Bill to constitute National Surrogacy Board, State Surrogacy Boards and appointment of appropriate authorities for regulation of the practice and process of surrogacy and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha and as reported by the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha, be taken into Consideration, the RS business mentioned.

PM Narendra Modi attended the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting for announcing the celebration of November 15th (the birthday of Birsa Munda) as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas. Union Ministers Pralhad Joshi, Jitendra Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal and other BJP leaders also attended the party's Parliamentary Party meeting.

PM Modi attends BJP Parliamentary Party meeting.   

The government on Tuesday will try to pass the Bill which has already been tabled in the Lok Sabha. The 'High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021' introduced last week by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju is likely to be passed in the Lower House after a discussion.

The Bill will further amend the High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954 and the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958.