Parliament Monsoon Session 2023: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar announces the suspension of AAP MP Sanjay Singh He says, "I find it expedient to refer the matter to the Committee of Privileges, suspension order dated 24th July 2023 may continue beyond the current session till the Council has the benefit of recommendation by the Committee of Privileges."

Raghav Chadha is suspended till report of committee of privileges is furnished in Parliament.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduces 3 bills in Lok Sabha to replace Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act. 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said in Lok Sabha that the new bill on the Indian Penal Code (IPC) will completely repeal the offence of sedition. Shah introduced three bills in the Lok Sabha to replace the IPC, Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the Indian Evidence Act. Speaking on the three bills in the Lower House, Amit Shah said, "Under this law, we are repealing laws like Sedition."

Lok Sabha passes amendments to Central, Integrated GST laws to levy 28 pc tax on e-gaming, casinos

Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 2:00 pm today

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday introduced bills to amend the Central and Integrated GST laws to levy 28 per cent tax on the full face value of bets in online gaming, casinos and horse race clubs. The Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and The Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023, were introduced by Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha amid opposition protests over suspension of Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from the House. Friday is the last day of the monsoon session of Parliament. Once the amendments to CGST and IGST laws are passed, states will get similar amendments in state GST law cleared by the respective assemblies.

Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 12.30 pm amid sloganeering by the Member of Parliament of Opposition parties. 

The leaders of Congress to protest at Ambedkar Statue at 12:30 pm in Parliament today. 

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon today

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi arrived at the Parliament earlier this morning, on the last day of the Monsoon session.

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will protest near the Ambedkar statue in Parliament at 11:45 am today. 

(With inputs from Devendra Parashar) 

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to address press conference at 3:00 pm today

LoP in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge raises the issue of the suspension of Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. 

Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon 

The proceedings of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha begin at 11:00 am 

The ongoing session of Parliament is set to conclude today after three weeks of tumult, during which the Opposition and treasury benches faced-off on the issue of ethnic violence in Manipur. Meanwhile, the suspension of the Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha is likely to dominate proceedings in the Lower House.

Opposition leaders of the INDIA alliance will meet at 10 am to discuss the suspension of the Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and discuss the way ahead, sources said. They will also decide on a strategy for the way forward in the Rajya Sabha, where their demand for a discussion on Manipur has not been accepted. The sources said parliamentary floor leaders of the INDIA bloc parties will be meeting at the chamber of the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge. They also said that a meeting of the Congress' Lok Sabha MPs has been called at 10.30 am at the CPP office to discuss Chowdhury's suspension. The Congress' Whip in the Lok Sabha Manickam Tagore has written to Speaker Om Birla for moving a motion for the adjournment of business in the House to discuss the issue of the suspension.

On Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's suspension from the House, Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje says, "What Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury did yesterday was very wrong. What did he want to say? 140 crores people of the country were watching you...This was not an insult to the BJP or the Govt, you are trying to insult the Parliament."

I.N.D.I.A parties Parliamentary floor leaders meeting to take place at 10:00 am today to discuss the suspension of LoP in Lok Sabha and other issues in Rajya Sabha.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to move Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023 today.

Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has called a meeting of party Lok Sabha MPs today morning to discuss the suspension of the leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.